Hoot, Texas
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Maud-Redwater census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75501. The Survey maps it on the Domino quadrangle. It stands 292 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 19 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.
- 1909 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Domino quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
233 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 233 fires within 5 miles of Hoot between 1993 and 2019, burning about 1,328 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 24 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 136 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 45 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 24 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 420 STIPP LANE |
| 8 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BUCHANAN RD/SMITH RD |
| 8 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 78 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2011 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 634 |
| 3 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Hoot: 14 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoot Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sulphur | 1.2 miles | 19 | |
| Eylau | 5.0 miles | 21 | |
| South Texarkana | 5.0 miles | 21 | |
| Texarkana | 6.6 miles | 21 | |
| Hartman | 7.2 miles | 18 | |
| Wake Village | 7.4 miles | 21 | |
| Nash | 8.9 miles | 18 | |
| Red Springs | 9.3 miles | 18 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Hoot | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5898646 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379954. 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.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.






