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Westcliff, Texas

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Belton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76513. The Survey maps it on the Nolanville quadrangle.

Westcliff within Bell County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 19 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

47 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 47 fires within 5 miles of Westcliff between 2005 and 2020, burning about 262 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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/undetermined23
Debris and open burning22
Equipment and vehicle use1
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
25 September 2011Smoking20 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceMUTUAL AID FOR BELTON FD
19 September 2006Debris and open burning10 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
19 September 2006Debris and open burning3.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
1 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
8 August 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceFM 439 & WILDWOOD
7 August 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
21 August 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceFM 1670
9 July 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceFM 439 & CHALK LANE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Bell County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Westcliff: 4 producers, 1 past producer. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Dresser Minerals Inc OperationStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Miller PitLimestone, GeneralProducer
Nolanville QuarryLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Pit No. 2Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Bell County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Woodland1.8 miles16
Morgans Point Resort3.6 miles16
Dog Ridge (historical)4.2 miles19
Union Hill4.3 miles19
Jubilee Springs4.4 miles16
Belton4.9 miles16
Nolanville5.4 miles19
Hobbs6.0 miles16

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1384176. 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.