BlockWhiterock, Texas
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the East Grayson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75491. The Survey maps it on the Whitewright quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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.
- 1954 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Whitesright quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Whitewright quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
97 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 97 fires within 5 miles of Whiterock between 2006 and 2020, burning about 728 acres in total. None 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 | 47 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 37 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| 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 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 45 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GF |
| 5 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SEARS FIRE |
| 4 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 17-197 |
| 4 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HIGHWAY 11 FIRE |
| 30 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2750 OLD IDA RD |
| 29 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2552 ROSE HILL RD |
| 26 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1014 FRANKLIN RD |
| 24 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2012097 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
2 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Whiterock in 2 storm reports between 2011 and 2026: 2 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Hail | Whiterock | $25,000 | Emergency manager reported 3.5 inch hail at the intersection of Marlow Road and Rochelle Canyon road. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Whiterock | - | Nickel sized hail was reported in Bells which is approximately 7 miles east of Sherman. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ida | 1.3 miles | 7 | |
| Tom Bean | 3.0 miles | 7 | |
| Kentucky Town | 3.3 miles | 7 | |
| Canaan | 3.7 miles | 7 | |
| White Mound | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Luella | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| Bells | 4.6 miles | 7 | |
| Whitewright | 5.4 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380774. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.