BlockPlum Creek, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Butler census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75855. It stands on Tan Yard Branch. The Survey maps it on the Keechi quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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 Palestine quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Keechi quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
53 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 53 fires within 5 miles of Plum Creek between 1996 and 2020, burning about 1,152 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 | 24 |
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 382 |
| 22 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1848 |
| 16 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE I-45 @ 191 MEDIAN |
| 13 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1848 GRASS FIRE |
| 13 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | M/A GRASS FIRE FM 1848 / FM 489 |
| 12 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 80 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LYNNY LANE |
| 12 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MUTIAL AID BUTLER FCR 371 |
| 11 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE FM 489 |
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 Plum Creek: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Limestone, General, Halite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakwood Salt Dome | Gypsum-Anhydrite, Limestone, General, Halite | Occurrence | 1928 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lanely | 3.9 miles | 8 | |
| Red Lake | 5.2 miles | 10 | |
| Butler | 5.6 miles | 10 | |
| Concord | 6.3 miles | 8 | |
| Turlington | 7.6 miles | 8 | |
| Marshy Springs | 8.0 miles | 8 | |
| Dew | 8.2 miles | 8 | |
| Avant Prairie | 10.4 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380901. 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.