BlockHughes, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Victoria South census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77905. The Survey maps it on the Victoria East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 8 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.
- 1952 USGS Victoria East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Port Lavaca quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Victoria East quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
228 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 228 fires within 5 miles of Hughes between 2005 and 2020, burning about 1,182 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 107 |
| Debris and open burning | 69 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 22 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 16 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | SUTTON MOTT |
| 7 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | JUAN LINN 2 |
| 7 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | SW MOODY |
| 4 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 130 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WICK PROPERTY |
| 4 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GUADALUPE ROAD |
| 29 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 18 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GIRDY |
| 12 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | HOUSTON HIGHWAY SPOT FIRES |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Hughes: 6 producers. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Briggs Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| Chipley Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| Fordyce Co Briggs Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Fordyce Co Chipley Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Parker Brothers Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Victoria Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379974. 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.