BlockRock Crossing, Texas
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Harrold-Oklaunion census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76360. It stands on Hereford Branch. The Survey maps it on the Grayback quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 7 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.
- 1954 USGS Wichita Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Wichita Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Grayback quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Lake Kemp quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
7 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Rock Crossing between 2008 and 2020, burning about 1,391 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 July 2020 | Natural | 26 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ROCK CREEK |
| 28 July 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1,200 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ROCK CREEK |
| 11 July 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PASTURE |
| 29 May 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ROCK CREEK OIL FIELD |
| 18 April 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRAYBACK FIRE |
| 3 January 2008 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 19 January 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grayback | 1.5 miles | 7 | |
| Midway Crossing | 3.5 miles | 7 | |
| Hoot and Holler Crossing | 5.1 miles | 7 | |
| Harrold | 9.2 miles | 11 | |
| Oklaunion | 10.2 miles | 9 | |
| Elliott | 12.7 miles | 9 | |
| Vernon | 13.4 miles | 9 | |
| Lockett | 13.9 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380449. 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.