BlockSix Point, Texas
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Hale Center census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79041. The Survey maps it on the Hale Center quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 7 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 Plainview quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Plainview quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Hale Center quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Plainview quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
17 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Six Point between 2006 and 2018, burning about 2,475 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 May 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 129 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | EDWIN DAVIS FARM |
| 7 March 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 23 March 2011 | Debris and open burning | 152 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | THOMPSON FIRE |
| 22 March 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 285 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 10-0322-01 |
| 12 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 800 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 11 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 9 February 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 8 February 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hale Center | 3.1 miles | 7 | |
| Furguson | 3.7 miles | 7 | |
| Hale City (historical) | 3.8 miles | 7 | |
| Snyder | 3.8 miles | 7 | |
| Happy Union | 7.5 miles | 7 | |
| Underwood | 7.8 miles | 10 | |
| Plainview | 8.0 miles | 7 | |
| Wasson | 9.1 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380548. 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.