Herty, Texas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Lufkin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75901. The Survey maps it on the Lufkin quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1949 USGS Lufkin quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Lufkin quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Lufkin quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Lufkin quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Lufkin quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
305 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 305 fires within 5 miles of Herty between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,576 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 50 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 | 175 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 50 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 39 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS/WOODS/FM 2251 |
| 7 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 7 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODVILLE - 694 |
| 4 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODVILLE - 655 |
| 4 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODVILLE - 667 |
| 4 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODVILLE - 662 |
| 30 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 3 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Herty: 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Bentonite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett Clark Bentonite Pit | Bentonite | Past Producer | ||
| General Mills | Bentonite | Producer | ||
| Southern Clay Products Pit | Bentonite | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Bentonite | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
10 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Herty in 10 storm reports between 2014 and 2024: 4 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Flash Flood | Herty | - | Several country roads flooded across Angelina County including FM Road 324, 843 and 706. Several Lufkin city streets also flooded, including a bridge washout on Wilton Street off of Paul Avenue. |
| March 2022 | Hail | Herty | - | Golfball size hail fell on the southeast side of Lufkin. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Herty | - | A porch attached to a home was damaged. Large limbs were also downed as well near the home. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Herty | - | A roof was blown off of a building at the Al Meyer Ford dealership in East Lufkin, which contributed to a partial collapse of an exterior wall. Several trees were also blown down in the area. |
| December 2018 | Flash Flood | Herty | - | Bartmess Drive was flooded and closed. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Herty | - | Quarter size hail fell at the intersection of Highway 59 and Highway 69 in Lufkin. |
| December 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Herty | - | Large tree limbs greater than two inches in diameter were downed in Herty, Texas. |
| March 2014 | Hail | Herty | - | Hail fell on the north side of Lufkin, Texas. |
| May 2014 | Flash Flood | Herty | - | Numerous county roads in the northern section of the county were closed due to flooding. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Herty | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lufkin | 2.7 miles | 14 | |
| Cedar Grove | 3.3 miles | 15 | |
| Davisville | 3.5 miles | 15 | |
| Moffitt | 3.6 miles | 15 | |
| Keltys | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| Dunagan | 3.7 miles | 14 | |
| Redland | 3.9 miles | 15 | |
| River Crest Estates | 4.9 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1359085. 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.







