Barclay, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Rosebud census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76656. The Survey maps it on the Westphalia quadrangle. It stands 520 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 13 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.
- 1892 USGS Temple quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Westphalia quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Temple quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
26 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Barclay between 2005 and 2017, burning about 180 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2015-122 |
| 4 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 2 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 15 July 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | KETTERMAN |
| 30 June 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 53 FIRE |
| 22 June 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | HERING JFIRE |
| 7 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 18 April 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
4 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Barclay in 4 storm reports between 2000 and 2021: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barclay | $25,000 | Strong winds in Barclay broke several power poles, causing a power outage in the community. In additional a large metal barn was nearly destroyed. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barclay | $10,000 | A barn roof was blown off. Time was estimated by radar. |
| March 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barclay | $10,000 | The roof of the Barclay Community Center was damaged by high wind. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Barclay | $6,000 | Golf ball size hail was reported west of Rosebud. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Chapel | 1.8 miles | 13 | |
| Zipperlandville | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Westphalia | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Wilson | 4.7 miles | 13 | |
| Rosebud | 6.9 miles | 7 | |
| Travis | 7.0 miles | 13 | |
| Durango | 8.9 miles | 12 | |
| Lott | 9.6 miles | 13 |
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 Barclay | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4859921 | 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 1351499. 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.




