Avondale, Texas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Fort Worth census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76052. The Survey maps it on the Avondale quadrangle. It stands 807 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 16 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.
- 1894 USGS Fort Worth quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Avondale quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Haltom City quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Fort Worth quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
97 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 97 fires within 5 miles of Avondale between 2005 and 2020, burning about 1,160 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 58 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | HIGHWAY 287 |
| 3 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | US 287 |
| 27 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | EPSON SALT |
| 26 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 114 |
| 23 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | HIGHWAY 287 |
| 22 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 287 |
| 16 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | NW HIGHWAY 287 |
| 14 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | SAGINAW |
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 Avondale: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Division Cement Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
16 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Avondale in 16 storm reports between 2009 and 2023: 14 hail, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2011 | Hail | Avondale | $75,000 | Hail fell for several minutes in Avondale. The hail began as nickel sized but progressively grew to softball sized hail. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Avondale | $75,000 | Softball sized hail fell just west of Willow Springs Golf Course. The hail knocked tiles off a pool and left holes in the roof of at least one home. |
| March 2009 | Hail | Avondale | $25,000 | Quarter size hail was reported 4 miles west of Haslet. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Avondale | $15,000 | Baseball sized hail was reported in Pecan Acres. |
| March 2016 | Hail | Avondale | $7,000 | Hail up to the size of golf balls in Pecan Acres. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Avondale | $5,000 | A chimney was blown out to the side of a house. A detached garage or outbuilding also had minor door damage. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Avondale | $5,000 | Ping pong ball sized hail was reported near the Business 287 and Highway 287 split. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Avondale | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 2015 | Hail | Avondale | $3,000 | Ping pong ball sized hail was reported in Pecan Acres. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Avondale | - | Amateur radio reported quarter sized hail 4 miles west-northwest of Haslet, TX. |
| March 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Avondale | - | A public report indicated wind damage to trees and sheds with gusts estimated at 60 MPH in a neighborhood off Avondale-Haslet Road in the city of Haslet, TX. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Avondale | - | Quarter sized hail was reported just northwest of Eagle Mountain Lake in the Pecan Acres area. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Avondale | - | Pea to quarter sized hail at the Walmart at the Business 287 and Highway 287 split. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Avondale | - | Half dollar sized hail in the Sendera Ranch neighborhood west of Haslet. |
| October 2013 | Hail | Avondale | - | Quarter sized hail was reported in the Sendera Ranch neighborhood. |
| June 2010 | Hail | Avondale | - | Several golfball sized hail stones fell at the intersection of Avondale Haslet Road and Willow Springs Road in the city of Haslet. The hail stones broke apart on impact and no damage was observed. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pecan Acres | 2.9 miles | 16 | |
| Haslet | 3.9 miles | 16 | |
| Eagle Mountain | 5.3 miles | 16 | |
| Lake Forest | 5.3 miles | 20 | |
| Eagle Acres | 5.4 miles | 20 | |
| Lakeview | 5.5 miles | 16 | |
| Peden | 6.1 miles | 20 | |
| Pelican Bay | 6.1 miles | 20 |
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 Avondale | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q21173214 | 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 1377966. 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.





