Kingswood, Texas
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Southwest Dallas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75104. It lies near Inspiration Point. The Survey maps it on the Cedar Hill quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 21 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.
- 1891 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Cedar Hill quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1986 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1995 USGS Cedar Hill quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
70 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 70 fires within 5 miles of Kingswood between 2005 and 2020, burning about 940 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 44 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2321 N 9TH ST |
| 26 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 67 SB FIRE |
| 23 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 67 NB BIRE |
| 21 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 7319 CHINABERRY |
| 2 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | PLUME CT |
| 19 September 2017 | Smoking | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2160 N,. WALNUT GROVE RD |
| 9 August 2012 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | OLDCASTLE FIRE |
| 8 August 2017 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 4711 GIFCO RD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Kingswood: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gifford-Hill Cement Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Midlothian Gifford-Hill Quarry | Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Limestone, Shale |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedarview | 0.7 miles | 21 | |
| Cedar Hill | 1.5 miles | 21 | |
| River Oaks | 5.0 miles | 21 | |
| Shamrock | 5.0 miles | 21 | |
| Pleasant Run | 5.4 miles | 21 | |
| Woodland Hills | 6.3 miles | 21 | |
| DeSoto | 6.4 miles | 19 | |
| Glenn Heights | 6.5 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1339148. 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.






