BlockNormans Crossing, Texas
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Taylor census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76574. It stands on Cottonwood Creek. The Survey maps it on the Coupland quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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.
- 1885 USGS Bastrop quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Bastrop quadrangle1:125000
- 1904 USGS Bastrop quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Elgin quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Elgin quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Austin quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1982 USGS Coupland quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Austin quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
75 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 75 fires within 5 miles of Normans Crossing between 2005 and 2017, burning about 1,764 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 49 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 325 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HODDE LANE FIRE |
| 21 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 16-0001381 |
| 21 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 13-0001031 |
| 1 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 15-0001152 |
| 9 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 6 August 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1,200 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LLANO CO. |
| 30 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 11-0000835 |
| 24 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 11-0000806 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norman | 0.3 miles | 17 | |
| Rices Crossing | 1.9 miles | 17 | |
| Hutto | 4.6 miles | 19 | |
| Frame Switch | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Coupland | 5.8 miles | 17 | |
| Taylor | 6.9 miles | 15 | |
| Type | 7.8 miles | 16 | |
| Beyersville | 8.6 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1388217. 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.