Caddo, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Breckenridge North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76429. It stands on Sow Branch. The Survey maps it on the Caddo quadrangle. It stands 1,253 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1890 USGS Breckenridge quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Abilene quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Abilene quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Caddo quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Mineral Wells quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
47 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 47 fires within 5 miles of Caddo between 2005 and 2020, burning about 9,450 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Fireworks | 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 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 717 N BAR DITCH |
| 28 August 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR. 181 FIRE |
| 24 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PK STATE PARK FIRE |
| 24 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | CARAWAY FIRE |
| 23 August 2009 | Natural | 76 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CADDO WEST BRANCH - 158 |
| 22 August 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 717 SOUTH |
| 18 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5,556 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CADDO II COMPLEX |
| 17 August 2012 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ROGERS LEASE FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
23 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Caddo in 23 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 13 hail, 8 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 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caddo | $50,000 | Two buildings were unroofed at the Ward Field ranch near Caddo by thunderstorm winds. |
| March 2026 | Hail | Caddo | $11,000 | Report from mPING: Baseball (2.75 in.). |
| March 2026 | Hail | Caddo | $9,000 | Storm spotter reported 2 inch hail east of Breckenridge. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Caddo | $5,000 | Golfball size hail was reported in Caddo. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Caddo | $5,000 | Baseball size hail 4 miles south of Caddo. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Caddo | $4,000 | Baseball size hail was reported 5 miles south of Caddo. |
| September 2023 | Hail | Caddo | $2,000 | Golf ball sized hail was reported outside of Caddo. |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caddo | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caddo | $500 | Tree limbs were down in Caddo near State Park Road 33 and Highway 180. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Caddo | - | The Stephens County Sheriff's Department reported that several FM roads were closed near the town of Caddo, TX due to high water. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caddo | - | Emergency management reported that large trees were blown down on Park Road 33. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Caddo | - | Nickel size hail fell 4 miles south of Caddo. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Caddo | - | Golfball size hail covered the ground east of Caddo inside the Stephens county line. |
| April 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Caddo | - | Storm chasers observed a brief tornado between Breckenridge and Caddo. The tornado was over open country and no damage was reported. |
| March 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caddo | - | A large tree was blown down. |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caddo | - | Reported by law enforcement. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caddo | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down trees. |
| May 1994 | Hail | Caddo | - | Two buildings were unroofed at the Ward Field ranch near Caddo by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 1998 | Hail | Caddo | - | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Hail | Caddo | - | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caddo | - | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Hail | Caddo | - | no account filed |
| October 1993 | Hail | Caddo | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frankell | 7.0 miles | 13 | |
| Necessity | 7.4 miles | 12 | |
| La Casa | 8.2 miles | 13 | |
| South Hanlon | 11.1 miles | 14 | |
| Wayland | 11.3 miles | 13 | |
| Ivan | 11.3 miles | 14 | |
| Breckenridge | 12.7 miles | 14 | |
| Gunsight | 16.3 miles | 13 |
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 Caddo | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5016303 | 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 1378081. 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.




