BlockTheodore, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Northwest Grayson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76273. The Survey maps it on the Whitesboro quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1901 USGS Denison quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Whitesboro quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1982 USGS Whitesboro quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
99 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 99 fires within 5 miles of Theodore between 1998 and 2020, burning about 6,299 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 | 38 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MAIN |
| 4 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HUGHES |
| 2 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CRAWFORD RD |
| 1 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HUGHES RD |
| 9 August 2013 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 167 |
| 6 August 2012 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LOCUST STREET FIRE |
| 6 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 377 |
| 28 August 2010 | Smoking | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRAYDON |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dixie | 0.2 miles | 12 | |
| Sandusky | 3.6 miles | 13 | |
| Basin Springs | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| Sadler | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| Whitesboro | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| Gordonville | 6.2 miles | 12 | |
| Mayd | 6.6 miles | 12 | |
| Steedham | 6.7 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1377154. 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.