Delray, Texas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Carthage census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75633. It stands on Davis Branch. The Survey maps it on the Beckville quadrangle. It stands 348 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 14 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.
- 1956 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Carthage quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Beckville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Henderson quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
189 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 189 fires within 5 miles of Delray between 1992 and 2020, burning about 828 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 3 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 | 122 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 30 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2017-117 |
| 29 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 28 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 146 |
| 26 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2015-110 |
| 26 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2015-111 |
| 26 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2015-109 |
| 24 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 6338 |
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 Delray: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Silica | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Delray in 7 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Delray | $10,000 | Several large trees down including one tree that fell across a home causing considerable roof damage. |
| May 2024 | Flash Flood | Delray | - | Flash flooding reported along multiple roadways southwest of Carthage, including County Roads 106, 108 and 110. |
| October 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Delray | - | Trees down covering both lanes of the road near the intersection of County Road 219 and County Road 959 in the Holland Quarters community. |
| October 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Delray | - | Trees were blown down onto County Road 107. |
| October 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Delray | - | Power lines were downed on County Road 104. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Delray | - | Trees were downed west of Carthage, Texas. |
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Delray | - | Trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holland Quarters | 2.1 miles | 14 | |
| Fair Play | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Clayton | 3.9 miles | 13 | |
| Riderville | 5.0 miles | 14 | |
| Beckville | 6.2 miles | 14 | |
| Carthage | 6.5 miles | 13 | |
| Pleasant Ridge | 7.4 miles | 13 | |
| Buncome | 7.5 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.
| Wikidata item Q130314662 | 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 1379649. 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.




