Lyra, Texas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Strawn-Gordon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76475. It stands on Walnut Creek. The Survey maps it on the Strawn East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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 Palo Pinto quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1918 USGS Palo Pinto quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Abilene quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Abilene quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Gordon quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Strawn East quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Mineral Wells quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
124 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 124 fires within 5 miles of Lyra between 2005 and 2020, burning about 3,527 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 48 |
| Debris and open burning | 32 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 30 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 29 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 22 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 6 August 2012 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | RR TRACK FIRE |
| 3 August 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 366MM |
| 25 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 25 August 2006 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Lyra: 2 producers, 2 past producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Strawn Materials Davidson Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strawn | 1.6 miles | 16 | |
| Mingus | 2.8 miles | 16 | |
| Gordon | 5.3 miles | 16 | |
| Coalville | 7.4 miles | 16 | |
| Gordon Junction | 8.1 miles | 16 | |
| Metcalf Gap | 10.8 miles | 16 | |
| Lone Camp | 13.6 miles | 16 | |
| Brad | 13.7 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378625. 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.






