Sherlock, Texas
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Follett census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79034. The Survey maps it on the Follett quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 6 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 Perryton quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Perryton quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Follett quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Perryton quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
34 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Sherlock between 2006 and 2020, burning about 3,704 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 August 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 15@Y |
| 2 August 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | ST. JOHN GRASS FIRE |
| 18 August 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | JIMMY SCHEER'S PLACE |
| 15 August 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | XCEL FIRE |
| 1 August 2011 | Natural | 120 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BCMA2 |
| 4 July 2008 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 3 July 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HIGHWAY 15 BETWEEN CR 20 AND 21 |
| 25 July 2012 | Natural | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LYNN BORN'S |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Follett | 4.4 miles | 6 | |
| Darrouzett | 5.3 miles | 6 | |
| Magoun | 11.2 miles | 6 | |
| Gaylord | 11.5 miles | 6 | |
| Twin Grove | 13.9 miles | 6 | |
| Lipscomb | 14.9 miles | 6 | |
| Booker | 16.6 miles | 6 | |
| Barton Corners | 20.9 miles | 6 |
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 Sherlock | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q85847196 | 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 1380529. 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.



