BlockMinter, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Deport census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75468. The Survey maps it on the Minter quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1953 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Minter quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
31 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 31 fires within 5 miles of Minter between 2005 and 2017, burning about 412 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS |
| 4 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 21 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 542 |
| 18 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS |
| 29 August 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS |
| 2 August 2009 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 9094 |
| 18 July 2009 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 9089 |
| 15 July 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 9085 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
1 since 2025Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Minter in 1 storm report in 2025: 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Minter | $500,000 | Social media video showed major wind damage occurred to a solar panel farm near Cunningham. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milton | 3.2 miles | 8 | |
| Taylortown | 3.2 miles | 8 | |
| Rock Ford | 3.3 miles | 8 | |
| Cunningham | 3.6 miles | 8 | |
| Lone Oak | 3.7 miles | 8 | |
| Clardy | 4.4 miles | 8 | |
| Deport | 5.6 miles | 8 | |
| Kennemer Crossing | 7.5 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380201. 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.
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.