BlockTownsend, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 2003. It stands in the Broaddus census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75972. It stands on Prairie Creek. The Survey maps it on the Broaddus quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1953 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Broaddus quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Broaddus quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Lufkin quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Lufkin quadrangle1:100000
- 2003 USGS Broaddus quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
132 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 132 fires within 5 miles of Townsend between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,027 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 10 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 | 54 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 15 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODVILLE - 188 |
| 30 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 30 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 3 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 09-02501 |
| 24 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 23 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | National Forests And Grasslands In Texas | CHOATE |
| 21 September 2007 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 21 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broaddus | 3.8 miles | 13 | |
| Goodwin | 5.6 miles | 13 | |
| Norwood | 6.5 miles | 13 | |
| White City | 9.0 miles | 13 | |
| Macune | 9.2 miles | 13 | |
| Union Grave | 10.6 miles | 13 | |
| Massa | 11.2 miles | 13 | |
| Veach | 11.4 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2035022. 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.