Johntown, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Bogata census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75417. It stands on Lake Branch. The Survey maps it on the Bogata quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1953 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Bogata quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
245 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 245 fires within 5 miles of Johntown between 1993 and 2020, burning about 2,659 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 6 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 | 161 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 34 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GOLDEN LONG |
| 6 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 4TH SW GRASS FIRE 9/6 |
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 271S GRASS FIRE 9/5 |
| 30 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 37S GRASS FIRE 9/30 |
| 3 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 29 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 28 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 37S GRASS FIRE 9/28 |
| 28 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 139 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
5 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Johntown in 5 storm reports between 1995 and 2018: 3 hail, 1 flash flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2018 | Flash Flood | Johntown | - | Highway 37 closed between Bogota and Hagansport due to flooding. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johntown | - | Trees were blown down along County Road 1100 southwest of Bogota. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Johntown | - | Quarter sized hail was reported in Johntown, Texas. |
| October 2010 | Hail | Johntown | - | Hail reported on CR. 1100 south of Bogata, Texas. |
| April 1995 | Hail | Johntown | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosalie | 3.7 miles | 8 | |
| Bogata | 4.0 miles | 8 | |
| Pine Branch | 5.0 miles | 8 | |
| Cuthand | 6.8 miles | 8 | |
| Rugby | 7.2 miles | 8 | |
| Halesboro | 7.6 miles | 8 | |
| Shadowland | 8.9 miles | 8 | |
| Sherry | 9.0 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1360356. 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.




