Davidson, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Caldwell census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77836. It stands on Second Davidson Creek. The Survey maps it on the Frenstat quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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 Austin quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Somerville quadrangle1:62500
- 1960 USGS Frenstat quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Brenham quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
138 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 138 fires within 5 miles of Davidson between 1992 and 2020, burning about 520 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 | 66 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 10166 TX 36S GRASS FIRE |
| 23 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | ADKINSON |
| 2 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | KOUATLI OIL PAD |
| 19 September 2005 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 100 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 15 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 540 CR. 470 |
| 13 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 8370 CR. 150 |
| 12 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | SH36 SOUTH |
| 7 August 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
5 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Davidson in 5 storm reports between 2013 and 2025: 4 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2016 | Hail | Davidson | $1,000 | Quarter sized hail occurred in the Beaver Creek community off of FM 3058 about six miles southeast of Caldwell. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Davidson | - | Hail was reported via MPING near Davidson. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Davidson | - | A member of the public reported 1.5 inch hail near Davidson. |
| February 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Davidson | - | A large tree was downed and blocked the road near the intersection of County Road 120 and FM 3058. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Davidson | - | A strong thunderstorm produced dime sized hail between Caldwell and Snook. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony | 2.1 miles | 8 | |
| Beaver Creek | 4.0 miles | 8 | |
| Caldwell | 5.2 miles | 8 | |
| Frenstat | 5.3 miles | 8 | |
| Center Line | 5.9 miles | 8 | |
| Birch | 6.7 miles | 8 | |
| Lyons | 6.9 miles | 8 | |
| Deanville | 7.2 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380839. 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.



