BlockStratford Park, Texas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Sugar Land census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77498. It lies near Red Gully. The Survey maps it on the Clodine quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 14 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.
- 1915 USGS Clodine quadrangle1:24000
- 1919 USGS Clodine quadrangle1:31680, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Sugar Land quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1970 USGS Clodine quadrangle1:24000
- 1975 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Clodine quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Houston quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Clodine quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
16 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Stratford Park between 2010 and 2014, burning about 70 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 4 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 309 CR. 4360 |
| 3 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FIRE |
| 27 August 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | W PENNINGTON |
| 26 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 25 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 29 June 2013 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 715 SECR 1190 |
| 8 May 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Stratford Park: 3 producers, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clodine Pit | Clay | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Dredging Corporation | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summerfield | 0.5 miles | 14 | |
| Shiloh Lake Estates | 0.9 miles | 14 | |
| Pheasant Creek | 1.3 miles | 14 | |
| Village of Oak Lakes | 1.4 miles | 14 | |
| Hidden Lake Estates | 1.4 miles | 14 | |
| Sugar Land | 2.4 miles | 11 | |
| Ragus Lake Estates | 2.5 miles | 14 | |
| New Territory | 2.6 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2472671. 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.