BlockSheffield, Texas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Linden census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75562. The Survey maps it on the Lanier quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 11 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.
- 1956 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1962 USGS Lanier quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
244 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 244 fires within 5 miles of Sheffield between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,640 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 27 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 | 116 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 45 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 27 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 36 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 6232 |
| 9 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 350 |
| 8 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 6180 |
| 8 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 348 |
| 7 September 2000 | Smoking | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 379 |
| 4 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 534 |
| 4 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 335 |
| 3 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Sheffield: 4 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Harris Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | Goethite, Hematite | |
| Jurnigan Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | Goethite, Hematite | |
| Prewitt Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | Goethite, Hematite |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379067. 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.