Burns City, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Gainesville Southeast census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76272. The Survey maps it on the Woodbine quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1902 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1943 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Woodbine quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
182 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 182 fires within 5 miles of Burns City between 2005 and 2018, burning about 1,035 acres in total. None 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 burning | 94 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 48 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 922 |
| 7 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | VALLEY VIEW ASSIST |
| 7 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 24 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 70 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | VALLEY VIEW ASSIST |
| 22 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | LAKE KIOWA MUTUAL AID |
| 13 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | VALLEY VIEW ASSIST |
| 10 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | VALLEY VIEW ASSIST |
| 8 August 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | VALLEY VIEW ASSIST |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
13 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Burns City in 13 storm reports between 2009 and 2026: 6 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 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 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Burns City | $18,000 | A rain-wrapped, EF-0 tornado damaged one home and several trees on the west and north sides of Lake Kiowa. Trees were partially uprooted and one home had a portion of its roof removed. At least 20 other homes sustained minor roof and shingle damage. Maximum estimated winds were 75 to 85 MPH with this tornado. Damaging straight-line winds damaged other trees around the lake. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burns City | $15,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds damaged a metal barn at a residence on FM 3496 near Lake Kiowa, knocked down several trees on the property, and snapped an 80-foot tall cedar tree. A well house was also destroyed and a power line was knocked down. |
| October 2025 | Flash Flood | Burns City | $5,000 | FM 902 near Lake Kiowa was closed due to flooding, as well as CR 174, 147, and 172 east of Gainesville. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burns City | $5,000 | Large tree branches up to 6 in diameter were knocked down around Lake Kiowa. At least one large branch dented a car. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burns City | $5,000 | An estimated 60 mph wind gust was reported near Lake Kiowa. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burns City | $2,000 | Numerous trees were knocked down around Lake Kiowa. Fences were also knocked down. |
| March 2026 | Hail | Burns City | - | Emergency manager reported quarter size hail near Lake Kiowa. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burns City | - | A trained spotter estimated 55 to 60 mph wind gusts 2 miles west-northwest of Tioga. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Burns City | - | Amateur radio report of quarter-sized hail 1 mile east of Lake Kiowa. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Burns City | - | Quarter to half dollar sized hail was reported 5 miles west of Collinsville. |
| November 2011 | Hail | Burns City | - | Hail stones slightly larger than 1 in diameter were reported west of Collinsville in Cooke County. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Burns City | - | Quarter size hail fell near Lake Kiowa. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Burns City | - | Penny size hail fell near Lake Kiowa. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Springs | 2.2 miles | 9 | |
| Road Runner | 3.1 miles | 9 | |
| Lake Kiowa | 4.6 miles | 13 | |
| Bloomfield | 4.8 miles | 9 | |
| Shady Grove | 5.1 miles | 12 | |
| Hemming | 6.2 miles | 9 | |
| Woodbine | 6.9 miles | 13 | |
| Valley View | 7.0 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379483. 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.






