Bluett, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Decatur census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76234. It stands on Teeter Branch. The Survey maps it on the Bluett quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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 Sherman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Bluett quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Denton quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Denton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
179 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 179 fires within 5 miles of Bluett between 2005 and 2020, burning about 1,103 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 7 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 | 56 |
| Debris and open burning | 50 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 38 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | STRUCTURE / GRASS FIRE |
| 28 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 25 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 135 CHISOLM HILLS DR. |
| 24 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 2264 09/24/2014 |
| 22 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 12 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 287 NORTH |
| 9 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 8 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
11 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bluett in 11 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 6 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2022 | Hail | Bluett | $500,000 | Numerous houses in the Heritage Creek Subdivision sustained broken windows, damaged roofs, and other property damage from wind-driven large hail. |
| May 2015 | Tornado (EF1) | Bluett | $120,000 | A National Weather Service damage survey team found tornado damage east of the city of Decatur. The tornado took a non-standard path, with the tornado taking a due south path for approximately three-quarters of a mile, before turning due east, and then slightly southeast. The tornado damaged several storage buildings, and damaged several roofs. |
| February 2022 | Hail | Bluett | $80,000 | A home near the intersection of FM 2264 and CR 4430 in Rhome sustained 2 broken windows and significant damage to 4 vehicles from wind-driven large hail. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bluett | $20,000 | Amateur radio reported that a double wide trailer and and multiple recreational vehicles were destroyed, and that trees ranging from 5 inches to 20 inches in diameter were uprooted near the intersection of FM 4421 and FM 4430. |
| May 2014 | Lightning | Bluett | $20,000 | Lightning struck three tank batteries off Longhorn Drive near FM 2264, igniting the tank battery in a fiery blaze. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bluett | $5,000 | Amateur radio reported a barn destroyed near 3304 FM 2264. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Bluett | $5,000 | Golfball-size hail was reported at CR 2320 and Highway 380. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bluett | - | Report from mPING: Trees uprooted or snapped or roof blown off. |
| November 2025 | Hail | Bluett | - | An mPing report indicated quarter sized hail midway between Decatur and Justin. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Bluett | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Hail | Bluett | - | 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.
| Wikidata item Q122553186 | 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 1378022. 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.




