BlockProspect, Texas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Point census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75472. The Survey maps it on the Emory North quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 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.
- 1956 USGS Emory quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1980 USGS Emory North quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Mineola quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Mineola quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
10 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Prospect between 2006 and 2020, burning about 138 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 | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ASSIST WILDLAND FIRE |
| 28 July 2008 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | NORTH BRANCH - 134 |
| 20 July 2008 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 23 June 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 276 |
| 3 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 26 March 2006 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PRAIRIE GROVE |
| 10 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WILDLAND FIRE |
| 29 February 2020 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emory | 2.8 miles | 14 | |
| Smyrna | 3.1 miles | 14 | |
| Shady Grove | 3.4 miles | 16 | |
| Rocky Point Center | 3.6 miles | 14 | |
| Woosley | 3.9 miles | 13 | |
| Hermits Cove | 4.0 miles | 13 | |
| Point | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| Richland | 4.2 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2034650. 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.