Webb Village, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Big Spring census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79720. It lies near Scenic Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Big Spring South quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1941 USGS Big Spring South quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Big Spring South quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Big Spring quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Big Spring quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Big Spring South quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Big Spring quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
294 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 294 fires within 5 miles of Webb Village between 2005 and 2020, burning about 12,470 acres in total. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 142 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 43 |
| Debris and open burning | 39 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 38 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 8 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 21 AND 176 |
| 5 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 5509 LONGSHORE |
| 3 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2407 N BIRDWELL |
| 27 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1200 BLK N FM 700 |
| 24 September 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | OVERTON & 461 |
| 24 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 87 & DRIVER RD |
| 23 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | EAST OF SHELL STATION |
| 20 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | MM 174 I-20 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Webb Village: 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Rough Sand and Gravel Fisher Qy | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Fisher Quarry | Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Limestone | |
| Tubbs Pit | Limestone, General | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Spring | 2.4 miles | 11 | |
| South Haven | 2.6 miles | 12 | |
| Elbow | 4.2 miles | 10 | |
| Ziler | 6.2 miles | 11 | |
| Morita | 7.6 miles | 11 | |
| Midway | 7.7 miles | 10 | |
| Sand Springs | 8.9 miles | 10 | |
| Fairview | 9.5 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1349588. 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.





