BlockPecan Acres, Texas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Fort Worth census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76179. It stands on Moss Branch. The Survey maps it on the Avondale quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 16 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 Fort Worth quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Avondale quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Haltom City quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Fort Worth quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
73 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 73 fires within 5 miles of Pecan Acres between 2005 and 2020, burning about 1,372 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 | 43 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | HIGHWAY 287 |
| 8 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 13350 BRIAR RD |
| 3 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | US 287 |
| 27 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | EPSON SALT |
| 23 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | HIGHWAY 287 |
| 16 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | NW HIGHWAY 287 |
| 14 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | SAGINAW |
| 20 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 8287 PEDEN ROAD |
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 Pecan Acres: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Division Cement Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Acres | 2.6 miles | 20 | |
| Lake Forest | 2.7 miles | 20 | |
| Avondale | 2.9 miles | 16 | |
| Peden | 3.4 miles | 20 | |
| Pelican Bay | 4.1 miles | 20 | |
| Center Point | 4.3 miles | 20 | |
| Lakeview | 5.3 miles | 16 | |
| Eagle Mountain | 5.5 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1867560. 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.