Williams, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1931 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the May census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76471. The Survey maps it on the Pioneer quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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.
- 1931 USGS Baird quadrangle1:125000
- 1932 USGS Baird quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Abilene quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Abilene quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Pioneer quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Abilene quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
42 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 42 fires within 5 miles of Williams between 2005 and 2020, burning about 946 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 7 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 2940 (11-028504) |
| 28 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 411 |
| 23 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 15 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 100 CR 411 |
| 12 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 28 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRIDGE MAY LINE |
| 7 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 583 RANKIN |
| 29 August 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 14 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PITCOCK |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May | 6.0 miles | 14 | |
| Cross Cut | 6.1 miles | 9 | |
| Byrds | 7.5 miles | 17 | |
| Holder | 7.8 miles | 14 | |
| Grosvenor | 11.9 miles | 15 | |
| Lake Brownwood | 12.8 miles | 17 | |
| Owens | 12.9 miles | 14 | |
| Lake Shore | 13.8 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379278. 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.





