BlockPort Sullivan, Texas
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1993. It lies in ZIP code area 76520. The Survey maps it on the Gause quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
3 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 Austin quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Gause quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Bryan quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
30 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of Port Sullivan between 2005 and 2020, burning about 233 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 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 | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | STROUD FIRE |
| 6 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 26 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 19 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7.5 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BARRACUDA |
| 20 July 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 19 July 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 16 July 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 15 July 2020 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CRACK |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goodland | 1.8 miles | 8 | |
| Marvin | 3.4 miles | 8 | |
| Valley Junction | 3.5 miles | 7 | |
| Barton | 3.8 miles | 8 | |
| Seger | 5.4 miles | 7 | |
| Hearne | 5.5 miles | 7 | |
| Calvert Junction | 5.7 miles | 8 | |
| Tatsie Crossing | 6.5 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380386. 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.