India, Texas
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Ferris census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75125. The Survey maps it on the India quadrangle. It stands 443 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 19 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.
- 1891 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS India quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Seagoville quadrangle1:62500
- 1986 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
57 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 57 fires within 5 miles of India between 2006 and 2019, burning about 6,284 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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 | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 4 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 24 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ROLLING HILLS |
| 12 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MARS COMMAND |
| 11 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2600 FM 660 |
| 10 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MALLOY BRIDGE |
| 10 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 5 August 2016 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | NOKES COMMAND |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of India: 5 producers, 1 past producer. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferris Clay Pit & Plant | Clay | Producer | ||
| Harkrider Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica | Producer | ||
| A B B Sand and Gravel Operation | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Seagoville Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| South Dallas Plant No. 534 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Texas Ind Inc Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names India in 2 storm reports between 2010 and 2015: 1 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | India | - | Flash Flooding was occurring in the county. |
| September 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | India | - | A tornadic supercell produced several tornado touchdowns from east of Ferris to Seagoville. The first touchdown occurred a few miles east of Ferris in open country and tracked to the northeast into Dallas County. |
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.
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 India | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q11005863 | 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 1378480. 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.






