BlockOllie, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Livingston-Onalaska census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77351. The Survey maps it on the Leggett quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1954 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS New Willard quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Leggett quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Livingston quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Livingston quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
62 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 62 fires within 5 miles of Ollie between 1992 and 2020, burning about 581 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 12 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 | 30 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 27 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | POLK 11:40 |
| 15 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 8 August 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7.0 acres | Livingston Area | LIVINGSTON - 690 |
| 24 August 2006 | Natural | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODVILLE - 296 |
| 15 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.3 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | POLK 16:58 |
| 14 August 1993 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 1 August 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leggett | 5.1 miles | 13 | |
| Hortense | 5.6 miles | 12 | |
| New Willard | 6.0 miles | 13 | |
| Kiam | 6.0 miles | 12 | |
| New Camp Ruby | 6.2 miles | 12 | |
| Seven Oaks | 6.3 miles | 13 | |
| Indian Springs | 6.7 miles | 12 | |
| Israel | 6.8 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380307. 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.