Doyle, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Mexia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76642. The Survey maps it on the Groesbeck quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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 Waco quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Groesbeck quadrangle1:62500
- 1960 USGS Groesbeck quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Mexia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
122 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 122 fires within 5 miles of Doyle between 2005 and 2020, burning about 2,530 acres in total. 3 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 | 52 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 47 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 65 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SOUTH RUSK ST |
| 24 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 2 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 19 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 9192 |
| 19 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 9193 |
| 19 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 9191 |
| 10 September 2019 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 9102 |
| 10 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 20191516 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Doyle: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Limestone, General. 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 | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Barron Brick Plant and Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
14 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Doyle in 14 storm reports between 2015 and 2026: 6 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 3 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Flash Flood | Doyle | $100,000 | A train derailment of 5 sand hauler cars occurred due to high water near CR 456 and CR 406. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Doyle | $100,000 | Damage was reported east of Fort Parker State Park along LCRs 406, 456 and 460. An unoccupied trailer was rolled over and destroyed, metal fences and awnings were damaged, large tree limbs were knocked down, and some trees were uprooted in saturated soils. |
| June 2024 | Flash Flood | Doyle | $5,000 | Minor road flooding was reported across the county. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Doyle | $5,000 | Multiple trees were reported down on Park Road 28 at Fort Parker State Park. |
| March 2016 | Flash Flood | Doyle | $5,000 | A local newspaper reported that a woman was rescued from her car after getting stranded on a rural road off of Highway 14 just east of Fort Parker State Park. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Doyle | $2,000 | Shiloh VFD reported a downed tree that was blocking the roadway on LCR 456 just before the railroad. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Doyle | $500 | Emergency management reported small trees blown down approximately 5 miles north of the city of Groesbeck, TX. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Doyle | - | Report of 1.25 inch hail 4 miles north of Groesbeck, from mPING. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Doyle | - | Reported via mPING north of Groesbeck. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Doyle | - | Reported via mPING north of Groesbeck. |
| May 2024 | Flash Flood | Doyle | - | A trained spotter reported flooded and impassable low water crossings near Plummers Creek and LCR 456 north of Groesbeck. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Doyle | - | Trees and power lines down along HWY 14 north of Groesbeck and near Fort Parker State Park. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Doyle | - | Large tree limbs were broken along LCR 406 just north of LCR 412. |
| December 2015 | Flash Flood | Doyle | - | State Highway 14 north of the Navasota River was barricaded due to water over the road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Parker | 2.3 miles | 8 | |
| Groesbeck | 3.7 miles | 8 | |
| Shiloh | 3.8 miles | 8 | |
| Forest Glade | 4.0 miles | 9 | |
| Prairie Grove | 4.4 miles | 8 | |
| Fallon | 5.3 miles | 8 | |
| LaSalle | 5.4 miles | 8 | |
| Thelma | 5.6 miles | 8 |
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 Q49348510 | 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 1379678. 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.




