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Bennett, Texas

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Weatherford census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76066. It stands on Grassy Branch. The Survey maps it on the Brazos East quadrangle.

Bennett within Parker County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 20 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

211 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 211 fires within 5 miles of Bennett between 2005 and 2020, burning about 2,750 acres in total. 4 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
Debris and open burning95
Missing data/not specified/undetermined48
Equipment and vehicle use41
Power generation/transmission/distribution9
Smoking7
Natural4
Railroad operations and maintenance3
Recreation and ceremony2
Arson/incendiarism2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2008Equipment and vehicle use100 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
6 September 2011Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service3489 281 S
6 September 2010Equipment and vehicle use4.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceDOBBS VALLEY FIRE #1
5 September 2011Power generation/transmission/distribution5.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServicePC TASK FORCE
5 September 2011Power generation/transmission/distribution50 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceGHOLSON ROAD
5 September 2008Debris and open burning25 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
30 September 2007Railroad operations and maintenance25 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
27 September 2006Debris and open burning2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Parker County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Bennett: 5 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Fire Clay (Refractory), Fire Clay (Refractory), Uranium. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Bennett PitFire Clay (Refractory), UraniumProducerSedimentary
Cromer PitFire Clay (Refractory)ProducerClay
Industrial QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Bennett PlantClayProducer
Kelley PitClayProducer

Every working recorded in Parker County

Storms near this place

9 since 2009

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bennett in 9 storm reports between 2009 and 2026: 5 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2025Tornado (EF1)Bennett$600,000An EF-1 tornado began south of Millsap, a little bit north of I-20 and east of South FM 113. The tornado directly impacted a residential property at the beginning of its track, but the home only sustained minor damage. However, many large trees were lost on the property. This is where the tornado received its highest rating of EF-1 with maximum winds of 110 mph. Moving north, the tornado impacted another home along South FM 113, damaging a carport, sheds, barns, and trees. The tornado took a more northeasterly track after reaching East Poe Prairie Road, causing relatively minor damage as it moved north along the west side of Stephens Road. However, the tornado nearly directly hit another home on the north end of Stephens Road resulting in roof damage and considerable tree damage on the property. From here, the tornado was mostly tracked for another 2 to 3 miles by broken tree limbs and other tree damage until the tornado dissipated near Old Millsap Road and Sandy Hill Road. The maximum width of the tornado was 110 yards.
April 2026HailBennett$15,000Amateur radio operator reported a 2.75 inch hailstone in Millsap.
April 2026HailBennett$15,000Amateur radio operator reported a 2.75 inch hailstone in Millsap.
May 2025HailBennett$11,000no account filed
April 2015Thunderstorm WindBennett$4,000Tree limbs 3-6 inches in diameter were knocked down on River View Road near Bennett.
July 2009Flash FloodBennett$1,000Ponding of water on Interstate 20 and its service roads between FM 113 and HWY 281 was reported.
August 2017Thunderstorm WindBennett$500A public report indicated large tree limbs blown down on River View and Soda Springs Roads.
June 2025HailBennett-Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.).
April 2018HailBennett-Amateur radio reported penny sized hail on the Brazos River at Interstate 20 approximately 5 miles south-southwest of the city of Millsap, TX.

Every storm recorded in Parker County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Millsap2.9 miles20
Brock Junction5.0 miles18
Cool6.1 miles18
Preble6.3 miles18
Brock6.4 miles18
Stephens Crossing8.2 miles18
Fox8.4 miles18
Garner8.5 miles18

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1330420. 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.