BlockVasco, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Cooper census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75450. The Survey maps it on the Minter quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1953 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Minter quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
20 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Vasco between 2005 and 2018, burning about 129 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Natural | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 1202 & FM 895 |
| 27 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BURKHART GRASS FIRE |
| 24 July 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 27 June 2006 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 24 June 2017 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 895 |
| 22 June 2014 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 6/22/14 FM 895 @ CR 1230 WHEAT FIELD FIRE |
| 25 March 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 3/25/14 FM 895 FIRE |
| 8 February 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 198 EAST |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Delta | 1.8 miles | 8 | |
| Pacio | 2.6 miles | 8 | |
| Charleston | 2.8 miles | 8 | |
| Kensing | 3.4 miles | 8 | |
| Prattville | 5.0 miles | 8 | |
| Lake Creek | 5.4 miles | 8 | |
| Post Oak | 5.8 miles | 8 | |
| Mount Joy | 7.8 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380711. 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.