BlockMariam, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Hardin-Rye census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77575. It lies near Hawkins Hill. The Survey maps it on the Capers Ridge quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1943 USGS Liberty quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Liberty quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Capers Ridge quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
17 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Mariam between 1992 and 2013, burning about 248 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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 | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 August 1993 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 3 July 2013 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 8038 |
| 22 July 2008 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 19 July 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CONROE - 405 |
| 19 July 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CONROE - 407 |
| 1 June 2003 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODVILLE - 80 |
| 8 May 1992 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 6 May 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Livingston Area | LIVINGSTON - 364 |
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 Mariam: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Dredge & Plant | Silica | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sand |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hope | 0.7 miles | 13 | |
| Moss Hill | 2.4 miles | 13 | |
| Tanner Settlement | 2.7 miles | 13 | |
| Lakeland | 2.8 miles | 12 | |
| Jacob Settlement | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| Dowdel Settlement | 4.2 miles | 13 | |
| Hardin | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| Ducat Settlement | 4.4 miles | 14 |
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 Q122597949 | 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 1377129. 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.