BlockWatkins, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the East Terrell census division. The Survey maps it on the Cook Creek North quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1943 USGS Malvado quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Malvado quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Del Rio quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Del Rio quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Cook Creek North quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Comstock quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Watkins (historical): 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Flagstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dryden Stone Quarry | Stone | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| West Texas Stone Company Operation | Flagstone | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malvado | 4.0 miles | 8 | |
| Shaw | 4.5 miles | 9 | |
| Lozier | 7.3 miles | 8 | |
| Casa de Peidras | 9.5 miles | 8 | |
| Dryden | 10.1 miles | 9 | |
| Mofeta | 15.9 miles | 9 | |
| Dryden Crossing | 16.6 miles | 10 | |
| Sanderson | 26.3 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2109900. 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.
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.