Indian Rock, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Gilmer census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75645. The Survey maps it on the Glenwood quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 12 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.
- 1956 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1960 USGS Glenwood quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
652 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 652 fires within 5 miles of Indian Rock between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,814 acres in total. 18 started naturally. 16 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 | 455 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 19 |
| Natural | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
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 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 190328 |
| 9 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 190329 |
| 9 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 14-0299 |
| 9 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 6237 |
| 9 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 8 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 17-0320 |
| 8 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 13-0274 |
| 7 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 17-0318 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
4 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Indian Rock in 4 storm reports between 2008 and 2023: 3 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Indian Rock | - | Power poles were snapped several miles east of Gilmer. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Indian Rock | - | A tree was blown down on FM 555 just east of Gilmer. |
| November 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Indian Rock | - | A large tree was downed on FM. 1650. |
| May 2008 | Flash Flood | Indian Rock | - | High water was reported across Hwy 154. Several creeks were also out of the banks from excessive heavy rainfall. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piedmont | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| Valley View | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| Gilmer | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Graceton | 4.5 miles | 12 | |
| Pattonfield | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Glenwood | 4.8 miles | 12 | |
| Sand Hill | 4.8 miles | 12 | |
| Friendship | 5.2 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2034802. 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.



