Isla, Texas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1944 and the latest in 2003. It stands in the Milam census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75959. The Survey maps it on the East Hamilton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1944 USGS Patroon quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Alexandria quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Alexandria quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Patroon quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1984 USGS East Hamilton quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Natchitoches quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2003 USGS East Hamilton quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
133 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 133 fires within 5 miles of Isla between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,010 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 19 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 | 65 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 7099 |
| 21 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 21 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 20 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 20 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 19 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODVILLE - 235 |
| 15 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | National Forests And Grasslands In Texas | NINE MILE |
| 15 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geneva | 4.3 miles | 10 | |
| Milam | 5.0 miles | 11 | |
| Sexton | 5.3 miles | 14 | |
| Rosevine | 9.0 miles | 10 | |
| Sabinetown | 10.1 miles | 14 | |
| Hemphill | 11.3 miles | 11 | |
| Strickland Crossing | 13.3 miles | 11 | |
| Bronson | 14.2 miles | 12 |
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 Isla | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6081434 | 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 1889819. 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.






