Boyce, Texas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Ennis census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75165. The Survey maps it on the Palmer quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 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 Dallas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Ennis quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Palmer quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Corsicana quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
88 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 88 fires within 5 miles of Boyce between 2005 and 2019, burning about 2,312 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 49 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 13 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 200 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | IKE ROAD FIRE |
| 5 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 26 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 32 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | OLD CHURCH RD |
| 21 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 2 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 326 IKE RD |
| 17 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1900 FM 879 |
| 15 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 5807 FM 1722 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
7 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Boyce in 7 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boyce | $15,000 | The Sheriffs Office radio tower was blown down, a windmill was blown down, one barn destroyed, another barn was damaged, and trees and utility lines were blown down. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boyce | $5,000 | Emergency management reported that several structures were damaged or destroyed east of the city of Waxahachie, TX. |
| January 2025 | Flash Flood | Boyce | - | Emergency management reported the closure of Old Boyce Road, midway between Ennis and Waxahachie, due to flooding. |
| January 2025 | Flash Flood | Boyce | - | Emergency management reported the closure of Mosely Road between Garrett and Reagor Springs due to flooding. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boyce | - | A large tree was split in half by high winds. |
| March 2000 | Hail | Boyce | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Boyce | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ike | 2.5 miles | 10 | |
| Reagor Springs | 3.6 miles | 9 | |
| Garrett | 4.5 miles | 11 | |
| Palmer | 5.2 miles | 11 | |
| Waxahachie | 5.9 miles | 10 | |
| Howard | 6.3 miles | 9 | |
| Rockett | 6.5 miles | 10 | |
| Ennis | 6.9 miles | 11 |
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 Q97171449 | 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 1331152. 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.




