Hume, Texas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Jacksonville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75766. The Survey maps it on the Jacksonville West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1951 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:100000
- 1982 USGS Jacksonville West quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
447 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 447 fires within 5 miles of Hume between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,083 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 19 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 | 256 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 79 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 17 |
| Smoking | 15 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 7127 |
| 9 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 9 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 8 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 4462 CR 3108 |
| 8 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 229 |
| 8 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 7 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 5 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | #7048 |
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 Hume: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Haven | Iron | Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hume in 7 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 1 hail. 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 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hume | $20,000 | Several trees were downed southwest of Jacksonville, including a tree on a home along CR 3208 and 3209. |
| May 2025 | Flash Flood | Hume | - | Portions of FM 747 southwest of Jacksonville was covered in high water. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Hume | - | Portions of FM 747 southwest of Jacksonville were flooded. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hume | - | A large tree fell across Farm to Market Road 747, 4 miles south of Highway 79. This resulted in a temporary closure of the road. |
| March 2016 | Flash Flood | Hume | - | Excessive heavy rainfall resulted in the closures of Cr. 4223, FM. 4705, FM. 856, CR. 4612, CR. 4408, CR. 4614, FM. 1227 and FM. 3230. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hume | - | Trees were downed southwest of Jacksonville, Texas. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Hume | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Heaven | 1.0 miles | 10 | |
| New Hope | 1.9 miles | 10 | |
| Lake View | 2.6 miles | 10 | |
| Ironton | 2.8 miles | 10 | |
| Church Hill | 3.1 miles | 10 | |
| Jacksonville | 3.6 miles | 10 | |
| Corine | 4.2 miles | 10 | |
| Pine Grove | 4.4 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380863. 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.





