BlockVivian, Texas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Crowell census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79248. The Survey maps it on the Vivian quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1932 USGS Vivian quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Lawton quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1960 USGS Teacup Mountain quadrangle1:62500
- 1984 USGS Vivian quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Vernon quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Vivian quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
6 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Vivian between 1996 and 2011, burning about 26,895 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 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 | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 June 2008 | Natural | 200 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 4 March 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 200 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HOLKUM PLACE |
| 23 March 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26,294 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | TRIANGLE FIRE |
| 27 February 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 13 MILES EAST HWY 70 - FOARD COUNTY |
| 19 February 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 27 October 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 150 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Vivian: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcclellan | Copper | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crowell | 14.3 miles | 7 | |
| Foard City | 15.8 miles | 7 | |
| Margaret | 17.1 miles | 10 | |
| Thalia | 23.7 miles | 7 | |
| Rayland | 26.0 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1889986. 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.