BlockSecurity, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Southeast Montgomery census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77328. It stands on Duck Creek. The Survey maps it on the Fostoria quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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 Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Fostoria quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Conroe quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Fostoria quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
221 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 221 fires within 5 miles of Security between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,897 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 19 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 135 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 48 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 8 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 5 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 5 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 75 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CONROE - 392 |
| 29 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 29 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 28 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | National Forests And Grasslands In Texas | not named |
| 25 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Security: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deerwood | 3.4 miles | 13 | |
| Fostoria | 3.9 miles | 13 | |
| Groceville | 5.1 miles | 13 | |
| Waukegan | 5.4 miles | 13 | |
| Cut and Shoot | 6.3 miles | 13 | |
| Midline | 6.9 miles | 13 | |
| Lake Spendora | 7.0 miles | 13 | |
| Grangerland | 7.1 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1381254. 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.