BlockNiblock, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Brady census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76825. It stands on Bear Creek. The Survey maps it on the West Sweden quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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.
- 1894 USGS Brady quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Brownwood quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS West Sweden quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Brady quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
15 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Niblock between 2005 and 2019, burning about 488 acres in total. 1 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 | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 14 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRADY LAKE FIRE |
| 7 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | 35 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR152 |
| 7 August 2010 | Natural | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2028 LAKE |
| 7 July 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GOLF COURSE |
| 25 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 71 |
| 8 June 2010 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | JUNK YARD |
| 11 June 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Niblock: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Plant | Silica | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brady | 3.0 miles | 13 | |
| West Sweden | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Whiteland | 6.2 miles | 12 | |
| Paul Junction | 6.4 miles | 13 | |
| Homer Junction | 6.5 miles | 12 | |
| East Sweden | 7.4 miles | 13 | |
| Marco | 10.0 miles | 12 | |
| Melvin | 10.6 miles | 12 |
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 Q122550309 | 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 1380253. 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.