BlockWillow, Texas
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Northwest Harris census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77389. It lies near Hughes Gully. The Survey maps it on the Tomball quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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.
- 1916 USGS Louetta quadrangle1:24000
- 1920 USGS Louetta quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Tomball quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1984 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Conroe quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS Tomball quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
70 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 70 fires within 5 miles of Willow between 1993 and 2020, burning about 634 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 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 | 32 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 2005 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 25 September 1993 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 20 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 18 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 1 September 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 4 August 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 20 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GLEN LOCH DR |
| 19 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | TANGLE BRUSH DR |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Willow: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Perlite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perlite of Houston Plant | Perlite | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Forest | 1.0 miles | 17 | |
| Northampton Forest | 1.2 miles | 17 | |
| Wellington | 1.3 miles | 17 | |
| Wimbledon Country | 1.3 miles | 17 | |
| Londonderry | 1.5 miles | 17 | |
| Avonak | 1.7 miles | 17 | |
| Pinewood Place | 1.8 miles | 17 | |
| Five Oaks | 2.0 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379280. 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.