BlockMontague Village, Texas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Fort Cavazos census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76544. It lies near Rattlesnake Hill. The Survey maps it on the McMillan Mountains quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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 quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS McMillan Mountains quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Fort Hood quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS McMillan Mountains quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Temple quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS McMillan Mountains quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
360 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 360 fires within 5 miles of Montague Village between 2005 and 2020, burning about 1,093 acres in total. None started naturally. 15 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 | 259 |
| Smoking | 26 |
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2709 S FM 116 |
| 7 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1106 RIDGEWAY DR. |
| 6 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | ON REGENCY DR AT E STAN SCHLUETER LOOP |
| 6 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 5 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | ON WALES DR AT WILLOW SPRINGS RD |
| 5 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2808 CACTUS DR |
| 30 September 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 3203 S FORT HOOD ST |
| 28 September 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 4006178 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kay Bee Heights | 0.2 miles | 16 | |
| Comanche Village III | 1.7 miles | 15 | |
| Comanche Village II | 1.8 miles | 15 | |
| Comanche Village I | 2.2 miles | 15 | |
| Copperas Cove | 3.8 miles | 16 | |
| House Crossing | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Middle Crossing | 7.1 miles | 15 | |
| Saint Elijah Village | 7.7 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 Q122546680 | 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 2034581. 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.