Macomb, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Northwest Grayson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76273. The Survey maps it on the Ethel quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1901 USGS Denison quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Whitesboro quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1982 USGS Ethel quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
86 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 86 fires within 5 miles of Macomb between 2005 and 2018, burning about 2,426 acres in total. None started naturally. 8 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31 |
| Debris and open burning | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GUNTER RD |
| 6 August 2012 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LOCUST STREET FIRE |
| 25 August 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 420 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SOUTHMAYD- 212 |
| 2 August 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MAIN ST FIRE |
| 17 August 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | OLD TOWN ROAD |
| 13 August 2016 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BOREN RD |
| 1 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SHADOW VALLEY/CLEMENTS RD |
| 9 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MINNIS @ COBBLER RD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayd | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Ethel | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Collinsville | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Thorne | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Whitesboro | 4.8 miles | 12 | |
| Southmayd | 5.1 miles | 12 | |
| Sadler | 5.8 miles | 12 | |
| Gage | 7.4 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380125. 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.





