BlockZiler, Texas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Big Spring North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79720. It lies near Big Spring Draw. The Survey maps it on the Big Spring North quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1942 USGS Big Spring North quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Big Spring quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Big Spring North quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Big Spring quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Big Spring North quadrangle1:24000
- 1971 USGS Big Spring North quadrangle1:62500
- 1986 USGS Big Spring quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
267 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 267 fires within 5 miles of Ziler between 2005 and 2020, burning about 4,883 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 105 |
| Debris and open burning | 59 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 40 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 35 |
| Smoking | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Natural | 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 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 206 SIMER ROAD |
| 3 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2407 N BIRDWELL |
| 27 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1200 BLK N FM 700 |
| 25 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | N SERVICE RD AND TEXAS |
| 25 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 180 & 184 I-20 |
| 24 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | MM 181-182 I-20 |
| 24 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | N MOSS LAKE RD |
| 23 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | EAST OF SHELL STATION |
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 Ziler: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midway | 1.8 miles | 10 | |
| Sand Springs | 2.9 miles | 10 | |
| Big Spring | 4.2 miles | 11 | |
| Coahoma | 5.5 miles | 10 | |
| Webb Village | 6.2 miles | 12 | |
| South Haven | 7.4 miles | 12 | |
| Fairview | 8.3 miles | 9 | |
| Elbow | 9.7 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379302. 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.