BlockMidfield, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Tidehaven census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77456. The Survey maps it on the Midfield quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 8 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.
- 1952 USGS Midfield quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Port Lavaca quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Midfield quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
29 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Midfield between 2007 and 2019, burning about 1,660 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 | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| 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 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | HONEYCOMB |
| 6 September 2011 | Smoking | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 458 |
| 21 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRIFFITH |
| 5 July 2008 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 5 July 2008 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 20 June 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HICKLE |
| 19 June 2011 | Debris and open burning | 17 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | EL DARADO |
| 30 May 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PERICE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Midfield: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Halite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markham Mine | Halite | Past Producer | 1908 |
Storms near this place
7 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Midfield in 7 storm reports between 1997 and 2021: 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 1 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midfield | $57,000 | Wind gusts damaged fire station and blew off the top of the pavillion at the community center. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midfield | $10,000 | Large tree limbs down.A rare mid summer cold front combined with extreme instability to produce a severe squall line which pushed through southeast Texas on the afternoon and early evening of July 23rd. The storms resulted in numerous reports of wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph producing widespread wind damage. Hail of dime to golfball size was also reported in a few areas. |
| March 2003 | Hail | Midfield | $7,000 | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Flash Flood | Midfield | $4,000 | Highway 111 flooded from Midfied to the Jackson County line. |
| November 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midfield | $3,000 | Car blown off HWY 71 near Midfield. |
| May 2021 | Flash Flood | Midfield | - | FM 111 was impassable due to floodwaters between TX-172 and TX-71. The road was closed. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Midfield | - | FM 456 at Hwy 71 closed due to flooding. |
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 1362792. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.