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Tribune, Texas

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the East Grayson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75090. It stands on Post Oak Creek. The Survey maps it on the Howe quadrangle.

Tribune within Grayson County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 12 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

194 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 194 fires within 5 miles of Tribune between 2008 and 2020, burning about 583 acres in total. None started naturally. 11 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/undetermined92
Debris and open burning44
Equipment and vehicle use21
Power generation/transmission/distribution13
Arson/incendiarism11
Recreation and ceremony5
Smoking3
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Railroad operations and maintenance2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2011Power generation/transmission/distribution15 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceREX CRUSE
7 September 2011Railroad operations and maintenance1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceRAILROAD
5 September 2011Debris and open burning1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceHOPSON
30 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service1628 LAKE
30 September 2011Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceMEDIAN
29 September 2011Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceHERITAGE
26 September 2011Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceHAY
25 September 2011Debris and open burning1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceWHARTON

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Grayson County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Tribune: 8 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Grayson County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Hilton2.5 miles12
Sherman2.7 miles12
Luella2.9 miles12
North Sherman Junction4.4 miles12
Sherman Junction4.4 miles12
Ida5.6 miles7
Smith Oaks6.3 miles7
Mormon Grove (historical)6.3 miles11

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380675. 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.