BlockNew Bielau, Texas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Weimar census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78962. The Survey maps it on the Weimar quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1919 USGS Schulenburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Seguin quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Seguin quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Weimar quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Eagle Lake quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
6 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of New Bielau between 2011 and 2014, burning about 42 acres in total. None 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 | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 August 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | OAKLAND FIRE |
| 10 February 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 155 SOUTH |
| 25 January 2011 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MALVIN OTTO |
| 25 January 2011 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GREG ADCOCK |
| 21 January 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | UNKNOWN |
| 2 January 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | UNKOWN |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland | 3.8 miles | 10 | |
| Weimar | 4.7 miles | 10 | |
| Borden | 5.5 miles | 11 | |
| Shaws Bend | 10.0 miles | 11 | |
| Glidden | 10.9 miles | 10 | |
| Sheridan | 11.1 miles | 8 | |
| Hillcrest | 12.1 miles | 10 | |
| Rock Island | 12.7 miles | 10 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122564993 | 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 2034846. 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.