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Boonsville, Texas

9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Bridgeport census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76426. It stands on Barton Branch. The Survey maps it on the Boonsville quadrangle.

Boonsville within Wise County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 9 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

145 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 145 fires within 5 miles of Boonsville between 1996 and 2016, burning about 14,291 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 11 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 burning50
Missing data/not specified/undetermined35
Equipment and vehicle use31
Arson/incendiarism11
Power generation/transmission/distribution6
Smoking5
Natural4
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Recreation and ceremony1

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
7 September 2008Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
5 September 2011Smoking1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceWILKINS FIRE
24 September 2011Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceSILLY BURN BAN, CUTOFF WHEEL IS OK...
22 September 2011Natural2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceLIGHTNING NEVER STRIKES TWICE...
22 September 2011Naturalunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service...IN THE SAME SPOT.
19 September 2011Debris and open burningunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service5572 920 F.I.
18 September 2010Debris and open burningunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceSALT CREEK CANENRTE
15 September 2010Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceF250 REMAINS

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Wise County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Boonsville: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
Texas Industries QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Wise County

Storms near this place

36 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Boonsville in 36 storm reports between 1997 and 2023: 20 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 4 flood, 2 flash flood. The reports record 3 injuries. 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
March 2023Tornado (EF1)Boonsville3 hurtThis is a continuation of a tornado that began in Parker County. The tornado developed along Pine Road west of Poolville, where the roof of a single family home sustained damaged. As the tornado tracked northeast, it produced extensive damage to trees across the northwestern side of Poolville including snapped trunks and uprooted trees. Structural damage includes the uplift and overturning of a metal garage structure near the intersection of Pine Road and Lone Star Road, roof and siding damage to a few single family residences, and the complete collapse of a large covered pavilion roof near the Poolville Cemetery. The tornado continued to move north-northeast towards the Wise County line producing additional damage to trees and several outdoor buildings along Clover Drive. Multiple manufactured homes along and just south of Highway 199 were damaged as the tornado crossed the county line. There were 3 injuries reported with damage in this area. The tornado appears to have lifted as it crossed Highway 199 with isolated damage noted beyond the end of the tornado track.
May 2012LightningBoonsville$50,000A lightning strike started a fire at a deep well injection disposal site in the Salt Creek Area. Ten tanks were engulfed.
April 2011HailBoonsville$30,000Quarter to baseball size hail fell in Boonsville.
March 2023Thunderstorm WindBoonsville$20,000Damage to a car and an outbuilding was reported along PR 3863 near the end of a tornado track.
June 2015Flash FloodBoonsville$20,000Numerous roads were closed across the county from heavy rain brought by Tropical Depression Bill. Chico and Paradise experienced some of the worse flooding in the county. In Chico, the local newspaper reported the intersection of Farm Road 1810 & Texas 101 was a raging river. Parts of 1810, Decatur Street, Weatherford Street, and Buffalo Street were flooded. On 1810 east of Chico, the flood waters were so deep only the tops of cars could be seen. Several homes in Chico had to be evacuated or rescued due to rising flood waters; including parts of West Kentucky Street. In Bridgeport, several roads were closed and Harwood Park was flooded. Other roads that were reported as closed included CR 4757 at Van Meter, CR 1590 west of CR 1593, CR 1700, CR 3250 at Goalaz Crossing, FM 51, FM 2123 at CR 3340, FM 3259, FM 2265, and the southbound lanes of US 81/287 near the Navigator Truck Stop.
March 2023Thunderstorm WindBoonsville$10,000Sporadic downed trees as well as minor roof and structure damage to houses were reported along County Road 3633. Time was estimated via radar.
May 2011HailBoonsville$7,000Golfball sized hail fell near Salt Creek Road and Highway 199 in southern Wise County.
June 2023HailBoonsville$5,000Golf ball size hail was reported near Boonsville.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindBoonsville$5,000Numerous large trees are reported down along HWY 199 from near Joplin to near Springtown. Several houses had roof damage due to tree limbs falling on them.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindBoonsville$5,000An 80 mph wind gust was measured in Big Salty, 8 miles south of Runaway Bay.
March 2009HailBoonsville$3,000Golfball size hail was reported on HWY 199 between Salt Creek Road and FM 920.
March 2012HailBoonsville$2,000Dime to golfball sized hail fell in Boonsville.
March 2009HailBoonsville$2,000Golfball size hail was reported 9 miles south of Runaway Bay.
October 1998Thunderstorm WindBoonsville$2,000Strong thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindBoonsville$1,500A trained spotter measured a 60 MPH wind gust on home weather equipment near Highway 199 and Salt Creek Road. Small tree limbs were knocked down.
August 1999Thunderstorm WindBoonsville$500Trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds.
May 2015FloodBoonsville-Many county roads remained closed due to flooding. The Sheriff's Office already reported a few structures were inundated.
May 2015FloodBoonsville-Flooding continued across the county after heavy rain resulted in numerous creek and road flooding. Cottonwood Creek was out of its banks and flooding a nearby road. A high water rescue was also needed at FM 2123 and CR 3381.
June 2015FloodBoonsville-Numerous roads in the county remained closed due to flooding from heavy rains from Tropical Depression Bill.
April 2014HailBoonsville-Nickel sized hail was reported in the Boonesville community.
April 2011HailBoonsville-Hail up to the size of pennies was reported in Boonsville.
April 2011HailBoonsville-The hail size increased from penny size to quarter size in Boonsville.
October 2009FloodBoonsville-Persistent rainfall resulted in the flooding of fields across the county. Some lesser traveled roads had water flowing over them, but no roads were closed.
April 2000HailBoonsville-Hail occurred in Runaway Bay.
April 2000HailBoonsville-Occurred at Runaway Bay.
May 1997Flash FloodBoonsville-Streets were closed due to high water in town.
December 2008HailBoonsville-no account filed
April 2002HailBoonsville-no account filed
October 2001HailBoonsville-no account filed
March 2000HailBoonsville-no account filed
August 1999HailBoonsville-no account filed
January 1999HailBoonsville-no account filed
June 1997HailBoonsville-no account filed
May 1997HailBoonsville-no account filed
April 1997Thunderstorm WindBoonsville-no account filed
March 1997HailBoonsville-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Wise 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
Balsora3.4 miles9
Willow Point4.2 miles8
Draco6.8 miles9
Runaway Bay6.9 miles8
Rickels8.1 miles10
Cottondale8.4 miles9
Lake Bridgeport9.7 miles10
Lucky Ridge10.6 miles9

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 BoonsvilleAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q48848869The 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 1331076. 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.