BlockRose Hill, Texas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Coldspring census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77331. The Survey maps it on the Camilla quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 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 Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Camilla quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1984 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Camilla quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
78 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 78 fires within 5 miles of Rose Hill between 1992 and 2019, burning about 359 acres in total. None started naturally. 13 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 | 48 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | National Forests And Grasslands In Texas | FOURTH-FIVE ACRE |
| 28 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 26 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRUSH FIRE |
| 16 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | National Forests And Grasslands In Texas | BIG PIT |
| 9 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | PINEY |
| 24 August 2017 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 8078 |
| 24 August 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | CAMILLA COVES |
| 20 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CONROE - 55 |
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 Rose Hill: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coldspring | 2.0 miles | 13 | |
| Camilla | 2.3 miles | 14 | |
| Wolf Creek | 5.1 miles | 13 | |
| Liberty Hill | 5.3 miles | 13 | |
| Spring Hill | 6.3 miles | 13 | |
| Laurel Hill | 6.5 miles | 13 | |
| Urbana | 7.4 miles | 12 | |
| Shepherd | 7.7 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1382651. 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.