BlockShiloh, Texas
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Northeast Dallas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75044. The Survey maps it on the Garland quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 20 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.
- 1891 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Garland quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Garland quadrangle1:62500
- 1986 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
29 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Shiloh between 2008 and 2018, burning about 6 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | WATERCHASE |
| 9 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 9750 WALNUT |
| 30 August 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | LBJ 57 |
| 24 August 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | AUDELOIA |
| 12 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | UPLAND |
| 31 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 9999 WALNUT |
| 31 July 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | WHITEHURST |
| 24 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 11946 OAK HIGHLANDS |
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 Shiloh: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilliaro Pit & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naaman | 2.0 miles | 20 | |
| Embree (historical) | 2.7 miles | 20 | |
| Garland | 3.0 miles | 20 | |
| Buckingham | 3.4 miles | 20 | |
| Richardson | 3.5 miles | 20 | |
| Bethard | 3.6 miles | 20 | |
| Audelia | 4.0 miles | 20 | |
| Sachse | 4.1 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379071. 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.