BlockMount Union, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Kirbyville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75956. The Survey maps it on the Magnolia Springs quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1954 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Spurger quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Magnolia Springs quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Livingston quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Livingston quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
190 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 190 fires within 5 miles of Mount Union between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,688 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 44 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 | 84 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 44 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 38 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | SALLY BESS |
| 9 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 9176 |
| 8 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | CHARLES E. WRIGHT |
| 7 September 1993 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 6 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GENE RICHARDS |
| 5 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Livingston Area | LIVINGSTON - 311 |
| 3 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Livingston Area | LIVINGSTON - 830 |
| 3 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | MIKE KENT |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magnolia Springs | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Eclipse | 4.4 miles | 9 | |
| Erin | 5.7 miles | 9 | |
| J and E Junction | 7.3 miles | 9 | |
| Kirbyville | 7.4 miles | 9 | |
| Bon Ami | 7.5 miles | 9 | |
| Oak Hill | 8.4 miles | 13 | |
| Call Junction | 9.3 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380221. 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.