Red Hill, Texas
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Groesbeck census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76642. It stands on Rocky Creek. The Survey maps it on the Thornton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 6 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.
- 1954 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Thornton quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Marlin quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
76 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 76 fires within 5 miles of Red Hill between 1996 and 2020, burning about 1,558 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 |
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 65 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SOUTH RUSK ST |
| 19 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 9192 |
| 19 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 9193 |
| 19 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 9191 |
| 8 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 8082 |
| 31 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.5 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 8313 |
| 31 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 8312019 |
| 3 August 2012 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 116 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 3022 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Red Hill: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Barron Brick Plant and Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Clay | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box Church | 1.9 miles | 7 | |
| Groesbeck | 2.8 miles | 8 | |
| Beulah | 2.9 miles | 6 | |
| Davis Prairie | 4.7 miles | 6 | |
| Center | 5.0 miles | 8 | |
| Fort Parker | 5.6 miles | 8 | |
| LaSalle | 5.9 miles | 8 | |
| Doyle | 6.0 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380421. 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.



