Bivins, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Bivins-McLeod census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75555. The Survey maps it on the Atlanta South quadrangle. 153 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 318 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1907 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1910 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Atlanta South quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
206 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 206 fires within 5 miles of Bivins between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,979 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 29 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 | 104 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 37 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 29 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 6180 |
| 4 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CASS 15:25 |
| 4 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 534 |
| 4 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 533 |
| 4 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 537 |
| 4 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 334 |
| 3 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 28 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 85 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 242 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Bivins: 1 past producer, 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Stone Hill Deposit | Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Glauconite, Goethite, Hematite | |
| Bivens | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Bivins Deposit | Iron | Past Producer | Goethite, Hematite, Siderite |
Storms near this place
9 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bivins in 9 storm reports between 2008 and 2023: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Bivins | $50,000 | Damage consisted of many hardwood trees uprooted, numerous tree limbs down, minor roof and siding damage to about 7 homes, and minor roof damage to one church. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bivins | - | Several trees were downed and a tree was downed onto a power line just east of Bivens. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bivins | - | Trees were downed across CR 4122 just west of FM 43 north of Bivens. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Bivins | - | Golf ball size hail reported in Bivins. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bivins | - | Several trees reported down. |
| April 2016 | Flash Flood | Bivins | - | Flooding was reported on Highway 43. Several locations between Bivins and Kildare were impassable due to flooding. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bivins | - | Trees were uprooted and power lines were downed along Farm to Market 1841. |
| October 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bivins | - | Trees and power lines were downed in the Huffines and Smyrna communities along FM 1841. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Bivins | - | no account filed |
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 Bivins | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4919249 | 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 1352270. 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.






