Pendell, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Clifton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76689. It stands on Neils Creek. The Survey maps it on the Mosheim quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1888 USGS Meridian quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Meridian quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Mosheim quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Mosheim quadrangle1:62500
- 1985 USGS Waco quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
105 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 105 fires within 5 miles of Pendell between 2005 and 2020, burning about 773 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 57 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | RUDY PAUL |
| 6 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | POSTON |
| 5 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BOYD TRUCK FIRE |
| 21 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | UNKNOWN |
| 13 September 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BCSO |
| 12 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 150 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | NEIL'S CREEK FIRE |
| 12 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS CLIFTON |
| 6 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BCSO |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Pendell: 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifton Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Clifton Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Valley Mills | Limestone, Dimension | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clifton | 5.1 miles | 12 | |
| Valley Mills | 5.2 miles | 16 | |
| Cayote | 5.8 miles | 15 | |
| Crossroad Store | 6.7 miles | 12 | |
| Mosheim | 6.8 miles | 12 | |
| Rock Springs | 6.9 miles | 16 | |
| Norse | 7.5 miles | 13 | |
| Womack | 8.8 miles | 15 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Pendell | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q114414362 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380899. 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.






