BlockPalmetto, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Stafford-Missouri City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77545. The Survey maps it on the Almeda quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1920 USGS Almeda quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Almeda quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Almeda quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Houston quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Almeda quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
32 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 32 fires within 5 miles of Palmetto between 2005 and 2020, burning about 440 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | E047, E080 |
| 24 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | E080 |
| 23 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CAMBRIDGE |
| 18 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 9 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | E080 |
| 22 August 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BURN PILE/ TREES, LIMBS,ETC |
| 11 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 10 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | E080 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Palmetto: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Halite, Bromine, Salt. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge Division | Salt | Producer | ||
| Blue Ridge Mine | Halite, Bromine | Producer | 1903 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno | 1.0 miles | 13 | |
| Arcola Junction | 2.3 miles | 13 | |
| Duke | 2.4 miles | 13 | |
| Arcola | 2.7 miles | 11 | |
| Briar Vista | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| Hobby | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Ridgemont | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Trammels | 3.8 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378824. 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.