Curtis, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Jasper census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75951. It stands on Boggy Branch. The Survey maps it on the Jasper West 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.
- 1954 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Curtis quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Jasper West quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Livingston quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Livingston quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
343 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 343 fires within 5 miles of Curtis between 1993 and 2020, burning about 2,227 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 18 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 | 217 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 67 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | COUNTY ROAD 140 GRASS FIRE |
| 6 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 129 |
| 6 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODVILLE - 193 |
| 5 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | R2011-09-09 |
| 5 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | R2011-09-08 |
| 30 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | R2011-09-80 |
| 30 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 28 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
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 Curtis: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plant No. 1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Silica | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
13 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Curtis in 13 storm reports between 2007 and 2024: 9 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2024 | Flash Flood | Curtis | $50,000 | The Jasper County 911 Center reported water over the intersection of FM 2799 and County Road 166. Several vehicles attempted to drive through and stalled. TXDOT closed the road. |
| October 2013 | Flash Flood | Curtis | $50,000 | Heavy rain from training thunderstorms fell across Jasper County and neighboring Tyler County for multiple hours. This produce flooding across the region as near 6 inches of rain fell. The high rainfall rates caused flooding around the city of Jasper closing streets, flooding of at least one car, and flooding a couple of houses. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Curtis | $20,000 | The public reported trees and power poles down along County Road 84. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Curtis | $5,000 | Heavy rain produced flooded roads around the town of Jasper. One residence had water enter the structure east of the town. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Curtis | $4,000 | Trees were downed onto County Roads 23, 28, 29, and 62 in Northwest Jasper County. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Curtis | $3,000 | Trees down along Recreation Road at Highway 63. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Curtis | $2,000 | Trees were downed onto power lines during a thunderstorm. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Curtis | $2,000 | Trees were reported blown down on power lines just south of the Boykin Springs Recreational Area. |
| February 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Curtis | $2,000 | Jasper Sheriffs Department relayed a public report of trees blown down about 8 miles west of Jasper from a severe storm. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Curtis | $2,000 | Two trees were blown down near Highway 255. |
| December 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Curtis | $1,000 | Jasper County Sheriff Office reported a tree fell across Highway 255 at the intersection with Highway 63 near Ebenezer. |
| February 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Curtis | - | Trees were blown down five miles northwest of Ebenezer. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Curtis | - | The public reported penny size hail in the Ebenezer community. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper | 3.6 miles | 9 | |
| Science Hall | 4.7 miles | 13 | |
| Spring Hill | 4.8 miles | 13 | |
| Bevilport | 4.8 miles | 15 | |
| Beech Grove | 5.4 miles | 13 | |
| New Blox | 5.9 miles | 9 | |
| Blox | 6.0 miles | 9 | |
| Collins | 7.3 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379622. 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.






