BlockHerman, Texas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1930 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Boyd-Rhome census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76234. It lies near Pat Dick Hill. The Survey maps it on the Decatur quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1930 USGS Boyd quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Denton quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Denton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
150 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 150 fires within 5 miles of Herman between 2005 and 2020, burning about 464 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 55 |
| Debris and open burning | 37 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 34 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | SUSHIGHWAY8128709092019 |
| 8 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LIPSEY 9-8-12 |
| 5 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 51S |
| 28 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ZIMMER KUBOTA |
| 27 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 730 09/27/2013 |
| 26 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 429PR422109262019 |
| 24 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 2264 09/24/2014 |
| 2 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 12 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MCGEE 9-2-2011 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
9 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Herman in 9 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 5 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Herman | $5,000 | A public report indicated damage to an outdoor metal building 6 miles east-southeast of Decatur. Some of the walls were collapsed and portions of the roof were destroyed. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Herman | $5,000 | A public report was received of a travel trailer turned on its side and shingles torn from multiple roofs. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Herman | $5,000 | A utility company reported 6 power poles down in Hwy 2264. |
| December 2011 | Hail | Herman | $100 | Hail up to the size of quarters fell near FM 2264 and Highway 287; approximately 3 miles southeast of Decatur. |
| January 2020 | Flash Flood | Herman | - | FM 2264 to the southeast of Decatur was closed due to high water. It was also reported that the northbound lanes of Hwy 287 between Decatur and Rhome were closed in some spots due to high water. Rainfall totals near and over 3 inches were reported in this area. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Herman | - | A National Weather Service employee reported quarter-sized hail covering the ground approximately 6 miles southeast of Decatur, TX. |
| November 2015 | Hail | Herman | - | A National Weather Service Employee reported golf-ball to hen-egg sized hail just southeast of Decatur, TX. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Herman | - | Quarter sized hail was reported by a trained spotter near the intersection of Highway 287 and CR 4421. |
| February 2022 | Hail | Herman | - | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378442. 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.