BlockRetreat, Texas
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Blum census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76627. It stands on Falls Branch. The Survey maps it on the Blum quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1891 USGS Cleburne quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Cleburne quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1924 USGS Cleburne 3-B quadrangle1:48000
- 1927 USGS Blum quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Blum quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Cleburne quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
134 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 134 fires within 5 miles of Retreat between 2006 and 2020, burning about 2,961 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 10 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 | 59 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 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 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 5416 |
| 6 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 35 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1191 BAILER FIRE |
| 6 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 24 |
| 30 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 3415 |
| 19 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CONTROLLED BURN |
| 17 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 207 |
| 13 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 134 |
| 12 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 1104 FIRE |
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 Retreat: 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Calcium, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnold Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Blum Quarry and Plant | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Sedimentary |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1345121. 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.