BlockWalnut Springs, Texas
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Ferris census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75125. The Survey maps it on the India quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 19 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.
- 1891 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS India quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Seagoville quadrangle1:62500
- 1986 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
51 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 51 fires within 5 miles of Walnut Springs between 2006 and 2019, burning about 6,566 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 11 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2600 FM 660 |
| 1 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 3 August 2014 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BEASLEY |
| 3 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | NEWTON ROAD |
| 27 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 250 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FARR ALTOM FIRE |
| 16 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | COMBINE FIRE |
| 5 July 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Walnut Springs: 5 producers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis and Bilindsay Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gifford Hill Bobwyn Pit & Plant #12 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Limestone Sand & Graval Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Seagoville Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| South Dallas Plant No. 534 | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379229. 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.