BlockMann Crossing, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the San Antonio South census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78252. The Survey maps it on the Macdona quadrangle.
On record in Mann Crossing
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Krause Houselisted 2010 · 0.2 miles away
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.
- 1953 USGS Macdona quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Macdona quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1991 USGS Macdona quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
109 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 109 fires within 5 miles of Mann Crossing between 2005 and 2014, burning about 285 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 49 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SHEPHERD RD & HWY 35 |
| 6 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PEARSALL RD |
| 4 September 2006 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 15 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 12803 W LOOP 1604 |
| 8 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1604 & PRUE RD. |
| 29 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SENIOR RD & SOMERSET RD |
| 25 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | S. LOOP 1604 W |
| 18 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BENTON CITY RD & 35 S |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Mann Crossing: 7 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bexar County Quarrys | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Fm 1604 Quarry & Plant | Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| 1604 E. Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| 1604 W. Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Cagnon Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| Medina Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| Strauss Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122556709 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380135. 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.