East Waco, Texas
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Waco census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76704. It stands on Marlin Branch. The Survey maps it on the Waco East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 18 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.
- 1892 USGS Waco quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1920 USGS Waco quadrangle1:125000
- 1931 USGS Elm Mott quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Waco East quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Waco quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
564 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 564 fires within 5 miles of East Waco between 2001 and 2020, burning about 873 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 400 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 107 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 22 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2530031 |
| 9 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 17-2520007 |
| 9 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 17-2520018 |
| 8 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2510033 |
| 8 September 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | POWERLINE |
| 7 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2500034 |
| 7 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 16-2510003 |
| 4 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | S 4TH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of East Waco: 9 producers, 1 past producer. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pendley Pit | Silica | Producer | ||
| Universal Atlas Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Universal Atlas Cement Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Waco Quarry & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Burt Plant & Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| H and B No 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| H and B No 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Luckett Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Neeley Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Young Brazos River Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
11 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names East Waco in 11 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 4 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Waco | $100,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds damaged the 18-foot tall, 5,900-pound statue on top of the McLennan County Courthouse. The statue of Themis lost her left arm. The arm was made of lightweight metal. |
| April 2023 | Hail | East Waco | $60,000 | Golf ball sized hail was reported on the Baylor Campus. |
| February 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Waco | $10,000 | A roof was blown off a restaurant near Baylor University. |
| April 2009 | Heavy Rain | East Waco | $7,000 | A car driver hydroplanned and flipped at Forrest Street and Interstate 35 in Waco. The driver sustained minor injuries. |
| October 2014 | Hail | East Waco | $5,000 | Golf ball sized hail was reported just east of Baylor University. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Waco | $2,000 | A 55 MPH wind gust was estimated at the Baylor Discovery Center on University Parks Drive. |
| November 2011 | Hail | East Waco | $500 | Dime sized hail covered the ground at the Baylor University campus. |
| May 2025 | Hail | East Waco | - | Emergency manager reported nickel sized hail at the Waco EOC. |
| May 2024 | Flash Flood | East Waco | - | Report from mPING: Street/road flooding; Street/road closed; Vehicles stranded. |
| May 2024 | Flash Flood | East Waco | - | Broadcast media reported multiple flooded roads throughout Waco. |
| May 2024 | Flash Flood | East Waco | - | Emergency management reported multiple closed roads due to high water near and west of I-35 in Waco, TX. |
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.
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 Q122595516 | 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 1356728. 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.






