BlockToledo, Texas
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1944 and the latest in 2003. It stands in the Burkeville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75932. It stands on Babel Creek. The Survey maps it on the Haddens quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1944 USGS Wiergate quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Wiergate quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Alexandria quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Haddens quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Wiergate quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Alexandria quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Haddens quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Leesville quadrangle1:100000
- 2003 USGS Haddens quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
85 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 85 fires within 5 miles of Toledo between 1993 and 2020, burning about 1,128 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 32 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 32 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Louisiana Office of Forestry | not named |
| 5 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Louisiana Office of Forestry | not named |
| 4 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Louisiana Office of Forestry | not named |
| 4 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Louisiana Office of Forestry | not named |
| 4 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 161 acres | Louisiana Office of Forestry | not named |
| 2 September 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Louisiana Office of Forestry | not named |
| 2 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Louisiana Office of Forestry | not named |
| 15 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Louisiana Office of Forestry | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Toledo Bend | 2.7 miles | 17 | |
| Mayflower | 10.5 miles | 14 | |
| Burkeville | 13.3 miles | 9 | |
| Indian Hills | 14.3 miles | 9 | |
| Wiergate | 14.3 miles | 9 | |
| Simmonsville | 15.2 miles | 9 | |
| Scrapping Valley | 15.8 miles | 10 | |
| Weeks Settlement | 15.9 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1382870. 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.