BlockMarco, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Melvin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76858. It lies near Clements Draw. The Survey maps it on the Melvin quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1892 USGS Eden quadrangle1:125000
- 1896 USGS Eden quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Brownwood quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Melvin quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Brady quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
12 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Marco between 2008 and 2020, burning about 614 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | MESQUITE STREET, MELVIN |
| 20 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 2028 |
| 13 August 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 87 E |
| 12 June 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MELVIN |
| 5 May 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 126 |
| 12 April 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 600 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FORD FIRE IN |
| 30 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | JACOBY FIRE |
| 3 December 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
3 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Marco in 3 storm reports between 2012 and 2021: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marco | - | A coop observer reported numerous power poles snapped at the base. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marco | - | An amateur radio operator reported roof damage to at least one residence near Melvin. The damage occurred just east of Ranch Road 2028, approximately 3 miles south of Melvin. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Marco | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melvin | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Homer Junction | 4.1 miles | 12 | |
| Whiteland | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| West Sweden | 8.0 miles | 12 | |
| Niblock | 10.0 miles | 12 | |
| Salt Gap | 11.3 miles | 14 | |
| Pear Valley | 12.6 miles | 13 | |
| Calf Creek | 12.6 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380140. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.