Strain, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Sour Lake census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77659. It lies near Stockpen Prairie. The Survey maps it on the Thorson Gully quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1943 USGS Liberty quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Daisetta quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Thorson Gully quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
41 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 41 fires within 5 miles of Strain between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,013 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 14 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 300 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODVILLE - 697 |
| 6 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODVILLE - 665 |
| 29 September 2011 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LIVINGSTON - 951 |
| 12 September 2019 | Natural | 74 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HARDIN 18:45 |
| 21 August 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 2 August 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 16 August 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 14 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hathaway | 3.6 miles | 12 | |
| Sour Lake | 7.3 miles | 12 | |
| Grayburg | 7.3 miles | 11 | |
| Rattlesnake Bend | 7.8 miles | 13 | |
| Batson | 8.6 miles | 13 | |
| Saratoga | 10.5 miles | 14 | |
| Pine Ridge | 11.6 miles | 12 | |
| Pinewood Estates | 12.2 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379122. 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.






