BlockMartha, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Liberty-Dayton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77535. The Survey maps it on the Dayton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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 Dayton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
44 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 44 fires within 5 miles of Martha between 1996 and 2011, burning about 191 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 | 29 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 11 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 7 August 2009 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRUSH FIRE |
| 1 August 2009 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 8 July 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODS FIRE |
| 26 July 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRUSH FIRE |
| 25 July 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODS FIRE |
| 19 July 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | TREE FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Martha: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Halite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dayton Salt Dome | Halite | Occurrence | 1900 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fullerton | 1.9 miles | 13 | |
| Ladd | 2.8 miles | 13 | |
| Dayton | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| Winter Valley Estates | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| Kenefick | 3.5 miles | 13 | |
| Gum Grove | 4.0 miles | 13 | |
| Stilson | 4.7 miles | 13 | |
| Simmons Bottom | 5.2 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378645. 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.