Drane, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Corsicana census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75110. The Survey maps it on the Corbet quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 9 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 Dallas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Corbet quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Corsicana quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
178 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 178 fires within 5 miles of Drane between 2005 and 2020, burning about 1,617 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 11 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 | 69 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 48 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 33 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 7145 NWCR 1200 |
| 7 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 5 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 7404 HWY 22 |
| 3 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 31 WEST |
| 26 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 6234 W STATE HIGHWAY 31,(44) |
| 26 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 204 S. FM 1126 |
| 26 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 18 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 25 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 12263 NW 2290 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
8 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Drane in 8 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drane | $30,000 | A trailer house was damaged along FM 744 south of Blooming Grove. The roof was torn off the home. The damage was likely caused by the RFD of a supercell. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drane | $15,000 | Emergency management reported one home, several trees, fences and outbuildings damaged west-northwest of Oak Valley. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drane | $1,000 | A public report indicated that a shed was blown across the road and power lines were knocked down. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Drane | - | A trained spotter reported high water on TX Highway 31 west of Corsicana. The road was becoming impassable in spots. |
| February 2024 | Hail | Drane | - | Emergency manager reported ping-pong sized hail near Corbet, southwest of Corsicana. |
| April 2018 | Hail | Drane | - | Emergency management reported quarter sized hail near the intersection of FM 744 and FM 1126 approximately 8 miles southwest of the city of Corsicana, TX. |
| October 2018 | Tornado (EF0) | Drane | - | A brief tornado was observed by a storm spotter near the intersection of Hwy 31 and FM 744 to the southwest of Corsicana. Picture evidence was shared of the tornado but no additional details were provided, and the location of the tornado is estimated. The time is also estimated from radar. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drane | - | Law enforcement reported trees down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corbet | 3.8 miles | 9 | |
| Oak Valley | 4.0 miles | 9 | |
| Barry | 4.6 miles | 8 | |
| Dresden | 5.0 miles | 8 | |
| Black Hills | 5.0 miles | 9 | |
| Silver City | 5.6 miles | 7 | |
| Retreat | 6.0 miles | 10 | |
| Pickett | 6.3 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378226. 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.



