Clayton, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Long Branch-Dotson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75633. The Survey maps it on the Lake Murvaul quadrangle. It stands 387 feet above sea level.
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.
- 1956 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Carthage quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Lake Murvaul quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Henderson quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
127 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 127 fires within 5 miles of Clayton between 1993 and 2020, burning about 692 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 3 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 | 86 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 7 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 30 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 231 |
| 28 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 146 |
| 24 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 6338 |
| 22 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 2 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 19 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 547 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
6 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Clayton in 6 storm reports between 1996 and 2017: 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2017 | Tornado (EF1) | Clayton | $500,000 | An EF1 tornado touched down just north of the intersection of CR 152 and CR 153. The tornado uprooted and snapped several trees while it paralleled CR 152 as it moved east southeast towards Clayton. It damaged a few out building and a few home before it did some concentrated tree damage near several homes just north of Highway 315 and CR 1970. A large, metal outbuilding was completely rolled over here. It continued east where it continued to damage homes and numerous trees along CR 112. The tornado crossed Highway 315 between CR 113 and CR 108. The tornado did some concentrated tree damage where it crossed CR 1081, toppling and splitting numerous trees. The tornado continued east where it ripped the roof off a metal building system along CR 108 west of CR 106. The tornado continued east where it did some significant damage to two farm buildings. The strongest winds associated with the tornado were noted here. The tornado damaged the roofs of two homes along CR 108 east of CR 106. The tornado then did some sporadic tree damage before lifting near the intersection of CR 108 and CR 403. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clayton | - | Numerous trees and powerlines were downed across the western portions of Panola County. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clayton | - | Several large trees down. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clayton | - | Several large trees down along Hwy 315. |
| February 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clayton | - | Skywarn Spotter reported numerous trees down in and around the community. |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clayton | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delray | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| Buncome | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| Fair Play | 4.5 miles | 12 | |
| Long Branch | 5.2 miles | 12 | |
| Holland Quarters | 5.5 miles | 14 | |
| Daniels | 5.7 miles | 13 | |
| Dotson | 7.1 miles | 12 | |
| Gary | 7.3 miles | 13 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Clayton | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5130158 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379556. 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.




