BlockWilson, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Rosebud census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76570. The Survey maps it on the Westphalia quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1892 USGS Temple quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Westphalia quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Temple quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
29 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Wilson between 2005 and 2020, burning about 432 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 20 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 16 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2015-122 |
| 8 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 170 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | TWEETY |
| 4 August 2009 | Smoking | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | RED RANGER |
| 2 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 6 July 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 45 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | COUNTY ROAD 133 |
| 20 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Chapel | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Zipperlandville | 3.5 miles | 13 | |
| Barclay | 4.7 miles | 13 | |
| Rosebud | 5.9 miles | 7 | |
| Westphalia | 7.5 miles | 13 | |
| Travis | 8.7 miles | 13 | |
| Wilderville | 11.3 miles | 7 | |
| Pleasant Grove | 11.5 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2034733. 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.