BlockBirome, Texas
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Malone-Penelope census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76673. It stands on Mesquite Creek. The Survey maps it on the Penelope quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 7 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.
- 1954 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Penelope quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Mexia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
115 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 115 fires within 5 miles of Birome between 2005 and 2020, burning about 626 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 47 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 30 |
| Debris and open burning | 28 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | TRASH BURNING |
| 8 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | POWER LINE |
| 6 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MUTUAL AID STAND BY |
| 4 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CORN FIELD |
| 30 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 27 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | COTTON FIRE |
| 2 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CORN FIRE |
| 19 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | COTTON FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
4 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Birome in 4 storm reports between 2004 and 2024: 2 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2010 | Flash Flood | Birome | $400,000 | Numerous reports of flash flooding were reported in the southeastern portions of the county. A vehicle was overtaken with water on Farm-to-Market Road 308 near the town of Bynum. Additional water was reported over Farm-to-Market Road 308 between the towns of Penelope and Birome and near Malone. There was also water over County Road 2114 west of Penelope and a bridge was washed out, stranding four motorists along NW 3150 Road, northeast of Dawson. Water was reported in homes between Hillsboro and Brandon. |
| April 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Birome | $60,000 | The same supercell produced another brief tornado, based on eye witness accounts, on either side of FM 339 southwest of Penelope. The tornado formed in the field just east of the road, hitting a residence and dissipating soon afterwards. Two houses were damaged: One had metal panels peeled off the roof, and the home shifted off its cinder blocks about 8 inches. Winds got in the garage of the uninhabited second house and lifted the roof off, then it collapsed back on the house and the walls buckled. The tornado lifted just east of the property. Maximum estimated winds were 105 mph. |
| April 2024 | Tornado (EF2) | Birome | - | This entry is a continuation of the EF-2 tornado that started in McLennan County. A tornado developed north of Tours, just west of Berger Road. The tornado hit a property on County Line Road causing EF-2 damage to a barn and a shop on the property. The tornado scattered heavy farm material into the field to the east. The tornado continued northeast, crossing CR 3238 where an eye witness reported it dissipated before developing the next tornado. Maximum estimated winds were 110 to 115 mph. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Birome | - | Trees up to one foot in diameter were blown down. Occurred near Birome on CR 3255. |
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.
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 Birome | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4916924 | 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 1378009. 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.