BlockSylvan, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Paris census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75462. The Survey maps it on the Blossom quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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 Texarkana quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Blossom quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Paris quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Paris quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
127 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 127 fires within 5 miles of Sylvan between 2005 and 2020, burning about 1,118 acres in total. 2 started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 91 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1700 FM 2120 |
| 6 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 42600 |
| 27 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WILDLAND/GRASS FIRE |
| 22 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WILDLAND/GRASS FIRE |
| 2 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 4200 CLARKSVILLE |
| 18 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MADEWELL RD |
| 10 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 4120 SMALLWOOD RD |
| 5 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 210 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 367 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
2 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sylvan in 2 storm reports between 2012 and 2019: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sylvan | $7,000 | A wood chicken coop was destroyed along FM 196, south of Blossom. The sheet metal from the coop was strewn across the property to the north. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Sylvan | - | A public report indicated quarter-size hail approximately 2 miles south of the city of Sun Valley, TX. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Valley | 1.4 miles | 8 | |
| Reno | 2.0 miles | 8 | |
| Blossom | 2.8 miles | 8 | |
| Marvin | 3.6 miles | 8 | |
| Byrdtown | 4.3 miles | 8 | |
| Jennings | 4.8 miles | 8 | |
| Pattonville | 5.0 miles | 8 | |
| Adams | 5.1 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380636. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.