Lake Crest Estates, Texas
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Fort Worth census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76179. The Survey maps it on the Lake Worth quadrangle. It stands 814 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 17 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 Fort Worth quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Haltom City quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Lake Worth quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Fort Worth quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS Lake Worth quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
203 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 203 fires within 5 miles of Lake Crest Estates between 2005 and 2020, burning about 196 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 1 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 | 170 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | SIDE SADDLE |
| 9 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WINDY RYON |
| 6 September 2014 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | SHERMAN |
| 30 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | NORTH WEST LOOP 820 |
| 26 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | NW 820 |
| 25 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HODGKINS |
| 24 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | RANCH HAND |
| 22 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | E IH 820 |
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 Lake Crest Estates: 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williams Pit | Silica | Producer | ||
| General Portland Inc Ft Worth Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| General Portland Limestone Quarry | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saginaw | 2.6 miles | 18 | |
| Eagle Mountain | 2.7 miles | 16 | |
| Lakeview | 3.4 miles | 16 | |
| Sansom Park | 3.9 miles | 17 | |
| Blue Mound | 4.0 miles | 18 | |
| Lake Worth | 4.2 miles | 17 | |
| Lakeside | 5.0 miles | 17 | |
| Castle Hill Estate | 5.4 miles | 15 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Lake Crest Estates | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q22076513 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1339496. 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.






