BlockRock Springs, Texas
11 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 75657. It stands on Johnson Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lassater quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 11 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
- 1961 USGS Lassater quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
342 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 342 fires within 5 miles of Rock Springs between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,532 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 31 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 | 166 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 84 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 31 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 639 |
| 7 September 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BOIS D' ARC |
| 4 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | JACOB A. AMES |
| 30 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | CORP. OF ENGINEERS |
| 30 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 6167 |
| 3 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HICKS FIRE |
| 28 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 6200 |
| 26 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1578 BOONDOCK RD |
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 Rock Springs: 1 past producer. None of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orrs Switch-Lassater Deposits | Iron | Past Producer | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378970. 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.