BlockJudkins, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the West Odessa-Goldsmith census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79759. The Survey maps it on the Metz quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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.
- 1954 USGS Pecos quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Pecos quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Metz quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Odessa quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
2 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Judkins between 2008 and 2017, burning about 401 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 |
|---|---|
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 June 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LEGACY FIRE |
| 10 April 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 400 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Judkins: 4 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cap Rock Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Odessa Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Strain Brothers Limestone Operation | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Weaver-Cunningham Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Badger | 1.2 miles | 8 | |
| Metz | 1.6 miles | 8 | |
| Penwell | 2.7 miles | 8 | |
| Douro | 6.4 miles | 9 | |
| West Odessa | 11.2 miles | 10 | |
| Arcade | 11.5 miles | 10 | |
| Pleasant Farms | 14.1 miles | 8 | |
| Notrees | 15.2 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378504. 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.