BlockSwearingen, Texas
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Wellington census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79095. The Survey maps it on the Rolla SW quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 7 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 Plainview quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Plainview quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Rolla SW quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Wellington quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
18 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Swearingen between 2001 and 2015, burning about 13,327 acres in total. 11 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2011 | Natural | 110 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | COLLINSWORTH CORD 2 & HWY 256 |
| 10 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS |
| 24 August 2011 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CHILDRESS CORD 2 |
| 14 August 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 27 July 2008 | Natural | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 27 July 2008 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 17 July 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12,368 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | O'REAR COMPLEX FIRE |
| 16 June 2008 | Natural | 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rolla | 3.9 miles | 7 | |
| Quail | 8.3 miles | 7 | |
| New Loco | 9.7 miles | 8 | |
| Wellington | 10.0 miles | 8 | |
| Fresno | 12.2 miles | 8 | |
| Marilla | 13.1 miles | 7 | |
| Lutie | 18.1 miles | 5 | |
| Samnorwood | 18.9 miles | 5 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2035024. 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.