Bostick, Texas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Tyler census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75708. The Survey maps it on the Tyler North quadrangle. It stands 499 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1948 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1966 USGS Tyler North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
416 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 416 fires within 5 miles of Bostick between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,382 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 25 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 | 239 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 83 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 25 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 18 |
| Smoking | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Natural | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 8 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SMITH 10:35 |
| 8 September 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 6301 |
| 8 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 6298 |
| 8 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 8 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 8 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 7 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODS FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Bostick: 3 producers, 1 occurrence. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Silica, Halite, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Limestone, General, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Clay Forming Plant | Clay | Producer | ||
| East Tyler Salt Dome | Halite, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Limestone, General | Occurrence | Anhydrite, Calcite, Halite | |
| Bell Dredge & Pit | Silica | Producer | ||
| Stricklin Dredge & Pit | Silica | Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bostick in 5 storm reports between 2010 and 2021: 3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bostick | - | A tree was blown down across Old Longview Road at Morningside Drive. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Bostick | - | Quarter size hail fell on Northeast Loop 323 in Tyler. |
| December 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bostick | - | A tree was blown down at 5170 Country Estates Drive just northeast of Tyler. |
| May 2015 | Hail | Bostick | - | Quarter size hail fell across Highway 271 one-half mile south of Interstate 20. |
| October 2010 | Hail | Bostick | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Springs | 0.8 miles | 15 | |
| Tyler | 2.9 miles | 16 | |
| Shady Grove | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Owentown | 5.2 miles | 15 | |
| Bascom | 5.3 miles | 16 | |
| Swan | 6.0 miles | 15 | |
| Elberta | 6.7 miles | 16 | |
| Chapel Hill | 6.8 miles | 16 |
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 Bostick | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q22076419 | 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 1331102. 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.






