BlockFairview, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Big Spring North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79720. The Survey maps it on the Knott SE quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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.
- 1954 USGS Big Spring quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Big Spring quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Knott SE quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Big Spring quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
59 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 59 fires within 5 miles of Fairview between 2005 and 2020, burning about 532 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 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 | 24 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
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 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 206 SIMER ROAD |
| 22 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 115 N DAVIS |
| 18 September 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GAIL HWY AND DAVIS |
| 15 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | COUNTY ROAD 21 & 32 |
| 1 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 21 & CR 32 |
| 9 August 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 107 RICHARDSON |
| 4 August 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | E CR 381 |
| 30 August 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 3812 GAIL HWY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
7 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fairview in 7 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 4 hail, 1 tornado, 1 flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2009 | Tornado (EF2) | Fairview | $83,000 | At 1953 CST, a trained weather spotter reported a tornado about 5 miles northwest of Big Spring. The NWS Storm Survey confirmed two snapped power poles, minor tree damage and an empty oil pump storage tank knocked over near this location. The tornado then tracked north northeastward and bent an 80 foot aluminum radio tower in half towards the east and snapped two additional power poles due to damaging northerly winds on its northwest flank; this occurred sometime around 2000 CST. At 2005 CST, another trained spotter reported a tornado near the town of Fairview, TX. The damage survey concluded this was a valid report, as the tornado began to turn right snapping multiple power poles and damaging a 12X10 storage shed anchored 2-3 feet in the ground along the way. The storage shed was tossed east northeast approximately 30 yards, indicating the tornado passed north of the residence. As the tornado continued eastward just north of Farm to Market Road 2230 east of Fairview, a significant line of power pole damage (2 miles) was observed. There were a total of 28 poles snapped towards the south around 2015 CST. Twenty of these were distribution poles and 8 of these were larger transmission poles. The tornado then possibly weakened and turned left to the northeast. On its way, it damaged another storage shed and a home's north side windows approximately 4 miles northeast of Fairview. The last approximated time for tornadic wind damage was around 2030 CST. The path recorded for this event is not the exact path the tornado actually took. Please see attached image. |
| May 2025 | Flash Flood | Fairview | - | A report was received from the public via MPING that flash flooding of streets/roads was occurring between Knott and Big Spring. The time of occurrence is estimated from radar. No damage was reported. |
| April 2024 | Flood | Fairview | - | TxDOT reports dirt and debris over the roadway, water over the roadway, and low-water crossings flooded. |
| April 2019 | Hail | Fairview | - | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Hail | Fairview | - | no account filed |
| September 2017 | Hail | Fairview | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Fairview | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luther | 6.9 miles | 10 | |
| Knott | 7.2 miles | 9 | |
| Big Spring | 7.6 miles | 11 | |
| Ziler | 8.3 miles | 11 | |
| Webb Village | 9.5 miles | 12 | |
| Midway | 9.7 miles | 10 | |
| Sand Springs | 10.2 miles | 10 | |
| Vealmoor | 11.7 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378281. 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.