Phillips, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Borger census division. The Survey maps it on the Phillips quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1953 USGS Phillips quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Amarillo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Amarillo quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Phillips quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Borger quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
201 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 201 fires within 5 miles of Phillips between 2004 and 2020, burning about 483,952 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 6 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/undetermined | 92 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 48 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LITTLE MUD |
| 29 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | JONES FIRE |
| 29 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | EARLS 1559 |
| 29 September 2009 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WEST 3RD CEDAR FIRE |
| 27 September 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | AMC WELDING |
| 24 September 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | YET AGAIN |
| 22 September 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | NORTH COUNTY BARN |
| 22 September 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.5 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MEDARIS FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Phillips: 4 producers, 1 unknown. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sulfur. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borger Sulfur Plant | Sulfur | Producer | ||
| Baker Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dees and Parker | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Killough Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Spring Creek Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Borger | 2.4 miles | 8 | |
| Electric City | 2.9 miles | 8 | |
| Bunavista | 5.1 miles | 8 | |
| Texroy | 5.3 miles | 8 | |
| Philrich | 5.6 miles | 8 | |
| Stekoll Camp | 6.1 miles | 6 | |
| Dial | 7.5 miles | 6 | |
| Plemons | 8.1 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1365141. 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.




