BlockPreble, Texas
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Weatherford census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76066. It stands on Lick Branch. The Survey maps it on the Garner quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 18 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.
- 1891 USGS Weatherford quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Weatherford quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Garner quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Weatherford quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Fort Worth quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
176 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 176 fires within 5 miles of Preble between 2005 and 2020, burning about 1,254 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 81 |
| Debris and open burning | 61 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 9 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 6 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | W LAMBERT |
| 6 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 5 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 425 CLARK LAKE ROAD |
| 5 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PC TASK FORCE |
| 5 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GHOLSON ROAD |
| 23 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MINERAL WELLS HWY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Preble: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Fire Clay (Refractory), Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mineral Wells Clay Products Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | Sedimentary |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378907. 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.