BlockSeaton, Texas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the East Bell census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76501. It stands on Salt Creek. The Survey maps it on the Seaton quadrangle. It stands 499 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1892 USGS Temple quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Seaton quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Temple quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
21 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Seaton between 2005 and 2018, burning about 108 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 7 July 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 29 May 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 360 |
| 28 April 2012 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 22 April 2012 | Smoking | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 8 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LOST PRARIE |
| 7 March 2009 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | TERRELL |
| 6 February 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
1 since 2022Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Seaton in 1 storm report in 2022: 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2022 | Tornado (EF0) | Seaton | - | A tornado was visually confirmed by storm chasers, but only scattered broken tree branches were found. The first tree branches were found near the intersection of Seaton Road and Big Elm Creek, with additional branches found along rural roads. The tornado lifted over Twister Road shortly after crossing FM 437. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ratibor | 2.1 miles | 14 | |
| Oscar | 2.5 miles | 15 | |
| Stringtown | 2.7 miles | 14 | |
| Zabcikville | 2.8 miles | 14 | |
| Airville | 3.1 miles | 14 | |
| Ocker | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| Red Ranger | 4.0 miles | 14 | |
| Cyclone | 4.0 miles | 14 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Seaton | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14711315 | 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 1367911. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.