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Eagle Ford, Texas

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Southwest Dallas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75212. It stands on Delaware Creek. The Survey maps it on the Irving quadrangle.

Eagle Ford within Dallas County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 24 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

173 since 2014

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 173 fires within 5 miles of Eagle Ford between 2014 and 2018, burning about 58 acres in total. None 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/undetermined140
Equipment and vehicle use14
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Smoking5
Debris and open burning4
Recreation and ceremony3
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
7 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceSTARETTA
4 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceDUMANE
30 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceN. STEMMONS SERV SB
30 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServicePLYMOUTH
30 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceBICKERS
3 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service2928 INWOOD
3 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceNAVY
26 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceHARWICK

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Dallas County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Eagle Ford: 6 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Dallas QuarryLimestone, General, Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducerSedimentary
Dallas Quarry & PlantStone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, GeneralProducer
General Portland Clay PitClayProducer
Eagle-Ford Cement PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
General Portland Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Texas Ind Inc Dallas LightweightStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Dallas County

Storms near this place

13 since 2009

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Eagle Ford in 13 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 4 flash flood, 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 lightning. The reports record 2 deaths and 6 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
October 2018Thunderstorm WindEagle Ford1 killed, 5 hurt, $10,000Broadcast Media reported that 1 person was killed and 5 others injured when the frame of a residential structure which was under construction collapsed due to strong outflow winds from a thunderstorm.
July 2020LightningEagle Ford1 killedA 16 year old male was struck by lightning while under a tree in a yard. He died from his injuries on July 9th.
September 2010Tornado (EF2)Eagle Ford1 hurt, $750,000Minor roof damage on the order of EF0 damage was noted along much of the path of this tornado, but EF2 damage was observed near the intersection of Irving Blvd and Mockingbird Lane in west Dallas. Near the intersection, substantial damage occurred to a warehouse. An exterior wall of the warehouse collapsed causing part of the roof to collapse. In addition, a tractor trailer traveling on Mockingbird Lane in front of the warehouse was blown into the warehouse, and the driver sustained minor injuries. Additional stores in the industrial area near the intersection sustained roof damage and holes were ripped into some roofs. Local broadcast media recorded this tornado live as it moved north through the western portions of the city of Dallas. Maximum wind speeds were estimated to be 115 mph.
May 2024HailEagle Ford$100,000no account filed
May 2014Thunderstorm WindEagle Ford$80,000A National Weather Service survey crew determined a microburst hit a subdivision in the City of Dallas. A church, located on the corner of Westmoreland Road and Canada Drive, was heavily damaged. The brick facade in the front of the building was torn off. In the neighborhood next to the church, heavy tree damage was noted with damage also sustained to roofs, siding, and outbuildings.
June 2009Flash FloodEagle Ford$75,000Homes were evacuated near Sylvan Avenue and McBroom Street. The flooding was the result of training echoes over Dallas County.
June 2009LightningEagle Ford$50,000Two lightning strikes hit the Dallas pumping station causing the failure of one of the pumps that is responsible for parts of west Dallas. This failure exacerbated flooding in neighborhoods around Hampton Road and Canada Drive. Some evacuations were performed.
June 2009Flash FloodEagle Ford$20,000Two lightning strikes hit the Dallas pumping station causing the failure of one of the pumps that is responsible for parts of west Dallas. This failure exacerbated flooding that was already ongoing in Dallas. Some evacuations were performed in neighborhoods around Hampton Road and Canada Drive.
August 2025Flash FloodEagle Ford-A broadcast media video indicated flooding on northbound I-35E near Market Center Blvd in Dallas.
June 2023HailEagle Ford-The Dallas County EOC reported quarter size hail near I-30 and Hampton Road in Dallas.
September 2022Thunderstorm WindEagle Ford-A social media picture indicated that a red cedar tree over 70 feet tall was snapped in the north part of Oak Cliff near the Kessler Park neighborhood.
May 2015Flash FloodEagle Ford-A public report indicated that Wesbound Interstate 30 neat North Hampton has several cars stalled due to high water.
May 2024HailEagle Ford-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Dallas County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Arcadia Park2.5 miles21
Irving3.2 miles24
Cockrell Hill3.4 miles21
Dallas5.0 miles26
Kenwood5.0 miles21
Oak Cliff5.7 miles20
Sowers5.8 miles24
Grand Prairie5.8 miles21

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1334843. 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.