Duster, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the De Leon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76444. The Survey maps it on the Duster quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 12 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.
- 1894 USGS Eastland quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Abilene quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Abilene quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Duster quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Stephenville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
44 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 44 fires within 5 miles of Duster between 2005 and 2018, burning about 408 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Natural | 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 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 24 August 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | STUMPER FIRE |
| 21 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | TAYLOR FIRE |
| 11 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GLOVER |
| 1 August 2009 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 512 |
| 6 July 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 679 FIRE |
| 26 July 2014 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | DUCK HOUSE FIRE |
| 15 July 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | OBBCO |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
8 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Duster in 8 storm reports between 1993 and 2015: 6 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. The reports record 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1993 | Tornado (F2) | Duster | 12 hurt, $5,000,000 | Ten houses were destroyed, and 12 persons were injured. |
| October 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Duster | $50,000 | Wind damage occurred to houses, and trees were blown down. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Duster | $15,000 | Baseball sized hail was reported 7 miles west of De Leon; near Duster. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Duster | $10,000 | Softball sized hail smashed at least one windshield in Duster. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Duster | $3,000 | no account filed |
| April 2013 | Hail | Duster | - | Quarter sized hail was reported in Duster which is west-northwest of DeLeon. |
| September 2001 | Hail | Duster | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Hail | Duster | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beattie | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| Rucker | 5.7 miles | 12 | |
| Sipe Springs | 5.8 miles | 13 | |
| De Leon | 7.5 miles | 12 | |
| Stag Creek | 7.7 miles | 13 | |
| Downing | 8.7 miles | 12 | |
| Vandyke | 11.0 miles | 13 | |
| Comyn | 11.2 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378237. 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.




