BlockSpring Hill, Texas
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Pilot Point-Aubrey census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76227. The Survey maps it on the Aubrey 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 Sherman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Aubrey quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS McKinney quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
92 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 92 fires within 5 miles of Spring Hill between 2005 and 2018, burning about 1,135 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 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 | 40 |
| Debris and open burning | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2013 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 100 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 13082072 |
| 7 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SMILEY ROAD |
| 29 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | HIGBEE |
| 28 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | WINEBERG |
| 28 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 09-0001492 |
| 22 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | POWELL RD. |
| 19 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 18 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | BREWER RD. |
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 Spring Hill: 1 producer. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Davidson's Sand Pit Operation | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mustang | 2.3 miles | 7 | |
| Aubrey | 2.7 miles | 7 | |
| Krugerville | 3.1 miles | 7 | |
| Parvin | 4.7 miles | 8 | |
| Providence | 4.7 miles | 10 | |
| New Hope (historical) | 5.2 miles | 10 | |
| Navo | 5.4 miles | 10 | |
| Lincoln Park | 5.7 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380586. 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.