BlockMcClelland, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 2003. It stands in the Shelbyville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75935. It stands on Sandy Branch. The Survey maps it on the Hurstown quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1953 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS San Augustine quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Hurstown quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Nacogdoches quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Nacogdoches quadrangle1:100000
- 2003 USGS Hurstown quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
71 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 71 fires within 5 miles of McClelland between 1992 and 2019, burning about 711 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 5 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 | 35 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 16 September 2013 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 7127 |
| 9 August 2015 | Debris and open burning | 13 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 7065 |
| 8 August 1992 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 6 August 2013 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 7076 |
| 5 August 2013 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 7072 |
| 5 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 7073 |
| 4 August 2006 | Smoking | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 451 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duff | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| East Liberty | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| Hurstown | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Neuville | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| Choice | 4.4 miles | 11 | |
| Hawthorne | 4.8 miles | 12 | |
| Patroon | 5.9 miles | 14 | |
| Jordans Store | 5.9 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1382253. 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.