BlockSeven Knobs, Texas
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Glen Rose census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76043. The Survey maps it on the Glen Rose East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 17 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.
- 1889 USGS Granbury quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1931 USGS Morgan quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Glen Rose East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Cleburne quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
42 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 42 fires within 5 miles of Seven Knobs between 2003 and 2019, burning about 6,404 acres in total. None started naturally. 12 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 | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 4 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 675 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 30 August 2017 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GORDAN RANCH FIRE |
| 3 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 575 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 25 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | NORTH HWY 144 FIRE |
| 1 August 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 600 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CENTRAL TX - 25 |
| 3 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | XXX FIRE |
| 29 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glass | 5.4 miles | 15 | |
| Glen Rose | 5.7 miles | 15 | |
| Rainbow | 8.0 miles | 19 | |
| Nemo | 9.0 miles | 19 | |
| Georges Creek | 11.4 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379055. 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.