BlockSixmile Crossing, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the East Tom Green census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76905. The Survey maps it on the Veribest quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1892 USGS San Angelo quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1928 USGS Wall quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS San Angelo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Wall quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS San Angelo quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS San Angelo quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Veribest quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS San Angelo quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
62 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 62 fires within 5 miles of Sixmile Crossing between 2005 and 2015, burning about 360 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 5 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 | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 9 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 7 August 2013 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 7200 BLK FM 380 |
| 6 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE HWY 67 |
| 4 August 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 200 BLK CEDARWOOD DR |
| 30 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 21 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 17 August 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 4138 US 67 NORTH |
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 Sixmile Crossing: 1 past producer. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanco Materials Corporation | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alvery Junction | 4.1 miles | 17 | |
| Veribest | 4.4 miles | 13 | |
| San Angelo | 5.1 miles | 17 | |
| Harriet | 5.5 miles | 15 | |
| Wall | 6.8 miles | 13 | |
| S N Junction | 7.2 miles | 17 | |
| Mullins Crossing | 8.0 miles | 14 | |
| Sixteen Mile Crossing | 10.0 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380549. 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.