Call, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Call census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75933. The Survey maps it on the Trout Creek quadrangle.
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.
- 1952 USGS Lake Charles quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Lake Charles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Kirbyville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Trout Creek quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS DeRidder quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
380 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 380 fires within 5 miles of Call between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,024 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 67 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 | 254 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 67 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 8 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WILLIAM ROSEMAN |
| 8 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS |
| 8 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODS |
| 7 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODVILLE - 196 |
| 6 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOOD FIRE |
| 5 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | K115 |
| 30 September 2011 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LIVINGSTON - 952 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
15 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Call in 15 storm reports between 1997 and 2023: 7 thunderstorm wind, 6 tornado, 1 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2015 | Tornado (EF1) | Call | $25,000 | This tornado formed near the Neches River west of Kirbyville in Jasper County and moved east to southeast. The tornado entered Newton County between FM 1013 and South Saint Aubin Road as it passed north of Call. Numerous trees were uprooted or snapped along the path damaging a few homes from debris hitting them. Some outbuildings were also damaged. The average width was 50 yards and the path was 5 miles long in Newton County. The total length of the path was 13.3 miles. |
| January 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Call | $25,000 | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Tornado (F1) | Call | $20,000 | no account filed |
| November 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Call | $10,000 | A tornado touched down near Call, pulling some tin off a barn behind the convenience store, before snapping dozens of pine trees on Highway 82 near the Highway 1004 intersection. |
| December 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Call | $10,000 | no account filed |
| October 2018 | Tornado (EF1) | Call | $5,000 | The tornado moved out of Jasper County and across forested land in Newton County. The tornado dissipated near Highway 87. The maximum estimated winds were 104 MPH. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Call | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Call | $3,000 | Numerous trees were downed and minor roof damage occurred to outbuildings. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Call | $2,000 | Law enforcement reported trees blown down in Call. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Call | $2,000 | Power lines were blown down near Call. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Call | $2,000 | no account filed |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Call | - | Trees were downed by a storm. Half inch hail was also reported. |
| September 2020 | Flash Flood | Call | - | Water blocked multiple roadways near and east of Call. |
| April 2016 | Tornado (EF0) | Call | - | A tornado cut a path of over 9 miles through Jasper County before dissipating south of Call. Damage in Newton County was confined to minor tree damage along Holmes Road. |
| March 2009 | Hail | Call | - | The public reported quarter size hail in Call. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adsul | 2.6 miles | 9 | |
| Trout Creek | 3.4 miles | 9 | |
| Harrells | 4.3 miles | 9 | |
| Bleakwood | 6.1 miles | 9 | |
| Salem | 7.4 miles | 9 | |
| Sandjack | 9.0 miles | 12 | |
| Howards | 10.5 miles | 9 | |
| Pine Grove | 11.4 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2034580. 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.




