Bluff Dale, Texas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Morgan Mill-Bluff Dale census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76433. It stands on Wolf Creek. The Survey maps it on the Bluff Dale quadrangle. 151 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 912 feet above sea level.
On record in Bluff Dale
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Bluff Dale Suspension Bridgelisted 1977
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 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.
- 1890 USGS Stephenville quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1920 USGS Stephenville quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Abilene quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Abilene quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Bluff Dale quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Stephenville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
170 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 170 fires within 5 miles of Bluff Dale between 2005 and 2020, burning about 659 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 5 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 | 106 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | TOMMY TUBBS TRACTOR |
| 5 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | DRY BRANCH |
| 4 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ERATH |
| 30 September 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 29 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 28 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ANGLERS COVE |
| 20 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 377 |
| 1 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE CR 155 |
Storms near this place
16 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bluff Dale in 16 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 9 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bluff Dale | - | A social media report indicated numerous trees snapped along County Road 148 in Bluff Dale near U.S. Highway 377. |
| December 2022 | Tornado (EF1) | Bluff Dale | - | A brief EF-1 tornado affected Erath County near Bluff Dale. The tornado briefly touched down near Peninsula Drive where multiple, large oak trees were uprooted. The tornado lifted northeast across Lakeside Drive, uprooting numerous trees at three homes along Lanyard Drive. One home suffered significant loss of roofing materials. The tornado continued northeast towards County Road 172 before lifting. Maximum estimated winds were 95 mph. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Bluff Dale | - | Hail report received via mPing. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Bluff Dale | - | Quarter sized hail was reported by a member of the public 5 miles southwest of Bluff Dale. |
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Bluff Dale | - | A NWS Storm Survey determined an EF-0 tornado began approximately 2 miles southeast of Bluff Dale in Erath County and continued to the east into Hood County. This tornado had a path length of approximately 2.5 miles and an estimated width of 150 yards. Mostly tree damage occurred with this tornado and winds were estimated at 85 mph. |
| January 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bluff Dale | - | A 60 mph wind gust was estimated by a trained spotter. |
| February 2009 | Hail | Bluff Dale | - | Quarter size hail fell in Bluff Dale. |
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bluff Dale | - | Large limbs blown down. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Bluff Dale | - | Reported between Bluff Dale and Chalk Mountain. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bluff Dale | - | High winds caused extensive tree damage. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bluff Dale | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Bluff Dale | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Bluff Dale | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Bluff Dale | - | no account filed |
| February 1998 | Hail | Bluff Dale | - | no account filed |
| April 1997 | Hail | Bluff Dale | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Mill | 8.1 miles | 12 | |
| Knob Hill | 9.0 miles | 14 | |
| Welcome Valley | 12.4 miles | 15 | |
| Patillo | 13.1 miles | 21 | |
| Stephenville | 13.1 miles | 15 | |
| Three Way | 13.3 miles | 13 | |
| Sapoak | 14.0 miles | 12 | |
| Johnsville | 14.1 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 Bluff Dale | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4930643 | 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 1330946. 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.





