BlockPine Prairie, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Riverside census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77320. The Survey maps it on the Pine Prairie quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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 Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Pine Prairie quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Pine Prairie quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
107 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 107 fires within 5 miles of Pine Prairie between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,872 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 4 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 | 68 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 6 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 11 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4.0 acres | Livingston Area | LIVINGSTON - 846 |
| 4 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Livingston Area | LIVINGSTON - 838 |
| 30 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CONROE - 432 |
| 30 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 22 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CONROE - 203 |
| 20 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 200 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CONROE - 417 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Pine Prairie: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Pit & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsville | 4.4 miles | 14 | |
| Arizona | 4.9 miles | 13 | |
| Crabbs Prairie | 5.2 miles | 11 | |
| Mount Morian | 5.5 miles | 13 | |
| Harmony | 5.7 miles | 13 | |
| Pine Hill | 7.4 miles | 14 | |
| Galilee | 7.5 miles | 10 | |
| Carolina | 8.7 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1383152. 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.