Whitney, Texas
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Silverton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79257. The Survey maps it on the Whiteley quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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 Plainview quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Plainview quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Whiteley quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Plainview quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
9 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Whitney between 2006 and 2020, burning about 652 acres in total. 1 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/undetermined | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 July 2018 | Natural | 100 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | COUNTY ROAD 14 FIRE |
| 10 July 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 20023 |
| 18 May 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 200 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 20010 |
| 13 May 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 20008 |
| 2 April 2006 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 13 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | MIKE FOARD |
| 3 November 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 300 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 20037 |
| 23 November 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silverton | 8.7 miles | 7 | |
| Rock Creek | 9.6 miles | 7 | |
| Quitaque | 14.5 miles | 7 | |
| Antelope Flats | 25.4 miles | 9 | |
| Woodburn Place | 27.7 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380775. 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.



