Whispering Pines, Texas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Garrison census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75946. It stands on Wolf Branch. The Survey maps it on the Garrison West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1953 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Mount Enterprise quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Garrison West quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Nacogdoches quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Nacogdoches quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
64 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 64 fires within 5 miles of Whispering Pines between 1993 and 2020, burning about 546 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 4 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 | 28 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 213 |
| 9 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 9 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 3291 |
| 3 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 18 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 10 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 236 |
| 1 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 3790FM 2609 |
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 Whispering Pines: 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garrison Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Acme Brick Company Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Garrison Plant & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fitze | 1.0 miles | 11 | |
| Holly Springs | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| Garrison | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| Pisgah | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| Cedar Point | 5.3 miles | 11 | |
| Appleby | 6.1 miles | 12 | |
| Pleasant Hill | 6.5 miles | 11 | |
| North Redland | 8.1 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380768. 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.






