BlockWigginsville, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Southeast Montgomery census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77302. The Survey maps it on the Cut And Shoot quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1954 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Cut and Shoot quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Conroe quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Cut And Shoot quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
154 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 154 fires within 5 miles of Wigginsville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,244 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 13 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 | 97 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 8 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Livingston Area | LIVINGSTON - 872 |
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9.0 acres | Livingston Area | LIVINGSTON - 849 |
| 30 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 28 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 28 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 25 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 25 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grangerland | 0.6 miles | 13 | |
| Four Corners | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Waukegan | 3.6 miles | 13 | |
| Deerwood | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| Youens | 4.4 miles | 13 | |
| Woodloch | 4.9 miles | 13 | |
| Cut and Shoot | 5.3 miles | 13 | |
| Groceville | 5.7 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1381275. 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.