BlockWaukegan, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Southeast Montgomery census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77306. It stands on Cagle Branch. The Survey maps it on the Cut And Shoot quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1954 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Cut and Shoot quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Conroe quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Cut And Shoot quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
173 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 173 fires within 5 miles of Waukegan between 1992 and 2019, burning about 2,106 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 12 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 109 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 38 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2012 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Livingston Area | LIVINGSTON - 8073 |
| 9 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 7 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SOUTH FORK |
| 6 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 30 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 30 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 29 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 28 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
2 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Waukegan in 2 storm reports between 1997 and 2021: 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. The reports record 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1997 | Tornado (F2) | Waukegan | 1 hurt, $175,000 | This tornado was probably the most significant in strength and length that occurred this day. Several homes and mobile homes received major damage. There was one injury when a young boy was in a mobile home when the tornado picked it up and wrapped it around a tree. Damage to trees was extensive with many trees being snapped off above the ground. This storm was surveyed from the air and had continuous tree damage from Midway to Shepherd in San Jacinto County. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waukegan | - | Trained spotters reported multiple downed trees across the Cut and Shoot area. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cut and Shoot | 1.9 miles | 13 | |
| Youens | 1.9 miles | 13 | |
| Deerwood | 2.1 miles | 13 | |
| Groceville | 2.2 miles | 13 | |
| Four Corners | 2.6 miles | 14 | |
| Wigginsville | 3.6 miles | 13 | |
| Grangerland | 4.0 miles | 13 | |
| Beach | 4.4 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1381272. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.