BlockNell, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Three Rivers census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78119. The Survey maps it on the Pawnee quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 9 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.
- 1953 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Suniland quadrangle1:62500
- 1961 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Pawnee quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Pleasanton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
34 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Nell between 2006 and 2020, burning about 989 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 882 GRASS FIRE |
| 9 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | JIMMY VILLARREAL |
| 4 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BALES ON FIRE |
| 30 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ENERGY |
| 25 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR204 HAY FIRE |
| 2 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 1 August 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MARATHON OIL COMPANY |
| 1 August 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 500 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | NAILS |
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 Nell: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essespoonomore Pit | Uranium | Past Producer | ||
| Nell Plant | Uranium | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nell in 1 storm report in 2012: 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2012 | Tornado (EF0) | Nell | - | Spotters reported a tornado briefly touched down south of Nell. |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380239. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.