BlockSmith Oaks, Texas
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the East Grayson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75090. The Survey maps it on the Ambrose quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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 Sherman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Whitesright quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Ambrose quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
82 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 82 fires within 5 miles of Smith Oaks between 2008 and 2020, burning about 617 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 | 31 |
| Debris and open burning | 28 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | AURTHUR |
| 4 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2012087 |
| 2 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | DRIPPING SPRINGS |
| 13 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 791 CLEVE COLE BRUSH FIRE |
| 10 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 35 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | EAST LINE RD |
| 1 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PLAINVIEW 3 |
| 8 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | DENISON GRASS FIRE |
| 5 August 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HOGSKIN |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penland | 2.8 miles | 7 | |
| Terrace | 3.1 miles | 7 | |
| Sherman Junction | 3.2 miles | 12 | |
| Bona | 4.4 miles | 7 | |
| Woodlake Park | 5.0 miles | 12 | |
| Bells | 5.1 miles | 7 | |
| Ida | 5.1 miles | 7 | |
| North Sherman Junction | 5.3 miles | 12 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122597285 | 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 1380559. 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.