BlockRussellville, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Matador census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79256. The Survey maps it on the Russellville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
3 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.
- 1954 USGS Lubbock quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1968 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Dickens quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
14 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Russellville between 2006 and 2020, burning about 1,128 acres in total. 8 started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 August 2016 | Natural | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | RUSSELVILLE |
| 30 July 2016 | Natural | 100 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CLIFFORD |
| 29 July 2008 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 13 July 2006 | Natural | 51 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 9 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CRIPPLE CREEK |
| 22 June 2006 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 22 June 2006 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 14 June 2016 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ARMSTRONG |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roaring Springs | 9.0 miles | 8 | |
| Matador | 9.5 miles | 8 | |
| Mac Bain | 15.2 miles | 8 | |
| Whiteflat | 16.6 miles | 8 | |
| Whitestar | 21.8 miles | 8 | |
| Northfield | 25.8 miles | 8 | |
| Flomot | 26.4 miles | 8 | |
| Folley | 28.9 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380473. 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.