Emblem, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Cumby census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75482. The Survey maps it on the Cumby quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1953 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Cumby quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
45 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 45 fires within 5 miles of Emblem between 2001 and 2018, burning about 1,608 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 7 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 30 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 313 CR 4741 |
| 17 September 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 2040 |
| 5 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 1531 GRASS FIRE |
| 4 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2653 N |
| 3 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9.2 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HOPKINS 15:20 |
| 22 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | 80 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 4 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
6 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Emblem in 6 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2025 | Flash Flood | Emblem | $8,000 | A high water rescue was reported on Farm to Market Road 71 southwest of Tira. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Emblem | - | Emergency management reported trees down in the northwestern part of the county, including CRs 4743 and 4744. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Emblem | - | Thunderstorm winds gusted up to 60 MPH. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Emblem | - | no account filed |
| March 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Emblem | - | no account filed |
| March 1997 | Hail | Emblem | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peerless | 3.6 miles | 8 | |
| Branom | 4.3 miles | 9 | |
| Ridgeway | 4.6 miles | 9 | |
| Deep Well Crossing (historical) | 5.6 miles | 8 | |
| Posey | 5.8 miles | 8 | |
| Overland | 6.4 miles | 8 | |
| Pleasant Grove | 6.7 miles | 8 | |
| Gafford | 6.8 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378260. 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.




