BlockJackson Crossing, Texas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Fort Cavazos census division. It stands on Table Rock Creek. The Survey maps it on the Fort Hood quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1894 USGS Gatesville quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Fort Hood quadrangle1:24000
- 1947 USGS Fort Hood quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Fort Hood quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Fort Hood quadrangle1:62500
- 1985 USGS Temple quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS Fort Hood quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
17 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Jackson Crossing between 2005 and 2020, burning about 2,303 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 | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FORT HOOD FIRE |
| 21 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,500 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PILOT KNOB FIRE |
| 6 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 5600 CR 142 |
| 27 June 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 9710 FM 116 |
| 26 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WARD FIRE |
| 24 June 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CC |
| 9 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 230 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PERRYMAN CREEK FIRE |
| 9 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 250 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antelope Crossing | 1.8 miles | 15 | |
| Saint Elijah Village | 3.2 miles | 15 | |
| Middle Crossing | 3.3 miles | 15 | |
| Pidcoke | 3.4 miles | 16 | |
| House Crossing | 4.6 miles | 15 | |
| Mason Crossing | 7.1 miles | 17 | |
| Comanche Village III | 7.5 miles | 15 | |
| Comanche Village I | 7.5 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379995. 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.