Boxelder, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Annona-Avery census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75550. The Survey maps it on the Boxelder quadrangle. It stands 348 feet above sea level.
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.
- 1953 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Boxelder quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
81 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 81 fires within 5 miles of Boxelder between 1993 and 2020, burning about 3,558 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 10 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 | 45 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 5 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 200 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 30 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 648 |
| 3 September 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 6173 |
| 21 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 21 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 2 September 2000 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 335 |
| 31 August 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Boxelder: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Silica | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Boxelder in 9 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Boxelder | - | An EF-1 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 90 mph touched down northwest of the Boxelder community, just west of Crystal Lake. The damage was very sporadic and consisted entirely of damage to hardwood and softwood trees, which had large limbs downed and a few trunks snapped. The tornado traveled northeast crossing FM 44 and FM 1701, and eventually across County Roads 4310 and 4315, resulting in more sporadic tree damage. The tornado crossed Highway 82 and snapped more tree limbs along County Road 3322 before lifting. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boxelder | - | Multiple trees and power lines were downed on FM 412 and County Road 4222. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boxelder | - | Trees were down in Boxelder. A shed was blown over on FM 412 north of Boxelder. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boxelder | - | A tree was blown onto a home in the 9000 block of Highway 44 near Boxelder. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boxelder | - | Trees and powerlines were downed in Boxelder, Texas. |
| March 2003 | Hail | Boxelder | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boxelder | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boxelder | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Boxelder | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Savannah (historical) | 4.3 miles | 8 | |
| Maple | 6.2 miles | 9 | |
| Harts Bluff | 6.9 miles | 9 | |
| Lydia | 7.1 miles | 8 | |
| Annona | 7.2 miles | 9 | |
| Avery | 7.3 miles | 8 | |
| Mena (historical) | 7.4 miles | 9 | |
| Peters Prairie | 7.9 miles | 8 |
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 Q131313166 | 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 1352774. 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.




