Harrison, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Mart census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76705. The Survey maps it on the Elk quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1920 USGS Mart quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Elk quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Mexia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
83 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 83 fires within 5 miles of Harrison between 2003 and 2020, burning about 778 acres in total. 1 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/undetermined | 31 |
| Debris and open burning | 25 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | POWERLINE |
| 28 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | WILDLAND/GRASS FIRE |
| 27 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WILDLAND/GRASS FIRE |
| 26 September 2014 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MCCRAY FIRE |
| 8 August 2011 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BARNETT FIRE |
| 7 August 2003 | Debris and open burning | 115 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CENTRAL TX - 29 |
| 5 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 16-2180018 |
| 29 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | THE BRANCH EE FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Harrison: 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pendley Pit | Silica | Producer | ||
| Burt Plant & Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Neeley Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Harrison in 2 storm reports between 2010 and 2025: 1 hail, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harrison | - | A social media picture indicated large tree limbs down on Harrison Road between Waco and Hallsburg. |
| October 2010 | Hail | Harrison | - | Golf ball size hail was reported 1 mile northwest of Lake Creek Lake. |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1358859. 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.




