Cliffside, Texas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Canadian River Breaks census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79124. The Survey maps it on the Cliffside quadrangle. It stands 3,415 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1934 USGS Cliffside quadrangle1:62500
- 1936 USGS Cliffside quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Cliffside quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Amarillo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Amarillo quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Amarillo quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
136 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 136 fires within 5 miles of Cliffside between 2005 and 2020, burning about 6,232 acres in total. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 70 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 33 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SMITH |
| 16 September 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LIGHTFOOT |
| 10 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2011-13120 |
| 1 September 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ESCOBETO |
| 9 August 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | TWO DEER |
| 7 August 2020 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | KIRK |
| 7 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BALL |
| 4 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MILLER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Cliffside: 1 plant. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Asarco Zinc Smelter | Zinc | Plant |
Storms near this place
10 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cliffside in 10 storm reports in 2007: 10 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2007 | Hail | Cliffside | - | Reported near Loop 335 (Hollywood Road) and Tascosa Road. |
| October 2007 | Hail | Cliffside | - | Reported five miles north of Amarillo. |
| October 2007 | Hail | Cliffside | - | Hail reported in Chaparral Hills about six miles north northwest of Amarillo. |
| October 2007 | Hail | Cliffside | - | Reported six miles northwest of Amarillo. |
| October 2007 | Hail | Cliffside | - | Reported on the western side of the Rolling Hills subdivision or eight miles northwest of Amarillo. |
| October 2007 | Hail | Cliffside | - | Reported eight miles northwest of Amarillo. |
| October 2007 | Hail | Cliffside | - | Reported near River Road which is eight miles north northwest of Amarillo or in the southwest part of Rolling Hills. |
| October 2007 | Hail | Cliffside | - | Hail accumulated on the ground near the Wal-Mart at Tascosa Road about six miles west northwest of Amarillo. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Cliffside | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Cliffside | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Hills | 1.0 miles | 11 | |
| Gentry | 3.8 miles | 11 | |
| Soncy | 5.3 miles | 8 | |
| Pleasant Valley | 5.4 miles | 11 | |
| Amarillo | 6.1 miles | 8 | |
| Juilliard | 7.5 miles | 11 | |
| Dumas Junction | 7.8 miles | 8 | |
| Bushland | 8.6 miles | 7 |
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 Cliffside | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q22076439 | 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 1354664. 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.





