BlockSouth Frydek, Texas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Sealy census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77474. The Survey maps it on the Wallis quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 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.
- 1953 USGS Seguin quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Wallis quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Seguin quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Wallis quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Eagle Lake quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
24 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of South Frydek between 2009 and 2020, burning about 90 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 28 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GASS FIRE |
| 7 August 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 17 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRUSH FIRE |
| 25 July 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 31 May 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SOLOR PANAL GRASS FIRE |
| 3 April 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 27 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of South Frydek: 3 producers. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Dredge Operation | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel | |
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel | |
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frydek | 1.6 miles | 13 | |
| Brazos Country | 2.1 miles | 13 | |
| San Felipe | 4.4 miles | 13 | |
| Sealy | 5.4 miles | 11 | |
| Wallis | 7.0 miles | 11 | |
| Rexville | 7.2 miles | 10 | |
| Macedonia | 8.8 miles | 11 | |
| Beard | 9.9 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2805588. 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.