BlockWillow Point, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Bridgeport census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76426. The Survey maps it on the Gibtown quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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 Sherman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gibtown quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Denton quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Denton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
159 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 159 fires within 5 miles of Willow Point between 2005 and 2016, burning about 2,746 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 10 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 69 |
| Debris and open burning | 37 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 28 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 22 September 2011 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LIGHTNING NEVER STRIKES TWICE... |
| 22 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | ...IN THE SAME SPOT. |
| 19 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 5572 920 F.I. |
| 19 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 380 W HONEYHOLLOW RANCH |
| 19 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 8 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 6 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
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 Point: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Industries Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balsora | 3.3 miles | 9 | |
| Runaway Bay | 4.1 miles | 8 | |
| Boonsville | 4.2 miles | 9 | |
| Rickels | 6.5 miles | 10 | |
| Lake Bridgeport | 7.8 miles | 10 | |
| Draco | 9.0 miles | 9 | |
| Bridgeport | 10.7 miles | 10 | |
| Cottondale | 11.6 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379281. 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.