West Point, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the La Grange West census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78963. The Survey maps it on the West Point quadrangle. It stands 341 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1901 USGS Flatonia quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Seguin quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Seguin quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS West Point quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Seguin quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
64 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 64 fires within 5 miles of West Point between 1992 and 2019, burning about 426 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 2 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 | 31 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
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 1998 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 6 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GUZMAN |
| 26 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 26 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 2 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WINCHESTER ASSIST SB |
| 2 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SPRING BRANCH |
| 9 August 2009 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | KIRKHAM ROAD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of West Point: 7 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Swor Pit No. 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Valley | 2.2 miles | 11 | |
| Kirtley | 3.6 miles | 12 | |
| Plum | 3.7 miles | 11 | |
| Lena | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| Winchester | 4.7 miles | 16 | |
| Marly | 5.0 miles | 11 | |
| Stellar | 6.6 miles | 11 | |
| Fords Prairie | 7.3 miles | 11 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on West Point | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7986241 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1371189. 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.




