River Ridge, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 2003. It lies in ZIP code area 75951. The Survey maps it on the Ebenezer quadrangle. It stands 203 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1953 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Mc Gee Bend quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Ebenezer quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Lufkin quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Lufkin quadrangle1:100000
- 2003 USGS Ebenezer quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
169 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 169 fires within 5 miles of River Ridge between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,186 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 28 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 | 79 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 33 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 28 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 12 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | National Forests And Grasslands In Texas | not named |
| 30 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 30 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 21 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 2 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Livingston Area | LIVINGSTON - 8062 |
| 14 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 8079 |
| 13 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FIVE MILE PRARIE HUNTING CLUB |
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 River Ridge: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Silica. 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 | Silica | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plum Ridge | 5.3 miles | 13 | |
| Parker Point | 6.6 miles | 13 | |
| Concord | 9.2 miles | 15 | |
| Martin | 14.4 miles | 16 | |
| Dolan | 16.5 miles | 16 | |
| Nancy | 16.8 miles | 16 | |
| Zavalla | 18.1 miles | 15 | |
| Monterey | 19.8 miles | 15 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q31429808 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1383647. 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.







