BlockSamaria, Texas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Kerens census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75144. It stands on Cow Creek. The Survey maps it on the Kerens quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 10 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 Dallas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Kerens quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Corsicana quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
136 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 136 fires within 5 miles of Samaria between 2005 and 2020, burning about 814 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 2 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 | 68 |
| Debris and open burning | 45 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE ON STATE HWY 274 |
| 7 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CITY OF TRINIDAD |
| 6 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1012283 |
| 6 September 2010 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | S.HWY 31 |
| 5 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 91 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 100 |
| 4 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1111947 |
| 30 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1113330 |
| 30 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1013488 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goodnight | 0.4 miles | 10 | |
| Goodlow Park | 3.5 miles | 10 | |
| Kerens | 3.9 miles | 10 | |
| Rural Shade | 5.3 miles | 10 | |
| Round Prairie | 6.4 miles | 10 | |
| Bazette | 7.4 miles | 9 | |
| Round House (historical) | 7.4 miles | 10 | |
| Elm Flat | 8.3 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2034831. 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.