BlockEast Hamilton, Texas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1944 and the latest in 2003. It stands in the Shelbyville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75973. It stands on Martinez Bayou. The Survey maps it on the East Hamilton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1944 USGS Patroon quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Alexandria quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Alexandria quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Patroon quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1984 USGS East Hamilton quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Natchitoches quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2003 USGS East Hamilton quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
48 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 48 fires within 5 miles of East Hamilton between 1992 and 2018, burning about 819 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 | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | National Forests And Grasslands In Texas | 126D |
| 30 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | National Forests And Grasslands In Texas | not named |
| 3 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 8.5 acres | National Forests And Grasslands In Texas | BRINSON |
| 22 September 2006 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 84 acres | National Forests And Grasslands In Texas | BOWEN |
| 15 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | National Forests And Grasslands In Texas | NINE MILE |
| 15 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 15 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | National Forests And Grasslands In Texas | CHICKEN COOP |
| 14 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 75 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODVILLE - 198 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
1 since 2024Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names East Hamilton in 1 storm report in 2024: 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | East Hamilton | $30,000 | This is a continuation of the extreme Northeast Sabine County tornado. This tornado, with estimated maximum winds near 110 mph, moved over the western shoreline of Toledo Bend Reservoir near the East Hamilton community, where a boat ramp and a home were damaged along FM 2261 and CR 2844. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted, blocking the roadways. The tornado then tracked well east of CR 2799 through some private roads that were inaccessible. Drone footage from a local oil/gas worker confirmed that the tornado remained on the ground through this area, as a swath of snapped and uprooted trees continued. Additional tree damage was found along FS Road 148 and FS 135, where a small camp also suffered significant damage to some of the smaller buildings. The tornado then crossed FS Road 141 near CR 2014, where multiple large trees were downed, blocking the road along FS Road 141, before lifting just to the north. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexanders Store | 4.7 miles | 14 | |
| West Hamilton (historical) | 5.3 miles | 14 | |
| Ragtown | 5.7 miles | 14 | |
| Goober Hill | 6.1 miles | 14 | |
| Patroon | 7.6 miles | 14 | |
| Dreka | 8.2 miles | 14 | |
| Jordans Store | 9.4 miles | 14 | |
| Hawthorne | 10.0 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1381818. 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.