Cypress, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Mount Vernon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75494. It stands on Little Cypress Creek. The Survey maps it on the Purley quadrangle.
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Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1953 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Purley quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
146 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 146 fires within 5 miles of Cypress between 1995 and 2020, burning about 1,402 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 6 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 | 90 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 3170, JUST NORTH OF CR 3250 |
| 7 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRACE LUTHERAN |
| 6 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 6289 |
| 27 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 241 |
| 26 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 6224 |
| 23 September 2005 | Smoking | 230 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 390 |
| 23 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 197 |
| 22 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 3230 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Cypress: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sulfur. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Hope Sulfur Plant | Sulfur | Producer |
Storms near this place
18 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cypress in 18 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 10 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 2 tornado, 1 flash flood. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Cypress | 2 hurt, $2,000,000 | A NWS Storm Survey team concluded that the damage in Franklin County, Texas west of Purley community was consistent with that of tornado damage. The EF-2 tornado first touched down near County Road 3250 and traveled in a northerly direction, crossing County Road 2376 before lifting after crossing County Road 3055. The worst of the damage was noted near the intersection of County Road 3170 and County Road 2376. Numerous trees were snapped and/or uprooted along the path of this tornado. Around 20 structures suffered damage including 4 mobile homes that were completely destroyed. Four of the 20 homes suffered major damage. Two people were injured in one of the mobile homes. |
| March 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Cypress | $250,000 | This EF1 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 104 mph developed within a QLCS and began along Highway 37 just north of Winnsboro in southwest Franklin County where it snapped and uprooted several trees. The tornado continued east along Farm-to-Market Road 3357, County Road 3430, and County Road 4340 and continued snapping and uprooting numerous trees as it crossed County Road 4335, County Road 4345, and began to move along FM Road 1448. Tree damage became more extensive as it approached the intersection of FM Road 1448 and FM Road 115. At this location, most of the metal roof panels were removed from a|South Franklin Fire Department building. Farther east, two homes in the New Hope community were damaged. One house lost almost all of the upwind portion of its roof when the section overhanging a porch was uplifted. A manufactured home also lost a portion of its roof, causing part of a wall failure. Two residents were in this part of the manufactured home at the time but were uninjured. Metal roof panels on a neighboring outbuilding were also peeled back and twisted. Farther north, a church on County Road|4395 lost some of its roof. More softwood trees were snapped and uprooted along County Road 4396 before the tornado moved over Lake Bob Sandlin and crossed into Camp County. The tornado tracked just over 10 miles in southern Franklin County. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cypress | $3,000 | Several trees were snapped and uprooted on either side of Hwy. 37. A workshop had its metal roof blown off. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cypress | $100 | A large tree was uprooted in a front yard...along with 3 other trees downed in Mount Vernon, Texas. Shingles were also off a home along County Road 3330. A large tree was also downed on Hwy. 37. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cypress | - | Power poles downed across southern portions of Franklin County. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cypress | - | Trees downed on two structures between Mount Vernon and Winnsboro. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cypress | - | Multiple trees were downed across Naus Drive along the north shore of Lake Cypress Springs. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cypress | - | A roof was partially removed from a home near the intersection of Highway 37 and County Road 3330. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cypress | - | Numerous trees were downed across Southern Franklin County. |
| December 2015 | Flash Flood | Cypress | - | Several Farm to Market roads, including 3250 and 3170 were flooded and closed near the Purley community. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cypress | - | Several trees down. |
| January 1999 | Hail | Cypress | - | Reported along Hwy 115. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Cypress | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Cypress | - | no account filed |
| March 1999 | Hail | Cypress | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cypress | - | no account filed |
| November 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cypress | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | Cypress | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purley | 3.3 miles | 9 | |
| Clearwater | 4.7 miles | 13 | |
| Rock Springs | 4.8 miles | 13 | |
| Majors | 4.8 miles | 9 | |
| New Hope | 5.6 miles | 9 | |
| Union | 6.3 miles | 8 | |
| Scroggins | 6.6 miles | 13 | |
| Hopewell | 7.9 miles | 9 |
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 Cypress | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q112967969 | 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 1379627. 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.




