BlockCranfills Gap, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Cranfills Gap census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76637. It lies near Cranfills Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Cranfills Gap quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1888 USGS Meridian quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Meridian quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Cranfills Gap quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Iredell quadrangle1:62500
- 1985 USGS Waco quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
87 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 87 fires within 5 miles of Cranfills Gap between 2008 and 2020, burning about 1,462 acres in total. 4 started naturally. None was 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 | 51 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 75 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 29 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HIGH OAKS |
| 25 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 35 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | DOUBLE LL |
| 24 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CHARLES FORSYTHE |
| 23 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | DUNCAN RANCH |
| 22 September 2011 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | DUNCAN |
| 15 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Storms near this place
25 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cranfills Gap in 25 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 10 hail, 7 flash flood, 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2015 | Flash Flood | Cranfills Gap | $100,000 | Numerous low water crossings were flooded across the county. By 10 am, several county roads were being closed due to high water. |
| April 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cranfills Gap | $100,000 | Numerous outbuildings were damaged or destroyed as well as a mobile home. Trees were split and blown down. |
| October 2009 | Flash Flood | Cranfills Gap | $50,000 | Numerous county roads and low water crossings were flooded. Several barricades were used to close roads. Several gravel roads in the eastern parts of the county were washed away. It was also reported that parts of SHs 56 and 22 had to be closed down. A recently rebuilt bridge on CR 3125 over Neils Creek was flooded out. The bridge had just been replaced last year. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cranfills Gap | $30,000 | Thunderstorm winds damaged windows and tore the roof off the bank in Cranfills Gap. Trees were also uprooted and tree limbs were knocked down in the town. |
| October 2009 | Flood | Cranfills Gap | $30,000 | Residual flooding continued across the county. The waters washed away the gravel on some roads and these roads had to remain closed for several days until they could be fixed. This included CR 3150 off the lime plant road, CR 3310 between Valley Mills and Clifton, and CR 3512 near Cayote. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cranfills Gap | $10,000 | A spotter estimated that 80 mph thunderstorm wind gusts downed numerous power poles 3 miles north-northeast of Cranfills Gap. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cranfills Gap | $8,000 | Emergency management reported 8 downed power poles on State Highway 22 east of Cranfills Gap. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Cranfills Gap | $7,000 | Public reported golf ball size hail in Cranfills Gap. |
| November 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cranfills Gap | $5,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down by high winds. |
| April 2018 | Hail | Cranfills Gap | - | Broadcast media reported golf ball sized hail in the city of Cranfills Gap, TX. |
| April 2018 | Hail | Cranfills Gap | - | Emergency Management reported quarter sized hail on State Highway 22 approximately 3 miles west of the city of Cranfills Gap, TX. |
| October 2015 | Flood | Cranfills Gap | - | Many county roads remained flooded across Bosque County after 8-12 inches of rain fell across the county. |
| October 2009 | Flash Flood | Cranfills Gap | - | Several roads in the county were closed due to high water. |
| September 2007 | Flash Flood | Cranfills Gap | - | The following roads were flooded and closed temporarily: Highway 927, Highway 219, CR 2490, CR 1190, CR 3125, and CR 3310. |
| November 2004 | Flash Flood | Cranfills Gap | - | Some flooding was reported on Highway 22. |
| March 1998 | Flash Flood | Cranfills Gap | - | Two feet of water was over SH 22 at the Hamilton County line |
| May 2025 | Hail | Cranfills Gap | - | no account filed |
| April 2021 | Hail | Cranfills Gap | - | no account filed |
| March 2001 | Hail | Cranfills Gap | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Cranfills Gap | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Cranfills Gap | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cranfills Gap | - | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Flash Flood | Cranfills Gap | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Cranfills Gap | - | no account filed |
| October 1993 | Hail | Cranfills Gap | - | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1333628. 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.