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Fruitland, Texas

10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Bowie census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76270. The Survey maps it on the Bowie quadrangle.

Fruitland within Montague County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 10 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

199 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 199 fires within 5 miles of Fruitland between 2005 and 2020, burning about 2,522 acres in total. 2 started naturally. None 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined78
Debris and open burning77
Equipment and vehicle use21
Railroad operations and maintenance9
Power generation/transmission/distribution6
Smoking5
Natural2
Recreation and ceremony1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2017Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceCAR FIRE
30 September 2016Debris and open burning1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceCONTROLLED BURN
3 September 2014Debris and open burning1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceARP
3 September 2011Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServicePINK WILSON RR GRASS
28 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceRATER
24 September 2016Debris and open burning2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceCONTROLLED BURN
20 September 2014Debris and open burning4.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceGRASS FIRE
17 September 2009Debris and open burning2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceMCCLURE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Montague County

Storms near this place

26 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fruitland in 26 storm reports between 2001 and 2026: 14 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 1 flash flood. The reports record 3 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2022Tornado (EF1)Fruitland3 hurtThe tornado began on the south side of Bowie along State Highway 101 where damage was found to multiple single family residences including one home that shifted off the foundation causing the walls and roof to collapse caused by wind speeds estimated between 105 to 110 mph. There were 3 injuries reported with damage in this area. As the tornado moved north-northeast along the eastern side of Bowie, many structures spanning from FM 3043 to just south of State Highway 59 and Haney Rd were damaged including several single family and manufactured homes where the roofs and walls were lifted and destroyed in places. Just before the tornado lifted, a manufactured home was destroyed with damage spanning 1/4 mile by this point in the path. Maximum estimated winds were 110 mph.
May 2020Flash FloodFruitland$5,000,000Flash flooding occurred across much of the southern half of Montague County after training strong storms produced up to 7 inches of rainfall. In Bowie, many streets were flooded and some buildings were flooded, too. Highway 59 near the Montague/Clay county line also had water over the roadway. The flooding did not subside until the next morning.
April 2025Tornado (EF0)Fruitland$500,000An EF-0 tornado formed along the eastern shore of Lake Amon G Carter in far southwestern Montague County. Numerous trees were damaged within the neighborhood surrounding the Bowie Country Club near the lakeshore. A few homes also sustained minor roof damage, and fencing and outbuildings were also damaged. The tornado moved northeast, impacting some horse barns and other outbuildings near FM 1125. After crossing FM 1125, the tornado moved northeast, producing spotty wind damage. A media storm chasing team observed the tornado crossing US 287 near the Wagon Seller Rd Exit. The tornado dissipated just east of this interchange. Maximum estimated winds were 80 mph.
May 2013Tornado (EF1)Fruitland$125,000A storm survey crew determined EF-1 damage occurred near Lake Amon Carter. Several houses were damaged, and a golf course clubhouse was heavily damaged.
March 2023HailFruitland$30,000no account filed
May 2025Thunderstorm WindFruitland$10,000Emergency management reported that a power line had blown down onto a house, just north of Lawhorn Lane and Hwy 287, north of the city of Sunset.
May 2025HailFruitland$9,000Storm chaser reported 2 inch hail in Fruitland.
April 2016Thunderstorm WindFruitland$3,000Wind blown hail broke windows in a home approximately 5 miles south of Bowie. The hail may have been up to the size of ping pong balls.
August 2013Thunderstorm WindFruitland$2,000Emergency management reported that winds snapped 2 power poles near Lake Amon Carter.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindFruitland$1,000Tree limbs and other debris was reported in the road (Highway 287 to the southeast of Bowie).
April 2026Thunderstorm WindFruitland-Social media reports and photos indicated that several trees were blown down around the cities of Fruitland and Sunset.
September 2025HailFruitland-Social media report of 1 inch hail in Fruitland, relayed by emergency management.
May 2024HailFruitland-Reported via mPing.
May 2024HailFruitland-Reported via mPing.
March 2022Tornado (EF0)Fruitland-This tornado is a continuation from the EF3 tornado in Jack County. As the tornado crossed the county line into Montague County, it was already entering its dissipation stage. Only minor tree damage was observed.
May 2020FloodFruitland-Several roads across southern Montague County remained covered in water after up to 7 inches of rain fell. This included the city of Bowie where roads and buildings were flooded.
March 2018HailFruitland-A trained spotter reported nickel-sized hail approximately 3 miles south-southeast of the city of Bowie, TX.
April 2016HailFruitland-Nickel sized hail was reported 2 miles northeast of Lake Amon Carter.
March 2013HailFruitland-Trained spotters reported ping pong ball sized hail.
March 2013HailFruitland-Bowie Fire Department reported penny sized hail near Fruitland.
March 2013HailFruitland-Trained spotters reported ping pong sized hail in Fruitland.
April 2013HailFruitland-Quarter sized hail was reported at Lake Amon Carter.
April 2011HailFruitland-Quarter size hail fell near Amon Carter Lake.
September 2001Thunderstorm WindFruitland-An 18 wheeler was blown over.
May 2024HailFruitland-no account filed
May 2024HailFruitland-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Montague County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
McDonald3.1 miles10
Smyrna3.7 miles8
Sunset3.8 miles8
Salona4.0 miles10
Bowie4.8 miles10
Selma5.0 miles8
Dry Valley6.6 miles10
Mallard9.5 miles10

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 FruitlandAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q122834684The 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 1381900. 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.