Fletcher, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Lumberton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77657. It stands on Walton Creek. The Survey maps it on the Silsbee quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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 Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Silsbee quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Silsbee quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
221 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 221 fires within 5 miles of Fletcher between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,548 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 33 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 | 116 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 33 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 3 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 28 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 28 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 28 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 27 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODVILLE - 211 |
| 27 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 25 September 2008 | Smoking | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
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 Fletcher: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry & Barry Pit Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
13 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fletcher in 13 storm reports between 2006 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2006 | Flash Flood | Fletcher | $20,000 | Highway 1293 was closed between Honey island and Thicket due to high water. Vehicles were stranded in the water. Water was approaching homes near Kountze. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fletcher | $10,000 | Several trees and fences were blown down in Lumberton. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fletcher | $10,000 | Part of a tree came through the roof of a home. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fletcher | $5,000 | The Hardin County Sheriffs Department relayed a report of numerous trees and power lines down in Lumberton. |
| October 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Fletcher | $5,000 | Eyewitnesses saw debris flying in the air as a small tornado blew down trees and power lines. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fletcher | $3,000 | The Hardin County Sheriffs Department reported numerous trees down and power outages in the Lumberton area. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fletcher | $2,000 | Multiple trees were blown down onto Old Silsbee Road. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Fletcher | $2,000 | Pictures and reports were received from the Lumberton area of street flooding. At least one home received some flood water during the slow moving thunderstorms. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Fletcher | - | Report of 1.25 inch hail received through social media. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fletcher | - | A wind gust of 82 mph was recorded at Lumberton Middle School by a KBMT mesonet station. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Fletcher | - | no account filed |
| January 2016 | Hail | Fletcher | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Fletcher | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lumberton | 0.6 miles | 13 | |
| Seth | 2.3 miles | 13 | |
| Woodcrest Acres | 2.6 miles | 14 | |
| Rose Hill Acres | 4.7 miles | 14 | |
| Loeb | 4.9 miles | 14 | |
| Silsbee | 5.8 miles | 13 | |
| Nona | 7.2 miles | 13 | |
| Lillard | 7.2 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1335948. 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.





