Holly Springs, Texas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Nacogdoches census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75946. It stands on Telesco Creek. The Survey maps it on the Garrison West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1953 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Mount Enterprise quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Garrison West quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Nacogdoches quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Nacogdoches quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
118 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 118 fires within 5 miles of Holly Springs between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,022 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 7 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 | 63 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 213 |
| 9 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 9 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 7 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 524 |
| 7 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 489 |
| 6 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 516 |
| 4 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 27 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 570 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
1 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Holly Springs in 1 storm report in 1994: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holly Springs | $500,000 | Damage to killed chickens and chicken houses was estimated at 60-70,000 dollars; numerous trees were also blown down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appleby | 2.9 miles | 12 | |
| Fitze | 3.3 miles | 11 | |
| Whispering Pines | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| Pleasant Hill | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| North Redland | 4.5 miles | 12 | |
| Pisgah | 4.5 miles | 12 | |
| Mahl | 5.3 miles | 12 | |
| Cedar Point | 6.0 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379948. 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.






