Red Springs, Texas
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Maud-Redwater census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75501. The Survey maps it on the Leary 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.
- 1909 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Leary quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
319 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 319 fires within 5 miles of Red Springs between 1993 and 2019, burning about 1,655 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 31 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 211 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 38 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 31 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BOWIE 12:32 |
| 9 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 9 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 9 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 9 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 7 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 6 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 657 SUNRAY RD |
| 6 September 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 24 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Red Springs: 5 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Kennedy Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Bruce Kennedy Pit 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Bruce Kennedy Pit 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Bruce Kennedy Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hartman | 2.3 miles | 18 | |
| Leary | 3.8 miles | 18 | |
| Nash | 4.2 miles | 18 | |
| Red Lick | 4.2 miles | 18 | |
| Eylau | 4.5 miles | 21 | |
| Redwater | 4.6 miles | 13 | |
| Victory City | 4.7 miles | 18 | |
| Wake Village | 4.8 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1366218. 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.






