Sunrise Shores, Texas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the LaRue-Poynor census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75758. It stands on Flat Creek. The Survey maps it on the Moore Station quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1949 USGS Frankston quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Frankston quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1984 USGS Moore Station quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
213 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 213 fires within 5 miles of Sunrise Shores between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,670 acres in total. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 119 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 55 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 5 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 099 |
| 30 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 578 |
| 3 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | BIG TIMBER AND OLD CAMBELL |
| 3 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 521 |
| 3 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 26 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | #7052 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Sunrise Shores: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Halite, Limestone, General, Gypsum-Anhydrite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooks Salt Dome | Halite, Limestone, General, Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | 1865 | |
| Texas Iron Pit | Iron | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Mine | Iron | Producer | Goethite, Hematite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moore Station | 3.2 miles | 15 | |
| Antioch | 4.5 miles | 15 | |
| Coffee City | 4.7 miles | 15 | |
| Fincastle | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| New Hope | 6.6 miles | 13 | |
| Berryville | 6.8 miles | 15 | |
| Leagueville | 8.5 miles | 15 | |
| Evelyn | 8.6 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2805790. 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.






