Currie, Texas
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Dawson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76693. The Survey maps it on the Wortham quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 7 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.
- 1954 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Wortham quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Mexia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
162 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 162 fires within 5 miles of Currie between 2001 and 2020, burning about 1,432 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 15 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 | 68 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 48 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| 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 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR SW2150 |
| 6 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 21176 HWY 14 |
| 5 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASSFIRE |
| 5 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 5 September 2005 | Smoking | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 30 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | MASSEY |
| 30 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MURRAY PLACE HWY 14 |
| 28 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 571 SE CR1180 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
1 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Currie in 1 storm report in 2007: 1 tornado. 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 2007 | Tornado (EF2) | Currie | $40,000 | This tornado formed roughly two miles east-southeast of the first tornado. Damage was first noted along CR 2410 just north of the Freestone County line. Trees were uprooted and trunks and large limbs snapped as the tornado moved northeast. A barn was destroyed roughly one mile west of Interstate 45, and two metal transmission line towers were damaged 1/2 miles west of the interstate. The tornado dissipated shortly after crossing Interstate 45. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richland | 4.4 miles | 7 | |
| Pursley | 6.5 miles | 7 | |
| Cheneyboro | 8.2 miles | 9 | |
| Union High | 8.2 miles | 6 | |
| Rodney | 9.4 miles | 6 | |
| Eldorado Center | 9.8 miles | 7 | |
| Angus | 9.8 miles | 10 | |
| Navarro | 9.9 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378194. 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.



