BlockWhite Rock, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1991. It lies in ZIP code area 75446. It stands on Threemile Creek. The Survey maps it on the Petty quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1903 USGS Paris quadrangle1:125000
- 1947 USGS Honey Grove quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Honey Grove quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Petty quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Paris quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Paris quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
55 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 55 fires within 5 miles of White Rock between 2006 and 2017, burning about 507 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 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 | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 3434 |
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 824 FIRE |
| 13 September 2011 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GOLF COURSE ROAD FIRE |
| 5 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 29 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 82 IN LAMAR CO |
| 27 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PETTY082711A |
| 2 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 3525 |
| 14 August 2012 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 34 FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of White Rock: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honey Grove | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Dial | 5.0 miles | 9 | |
| Allen Point | 6.9 miles | 12 | |
| Bagby | 7.2 miles | 8 | |
| Lyday Crossing | 7.3 miles | 8 | |
| Bug Tussle | 8.1 miles | 8 | |
| Windom | 8.9 miles | 12 | |
| Allens Chapel | 9.0 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1889615. 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.