Camilla, Texas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Coldspring census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77331. The Survey maps it on the Camilla quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 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 Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Camilla quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1984 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Camilla quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
68 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 68 fires within 5 miles of Camilla between 1992 and 2019, burning about 309 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 7 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 | 47 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | PHILLIP 66 STATION |
| 28 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 9 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | PINEY |
| 27 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 26 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36 acres | Big Thicket National Park | TFS 584 |
| 24 August 2017 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 8078 |
| 24 August 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | CAMILLA COVES |
| 20 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CONROE - 55 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Camilla: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodrich Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Camilla in 7 storm reports between 2006 and 2024: 3 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2006 | Flash Flood | Camilla | $13,000 | FM 3128 closed due to high water. Water over Shell Oil Road near FM 2025 in the Sam Houston National Forest. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Camilla | $2,000 | Penny size hail. |
| January 2024 | Funnel Cloud | Camilla | - | A local news outlet reported a possible waterspout over Lake Livingston. Photographic evidence and investigations after the event did not show any evidence that a tornado touched down over land on either side of the Lake. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Camilla | - | Wind gust occurred at a mesonet site. |
| October 2013 | Flash Flood | Camilla | - | There were road clousures due to flooding in and around the Camilla area. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Camilla | - | Trees down in the Huffman Creek and FM 222 area. |
| October 2009 | Flash Flood | Camilla | - | Farm to Market Road 3128 closed due to high water. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rose Hill | 2.3 miles | 14 | |
| Coldspring | 3.8 miles | 13 | |
| Wolf Creek | 5.5 miles | 13 | |
| Urbana | 6.0 miles | 12 | |
| Liberty Hill | 7.4 miles | 13 | |
| Shepherd | 7.7 miles | 13 | |
| Laurel Hill | 8.2 miles | 13 | |
| Spring Hill | 8.3 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1381571. 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.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.





