Douglass, Texas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Cushing-Douglass census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75943. The Survey maps it on the Douglass quadrangle. It stands 348 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1952 USGS Douglass quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Douglass quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Nacogdoches quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Nacogdoches quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
116 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 116 fires within 5 miles of Douglass between 1992 and 2020, burning about 611 acres in total. 7 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 | 59 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 206 |
| 3 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 26 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 26 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 26 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 12 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 580 |
| 2 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 485 |
| 17 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODS |
| 17 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 525 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
24 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Douglass in 24 storm reports between 1993 and 2021: 12 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 3 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Douglass | 2 hurt | Trees were toppled across the area. A two car accident occurred when cars slammed into one of the fallen trees. |
| May 2021 | Flash Flood | Douglass | - | County Road 789 was closed due to flooding. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Douglass | - | A picture was posted to social media of half dollar size hail that fell just south of the Douglass community. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Douglass | - | Golfball size hail was reported near the Douglass community. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Douglass | - | A large tree was blown down just west of the Douglass community near the intersection of Highway 21 and County Road 3. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Douglass | - | A tree was blown down across FM 225 south of the Douglass community. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Douglass | - | High water covered FM 225 south of FM 343. The road was closed. |
| October 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Douglass | - | Several trees and large branches were downed. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Douglass | - | Trees were blown down. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Douglass | - | One half inch to three quarter inch hail reported in Douglass, Texas. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Douglass | - | Trees downed on FM 225. |
| March 2002 | Tornado (F0) | Douglass | - | Damage was confined to a few felled pine trees, broken tree tops and tree limbs. This tornado remained in Nacogdoches County, TX. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Douglass | - | Several large and medium trees fell across CR 779. |
| February 2001 | Flash Flood | Douglass | - | Flooding across Hwy 21. |
| April 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Douglass | - | Trees and power lines down. |
| April 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Douglass | - | Trees and power lines down. |
| February 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Douglass | - | Trees were blown down by thunderstorm wind. |
| February 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Douglass | - | The sheriff's office reported marble- to golf ball-size hail in Appleby and Garrison. A few minutes later the sheriff's office reported dime-size hail east of Nacogdoches and several trees down near Douglass. |
| March 2002 | Hail | Douglass | - | no account filed |
| November 2001 | Hail | Douglass | - | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Hail | Douglass | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Douglass | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Douglass | - | no account filed |
| February 1993 | Hail | Douglass | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Hill | 3.1 miles | 11 | |
| Nat | 4.3 miles | 11 | |
| County Line | 4.8 miles | 11 | |
| Lilbert | 4.8 miles | 11 | |
| Eden | 5.5 miles | 11 | |
| Looneyville | 6.9 miles | 11 | |
| Alazan | 7.7 miles | 11 | |
| Dextra | 10.1 miles | 11 |
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 Douglass | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5302165 | 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 1356214. 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.






