BlockWoodland, Texas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Northwest Bell census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76513. It stands on Tanyard Branch. The Survey maps it on the Moffat quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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
- 1924 USGS Temple 3-B quadrangle1:48000
- 1931 USGS Belton quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Moffat quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Temple quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
37 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 37 fires within 5 miles of Woodland between 2005 and 2020, burning about 524 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2011 | Smoking | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MUTUAL AID FOR BELTON FD |
| 8 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 439 & WILDWOOD |
| 7 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 4 August 2009 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 5012 CEDAR RIDGE |
| 3 August 2009 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 10684 ST 36 |
| 6 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9.5 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 5506 JACKSON DR |
| 5 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | CHISOLM PARKWAY |
| 4 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | COW PAGE CT. |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Woodland: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Pit | Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westcliff | 1.8 miles | 19 | |
| Morgans Point Resort | 1.8 miles | 16 | |
| Jubilee Springs | 3.2 miles | 16 | |
| Union Hill | 4.2 miles | 19 | |
| Moffat | 4.9 miles | 16 | |
| Belton | 5.4 miles | 16 | |
| Dog Ridge (historical) | 5.4 miles | 19 | |
| Midway | 5.5 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1371912. 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.