BlockLane, Texas
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Celeste census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75423. It stands on Elm Creek. The Survey maps it on the Pike quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 7 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 Sherman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Pike quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS McKinney quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
180 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 180 fires within 5 miles of Lane between 2005 and 2020, burning about 862 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 4 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 | 92 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 48 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 30 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE CR 1107 AND 1128 |
| 4 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ANDERSON FIRE |
| 3 September 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASSS FIRE CR 1093 AND FM 1562 |
| 3 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 1143 AND HWY 69 |
| 28 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 1091 GRASS FIRE |
| 24 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CROSS TIE |
| 23 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 903 AND CR 1132 BRUSH /GRAAS FIRE |
| 23 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
4 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lane in 4 storm reports between 2009 and 2024: 2 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Lane | $50,000 | A brief, EF-1 tornado developed in western Hunt County, just west of FM 36 between Private Road 1184 and CR 1096. Multiple barns and farm outbuildings were destroyed on a property near the roadway along with damage to the roofs of several nearby single family residences. As the tornado tracked east towards CR 1097, it passed through a few wooded areas resulting in tree damage including broken small and large branches. The front porch roof was pulled off of a home on the northern end of CR 1097 causing damaging to the roof of the home (DI 2, DOD 2). Tree damage continued east of the property before the tornado lifted over open land north of CR 1096. Maximum winds were 90 mph. |
| March 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lane | $2,000 | Tree branches that were 2 inches in diameter were down. Aluminum panels were also reported in trees, potentially from a small shed or barn. |
| January 2010 | Flood | Lane | - | Several roads throughout the county were covered with water or closed. This included Farm-to-Market roads 36, 118, 2655, and 3211. |
| October 2009 | Flood | Lane | - | Flooding of roadways in Hunt County continued. Several roads in Greenville remained flooded and sections of HWY 380, FM 3211, FM 1565, and FM 36 had to be barricaded. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Celeste | 3.6 miles | 6 | |
| Hogeye | 5.3 miles | 6 | |
| Kingston | 5.7 miles | 6 | |
| Midway | 5.9 miles | 6 | |
| Merit | 6.0 miles | 10 | |
| Hickory Creek | 7.1 miles | 6 | |
| White Rock | 7.9 miles | 6 | |
| Wagner | 8.3 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380056. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.