Clark, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Hardin-Rye census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77327. It stands on Cherry Creek. The Survey maps it on the Romayor 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.
- 1943 USGS Liberty quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Rayburn quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Romayor quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
38 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 38 fires within 5 miles of Clark between 1996 and 2020, burning about 1,144 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 10 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 | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| 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 2012 | Natural | 15 acres | Livingston Area | LIVINGSTON - 8070 |
| 27 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | CONTROL BURN |
| 18 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 12 September 2012 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 19 acres | Livingston Area | LIVINGSTON - 8083 |
| 10 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Livingston Area | LIVINGSTON - 8079 |
| 25 August 2011 | Natural | 11 acres | Livingston Area | LIVINGSTON - 773 |
| 14 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CONROE - 115 |
| 19 July 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Clark: 3 producers. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rye Dredge & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Trinity River Dredge Operation | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand |
Storms near this place
2 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Clark in 2 storm reports between 2006 and 2014: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2014 | Tornado (EF0) | Clark | $10,000 | Tornado damage was found approximately one mile west of CR 2117 and SH 146. There was damage to trees and power lines. One roof was torn off a mobile home. |
| April 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Clark | $5,000 | Tornado downed trees and power lines along CR2863 in the Horseshoe Lakes Estates Subdivision near Rye. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Lake Estates | 2.0 miles | 12 | |
| Marvels | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| Trinity River Lake Estates | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Fuqua | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| Rye | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Milvid | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| Grand Cane | 5.0 miles | 12 | |
| Sam Houston | 5.1 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379552. 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.






