Hull, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Daisetta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77564. The Survey maps it on the Hardin quadrangle. It stands 69 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1943 USGS Liberty quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Daisetta quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Hardin quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
53 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 53 fires within 5 miles of Hull between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,521 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 14 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 | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 300 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODVILLE - 697 |
| 6 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODVILLE - 665 |
| 17 September 2013 | Fireworks | 3.1 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 8075 |
| 15 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 43 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 12 September 2019 | Natural | 74 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HARDIN 18:45 |
| 1 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 8062 |
| 6 August 1993 | Debris and open burning | 70 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 23 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 15 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 Hull: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Halite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hull Salt Dome | Halite | Occurrence | 1908 |
Storms near this place
1 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hull in 1 storm report in 2001: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hull | $20,000 | Trees down on power lines in Hull. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedeco | 1.5 miles | 13 | |
| Daisetta | 2.3 miles | 13 | |
| Dowdel Settlement | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Frige Settlement | 4.6 miles | 13 | |
| Hardin | 5.1 miles | 13 | |
| Woodson | 5.4 miles | 13 | |
| Tanner Settlement | 5.4 miles | 13 | |
| Rock Island | 6.2 miles | 13 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Hull | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q970714 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1338273. 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.






