Chinquapin, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the San Augustine census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75930. It stands on Clear Branch. The Survey maps it on the Chinquapin quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1953 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Bronson quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Chinquapin quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Lufkin quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Lufkin quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
104 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 104 fires within 5 miles of Chinquapin between 1992 and 2020, burning about 902 acres in total. 5 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 | 59 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 6 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 691 |
| 28 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 23 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 7094 |
| 23 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 22 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 7049 |
| 2 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Livingston Area | LIVINGSTON - 824 |
| 2 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8.0 acres | Livingston Area | LIVINGSTON - 828 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
5 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chinquapin in 5 storm reports between 2008 and 2026: 4 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chinquapin | - | Tree downed on a power line along County Road 432 just east of the Anthony Harbor community. |
| January 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chinquapin | - | Tree down on Farm to Market Road 1751 just south of Highway 103. |
| August 2017 | Flash Flood | Chinquapin | - | High water over Highway 83 on Huckleberry Creek, just east of FM 1751. |
| March 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chinquapin | - | A tree was downed south of town. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chinquapin | - | Trees were blown down along Tx. 1751 west of Bronson, Texas. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rebecca | 2.9 miles | 12 | |
| Conville | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| Maxey Town | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| Macune | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| Union Grave | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Venable | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Norwood | 6.0 miles | 13 | |
| Fords Corner | 7.4 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1381632. 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.






