BlockStevens, Texas
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Stratford census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79084. The Survey maps it on the Stevens quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 6 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 Perryton quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Perryton quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Stevens quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Spearman quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
6 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Stevens between 2008 and 2020, burning about 157 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 July 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 5 MILES WEST |
| 9 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 120 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 54 CR J FIRE |
| 9 June 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 13 June 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 29 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 54 E 3.29.09 FIRE |
| 19 January 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | JANZ REPORTED FIRE |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380607. 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.