Indian Gap, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Hamilton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76531. The Survey maps it on the Indian Gap quadrangle. It stands 1,562 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1888 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Brownwood quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Indian Gap quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Pottsville quadrangle1:62500
- 1985 USGS Comanche quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
46 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 46 fires within 5 miles of Indian Gap between 2005 and 2020, burning about 1,226 acres in total. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PARTIN |
| 4 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR623 |
| 22 September 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 40 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BUFFE |
| 22 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | INDIAN GAP CR 630 |
| 8 August 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 622 |
| 31 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HARRIS |
| 12 August 2015 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | NOLTE |
| 9 July 2016 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LIGHTNING |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
11 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Indian Gap in 11 storm reports between 1993 and 2017: 7 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Indian Gap | $300,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds damaged barns, outbuildings, and trees across Hamilton County. Some trees were fully uprooted. The combination of severe winds and large hail damaged oat and wheat fields that were already suffering from the ongoing drought. |
| October 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Indian Gap | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds destroyed barns and killed some calves. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Indian Gap | $5,000 | Trained spotters reported golf ball sized hail, just south of Indian Gap. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Indian Gap | - | Amateur radio reported quarter sized hail approximately 3 miles east of the city of Indian Gap, TX. |
| May 2015 | Flood | Indian Gap | - | The Hamilton County Sheriff's Department reported flooding was beginning across several low water crossings. |
| May 2007 | Flash Flood | Indian Gap | - | Cowhouse Creek flooded Highway 218 at Indian Gap and Pottsville. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Indian Gap | - | no account filed |
| January 2002 | Hail | Indian Gap | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Indian Gap | - | no account filed |
| October 1996 | Hail | Indian Gap | - | no account filed |
| October 1993 | Hail | Indian Gap | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pottsville | 4.7 miles | 13 | |
| Springdale | 6.2 miles | 13 | |
| Pecan Wells | 6.4 miles | 13 | |
| Shive | 10.1 miles | 13 | |
| McGirk | 10.9 miles | 13 | |
| Midway | 11.3 miles | 13 | |
| Schoolerville | 12.6 miles | 13 | |
| Gentrys Mill | 13.4 miles | 15 |
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 Indian Gap | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14710524 | 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 1338427. 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.





