Texla, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1926 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Mauriceville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77632. The Survey maps it on the Texla quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1926 USGS Texla quadrangle1:24000
- 1943 USGS Texla quadrangle1:24000
- 1952 USGS Lake Charles quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Lake Charles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Orangefield quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Texla quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Lake Charles quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
147 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 147 fires within 5 miles of Texla between 1992 and 2017, burning about 2,301 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 54 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 | 72 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 54 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Livingston Area | WOODVILLE - 9098 |
| 8 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 2.6 acres | Livingston Area | WOODVILLE - 9099 |
| 7 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODVILLE - 224 |
| 7 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 487 S 7 |
| 5 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LIVINGSTON - 853 |
| 5 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 320 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODVILLE - 682 |
| 4 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 487 S 2 |
| 4 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 60 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODVILLE - 656 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauriceville | 1.4 miles | 13 | |
| Lemonville | 1.9 miles | 13 | |
| Coughlin | 2.6 miles | 13 | |
| Doty | 5.4 miles | 13 | |
| Gratis | 5.6 miles | 13 | |
| Kinard Estates | 5.7 miles | 13 | |
| Stark | 6.2 miles | 13 | |
| Forest Heights | 6.6 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1348427. 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.






