BlockPickett, Texas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Corsicana census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75110. The Survey maps it on the Corsicana quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 10 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.
- 1954 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Corsicana quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Corsicana quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
317 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 317 fires within 5 miles of Pickett between 2004 and 2020, burning about 2,102 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 14 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 135 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 102 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 36 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 11 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CELL TOWER GRASSFIRE |
| 7 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 6 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SW COUNTY ROAD 0020 / SW COUNTY ROAD 0030 (41) |
| 5 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LLOYD LANE OIL LEASE |
| 4 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | STORY RD. |
| 4 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 101 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 211 |
| 3 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 125 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 28 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 10-13411 |
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 Pickett: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whiteselle Brick and Lumber Co | Clay | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378859. 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.