Crimcrest, Texas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Henderson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75652. It stands on Flanigan Branch. The Survey maps it on the Henderson quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 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.
- 1935 USGS Henderson quadrangle1:48000
- 1939 USGS Henderson quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1973 USGS Henderson quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Henderson quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
519 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 519 fires within 5 miles of Crimcrest between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,031 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 17 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 | 245 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 172 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 25 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 9 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASSFIRE |
| 9 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRUSH FIRE |
| 9 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 495 |
| 9 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | 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 |
| 8 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 7125 |
| 8 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 491 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Crimcrest: 11 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Kaolin, Fire Clay (Refractory), Kaolin, Kaolin, Fire Clay (Refractory), Clay. 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 Brick Plant & Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Kaolin, Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Unnamed Pit | Kaolin, Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Anderson Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory), Kaolin | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Plastic Pits | Fire Clay (Refractory), Kaolin | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Wylie Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory), Kaolin | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Henderson Clay Products Anderson | Kaolin | Producer | ||
| Henderson Clay Products Pit | Kaolin | Producer | ||
| Henderson Clay Products Plant | Kaolin | Producer | ||
| Henderson Clay Products Plastic Pit | Kaolin | Producer |
Storms near this place
13 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Crimcrest in 13 storm reports between 2009 and 2024: 9 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crimcrest | - | A tree was downed across a driveway at Henderson High School along Highway 64. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crimcrest | - | Tree downed onto a home on Forrest Street. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crimcrest | - | Power lines and large tree limbs downed in Henderson. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crimcrest | - | A roof and an awning was damaged on a building on Richardson Drive in Henderson. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crimcrest | - | Trees and power lines were blown down in Henderson. |
| October 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crimcrest | - | Multiple trees and power lines were blown down across FM 225. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crimcrest | - | Tree down blocking Fordall Street in Henderson. |
| March 2016 | Flash Flood | Crimcrest | - | Henderson Fire Department assisted in the evacuation of residents of an apartment complex in Henderson, Texas on West Main Street from flooding. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crimcrest | - | A large tree was downed near the west loop in Henderson, Texas. |
| March 2015 | Flash Flood | Crimcrest | - | Several county roads were flooded and closed in and around the community of Henderson, Texas. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Crimcrest | - | Hail fell on FM. 13 near the Rusk County Airport. |
| October 2010 | Hail | Crimcrest | - | Hail was reported on the 571 Loop. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crimcrest | - | A large tree was downed on FM 840 near Henderson, Texas. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henderson | 1.0 miles | 14 | |
| Lake View | 1.2 miles | 14 | |
| Joinerville | 4.8 miles | 13 | |
| Hickey | 4.8 miles | 13 | |
| Stringtown | 5.0 miles | 13 | |
| New Prospect | 5.6 miles | 12 | |
| Price | 6.7 miles | 13 | |
| Friars | 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.
| Wikidata item Q122542300 | 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 1333671. 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.





