BlockPraesel, Texas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Rockdale census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76567. It stands on Little Ham Branch. The Survey maps it on the Rockdale West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 15 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.
- 1885 USGS Taylor quadrangle1:125000
- 1887 USGS Taylor quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Taylor quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Austin quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Rockdale West quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Taylor quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
46 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 46 fires within 5 miles of Praesel between 2004 and 2019, burning about 526 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 August 2017 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 908 & PR 1011 -KEY |
| 18 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HAY FIRE CR 448 |
| 12 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 65 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRUSHY CREEK |
| 10 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 4 July 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | OUT OF CONTROL BURN FIRE |
| 2 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MUTUAL AID ROCKDALE VFD |
| 30 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 316 & FM 908 063018 |
| 22 May 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockdale | 1.7 miles | 15 | |
| Marjorie | 3.9 miles | 15 | |
| Handy | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| Alcoa | 5.5 miles | 14 | |
| Sandow | 5.7 miles | 14 | |
| Forest Grove | 5.9 miles | 8 | |
| Salty | 7.0 miles | 14 | |
| Liberty Hill | 7.7 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1365709. 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.