Moselle, Texas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Fort Worth census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76134. The Survey maps it on the Fort Worth quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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 Fort Worth quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Fort Worth quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Fort Worth quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS Fort Worth quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
300 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 300 fires within 5 miles of Moselle between 2005 and 2020, burning about 1,013 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 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 | 253 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Natural | 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 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | WELCH |
| 3 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | CIRCLE DR |
| 3 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | MCCART |
| 29 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | W BOLT |
| 28 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | SOUTHWEST LOOP |
| 28 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | WESSEX |
| 25 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | OAK GROVE |
| 25 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | CAMPUS |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lytle | 1.4 miles | 16 | |
| Edgecliff Village | 2.0 miles | 16 | |
| Everman | 3.4 miles | 16 | |
| Crowley | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Garden Acres | 3.6 miles | 14 | |
| Primrose | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Oak Grove | 4.7 miles | 14 | |
| Belt Junction | 4.9 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378702. 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.





