Arbor, Texas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 2004. It stands in the Crockett census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75835. It stands on Hick Branch. The Survey maps it on the Berea quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1951 USGS Berea quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Crockett quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2004 USGS Berea quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
94 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 94 fires within 5 miles of Arbor between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,481 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 16 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 | 34 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2016-260 |
| 9 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2011317 |
| 9 September 2006 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 530 |
| 9 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2011310 |
| 5 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4,931 acres | Livingston Area | ARBOR FIRE |
| 4 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
1 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Arbor in 1 storm report in 2012: 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arbor | $2,000 | Trees blown down in Arbor. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berea | 2.9 miles | 10 | |
| Hopewell | 4.3 miles | 10 | |
| Shady Grove | 4.4 miles | 11 | |
| Plainview | 5.2 miles | 11 | |
| Hickory Creek | 6.0 miles | 12 | |
| Center Hill | 6.4 miles | 11 | |
| Druso | 6.5 miles | 10 | |
| Kennard | 7.4 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1381333. 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.





