Gresham, Texas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1946 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Bullard census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75762. The Survey maps it on the Bullard quadrangle. It stands 486 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1946 USGS Bullard quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Bullard quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1973 USGS Bullard quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
274 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 274 fires within 5 miles of Gresham between 1992 and 2018, burning about 1,068 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 22 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 | 166 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 47 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | C.R. 165 |
| 6 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 6 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 5 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 26 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BIG EDDY FIRE |
| 25 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 3.5 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | JACKSON HEIGHTS GRASS FIRE |
| 23 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | RIDGLEY CIR |
| 23 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
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 Gresham: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Halite, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehouse Salt Dome | Halite, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Limestone, General | Occurrence | 1927 |
Storms near this place
12 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gresham in 12 storm reports between 1998 and 2026: 5 flash flood, 3 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1998 | Tornado (F2) | Gresham | $120,000 | HP Supercell developed along a quasi-stationary front and moved northeast. This Supercell produced a family of three tornadoes, numerous microbursts and giant hail. A meso was detected by dopplar radar with the HP supercell. In this supercell an F2 tornado was produced. As the supercell developed, massive mid level convergence occurred resulting in giant hail. The evolution continued resulting in a bow echo pattern where two additional weak tornadoes occurred in the northern comma heads In the first tornado, damage consisted of numerous snapped and fallen trees. Fifteen homes and three businesses were either moderately or severely damaged including roofs removed on two homes. Southwestern Bell phone truck heavily damaged from a fallen tree and a Ford Aerostar Van was crushed almost beyond recognition. Several telephone poles were tilted to a 45 degree angle. |
| October 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gresham | $8,000 | A tree was downed on a house in the Gresham community south of Tyler or east of Noonday, Texas. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Gresham | - | Hail ranging from pea to quarter size covered the ground just south of Tyler in the Gresham area. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gresham | - | A tree was blown down across both lanes of Old Palestine Road near the Gresham community. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Gresham | - | Quarter size hail fell in the Gresham community. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Gresham | - | The intersection of FM 2493 and FM 2813 was flooded. |
| March 2016 | Flash Flood | Gresham | - | Heavy flooding reported at CR. 165 and FM 2493. |
| March 2016 | Flash Flood | Gresham | - | Farm to Market 2813 and Highway 69 underwater and closed. |
| March 2016 | Flash Flood | Gresham | - | High water was reported on CR. 168 near Owens Elementary School. |
| November 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gresham | - | Several trees were snapped northwest of Flint near County Road 140 and Silver Leaf Drive. |
| March 2015 | Flash Flood | Gresham | - | FM 2868 was flooded and closed near the community of Flint, Texas. |
| February 2008 | Hail | Gresham | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Spring | 1.7 miles | 14 | |
| Flint | 1.7 miles | 14 | |
| Noonday | 3.0 miles | 16 | |
| Copeland | 4.2 miles | 14 | |
| New Hope | 4.4 miles | 14 | |
| Galilee | 4.9 miles | 16 | |
| Antioch | 5.2 miles | 14 | |
| Pine Trail Estates | 6.1 miles | 16 |
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 Gresham | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q22076499 | 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 1378384. 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.






