BlockPlainview, Texas
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Sagerton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79553. The Survey maps it on the Dudleys Creek quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 7 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 Wichita Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Wichita Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Dudleys Creek quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Haskell quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
19 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Plainview between 2005 and 2019, burning about 204 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 27 August 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 25 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 14 August 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 14 August 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 12 June 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRUSH PILE |
| 10 May 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | W BUNKLEY |
| 25 April 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sagerton | 8.0 miles | 7 | |
| Paint Creek | 8.5 miles | 7 | |
| Haskell | 10.6 miles | 7 | |
| Rule | 11.9 miles | 8 | |
| Pinkerton | 12.3 miles | 8 | |
| Scott Crossing | 15.4 miles | 8 | |
| Josselet | 16.1 miles | 7 | |
| Irby | 19.4 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378878. 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.