BlockTrue, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Olney census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76374. The Survey maps it on the True 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 Wichita Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Wichita Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS True quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Graham quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
90 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 90 fires within 5 miles of True between 2005 and 2020, burning about 2,113 acres in total. 3 started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 30 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 986 WILLARD RD |
| 29 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ROGERS RD |
| 27 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LAIRMORE |
| 14 September 2011 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 251&3309 |
| 7 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 3329 |
| 31 August 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ORTH RD |
| 30 August 2014 | Smoking | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 926 W/KINSER RD |
| 25 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle | 5.9 miles | 10 | |
| Jean | 6.1 miles | 8 | |
| Olney | 6.4 miles | 8 | |
| Proffitt Crossing | 8.9 miles | 8 | |
| Belknap (historical) | 8.9 miles | 10 | |
| Red Top | 9.3 miles | 10 | |
| Padgett | 9.7 miles | 8 | |
| Proffitt | 9.8 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380679. 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.