BlockRugeley, Texas
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1974. It stands in the Bay City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77414. It stands on Wildcat Slough. The Survey maps it on the Bay City NE quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1951 USGS Bay City quadrangle1:250000
- 1952 USGS Bay City NE quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Bay City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Bay City quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Bay City quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
12 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Rugeley between 2011 and 2019, burning about 34 acres in total. None 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 | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 August 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CARLSEN BRUSH |
| 20 June 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | HARVEST TIME GRASS |
| 9 May 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | ALLENHURST TRUF |
| 3 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | LIVE OAK CUT OFF |
| 28 March 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 26 February 2013 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HUBBARD PASTURE |
| 18 February 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 457 ROADWAY |
| 3 November 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | FERTILIZER PLANT |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caney | 1.7 miles | 7 | |
| Allenhurst | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| Cedar Lane | 4.8 miles | 9 | |
| Van Vleck | 5.3 miles | 10 | |
| Sugar Valley | 7.1 miles | 11 | |
| Gainesmore | 7.6 miles | 9 | |
| Bay City | 7.9 miles | 7 | |
| Rymers | 9.5 miles | 8 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122544294 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380470. 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.