Enoch, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Gilmer census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75644. It lies near Underwood Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Gilmer quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 12 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.
- 1956 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1960 USGS Gilmer quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
849 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 849 fires within 5 miles of Enoch between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,385 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 16 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 | 576 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 162 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 30 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Natural | 16 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Fireworks | 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 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 190328 |
| 9 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 190329 |
| 9 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 14-0299 |
| 9 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 12-262 |
| 9 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 352 |
| 8 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 17-0320 |
| 8 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 229 |
| 7 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 12-261 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Enoch: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Pit | Clay | Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
10 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Enoch in 10 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 4 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2015 | Tornado (EF1) | Enoch | $45,000 | An NWS Storm Survey team determined that the damage north of Gilmer, Texas in northern Upshur County was consistent with that of an EF-1 Tornado. This tornado uprooted and snapped several trees along its path between State Highway 154 and Lavender Road. Two homes were damaged by fallen trees and a few outbuildings lost some metal roofing panels. |
| July 2016 | Lightning | Enoch | $25,000 | Lightning struck a home on FM. 1797 in the community of Kelsey Texas just south of Hwy. 154. There were no reports of injuries. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Enoch | - | Trees were uprooted on the south side of Lake Gilmer. A NWS Survey Team determined this damage to had been caused by Rear Flank Downdraft (RFD) winds. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Enoch | - | Trees and power lines were downed throughout Gilmer and much of Upshur County. Street signs were downed as well. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Enoch | - | Trees were downed one mile west of Gilmer, Texas. |
| October 2009 | Flash Flood | Enoch | - | Several roads across the northern half of the county were under water. |
| December 2011 | Hail | Enoch | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Enoch | - | no account filed |
| March 2010 | Hail | Enoch | - | no account filed |
| January 2010 | Hail | Enoch | - | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378265. 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.



