Rylie, Texas
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Northeast Dallas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75253. The Survey maps it on the Hutchins quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 21 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.
- 1891 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Hutchins quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Seagoville quadrangle1:62500
- 1986 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1995 USGS Hutchins quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
159 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 159 fires within 5 miles of Rylie between 2005 and 2018, burning about 194 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 135 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
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 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2100 ECHO LAKE |
| 6 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | OLD |
| 5 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | N JIM |
| 3 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | DOWDY |
| 3 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | CANTURA |
| 29 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | ROYCE DR |
| 29 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | LASATER |
| 28 September 2016 | Smoking | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | S JIM MILLER / GREAT TRINITY FOREST WAY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Rylie: 12 producers, 4 past producers, 1 prospect. 12 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abandoned | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Beckett Road Pit No. 530 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Bob Meals Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dowdy Ferry Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Fred Wray Sand and Gravel Operaion | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gifford Hill Simonds Rd Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hilco Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Jones Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Keller Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| L and W Sand & Gravel Operation | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kleberg | 1.8 miles | 19 | |
| Balch Springs | 2.7 miles | 19 | |
| Bobwyn | 3.3 miles | 19 | |
| Lawson | 3.9 miles | 19 | |
| Hutchins | 4.9 miles | 21 | |
| Mesquite | 5.6 miles | 20 | |
| Seagoville | 6.3 miles | 19 | |
| Fruitdale | 7.1 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378999. 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.







