BlockMiddle Crossing, Texas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Fort Cavazos census division. It stands on Hargrove Creek. The Survey maps it on the Fort Hood quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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 Gatesville quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Fort Hood quadrangle1:24000
- 1947 USGS Fort Hood quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Fort Hood quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Fort Hood quadrangle1:62500
- 1985 USGS Temple quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS Fort Hood quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
4 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Middle Crossing between 2008 and 2014, burning about 5,500 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3,700 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | JACK MOUNTIAN FIRE |
| 21 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,500 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PILOT KNOB FIRE |
| 18 March 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 200 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ON N FM 116 AT ELIJAH RD |
| 14 March 2008 | Debris and open burning | 100 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Elijah Village | 0.6 miles | 15 | |
| House Crossing | 2.2 miles | 15 | |
| Jackson Crossing | 3.3 miles | 15 | |
| Mason Crossing | 4.2 miles | 17 | |
| Antelope Crossing | 4.7 miles | 15 | |
| Comanche Village I | 5.1 miles | 15 | |
| Comanche Village III | 5.3 miles | 15 | |
| Comanche Village II | 5.5 miles | 15 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122561679 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380184. 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.