Red Bluff Crossing, Texas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Aspermont South census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79546. The Survey maps it on the Poke Mountain 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.
- 1893 USGS Roby quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1931 USGS Rotan quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Big Spring quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Big Spring quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Poke Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Snyder quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
9 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Red Bluff Crossing between 2008 and 2014, burning about 1,095 acres in total. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Natural | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | JENNIN'S RANCH |
| 14 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | JENNING RANCH |
| 12 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | JENNING RANCH |
| 10 August 2008 | Natural | 300 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CLARK FIRE |
| 14 July 2014 | Natural | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ZENKER1 GRASSFIRE |
| 15 June 2012 | Natural | 70 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | RIVERBEND FIRE |
| 24 March 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 400 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | TANNER PARK |
| 24 March 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PARKS#3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dorras | 5.9 miles | 6 | |
| Double Mountain | 10.4 miles | 6 | |
| Aspermont | 12.1 miles | 8 | |
| Peacock | 13.4 miles | 6 | |
| Oriana (historical) | 13.9 miles | 6 | |
| Flat Top | 14.1 miles | 9 | |
| Swenson | 15.2 miles | 6 | |
| Old Glory | 18.8 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378939. 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.





