BlockMerriman, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Ranger census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76470. The Survey maps it on the Ranger quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1894 USGS Eastland quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Abilene quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Abilene quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Ranger quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Stephenville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
77 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 77 fires within 5 miles of Merriman (historical) between 2005 and 2020, burning about 891 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | C/R 459 FIRE |
| 7 September 2011 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 34 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GE RAIL FIRE |
| 6 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 153 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | COUNTY ROAD 461 |
| 5 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 25 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 452 FIRE |
| 2 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GARNER FIRE |
| 2 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HIGH POINT DRIVE FIRE |
| 1 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | REKINDLE - WOODS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Merriman (historical): 4 producers, 1 past producer. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finley Pit and Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Featherlite Corp Ranger Plant | Clay | Producer | ||
| Laura Todd Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Ranger Pits | Clay | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Unknown | Clay | Past Producer |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2034986. 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.