New Prospect, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Henderson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75652. The Survey maps it on the Church Hill quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1956 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1960 USGS Minden quadrangle1:62500
- 1983 USGS Church Hill quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Henderson quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
309 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 309 fires within 5 miles of New Prospect between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,386 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 16 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 | 133 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 97 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 14 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
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 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 9 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 495 |
| 8 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 7 September 2004 | Smoking | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 118 |
| 7 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 490 |
| 6 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 17-0000286 |
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | STRONG CEMETERY |
| 5 September 2011 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 43 FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of New Prospect: 13 producers, 1 past producer, 1 unknown. 13 still produce. What was taken out: Kaolin, Kaolin, Fire Clay (Refractory), Fire Clay (Refractory), Kaolin, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burkett Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory), Kaolin | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Henderson Brick Plant & Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Lewis Pit | Kaolin, Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Major Brick Sales Co Pit 1 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Major Brick Sales Co Pit 2 | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Plastic Pits | Fire Clay (Refractory), Kaolin | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Unnamed Pit | Kaolin, Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Unnamed Pit | Kaolin, Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Wylie Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory), Kaolin | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Henderson Clay Products Burkett Pit | Kaolin | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Church Hill | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Lake View | 4.5 miles | 14 | |
| Crims Chapel (historical) | 4.6 miles | 15 | |
| Henderson | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| Craig | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Oak Hill | 5.4 miles | 16 | |
| Crimcrest | 5.6 miles | 14 | |
| Chapman | 6.4 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380892. 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.




