BlockMeeker, Texas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Nome-China census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77713. The Survey maps it on the China quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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 Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Sour Lake quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS China quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
94 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 94 fires within 5 miles of Meeker between 2000 and 2014, burning about 1,101 acres in total. 4 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 | 44 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | KIETH RD |
| 6 September 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRUSH/TRAM |
| 5 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | REKINLDE/RIVERBEND |
| 3 September 2009 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODVILLE - 220 |
| 3 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 29 September 2010 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | MUT AID/BMT |
| 2 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 136 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 9166 |
| 2 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 105/DEBRIS |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Island | 2.1 miles | 11 | |
| Westbury | 3.0 miles | 11 | |
| Amelia | 3.7 miles | 15 | |
| Elizabeth | 3.7 miles | 15 | |
| Bevil Oaks | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| China | 4.8 miles | 11 | |
| Calder Terrace | 5.3 miles | 15 | |
| Caldwood | 5.4 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378661. 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.