BlockPrattville, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Cooper census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75432. The Survey maps it on the Charleston quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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 Texarkana quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Charleston quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
53 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 53 fires within 5 miles of Prattville between 2005 and 2018, burning about 298 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 1 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 | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 25 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 1202 & FM 895 |
| 15 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY.19 |
| 6 August 2006 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 30 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 4215 |
| 3 August 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 2949 |
| 27 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BURKHART GRASS FIRE |
| 15 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 198 W |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
1 since 2022Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Prattville in 1 storm report in 2022: 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prattville | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorms damaged a property on Delta County Road 1120 peeling shingles off the roof, damaging outdoor furniture, peeling siding off an older home, and breaking wood paneling along a barn/garage. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Creek | 1.6 miles | 8 | |
| Post Oak | 1.9 miles | 8 | |
| Pacio | 2.7 miles | 8 | |
| Enloe | 3.7 miles | 8 | |
| Mount Joy | 3.9 miles | 8 | |
| Charleston | 3.9 miles | 8 | |
| Mount Joy Crossing | 4.4 miles | 8 | |
| East Delta | 4.6 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380394. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.