Camey, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1985. It stands in The Colony census division. The Survey maps it on the Hebron quadrangle.
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.
- 1929 USGS Frisco quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Hebron quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1985 USGS McKinney quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
29 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Camey between 2005 and 2017, burning about 77 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 | 20 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | DALLAS PKWY/COTTON GIN COMMAND |
| 3 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 11-0001442 |
| 17 August 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | PANTHER CREEK/LEGACY |
| 14 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1ST AND ASH STREET COMMAN |
| 1 August 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | LEBANON COMMAND |
| 8 July 2013 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 52 COWAN RD |
| 24 July 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PARKWOOD FIRE |
| 30 April 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HERITAGE FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Colony | 1.7 miles | 13 | |
| Hebron | 3.9 miles | 13 | |
| Hackberry | 5.8 miles | 10 | |
| Little Elm | 7.0 miles | 10 | |
| Lakewood Village | 7.3 miles | 10 | |
| Lewisville | 7.8 miles | 13 | |
| Camp Dallas | 8.0 miles | 10 | |
| Lake Dallas | 9.3 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378087. 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.




