BlockLumm, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Cleveland census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77327. The Survey maps it on the Tarkington Prairie quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1943 USGS Liberty quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Rayburn quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Tarkington Prairie quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
64 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 64 fires within 5 miles of Lumm between 1993 and 2017, burning about 1,046 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 5 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 | 47 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 300 acres | National Forests And Grasslands In Texas | MAYHAW |
| 8 August 1993 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 7 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CONROE - 259 |
| 4 August 2009 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 29 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CONROE - 337 |
| 20 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CONROE - 53 |
| 10 August 2000 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CONROE - 262 |
| 10 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CONROE - 268 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Lumm: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Halite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Hill Salt Dome | Halite | Occurrence | 1905 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macedonia | 1.1 miles | 12 | |
| Oakdale | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| Coushatta Village | 5.1 miles | 12 | |
| Franklin | 5.1 miles | 12 | |
| Carter Settlement | 5.1 miles | 12 | |
| Sam Houston | 5.5 miles | 12 | |
| Jacob Settlement | 6.3 miles | 12 | |
| Trinity River Lake Estates | 6.9 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1377123. 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.