BlockPhilrich, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Borger census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79007. The Survey maps it on the Borger 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 Borger quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Amarillo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Amarillo quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Borger quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Borger quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
248 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 248 fires within 5 miles of Philrich between 1993 and 2020, burning about 485,214 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 16 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 | 129 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 42 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2009 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LIGHTNING |
| 3 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | DCP 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 |
| 24 September 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | YET AGAIN |
| 2 September 2010 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | HANG'EM HIGH FIRE |
| 18 September 2010 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | TEL |
| 17 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | DEL CORONADO FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Philrich: 3 producers, 1 unknown. 3 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 | ||
| Borger Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dees and Parker | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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.
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.
| Wikidata item Q122564730 | 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 1377165. 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.