BlockAmelia, Texas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Beaumont census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77707. The Survey maps it on the Beaumont West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1932 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Beaumont West quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1984 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Beaumont West quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
38 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 38 fires within 5 miles of Amelia between 1999 and 2015, burning about 571 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 | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | KIETH RD |
| 3 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 29 September 2010 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | MUT AID/BMT |
| 2 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 136 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 9166 |
| 2 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 105/DEBRIS |
| 29 July 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 150 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 2 July 2009 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | DISHMAN/GRASS |
| 18 June 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
23 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Amelia in 23 storm reports between 2006 and 2025: 8 flash flood, 8 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2011 | Lightning | Amelia | $100,000 | A two story home on the west side of Beaumont was struck by lightning. The resulting fire was quickly put out, but not before the home was severely damaged. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Amelia | $15,000 | The public and local media reported damage to an aluminum carport, the roof at Grand Slam Carwash on College and 23rd, and multiple trees down in the area with one landing on a home on Broadway. |
| October 2009 | Flood | Amelia | $10,000 | KFDM-TV and the public reported widespread street flooding in downtown Beaumont and Port Arthur. |
| October 2006 | Flash Flood | Amelia | $10,000 | Feeder roads on Interstate 10 near Beaumont were closed due to high water. Cars were stranded in the deep water. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Amelia | $8,000 | KBMT relayed a report of trees down at Sul Ross and Williamsburg in the Regina Howell area of Beaumont. |
| December 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Amelia | $5,000 | Winds blew down fencing and a utility pole. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Amelia | $5,000 | Slow moving thunderstorms produced heavy rain across Beaumont for a few hours. This combined with already full ditches and wet ground produced street flooding on multiple roadways. Flood waters also approached some homes along Euclid Street, and cars were stalled in under passes near Lamar University. |
| September 2023 | Flash Flood | Amelia | $2,000 | A local water level station reported water over the banks. An MPING report also indicated cars flooded near the location. A personal weather station recorded 3.62 inches of rain in one hour. |
| June 2025 | Flash Flood | Amelia | - | Washington Blvd near MLK in Downtown Beaumont became impassable. The Crocket Street underpass was also filled to the top. |
| June 2025 | Flash Flood | Amelia | - | Multiple streets were flooded in Beaumont with one water level gage reported water just under 2 feet over the roadway near downtown. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Amelia | - | Several large tree limbs were down at a residence in Beaumont. |
| September 2018 | Flash Flood | Amelia | - | Numerous roads were closed in Beaumont, Groves, and Port Arthur due to flooding including underpasses which had up to 5 feet of water. Photos also indicated water levels approached some structures. Rainfall reports from DD6 recorded 4 to 8 inches, however radar estimates indicated some areas in the city my have received around 9 inches during the morning. |
| January 2017 | Hail | Amelia | - | The Beaumont Police Department reported three quarter inch hail. |
| January 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Amelia | - | A wind gust of around 70 MPH was reported with a thunderstorm. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Amelia | - | KBMT reports an estimated wind gust of 60 MPH on Major Drive in Beaumont. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Amelia | - | One inch in diameter hail was reported in Beaumont. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Amelia | - | A picture of flooded roadways was received from Beaumont. The image showed water around one foot deep over roadways and becoming impassable. |
| September 2010 | Funnel Cloud | Amelia | - | KBMT-TV reported a funnel cloud west of downtown Beaumont. |
| March 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Amelia | - | Lamar University recorded 69 mph wind gust. |
| October 2006 | Flash Flood | Amelia | - | Several underpasses were closed in Beaumont due to high water. |
| December 2022 | Hail | Amelia | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Amelia | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Amelia | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth | 0.5 miles | 15 | |
| Caldwood | 1.9 miles | 15 | |
| Caldwood Acres | 2.1 miles | 15 | |
| Calder Terrace | 2.2 miles | 15 | |
| Sunnyside | 2.3 miles | 15 | |
| Calder Highlands | 3.1 miles | 15 | |
| Walden | 3.2 miles | 15 | |
| Meeker | 3.7 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1329484. 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.