Edith, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Robert Lee census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76945. It stands on Salt Creek. The Survey maps it on the Edith quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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 San Angelo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS San Angelo quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Edith quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS San Angelo quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Robert Lee quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
16 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Edith between 2006 and 2012, burning about 347 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 15 August 2009 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WILDCAT MARINA - LIGHTNING |
| 5 July 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 4 July 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 28 July 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FRIENDSHIP 2 |
| 23 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 114 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | EDITH FIRE |
| 19 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CRMWD ARCHES |
| 15 July 2012 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CHERRY LANE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Edith: 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edith | Copper | Occurrence | 1972 | |
| Reece-Albert Operations | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
19 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Edith in 19 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 15 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. 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 2011 | Lightning | Edith | $5,000 | A lightning strike damaged a chimney and a television. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Edith | - | The public reported 2 inch diameter hail. |
| January 2024 | Hail | Edith | - | Public reported quarter size hail. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Edith | - | Public reported ping pong ball size hail. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Edith | - | County 911 dispatch reported golf ball size hail. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edith | - | Mesonet site reported 68 mph wind gust. |
| March 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edith | - | A COOP observer reported a wind gust between 60 and 70 mph. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Edith | - | A COOP Observer reported quarter size hail 11 miles north-northeast of Water Valley. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Edith | - | The public reported quarter to golf ball size hail. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Edith | - | The broadcast media reported golf ball size hail. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edith | - | The public reported tree limbs blown down at a residence along Texas Highway 158, four miles east of the Coke and Sterling County line. The strong winds lasted from 350 to 400 pm. |
| May 2015 | Hail | Edith | - | The Fire Department/Rescue reported hail up to the size of quarters on U.S. 87 in extreme southwest Coke County. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Edith | - | A trained spotter relayed a report of nickel to quarter size hail along State Highway 158 just west of Lake E.V. Spence. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Edith | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Edith | - | no account filed |
| April 2015 | Hail | Edith | - | no account filed |
| March 2007 | Hail | Edith | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Edith | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Edith | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Lee | 6.7 miles | 14 | |
| Sanco | 8.6 miles | 9 | |
| Silver | 12.2 miles | 10 | |
| Shawville | 16.9 miles | 15 | |
| Bronte | 16.9 miles | 15 | |
| Pecan Mott | 17.0 miles | 15 | |
| Fort Chadbourne | 18.3 miles | 13 | |
| Tennyson | 20.5 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378241. 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.




