BlockTriangle, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Chilton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76632. It stands on Post Oak Creek. The Survey maps it on the Marlin quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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.
- 1954 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Marlin quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Marlin quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
10 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Triangle between 2005 and 2016, burning about 210 acres in total. None 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 | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 24 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FALLS COUNTY BRUSH FIRE #1 |
| 5 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 540 RIVERVIEW RD |
| 4 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRAZOS |
| 4 July 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2012-114 |
| 17 July 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BEHIND PRISON FIRE |
| 22 June 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 90 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 19 June 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 527 HONEY LN. |
| 22 February 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 242 MT. PLEASANT DRIVE |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomlinson Hill | 1.1 miles | 8 | |
| Chilton | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| Satin | 5.0 miles | 14 | |
| Rocky Hill | 5.1 miles | 8 | |
| Marlin | 5.2 miles | 8 | |
| Guda | 5.8 miles | 14 | |
| Lott | 5.9 miles | 13 | |
| Sunrise | 6.2 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380674. 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.