Willow Creek, Texas
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Franklin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77856. It stands on Pin Oak Creek. The Survey maps it on the Oletha 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 Waco quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Oletha quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Marlin quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
67 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 67 fires within 5 miles of Willow Creek between 1996 and 2020, burning about 1,540 acres in total. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 30 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | NEYLAND |
| 6 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SEALE FIELD |
| 3 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FIRE |
| 11 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 91120152 |
| 24 August 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | JARVIS |
| 24 August 2011 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MINE LIGHTNING |
| 24 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 23 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MINE TRUCK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Willow Creek: 5 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Kaolin, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Kaolin, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dresser Indust Mineral Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Kaolin | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| General Portland Clay Pit | Kaolin | Producer | ||
| Universal Atlas Pit | Kaolin | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Kaolin | Producer | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headsville | 3.6 miles | 7 | |
| Seale | 3.8 miles | 8 | |
| Round Prairie | 3.9 miles | 8 | |
| Bald Prairie | 4.3 miles | 10 | |
| White Rock | 7.8 miles | 7 | |
| Petteway | 8.8 miles | 7 | |
| Ridge | 11.5 miles | 11 | |
| Easterly | 12.8 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380786. 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.



