BlockNew Bremen, Texas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Industry census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78950. It stands on Dry Creek. The Survey maps it on the New Ulm 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.
- 1953 USGS Seguin quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Bellville quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Seguin quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS New Ulm quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Eagle Lake quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
17 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of New Bremen between 2006 and 2013, burning about 96 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 10 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | PASTURE /BRUSHPILE FIRE |
| 27 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | DAHL |
| 4 July 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ROY LANE |
| 14 June 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BELLVILLE/ MIMOSA |
| 14 June 2009 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BELLVILLE/ BRAVENEC |
| 6 February 2006 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WEST ZONE SOUTH - 58 |
| 3 December 2012 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HILL |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nelsonville | 3.6 miles | 10 | |
| New Ulm | 5.0 miles | 10 | |
| Industry | 6.2 miles | 9 | |
| Bleiblerville | 6.2 miles | 10 | |
| Post Oak Point | 6.4 miles | 9 | |
| Cat Spring | 6.8 miles | 11 | |
| Bellville | 8.0 miles | 9 | |
| Rock House | 8.3 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380244. 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.