Fincastle, Texas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the LaRue-Poynor census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75763. The Survey maps it on the Moore Station quadrangle. It stands 502 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1949 USGS Frankston quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Frankston quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1984 USGS Moore Station quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
144 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 144 fires within 5 miles of Fincastle between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,706 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 8 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 | 80 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 099 |
| 30 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 578 |
| 3 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 521 |
| 3 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 21 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 20 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 550 |
| 2 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 447 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Fincastle: 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poynor Deposits | Iron | Occurrence | Goethite, Hematite | |
| Texas Iron Pit | Iron | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Mine | Iron | Producer | Goethite, Hematite |
Storms near this place
9 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fincastle in 9 storm reports between 2007 and 2024: 5 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. The reports record 6 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Fincastle | 6 hurt, $300,000 | An EF-1 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 105 mph touched down near an inlet area of Lake Palestine west of Boles Road just southwest of Coffee City. This tornado largely stayed over the water as a waterspout, and it briefly came ashore across the Lake Palestine Resort just west of Highway 155. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted at the resort, with several RV's flipped over, and multiple metal canopies at the marina completely collapsed. This tornado then moved back over water as a waterspout again as it shifted north-northeast, before moving ashore again across a small neighborhood behind the Lake Palestine Motor Inn. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted, with at least one large hardwood tree having fallen onto a two story home. The tornado then crossed FM 3506 and into the Briarwood Bay subdivision, where numerous trees were snapped and uprooted (DI 27, DOD 4). It was here where the tornado was strongest and widest (480 yards), before weakening and narrowing as it moved across the northern end of the subdivision along the lake. The tornado then moved back over water again as a waterspout, crossing into Smith County at 709 pm CDT. A total of 6 injuries occurred with this tornado, but only 2 people needed transport to the local hospital. Information on the damage in Smith County can be found in a Storm Data separate entry. In Henderson County, this tornado was rated an EF-1 with maximum winds of 105 mph, and tracked for 2.69 miles before crossing into Smith County. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fincastle | $10,000 | Broadcast media reported an oak tree blown onto a home and a porch roof blown onto a neighbor's lawn. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fincastle | $5,000 | Numerous reports of trees and power lines across roads in Coffee City and Berryville. |
| October 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fincastle | $3,000 | Trees were blown down in Berryville. |
| January 2011 | Hail | Fincastle | $2,000 | Golfball size hail was reported near Coffee City. |
| February 2024 | Hail | Fincastle | - | Public reported quarter sized hail via mPing 1 mile southwest of Coffee City. |
| October 2010 | Hail | Fincastle | - | Nickel size hail was reported in Berryville. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Fincastle | - | Penny to Quarter size hail fell in the town of Berryville. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Fincastle | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moore Station | 3.6 miles | 15 | |
| Coffee City | 3.7 miles | 15 | |
| Poynor | 4.1 miles | 15 | |
| Sunrise Shores | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| LaRue | 5.7 miles | 15 | |
| Berryville | 5.8 miles | 15 | |
| New York | 6.0 miles | 15 | |
| Antioch | 7.1 miles | 15 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Fincastle | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q22076478 | 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 1378292. 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.






