BlockWest Bluff, Texas
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Orange census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77632. It sits by Pine Bluff. The Survey maps it on the Echo quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 18 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.
- 1932 USGS Orange quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Toomey quadrangle1:31680
- 1952 USGS Lake Charles quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Lake Charles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Toomey quadrangle1:31680
- 1955 USGS Orange quadrangle1:62500
- 1960 USGS Echo quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Orange quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Lake Charles quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Echo quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
44 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 44 fires within 5 miles of West Bluff between 1997 and 2015, burning about 1,109 acres in total. 6 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 | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2013 | Fireworks | 97 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 9171 |
| 27 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Louisiana Office of Forestry | not named |
| 24 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Louisiana Office of Forestry | not named |
| 23 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Louisiana Office of Forestry | not named |
| 22 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODVILLE - 255 |
| 22 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Louisiana Office of Forestry | not named |
| 22 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Louisiana Office of Forestry | not named |
| 22 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Louisiana Office of Forestry | not named |
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 West Bluff: 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Silica, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G.T.M. Sand Pit | Silica | Producer | ||
| Teal Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay | Producer | Sand | |
| Orange Pit | Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Echo | 2.1 miles | 18 | |
| Ridgecrest | 2.3 miles | 18 | |
| Morgan Bluff | 2.4 miles | 18 | |
| Little Cypress | 2.7 miles | 13 | |
| Reese | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Kinard Estates | 4.4 miles | 13 | |
| Brownwood | 4.5 miles | 19 | |
| Forest Heights | 5.1 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1349679. 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.