Plover, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Fort Worth census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76126. It stands on Mustang Creek. The Survey maps it on the Primrose quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 12 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.
- 1894 USGS Fort Worth quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Primrose quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Fort Worth quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
40 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 40 fires within 5 miles of Plover between 2002 and 2020, burning about 2,236 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was 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 | 26 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| 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 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ALTAMESA |
| 3 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | W LOOP 820 S |
| 6 August 2010 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 10703 W CLEBURNE RD |
| 23 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | SUMMER CREEK |
| 5 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | E 1ST |
| 5 July 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | CHISOLM TR |
| 4 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | SUMMER CREEK |
| 2 July 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CROSSTIE FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Francis Village | 2.3 miles | 12 | |
| Lake Shore Estates | 2.7 miles | 15 | |
| Boss | 2.7 miles | 17 | |
| Primrose | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| Wheatland | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| Winscott | 4.2 miles | 17 | |
| Benbrook | 5.8 miles | 15 | |
| Crowley | 6.6 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378891. 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.




