Frenstat, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Somerville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77879. The Survey maps it on the Frenstat quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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 Austin quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Somerville quadrangle1:62500
- 1960 USGS Frenstat quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Brenham quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
155 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 155 fires within 5 miles of Frenstat between 2001 and 2020, burning about 470 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 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 | 77 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 53 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | MOSS OAK |
| 6 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | WHISPERING WOODS @ PK RD 57 |
| 6 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | PARK ROAD 57 9/6/19 |
| 6 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | ROGELIO PANTOJA |
| 4 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | WHISPERING WOODS |
| 3 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 28 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 10166 TX 36S GRASS FIRE |
| 24 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRUSH PILES BURNING |
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 Frenstat: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Thorium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weiler-Whitener Prospect | Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Thorium | Occurrence | 1954 |
Storms near this place
6 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Frenstat in 6 storm reports between 2013 and 2023: 3 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frenstat | - | A tree was downed near the intersection of CR 128 and FM 976. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Frenstat | - | Quarter to golf ball sized hail was observed. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frenstat | - | Numerous trees downed across the county. |
| March 2013 | Hail | Frenstat | - | Quarter size hail was reported via SpotterNetwork. |
| March 2013 | Hail | Frenstat | - | Ping pong size hail was reported by a trained spotter. |
| March 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frenstat | - | A trained spotter estimated a 60 mph wind gust that was strong enough to nearly blow the vehicle off the road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birch | 1.7 miles | 8 | |
| Harmony | 3.6 miles | 8 | |
| Lyons | 4.8 miles | 8 | |
| Big Creek | 5.1 miles | 10 | |
| Davidson | 5.3 miles | 8 | |
| Deanville | 6.0 miles | 9 | |
| Beaver Creek | 6.0 miles | 8 | |
| Center Line | 6.4 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379801. 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.



