BlockHolt, Texas
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Stinnett census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79081. The Survey maps it on the Holt quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 6 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1954 USGS Perryton quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Perryton quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Holt quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Spearman quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
8 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Holt between 2006 and 2017, burning about 1,684 acres in total. 3 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 July 2011 | Natural | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ADOBE CREEK |
| 30 June 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 281/SH 207 |
| 20 June 2006 | Natural | 600 acres | Lake Meredith National Recreation Area | G12 RANCH |
| 15 June 2006 | Natural | 700 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 19 March 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 300 acres | Lake Meredith National Recreation Area | MARVIN JONES |
| 3 November 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 10 November 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 6 October 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 51 & CR 24 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morse Junction | 12.9 miles | 6 | |
| Pringle | 13.0 miles | 6 | |
| Plemons | 15.8 miles | 8 | |
| Stinnett | 17.6 miles | 6 | |
| Dial | 17.7 miles | 6 | |
| Stekoll Camp | 18.6 miles | 6 | |
| Electric City | 23.6 miles | 8 | |
| Phillips | 23.9 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379950. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.