BlockRek Hill, Texas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Fayetteville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78940. It stands on Allen Creek. The Survey maps it on the Fayetteville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 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.
- 1919 USGS Fayettsville quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Seguin quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Fayetteville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Seguin quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Eagle Lake quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
13 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Rek Hill between 1998 and 2011, burning about 250 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 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 3 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SOUTH BRANCH - 29 |
| 23 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | 75 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SANDY LANE |
| 2 August 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SOUTH BRANCH - 28 |
| 8 June 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CUMMINS STEIN RD |
| 30 May 1998 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 26 May 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 26 April 2003 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CENTRAL TX - 8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fayetteville | 2.5 miles | 11 | |
| Willow Springs | 3.2 miles | 9 | |
| Tamberg | 4.5 miles | 11 | |
| Haw Creek (historical) | 4.9 miles | 7 | |
| Roznov | 5.1 miles | 11 | |
| Park | 5.9 miles | 10 | |
| Gay Hill | 7.1 miles | 10 | |
| Oldenburg | 7.3 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380432. 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.