BlockRock Island, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Lake O' the Pines census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75630. The Survey maps it on the Ore City quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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.
- 1956 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1962 USGS Ore City quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
311 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 311 fires within 5 miles of Rock Island between 1993 and 2020, burning about 1,618 acres in total. 19 started naturally. 41 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 | 138 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 65 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 41 |
| Natural | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
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 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 7 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MARION 07:58 |
| 5 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 6222 |
| 5 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 5 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 3 September 2005 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 29 September 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 45 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 28 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 6198 |
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 Rock Island: 1 past producer, 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Deposits | Iron | Past Producer | 1855 | |
| Lone Star Steel Plant | Iron | Producer | ||
| Morris County Line Deposits | Iron | Occurrence | Goethite, Hematite, Siderite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mims Chapel | 2.2 miles | 13 | |
| Warlock | 2.7 miles | 11 | |
| Victory | 6.8 miles | 11 | |
| Orrs | 7.5 miles | 11 | |
| Rock Springs | 8.4 miles | 11 | |
| Lassater | 8.8 miles | 11 | |
| Jackson | 9.8 miles | 13 | |
| Sarber | 11.1 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378968. 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.