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Martin, Texas

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1928 and the latest in 2003. It stands in the Zavalla census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75980. It stands on Cypress Creek. The Survey maps it on the Rockland quadrangle.

Martin within Angelina County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 16 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

98 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 98 fires within 5 miles of Martin between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,758 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 34 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
Arson/incendiarism34
Debris and open burning25
Missing data/not specified/undetermined13
Natural10
Power generation/transmission/distribution7
Recreation and ceremony5
Equipment and vehicle use3
Fireworks1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 1993Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresNational Forests And Grasslands In Texasnot named
6 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresLivingston AreaLIVINGSTON - 8066
29 September 1992Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
29 September 1992Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
29 September 1992Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
28 September 1992Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
21 September 2005Arson/incendiarism41 acresNational Forests And Grasslands In TexasOLD 302
16 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined232 acresNational Forests And Grasslands In TexasOUTLOOK HILL

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Angelina County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Martin: 7 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Bentonite, Silica, Clay, Lignite, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Zavalla MillClay, LigniteProducer
BrowndellSilicaPast Producer
UnknownSilicaPast Producer
Bennett-Clark PitBentonitePast ProducerBentonite
Dresser Minerals PitBentoniteProducer
Miller PitBentonitePast ProducerSedimentary
Southern Clay Prod Bentonite PitBentoniteProducer
Unnamed PitBentonitePast ProducerSedimentary
Unnamed PitBentonitePast ProducerSedimentary

Every working recorded in Angelina County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Dolan3.3 miles16
Nancy4.4 miles16
Zavalla7.8 miles15
Concord9.5 miles15
Manning9.6 miles15
Parker Point10.4 miles13
Shawnee Prairie11.9 miles15
Plum Ridge12.1 miles13

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1382231. 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.