BlockKeefer, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Southeast Montgomery census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77357. It stands on Mare Branch. The Survey maps it on the Splendora quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 13 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 Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Splendora quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1984 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Conroe quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
150 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 150 fires within 5 miles of Keefer between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,128 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 29 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 | 83 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 29 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 2000 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CONROE - 395 |
| 5 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CONROE - 94 |
| 4 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CONROE - 386 |
| 3 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | DEER GLEN |
| 3 September 2000 | Natural | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CONROE - 375 |
| 29 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 28 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CONROE - 42 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodbranch | 0.5 miles | 13 | |
| Patton Village | 1.8 miles | 13 | |
| New Caney | 1.8 miles | 13 | |
| Roman Forest | 1.9 miles | 13 | |
| Deerbrook | 2.8 miles | 13 | |
| Hill and Dale Terrace | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| Forest Estates | 3.6 miles | 13 | |
| Lake Spendora | 3.9 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378515. 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.