BlockSherwood Shores, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Northwest Grayson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76245. The Survey maps it on the Gordonville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1901 USGS Denison quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Gordonville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS Gordonville SE quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Gordonville quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
77 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 77 fires within 5 miles of Sherwood Shores between 2005 and 2020, burning about 1,320 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | TONIE HUFF |
| 7 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ROCK CREEK |
| 6 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | THOUSAND TRAILS |
| 4 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PAWPAW CREEK |
| 30 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | CIDO & SUSAN MARQUES |
| 16 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PAW PAW CREEK |
| 13 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ROCK CREEK |
| 12 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | DOUBLE DIAMOND RESORT |
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 Sherwood Shores: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Sand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Mills | 1.9 miles | 12 | |
| Gordonville | 4.5 miles | 12 | |
| Locust | 4.8 miles | 12 | |
| Red Branch | 5.1 miles | 13 | |
| Hishway | 5.5 miles | 13 | |
| Cambridge | 5.8 miles | 12 | |
| Willow Spring | 6.7 miles | 12 | |
| Sandusky | 7.3 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2034680. 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.