Shovel Mountain, Texas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Marble Falls census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78654. The Survey maps it on the Round Mountain quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1887 USGS Blanco quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Blanco quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Llano quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Llano quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Llano quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Round Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Pedernales River quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
130 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 130 fires within 5 miles of Shovel Mountain between 2004 and 2020, burning about 2,401 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 8 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 | 69 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.5 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WINNIE SMITH |
| 4 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 19448 |
| 4 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 4.5 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | COASTAL FIRE |
| 3 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.9 acres | Balcones Canyon National Wildlife Refuge | CR 401 FIRE |
| 19 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 20510 |
| 18 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2107 SHOVEL MTN RD |
| 14 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 5 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 200 CR 425 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Shovel Mountain: 4 producers, 1 occurrence. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, High Calcium, Phosphorus-Phosphates. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Mine | Limestone, High Calcium | Producer | Limestone | |
| Phosphate Occurrence | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Occurrence | ||
| Bilbrough Marble Botticino Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Botticino Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Limestone | |
| Stone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double Horn | 3.4 miles | 16 | |
| Meadowlakes | 5.5 miles | 19 | |
| Cottonwood Shores | 5.6 miles | 19 | |
| Spicewood | 6.5 miles | 16 | |
| Marble Falls | 6.6 miles | 19 | |
| Sherwood Shores | 8.7 miles | 19 | |
| Smithwick | 8.9 miles | 18 | |
| Granite Shoals | 9.2 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2034954. 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.






