Judson, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Longview Northwest census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75605. It stands on Elm Branch. The Survey maps it on the White Oak quadrangle. It stands 427 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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.
- 1956 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1960 USGS White Oak quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
324 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 324 fires within 5 miles of Judson between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,399 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 25 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 | 166 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 57 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 25 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 23 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 16 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Smoking | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 115 |
| 6 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 10-27971 |
| 30 September 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 14-0012545 |
| 30 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 208 |
| 3 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CAMPBELL ROAD |
| 28 September 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 27 September 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 26 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 2751 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
26 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Judson in 26 storm reports between 1999 and 2026: 10 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 2 tornado. The reports record 1 injury. 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 2008 | Hail | Judson | 1 hurt | Hail smashed through the windshield of a moving vehicle causing a non-life threatening injury to the driver. |
| June 2012 | Lightning | Judson | $10,000 | Two or three oil tank batteries caught fire from an apparent lightning strike on Hwy. 259. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Judson | $10,000 | A large tree was downed on a home on Oak Isle Drive. There were no report of injuries. |
| April 2018 | Tornado (EF1) | Judson | $6,000 | An EF-1 tornado, with estimated maximum winds near 90 mph, touched down along Brown Road just east of Highway 259, snapping and uprooting trees as it moved off to the northeast along Lloyd and Northridge Road. One tree landed on a shed on Lloyd Circle. The tornado continued northeast into Northwest Harrison County. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Judson | - | Hail ranging from dime to half dollar size reported in the Judson community near the intersection of U.S. Highway 259 and FM Road 1844. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Judson | - | Quarter size hail reported in Judson. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Judson | - | Hail ranging from half dollar to ping pong ball size reported just north of Judson. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Judson | - | Substantial damage to a pool house, with two large pine trees downed along Meadowchase Trail. |
| February 2020 | Flash Flood | Judson | - | FM 1650 was closed at the intersection of Highway 259 just south of Diana due to flooding. |
| February 2020 | Flash Flood | Judson | - | Bigwoods Road near Campbell Road was flooded and closed. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Judson | - | Numerous trees were blown down across Gregg County. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Judson | - | Damage occurred to a roof of a home on Bigwoods Road near Mackey Road. |
| December 2018 | Flood | Judson | - | Pliler Precise Road along Roy Creek and Elm Branch Creek in north Longview was flooded and closed well after the heavier rains had ended. |
| March 2016 | Flash Flood | Judson | - | Many homes flooded on Ralph Street in North Longview. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Judson | - | Large marble sized hail was reported in north Judson. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Judson | - | Public reported one inch hail at the intersection of Hwy. 259 and 449. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Judson | - | Powerlines were downed north northeast of Longview, Texas. |
| March 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Judson | - | Trees were downed on CR. 4449, 2 miles north of the loop. |
| April 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Judson | - | Trees were downed along Highway 259 north of Longview, Texas. |
| December 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Judson | - | A weak tornado developed along a squall line and moved rapidly north northeast. Damage was confined to tree limbs and brush and occurred away from any buildings or structures. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Judson | - | Several trees down. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Judson | - | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Hail | Judson | - | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Hail | Judson | - | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Hail | Judson | - | no account filed |
| March 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Judson | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Hill | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Seven Pines | 3.5 miles | 13 | |
| Teneryville | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| Longview | 5.7 miles | 13 | |
| Shiloh | 5.8 miles | 13 | |
| Greggton | 6.2 miles | 16 | |
| White Oak | 6.8 miles | 13 | |
| Warren City | 7.8 miles | 12 |
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 Judson | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6304198 | 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 1378505. 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.



