De Berry, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the De Berry-Deadwood census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75639. The Survey maps it on the De Berry quadrangle. It stands 361 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1943 USGS Waskom quadrangle1:62500
- 1945 USGS Waskom quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1962 USGS De Berry quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Henderson quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
154 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 154 fires within 5 miles of De Berry between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,452 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 7 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 | 75 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
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 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 6304 |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 89 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 230 |
| 8 September 1999 | Natural | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 6 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 222 |
| 6 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 5 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
34 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names De Berry in 34 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 16 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 5 flash flood, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2022 | Tornado (EF2) | De Berry | $25,000 | An EF-2 tornado with estimated maximum winds around 115 mph touched down in a forested area in Northern Panola County just west of County Road 3123, where approximately a couple hundred softwood trees were snapped and uprooted across an area around 460 yards wide. The tornado damage swath narrowed as it damaged a roof of a single family home off of County Road 312 and County Road 3123. The tornado continued to snap and uproot trees as it tracked across FM 31 and into Southern Harrison County near the Elysian Fields community. |
| January 1999 | Tornado (F1) | De Berry | $12,000 | The damage path was in a mostly wooded region with little population. Only one (1) home was damaged from a pine tree that fell on it. Remainder of damage consisted of numerous snapped and fallen trees. |
| January 1999 | Flash Flood | De Berry | $10,000 | Heavy rain led to the closure of CR 336. Two cars were washed off the road by no injuries occurred. |
| September 2023 | Lightning | De Berry | $5,000 | Lightning struck a tree near De Berry and ignited a fire nearby. Hail was also observed, but a size was not reported. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Berry | - | Trees and power lines downed in De Berry. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Berry | - | Numerous trees downed throughout northern Panola County. |
| April 2023 | Hail | De Berry | - | Nickel to quarter size hail fell in De Berry. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Berry | - | Two structures damaged in the De Berry community. |
| April 2021 | Hail | De Berry | - | Quarter size hail fell in the De Berry community. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Berry | - | Trees were downed on FM 1794 near De Berry. |
| April 2020 | Hail | De Berry | - | A picture of ping pong ball size hail that fell just southwest of the DeBerry community was posted to social media. |
| October 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Berry | - | A tree was blown down onto power lines on County Road 336 north of the DeBerry community. |
| October 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Berry | - | Multiple trees and power lines were downed in the De Berry community. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | De Berry | - | Nearly every county road along Highway 79 North from Deberry to Bethany was flooded. The flooding included portions of Highway 31 east to FM 9, as well as numerous other county roads in Eastern Panola County. |
| March 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Berry | - | Large tree branches were snapped off onto power lines causing power outages in the community of DeBerry. |
| October 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Berry | - | A large tree was blown down on County Road 314 a few miles southwest of De Berry. |
| October 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Berry | - | Trees were blown down along FM 31 in De Berry. |
| April 2015 | Hail | De Berry | - | Hail that fell ranged from golfball to baseball size in the town of De Berry, Texas. |
| February 2013 | Hail | De Berry | - | Hail was reported in the Deberry community. |
| February 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | De Berry | - | The National Weather Service conducted a storm survey and determined that a weak EF0 tornado touched down briefly northeast of Carthage, Texas. Damage consisted of |a small, snapped hardwood tree along County Road 307. |
| February 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | De Berry | - | The National Weather Service conducted a storm survey and determined that a brief tornado touched down northeast of Carthage, Texas. Damage consisted of two pine trees snapped along FM 31 near the County Road 316 intersection. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Berry | - | Several trees were downed near the intersection of Hwy. 79 and FM. 31 south of Deberry, Texas. |
| July 2009 | Flash Flood | De Berry | - | Numerous roads were under water near Deberry, Texas. |
| May 2008 | Flash Flood | De Berry | - | High water was reported across Hwy 79 near De Berry, Texas. |
| May 2008 | Flash Flood | De Berry | - | High water was reported across several Farm to Market roads making travel impassible. Numerous creeks were exceeding their banks including Socogee Creek. Flooded roads included FM 31 between De Berry and Elysian Fields as well as FM 31 and FM 9. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Berry | - | Several large trees down along CR328. |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Berry | - | Numerous trees down. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Berry | - | Several trees were blown down onto Highway 79, blocking the road. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Berry | - | Several trees were blown down across Higway 79. |
| March 2000 | Hail | De Berry | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | De Berry | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Berry | - | no account filed |
| March 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Berry | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | De Berry | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeBerry | 0.1 miles | 13 | |
| Midyett | 4.8 miles | 17 | |
| Panola | 5.5 miles | 15 | |
| River Hill | 5.9 miles | 17 | |
| Horton | 6.4 miles | 13 | |
| Centennial | 7.6 miles | 17 | |
| Bethany | 8.1 miles | 15 | |
| Hudson Mast | 9.5 miles | 13 |
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 De Berry | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5243862 | 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 1334117. 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.





