Harmony, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Palestine census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75803. The Survey maps it on the Tennessee Colony quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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 Tennessee Colony quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Tennessee Colony quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:100000
- 1982 USGS Tennessee Colony quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
101 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 101 fires within 5 miles of Harmony between 1992 and 2020, burning about 862 acres in total. 6 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 | 66 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BETO UNIT FIRE |
| 5 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 206 |
| 30 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WINKLE CONSTRUCTION |
| 30 September 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 28 September 2000 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 572 |
| 21 September 2000 | Natural | 6.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 557 |
| 21 September 2000 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 558 |
| 2 September 1993 | Smoking | 5.0 acres | 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 Harmony: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Halite, Limestone, Ultra Pure. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palestine Mine | Halite, Limestone, Ultra Pure | Past Producer | 1891, 1904, 1937 |
Storms near this place
4 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Harmony in 4 storm reports between 2011 and 2023: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harmony | $10,000 | Along FM 320 west of Palestine, several large downed and uprooted trees were reported. Post event analysis indicated a downburst with winds up to 85 mph likely occurred in this area. |
| March 2016 | Flood | Harmony | - | A public report stated that water was over the road on FM 320 east of FM 645 approximately 9 miles west of Palestine, TX. |
| October 2015 | Flash Flood | Harmony | - | The southbound lanes of Highway 287 were closed north of Palestine due to rising flood waters after several inches of rain fell in the area. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harmony | - | Large pine trees were knocked down approximately 2-3 miles south of Tennessee Colony on FM 645. Some trees fell across FM 645. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massey Lake | 5.4 miles | 12 | |
| Tennessee Colony | 5.8 miles | 12 | |
| Tucker | 6.3 miles | 10 | |
| Long Lake | 7.5 miles | 10 | |
| Palestine | 8.6 miles | 13 | |
| Montalba | 8.8 miles | 13 | |
| Lakeview Assembly | 8.9 miles | 10 | |
| Ward | 10.3 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378417. 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.






