BlockWalnut Forest, Texas
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Austin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78753. It stands on Wells Branch. The Survey maps it on the Pflugerville West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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.
- 1896 USGS Austin quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Austin quadrangle1:125000
- 1910 USGS Austin quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Austin quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Austin quadrangle1:62500
- 1968 USGS Pflugerville West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Austin quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1987 USGS Pflugerville West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
101 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 101 fires within 5 miles of Walnut Forest between 2005 and 2016, burning about 497 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 | 51 |
| Smoking | 33 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 29 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 20 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 2 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 1 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 9 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 8 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 Walnut Forest: 1 producer. All of them still produce. 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pit & Plant No.4 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eubank Acres | 0.6 miles | 17 | |
| Coxville | 1.3 miles | 17 | |
| Dessau | 2.3 miles | 17 | |
| Dessau Fountains | 2.6 miles | 17 | |
| Idyle Hour Acres | 3.0 miles | 17 | |
| Waters Park | 3.0 miles | 17 | |
| Kings Village | 3.8 miles | 17 | |
| Abercrombie | 4.2 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1370814. 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.