Laman, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Daingerfield census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75656. The Survey maps it on the Lone Star quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 12 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.
- 1956 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1962 USGS Lone Star quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
264 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 264 fires within 5 miles of Laman between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,867 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 34 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 | 139 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 42 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 34 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 7 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MORRIS 12:45 |
| 5 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 90514 |
| 5 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HILLCREST FIRE |
| 30 September 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 930151 |
| 30 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2010086 |
| 30 September 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 471 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Laman: 9 occurrences, 5 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Water, Free. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Star Deposits | Iron, Water, Free | Past Producer | 1830, 1855 | |
| Oak Grove-Rock Springs Deposit | Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Goethite, Hematite, Siderite | |
| Chambers-Hughes | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Chambers-Hughes Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | Goethite, Hematite, Siderite | |
| Ed West | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Ed West Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | Goethite, Hematite | |
| Hooten Hill Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | Goethite, Hematite, Siderite | |
| Lone Star Steel Hughes Springs Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Lone Star Steel Limonite Pits | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Lone Star Steel Main Pits | Iron | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jenkins | 3.4 miles | 12 | |
| Lone Star | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| Daingerfield | 4.8 miles | 11 | |
| Gillis | 6.5 miles | 9 | |
| Rocky Branch | 9.0 miles | 11 | |
| Cason | 9.3 miles | 9 | |
| Mount Mitchell | 12.3 miles | 9 | |
| Omaha | 14.3 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378554. 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.



