BlockMcClanahan, Texas
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Marlin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76661. The Survey maps it on the McClanahan quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 7 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 Waco quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS McClanahan quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Marlin quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
28 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of McClanahan between 2005 and 2020, burning about 701 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 | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 August 2009 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | AUCTION BARN FIRE |
| 11 August 2009 | Smoking | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | RANDAZZO FIRE |
| 1 August 2008 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 4 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 704201602 |
| 4 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | AIRPORT FIRE |
| 27 July 2008 | Debris and open burning | 60 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 26 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MUTUAL AID |
| 26 July 2008 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marlin | 5.1 miles | 8 | |
| Stranger | 5.9 miles | 6 | |
| Perry | 6.2 miles | 8 | |
| Sunrise | 6.3 miles | 7 | |
| Rocky Hill | 6.4 miles | 8 | |
| Otto | 6.4 miles | 6 | |
| Blue Ridge | 7.2 miles | 6 | |
| Alto Springs | 9.7 miles | 6 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380163. 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.