BlockRed Top, Texas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1927 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Graham census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76450. The Survey maps it on the Lake Eddleman quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1927 USGS Graham quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Wichita Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Wichita Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Lake Eddleman quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Graham quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
102 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 102 fires within 5 miles of Red Top between 2005 and 2020, burning about 3,704 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 34 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 16 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 16 N |
| 3 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 380 WEST BARDITCH FIRE |
| 29 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 16N TANK DAM |
| 25 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ORR LEASE |
| 22 September 2011 | Natural | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ORR |
| 22 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 12 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 9 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Red Top: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Pit | Limestone, General | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loving | 4.1 miles | 8 | |
| Jean | 5.5 miles | 8 | |
| Twin Mountains | 8.0 miles | 11 | |
| Graham | 8.3 miles | 11 | |
| Farmer | 8.4 miles | 8 | |
| True | 9.3 miles | 8 | |
| Newcastle | 9.3 miles | 10 | |
| Belknap (historical) | 10.5 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378944. 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.