BlockWilson, Texas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Terrell South census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75160. The Survey maps it on the Terrell South quadrangle. It stands 453 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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 Dallas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Kaufman quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Terrell South quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
347 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 347 fires within 5 miles of Wilson between 2005 and 2020, burning about 1,439 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 8 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 | 164 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 59 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 52 |
| Smoking | 45 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 6525 IH 20 |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 5 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 136B |
| 4 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ANGELINA |
| 4 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 2578 |
| 30 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SOUTHBEND |
| 3 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 275 |
| 3 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | YELLOW |
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 Wilson: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jahnes Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Valley | 1.1 miles | 10 | |
| Cartwright | 1.9 miles | 10 | |
| Oak Ridge | 2.4 miles | 10 | |
| Post Oak Bend | 3.1 miles | 10 | |
| Post Oak Bend City | 3.7 miles | 10 | |
| Terrell | 3.8 miles | 10 | |
| Lone Star | 4.6 miles | 10 | |
| Lawrence | 4.9 miles | 10 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Wilson | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q21858341 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379283. 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.