BlockToronto, Texas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Alpine census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79830. It stands on McIntyre Creek. The Survey maps it on the Paisano quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 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.
- 1895 USGS Alpine quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Fort Stockton quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Fort Stockton quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Paisano quadrangle1:24000
- 1973 USGS Fort Stockton quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Alpine quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
22 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Toronto between 2002 and 2016, burning about 6,706 acres in total. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 August 2011 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | DEVILS BACKBONE FIRE |
| 9 July 2016 | Natural | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HILL DRIVE FIRE - BREWSTER CO. |
| 4 July 2006 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 8 June 2006 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 8 June 2006 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 8 May 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5,975 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GAGE HOLLAND FIRE |
| 8 May 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 300 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WEST TX - 2 |
| 31 May 2010 | Natural | 53 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HOLLAND FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Toronto: 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Bentonite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Border Mines Bentonite Plant | Bentonite | Producer | ||
| Kimball Quarry & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine | 4.9 miles | 14 | |
| Titley | 13.1 miles | 14 | |
| Altuda | 15.7 miles | 10 | |
| Edwards Place | 18.2 miles | 10 | |
| Lenox | 21.0 miles | 13 | |
| Beatty Place | 22.1 miles | 10 | |
| Hovey | 27.6 miles | 9 | |
| Marathon | 28.4 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1377193. 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.