BlockSumpter, Texas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 2004. It stands in the Apple Springs census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75845. The Survey maps it on the Groveton East quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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 Palestine quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Groveton East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Crockett quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2004 USGS Groveton East quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
83 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 83 fires within 5 miles of Sumpter (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 25,396 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 31 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 7117 |
| 2 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,500 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | KICKAPOO WEST |
| 17 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 7108 |
| 12 September 2013 | Fireworks | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 8069 |
| 12 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Livingston Area | LIVINGSTON - 895 |
| 11 September 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 8068 |
| 10 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Livingston Area | LIVINGSTON - 884 |
| 1 September 2000 | Natural | 1,500 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CONROE - 357 |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2034922. 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.