BlockMarkley, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Jean-Loving census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76460. It lies near Bare Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Markley quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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.
- 1954 USGS Wichita Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Wichita Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Markley quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Graham quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
65 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 65 fires within 5 miles of Markley between 2005 and 2020, burning about 1,800 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MATLOCK FIRE REKINDLE |
| 7 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MATLOCK FIRE |
| 26 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 24 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 78 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MCCRACKEN |
| 19 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 18 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 15 September 2011 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ARCHER COUNTY |
| 14 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ST. HWY 16 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
6 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Markley in 6 storm reports between 1994 and 2010: 4 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood. 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 2010 | Flood | Markley | $200,000 | Rainfall totals over 6 over the weekend resulted in Lake Graham overflowing its banks and flooding the nearby land. Also, flooding along the Brazos River backed up into area creeks and streams resulting in widespread flooding around the county. A high water rescue of three teenagers was performed on April 18th around 4 pm CDT when rising flood waters pushed their car off Power Plant Road in Graham. Another vehicle nearly got stuck in this same area. Rising waters also flooded Graham Bible Church where several inches of water was found inside the building, and the water in the parking lot was almost waist deep. Fireman's Park in Graham was under water. Several major roadways were closed on the 18th due to high water: HWY 380 West at Elm Creek, HWY 61 near Spivey Hill, HWY 16 north at the Archer Co line, and HWY 578. All roads were re-opened by the morning of the 19th. |
| May 2000 | Hail | Markley | - | Windows were broken by large hail. |
| August 1994 | Hail | Markley | - | Shingles were blown off by high winds at Fort Belknap Park (3 S Graham). |
| May 2000 | Hail | Markley | - | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Hail | Markley | - | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Markley | - | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380145. 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.