BlockWhaley, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Hooks census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75570. The Survey maps it on the Hooks quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1909 USGS New Boston quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Hooks quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS New Boston quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
99 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 99 fires within 5 miles of Whaley between 1993 and 2020, burning about 797 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 10 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 | 52 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2001 |
| 7 September 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 6175 |
| 7 September 1993 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 5 September 2000 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 370 |
| 3 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 29 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 29 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 25 September 2011 | Natural | 12 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 636 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Whaley: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lavine | Manganese | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hooks | 2.5 miles | 13 | |
| New Boston | 4.3 miles | 14 | |
| Burns | 4.5 miles | 11 | |
| Boston | 4.7 miles | 14 | |
| Victory City | 5.2 miles | 18 | |
| Smith Hill | 5.7 miles | 11 | |
| Redbank | 5.9 miles | 11 | |
| Old Boston | 6.0 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1371311. 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.