BlockMadras, Texas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Clarksville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75426. The Survey maps it on the White Rock quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1950 USGS White Rock quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS White Rock quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Idabel quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Idabel quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
132 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 132 fires within 5 miles of Madras between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,357 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 13 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 | 64 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Natural | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 133 |
| 4 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 250 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 30 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 80 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 189 |
| 26 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 24 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 22 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | LAKE |
| 21 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 21 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 449 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Madras: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vandalia | 2.0 miles | 8 | |
| Dilworth | 3.0 miles | 10 | |
| White Rock | 3.1 miles | 10 | |
| Reeds Settlement | 4.3 miles | 10 | |
| Vessey | 4.4 miles | 10 | |
| Clarksville | 5.0 miles | 8 | |
| Caney | 5.4 miles | 10 | |
| Hopewell | 6.0 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380126. 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.