BlockRock Ford, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Biardstown census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75462. The Survey maps it on the Minter quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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 Texarkana quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Minter quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
38 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 38 fires within 5 miles of Rock Ford between 2005 and 2017, burning about 522 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 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 | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS |
| 4 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 21 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 542 |
| 4 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1053 |
| 18 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS |
| 13 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1055 |
| 29 August 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS |
| 2 August 2009 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 9094 |
| 11 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylortown | 2.2 miles | 8 | |
| Clardy | 2.8 miles | 8 | |
| Minter | 3.3 miles | 8 | |
| Milton | 4.5 miles | 8 | |
| Biardstown | 4.6 miles | 11 | |
| Slabtown | 4.6 miles | 8 | |
| Frog Hop | 4.9 miles | 11 | |
| Kennemer Crossing | 4.9 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380450. 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.