Texas, Alabama
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Winfield census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35554. It stands on Mallards Creek. The Survey maps it on the Glen Allen quadrangle. It stands 420 feet above sea level.
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.
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Glen Allen quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
114 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 114 fires within 5 miles of Texas between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,053 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 44 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 44 |
| Debris and open burning | 35 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | NOR-20150909-001 |
| 7 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1995 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Texas: 6 producers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beasly Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Glen Allen Materials, Inc. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Glen Allen Materials,Inc. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz |
Storms near this place
1 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Texas in 1 storm report in 2014: 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2014 | Tornado (EF1) | Texas | - | The tornado tracked into southeast Marion County from Fayette County near Little New River, and weakened to winds of 80 mph. The tornado continued to cause sporadic tree damage as it crossed Bankhead Highway near the community of Texas. The tornado made a turn to the north and tracked parallel to New River and crossed U.S. Highway 78 (I-22). The tornado continued to weaken and cause tree damage until it lifted along County Road 30 near County Road 174. |
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.
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 Texas | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q21196635 | 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 127780. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.




