Thrift, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Burkburnett census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76354. The Survey maps it on the Devol quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 9 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.
- 1955 USGS Lawton quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Burkburnett quadrangle1:62500
- 1985 USGS Burkburnett quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Devol quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
227 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 227 fires within 5 miles of Thrift between 2000 and 2020, burning about 6,136 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 152 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 23 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2012 | Natural | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | RIELY RANCH & WALKER |
| 27 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WHITED DERRICK FIRE |
| 23 September 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | AWTREY GATE |
| 21 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | TRUCK RT |
| 18 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GULF LAKE |
| 13 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 70 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CUTTING TORCH |
| 11 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | I44 TIRE |
| 8 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | SULIVAN MULTIPLE FIRES |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Thrift: 4 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thrift-1 | Copper | Occurrence | 1979 | |
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkburnett | 3.4 miles | 15 | |
| Clara | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| Cashion Community | 9.0 miles | 15 | |
| Bacon | 10.0 miles | 9 | |
| Iowa Park | 12.3 miles | 11 | |
| Pleasant Valley | 13.0 miles | 9 | |
| Fowlkes | 14.5 miles | 10 | |
| Haynesville | 15.8 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380662. 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.



