Conville, 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 75972. It lies near Sixmile Hollow. 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
120 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 120 fires within 5 miles of Conville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,350 acres in total. 4 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 | 71 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2013 | Fireworks | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 7113 |
| 4 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 7098 |
| 30 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODVILLE - 258 |
| 24 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 23 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 2 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8.0 acres | Livingston Area | LIVINGSTON - 828 |
| 18 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SAN AUGUSTINE 17:06 |
| 16 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
3 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Conville in 3 storm reports between 2017 and 2025: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conville | - | Numerous trees downed across San Augustine County and blocking roadways, including the intersection of Highway 103 and U.S. Highway 96. |
| March 2020 | Hail | Conville | - | Quarter size hail was reported east of Chinaquapin or near the intersection of Highway 103 and Highway 96. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conville | - | Trees were blown down across County Road 413. |
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 | 2.2 miles | 12 | |
| Venable | 2.4 miles | 12 | |
| Chinquapin | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| Maxey Town | 3.2 miles | 12 | |
| Fords Corner | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Union Grave | 4.6 miles | 13 | |
| Sunrise | 5.2 miles | 12 | |
| Macune | 5.3 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1889704. 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.






