BlockJoiner, Texas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the La Grange census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78945. It stands on Gravelly Branch. The Survey maps it on the La Grange East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1953 USGS Seguin quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS La Grange quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS La Grange East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Seguin quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Eagle Lake quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
19 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Joiner between 1993 and 2020, burning about 160 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CENTRAL TX - 28 |
| 28 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 19 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SOUTH BRANCH - 129 |
| 17 August 1997 | Debris and open burning | 35 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 7 July 2020 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | KREISCHE BLUFF |
| 28 July 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | COZY CORNER |
| 14 July 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 31 May 2003 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CENTRAL TX - 16 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Joiner: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halsted Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Flint, Gravel | |
| Pit No. 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Thorstenberg Baca Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2021Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Joiner in 1 storm report in 2021: 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Joiner | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds uprooted and damaged several large oak trees along Zapalac Rd. just west of Ellinger. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halsted | 1.4 miles | 10 | |
| Gay Hill | 1.6 miles | 10 | |
| Mullins Prairie | 2.8 miles | 10 | |
| Cozy Corner | 3.6 miles | 10 | |
| Tamberg | 4.0 miles | 11 | |
| Rutersville | 4.1 miles | 10 | |
| Park | 4.5 miles | 10 | |
| La Grange | 4.7 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380009. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.