Sivells Bend, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Callisburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76240. The Survey maps it on the Thackerville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1902 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1943 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Thackerville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
58 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 58 fires within 5 miles of Sivells Bend between 2006 and 2020, burning about 692 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FIRE ON NORTHRIDGE |
| 17 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FIRE ON FM 1201 |
| 15 September 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 437 FM 1201 |
| 8 August 2013 | Debris and open burning | 11 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FIRE ON CR 402 |
| 6 August 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | FIRE ON NORTHSHORE |
| 6 August 2012 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FIRE ON CR 403 |
| 2 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 15 August 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FIRE ON CR 406 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Sivells Bend: 2 past producers. 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 | ||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marysville | 8.0 miles | 13 | |
| Walnut Bend | 9.8 miles | 13 | |
| Coesfield | 10.4 miles | 13 | |
| Bulcher | 11.4 miles | 12 | |
| Dexter | 14.0 miles | 13 | |
| Sturgeon | 14.6 miles | 13 | |
| Custer City | 14.8 miles | 13 | |
| Lindsay | 14.8 miles | 13 |
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 Sivells Bend | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7532457 | 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 1380547. 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.






