Culleoka, Texas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1930 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Princeton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75407. It stands on Pilot Grove Creek. The Survey maps it on the Culleoka quadrangle. It stands 551 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1930 USGS Farmersville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Culleoka quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS McKinney quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
92 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 92 fires within 5 miles of Culleoka between 2005 and 2017, burning about 256 acres in total. 1 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 | 33 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 33 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 14-365 |
| 6 September 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 14-362 |
| 30 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 15-389 |
| 20 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | NORTH BRANCH - 217 |
| 17 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 13 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WELDER FIRE |
| 1 September 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 13-0254 |
| 9 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 14834 CR 546 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Culleoka: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Redding Stone Garrett Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Culleoka in 4 storm reports between 1995 and 2019: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Culleoka | $200,000 | Significant thunderstorm wind damage was reported in the Princeton area along FM 982 near Lavon Lake. Moderate roof damage with the loss of several shingles occurred to 2 homes and several other items on the property were damage. One of the homes had clay shingles. Damage continued to the east-northeast where several trees sustained limb damage. About a quarter mile to the east of the first damaged homes, a manufactured home was nearly destroyed. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Culleoka | $15,000 | A house was unroofed by high winds. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Culleoka | - | A CoCoRaHS observer reported quarter-sized hail 2 miles south southeast of the city of Princeton, TX. |
| May 1996 | Hail | Culleoka | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lavon Shores Estates | 1.9 miles | 11 | |
| Yucote Acres | 2.3 miles | 11 | |
| Branch | 2.4 miles | 12 | |
| Lavon Beach Estates | 2.5 miles | 11 | |
| New Mesquite | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| Lowry Crossing | 3.4 miles | 11 | |
| Princeton | 3.4 miles | 10 | |
| Clear Lake | 3.7 miles | 11 |
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 Culleoka | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14710434 | 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 1333803. 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.




