Moores Crossing, Texas
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Austin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78719. It stands on Cottonmouth Creek. The Survey maps it on the Montopolis quadrangle.
On record in Moores Crossing
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Moore's Crossing Historic Districtlisted 1996 · 0.1 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 20 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.
- 1896 USGS Austin quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Austin quadrangle1:125000
- 1910 USGS Austin quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Austin quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Montopolis quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Montopolis quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Montopolis quadrangle1:24000
- 1973 USGS Montopolis quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Austin quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1988 USGS Montopolis quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
56 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 56 fires within 5 miles of Moores Crossing between 1995 and 2017, burning about 631 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 33 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 2 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 14 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 117 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MOORE RD FIRE |
| 1 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 8 August 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SOUTH BRANCH - 12 |
| 5 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | 45 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SOUTH BRANCH - 10 |
| 24 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 21 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SOUTH BRANCH - 29 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Moores Crossing: 9 producers, 2 past producers. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Booth Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Unnamed Quarry | Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Limestone | |
| Unnamed Quarry | Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Limestone | |
| Dean Word Company Abandoned Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Dean Word Company Operation | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Lawson Booth Abandoned Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Austin Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| Green Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| J.V. Dirt and Loam Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| Onion Creek Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | 1.6 miles | 20 | |
| Colton | 2.2 miles | 20 | |
| Del Valle | 2.9 miles | 20 | |
| Elroy | 3.6 miles | 18 | |
| Montopolis | 5.3 miles | 20 | |
| Maha | 5.4 miles | 18 | |
| Bluff Springs | 5.6 miles | 18 | |
| Garfield | 5.8 miles | 18 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Moores Crossing | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q121989284 | 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 1380887. 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.









