BlockSeth, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Silsbee census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77656. It stands on Walton Creek. The Survey maps it on the Silsbee 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
- 1955 USGS Silsbee quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Silsbee quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
205 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 205 fires within 5 miles of Seth between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,204 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 32 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 | 111 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 32 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 3 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 28 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 27 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 25 September 2008 | Smoking | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 22 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 22 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 20 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODVILLE - 57 |
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 Seth: 1 producer. All of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry & Barry Pit Dredge | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fletcher | 2.3 miles | 13 | |
| Lumberton | 2.4 miles | 13 | |
| Silsbee | 3.5 miles | 13 | |
| Woodcrest Acres | 4.9 miles | 14 | |
| Lillard | 5.2 miles | 12 | |
| Fresenius | 6.0 miles | 12 | |
| Nona | 6.2 miles | 13 | |
| Rose Hill Acres | 7.0 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379054. 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.