BlockSixmile, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Kamey-Sixmile census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77979. It stands on Sixmile Creek. The Survey maps it on the Kamey quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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.
- 1952 USGS Kamey quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Port Lavaca quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Kamey quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
12 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Sixmile between 2008 and 2019, burning about 476 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 1090 TRACTOR FIRE |
| 30 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 14 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 60 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 24 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | CHAVANA |
| 1 August 2008 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 80 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 30 April 2018 | Smoking | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE HWY 87 |
| 3 April 2018 | Smoking | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | HARTMAN RD GRASS FIRE |
| 12 April 2009 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SCHOOL RD @ CLEGG RD |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kamey | 4.6 miles | 9 | |
| Clark Station | 5.0 miles | 8 | |
| Port Lavaca | 5.9 miles | 8 | |
| Point Comfort | 6.7 miles | 10 | |
| Alamo Beach | 9.1 miles | 10 | |
| Heyser | 10.5 miles | 8 | |
| Magnolia Beach | 11.6 miles | 10 | |
| Green Lake | 12.2 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2034880. 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.