Texas, Georgia
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Texas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30217. The Survey maps it on the Glenn 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.
- 1899 USGS Wedowee quadrangle1:125000
- 1902 USGS Wedowee quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Glenn quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS La Grange quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
123 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 123 fires within 5 miles of Texas between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,300 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 24 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 | 55 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1997 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2011 | Smoking | 1.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-HEARD-009 |
| 21 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-HEARD-007 |
| 19 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 14 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020HEARD001 |
| 16 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
7 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Texas in 7 storm reports between 1998 and 2021: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2021 | Tornado (EF2) | Texas | $500,000 | A National Weather Service survey determined that an EF2 tornado with maximum wind speeds 130 MPH and a maximum path width of 850 yards occurred in Heard County. The tornado formed west of Franklin near Redland Road north of Highway 34 producing minor damage to trees. The tornado traveled east-northeast gradually gaining intensity and producing more widespread damage to trees and power lines along highway 34 west of Franklin. The tornado grew in size and strength as it entered Franklin and crossed the Chattahoochee River with winds around 130 mph and a path width around 850 yards. Damage in Franklin was extensive with several homes heavily damaged or destroyed. Two homes had roofs blown completely off and a large stand of pine trees was completely snapped or uprooted on the north side of Franklin. A large wall and the roof of a large industrial building on Mary Johnson Drive were ripped off. The tornado continued east-northeast from Franklin to the south of Highway 34 snapping and uprooting trees before crossing into Coweta County around 11:54 PM south of Highway 34 between Charlie B Johnson Road and Bob Wilson Road. [3/25/21: Tornado #2, County #1/3, EF-2, Heard, Coweta, Fayette, 2021:007]. |
| March 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Texas | $36,000 | The Heard County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees and power lines blown down across southern portions of the county. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Texas | $5,000 | The Heard County 911 center reported trees blown down across southern Heard County from southeast of Texas to east of Franklin. Locations include near the intersection of Lipham Road and Straylott Road, along Highway 219 near the Troup County line, near the intersection of Franklin Parkway and Old Field Road, and on Minardi Drive near Puckett Drive. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Texas | $2,000 | The Heard County 911 Center reported that several trees were down in the Texas area. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Texas | $1,000 | Heard county 911 reported trees were blown down near Texas and Franklin. |
| March 2013 | Hail | Texas | - | The public reported quarter sized hail just southeast of Waresville. |
| June 1998 | Hail | Texas | - | The public reported half dollar size hail. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waresville | 2.3 miles | 11 | |
| Adamson | 2.6 miles | 11 | |
| Viola | 2.8 miles | 11 | |
| O'Neals Crossroad | 3.5 miles | 11 | |
| Denver | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| Mason | 3.7 miles | 10 | |
| Kirk | 3.9 miles | 11 | |
| Ridley | 4.2 miles | 11 |
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 Q22058933 | 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 326547. 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.
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.






