BlockChisholm, Texas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the South Rockwall census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75032. It stands on Hackberry Creek. The Survey maps it on the Terrell North quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1919 USGS Royse City quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Terrell North quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
94 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 94 fires within 5 miles of Chisholm between 2005 and 2020, burning about 1,097 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 2 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 | 53 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 2006 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 27 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SAMINO |
| 2 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | EARTH 31 |
| 2 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | EARTH32 |
| 16 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | DOWELL |
| 16 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 15 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 150 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 15 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
4 since 2022Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chisholm in 4 storm reports between 2022 and 2026: 2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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 2022 | Tornado (EF1) | Chisholm | $500,000 | A brief tornado, likely embedded within straight line winds impacted a few homes on Candice Circle to the east of McLendon-Chisholm. The tornado began near Bluebonnet Dr where a few trees were damaged. On Candice Circle, the porte-cochere of one home collapsed, and the attached roof broke off the garage. Poles were also bent around a basketball court. Next door, the tornado caused significant damage to the top floor attic of the house, moved several trailers, and destroyed a shed. The tornado continued a short distance down the road and likely lifted in the field northeast of the homes. Maximum estimated winds were 100 mph. |
| December 2022 | Hail | Chisholm | $100,000 | Emergency management reported tennis ball sized hail near McLendon-Chisolm, TX in Rockwall County. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Chisholm | $20,000 | Trained spotter reported 2 inch hail near McLendon-Chisholm. |
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chisholm | $20,000 | Thunderstorm winds damaged roofs, garage buildings, and porches to the south of McLendon Chisholm. A short tornado developed soon after. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| McLendon-Chisholm | 0.6 miles | 13 | |
| McLendon | 1.1 miles | 13 | |
| Blackland | 4.4 miles | 11 | |
| Heath | 5.5 miles | 13 | |
| Munson | 5.6 miles | 11 | |
| Mobile City | 6.2 miles | 16 | |
| Glen Hill | 6.7 miles | 16 | |
| Fate | 7.1 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1388183. 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.