Craig, Texas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Henderson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75652. It stands on Dry Creek. The Survey maps it on the Kilgore SE quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1936 USGS Kilgore quadrangle1:48000
- 1936 USGS Kilgore quadrangle1:62500
- 1940 USGS Kilgore quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1971 USGS Kilgore SE quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Henderson quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
309 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 309 fires within 5 miles of Craig between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,432 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 20 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 | 124 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 106 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 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 2013 | Fireworks | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 6305 |
| 9 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 8 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2276 WF |
| 7 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 225 |
| 6 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 17-0000286 |
| 6 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 176 WF (REKINDLE) |
| 5 September 2011 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 43 FIRE |
| 5 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Craig: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), Kaolin, Kaolin. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henderson Clay Products Plastic Pit | Kaolin | Producer | ||
| Plastic Pits | Fire Clay (Refractory), Kaolin | Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
3 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Craig in 3 storm reports between 2016 and 2026: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2016 | Lightning | Craig | $5,000 | Two salt water tanks were stuck by lightning resulting in a fire. |
| February 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Craig | - | Tree downed near County Road 118. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Craig | - | Trees were blown down across FM 2276 north of Henderson. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crims Chapel (historical) | 0.5 miles | 15 | |
| Jacobs | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| Oak Hill | 4.6 miles | 16 | |
| Cross Roads | 4.8 miles | 15 | |
| New Prospect | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| Pirtle | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Pitner Junction | 5.0 miles | 15 | |
| Monroe | 5.5 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2034848. 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.






