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Patrick, Texas

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Southwest Dallas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75125. The Survey maps it on the Ferris quadrangle.

Patrick within Dallas County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 18 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

65 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 65 fires within 5 miles of Patrick between 2006 and 2016, burning about 6,292 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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/undetermined34
Debris and open burning11
Smoking10
Equipment and vehicle use4
Arson/incendiarism3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceGRASS FIRE
9 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceGRASS FIRE
8 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceGRASS FIRE
4 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceGRASS FIRE
24 September 2012Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceROLLING HILLS
22 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceGRASS FIRE
13 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceBRUSH FIRE
12 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceMARS COMMAND

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Dallas County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 14 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Patrick: 9 producers, 4 past producers, 1 prospect. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Ferris Clay Pit & PlantClayProducer
Harkrider PitSand and Gravel, Construction, SilicaProducer
A B B Sand and Gravel OperationSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Bluebird Pit & Plant No. 5Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Bob Meals Co Inc Lone Star PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Fred Wray Sand and Gravel OperaionSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gifford Hill Simonds Rd PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Keller PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
L and W Sand & Gravel OperationSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Prasifka Brothers OperationSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Dallas County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Wilmer3.0 miles18
Bobwyn5.8 miles19
Seagoville6.7 miles19
Lancaster6.7 miles19
Hutchins6.8 miles21
Kleberg6.8 miles19
Bear Creek Ranch7.0 miles19
Rylie8.1 miles21

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1343663. 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.