BlockMustang, Texas
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Reagan census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76653. It stands on Mustang Branch. The Survey maps it on the Kosse West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 6 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 Waco quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Kosse West quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Marlin quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
69 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 69 fires within 5 miles of Mustang between 2005 and 2020, burning about 562 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 14 FIRE |
| 23 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 23 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 21 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | N NARCISCUS |
| 12 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 46 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 3017 |
| 12 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SCOTT/FLORIDA RD |
| 11 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | TAITE RD |
| 10 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | DUNN RD FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Mustang: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica, Kaolin. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kosse Bulk & Bag Plant | Silica, Kaolin | Producer | ||
| Kosse Mine and Mill | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alto Springs | 2.8 miles | 6 | |
| Long Branch | 2.9 miles | 6 | |
| Blue Ridge | 5.5 miles | 6 | |
| Stranger | 6.8 miles | 6 | |
| Reagan | 7.8 miles | 7 | |
| Beacon | 10.2 miles | 7 | |
| Highbank | 11.6 miles | 7 | |
| Coymack | 11.7 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380229. 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.