Brand, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Fluvanna-Ira census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79549. The Survey maps it on the Brand quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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.
- 1954 USGS Big Spring quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Brand quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Big Spring quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Snyder quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
139 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 139 fires within 5 miles of Brand between 2006 and 2018, burning about 2,780 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 1 was 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 51 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 29 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 28 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 2009 | Smoking | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | S C GOLF COURSE |
| 4 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 208 AND KELLER AVENUE |
| 12 September 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 253 |
| 11 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | SCURRY COUNTY GOLF COURSE |
| 8 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | TEXAS AVE |
| 7 August 2009 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1312 N. AVE. R |
| 31 August 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 3792 FM 1611 |
| 3 August 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CHURCH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
6 since 2021Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Brand in 6 storm reports between 2021 and 2025: 3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brand | $20,000 | Snyder FD reported a broken power pole and flattened hay in a field near FM 1611 north of Snyder. This was likely the result of a microburst. The time of occurrence is estimated by radar. The wind speed is estimated by the extent of the damage reported, and the cost of the damage is also estimated. |
| October 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brand | $15,000 | Nine power poles were reported down at the intersection of Highway 85 and County Road 258. Wind speeds were estimated to be 100 mph. Time was estimated from radar. Property cost damage is an estimation. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Brand | $500 | A thunderstorm produced two inch hail near Snyder. There was a report of a broken car windshield due to hail. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Brand | - | This report was received via mPING. |
| September 2024 | Flash Flood | Brand | - | Flooding across US Highway 84 just north of Snyder. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Brand | - | Hail was observed near US84 and CR258. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union | 4.8 miles | 10 | |
| Dermott | 5.2 miles | 9 | |
| Snyder | 5.6 miles | 10 | |
| Franklin Center | 5.7 miles | 9 | |
| Arah | 9.5 miles | 8 | |
| Fullerville | 10.7 miles | 8 | |
| Fluvanna | 11.9 miles | 8 | |
| Knapp | 13.0 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1331193. 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.



