BlockYokum, Texas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Smiley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78159. The Survey maps it on the Sample quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 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.
- 1920 USGS Smiley quadrangle1:125000
- 1953 USGS Seguin quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Seguin quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Sample quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Cuero quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
16 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Yokum between 2008 and 2018, burning about 685 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 10212 FM 1681 |
| 27 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GINGER BAKER / DON ROEDER |
| 25 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINKE RD. & FM 108 |
| 8 May 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | DEVON POD |
| 16 May 2017 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | JACKSON ROAD |
| 3 April 2017 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GONZALES COUNTY SO |
| 8 March 2008 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 6 March 2008 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Yokum: 4 producers, 1 past producer. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conoco Conquista Friar-Knandel Pit | Uranium | Producer | ||
| Conoco Conquista Smith Pit | Uranium | Producer | ||
| Thomas Pit | Uranium | Producer | ||
| Thomas Uranium Pit | Uranium | Producer | ||
| Thomas-Knandel-Dybowski Mine | Uranium | Past Producer | Stratabound |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sample | 4.5 miles | 11 | |
| Smiley | 8.3 miles | 10 | |
| Pilgrim | 9.4 miles | 10 | |
| Cheapside | 11.7 miles | 9 | |
| Nixon | 12.9 miles | 13 | |
| Schoolland | 13.1 miles | 10 | |
| Wrightsboro | 14.7 miles | 10 | |
| Bebe | 18.0 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380810. 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.