BlockRiver Terrace, Texas
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Northeast Harris census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77336. It stands on Caney Creek. The Survey maps it on the Moonshine Hill quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 19 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.
- 1916 USGS Moonshine Hill quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1920 USGS Moonshine Hill quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Moonshine Hill quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1984 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Conroe quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS Moonshine Hill quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
133 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 133 fires within 5 miles of River Terrace between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,070 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 24 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 | 58 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 24 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | B065, E065, E101 |
| 8 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | E12 |
| 7 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Livingston Area | LIVINGSTON - 865 |
| 7 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CONROE - 395 |
| 6 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 acres | Livingston Area | LIVINGSTON - 857 |
| 4 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CONROE - 94 |
| 3 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | DEER GLEN |
| 28 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Livingston Area | LIVINGSTON - 942 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walden Woods | 1.5 miles | 19 | |
| Dogwood Acres | 1.6 miles | 19 | |
| Dunnam | 2.0 miles | 19 | |
| Elm Grove Village | 3.2 miles | 19 | |
| Greentree Village | 3.3 miles | 19 | |
| Hidden Echo | 3.5 miles | 18 | |
| Sherwood Trails Village | 3.8 miles | 19 | |
| Bear Branch Village | 4.4 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1345268. 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.