Karnack, Texas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1944 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Waskom census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75661. The Survey maps it on the Karnack quadrangle. It stands 240 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 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.
- 1944 USGS Caddo Lake quadrangle1:62500
- 1946 USGS Caddo Lake quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1962 USGS Karnack quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
124 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 124 fires within 5 miles of Karnack between 1993 and 2020, burning about 691 acres in total. 17 started naturally. 10 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 | 45 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 |
| Natural | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS/WOODS |
| 7 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 564 |
| 6 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 375 |
| 4 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 532 |
| 4 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 30 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 152 |
| 3 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 27 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
25 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Karnack in 25 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 17 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Karnack | $50,000 | A home in Karnack, Texas suffered significant structural damage to it's roof. |
| January 2020 | Tornado (EF0) | Karnack | $15,000 | An EF-0 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 85 mph touched down off of County Road 2108 and snapped small and large branches along its path. The tornado crossed Highway 43 where it tore off a wooden front porch and gutters off of a home. It then crossed County Road 2600 before lifting near Farm to Market Road 134 before entering the Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant. |
| May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Karnack | $5,000 | Numerous trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds along Highway 43. |
| August 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Karnack | $5,000 | ,,, , ,, Trees were blown down near the entrance to Caddo State Park. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Karnack | - | Power lines downed in Karnack. |
| March 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Karnack | - | Trees were blown down in Karnack. A Texas State Trooper's vehicle was damaged by a falling tree. |
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Karnack | - | Trees and power lines were downed in Karnack. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Karnack | - | Trees were downed in Karnack. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Karnack | - | Highway 43 out of Karnack, Texas was impassible south and west towards Marshall, Texas. Several other roads out of Karnack were flooded and closed as well. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Karnack | - | Ping pong ball sized hail was reported on the southwest side of Karnack along Hwy. 43. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Karnack | - | Trees were downed in Karnack, Texas. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Karnack | - | Numerous trees and powerlines were downed in Karnack, Texas. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Karnack | - | Trees were downed on FM 134 near Karnack, Texas. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Karnack | - | A tree was downed on Swansons Landing Road in Karnack, Texas. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Karnack | - | Several trees were downed near the town of Karnack, Texas. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Karnack | - | Numerous trees and power lines down. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Karnack | - | Large pine trees snapped and felled on Pine Island Road in Karnack. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Karnack | - | Large pine trees snapped and felled blocking roads in Woodpecker Hollow within Caddo Lake State Park. |
| October 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Karnack | - | Numerous trees toppled along Hwy 43. |
| October 1994 | Hail | Karnack | - | Power lines were blown down. |
| March 1999 | Hail | Karnack | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Karnack | - | no account filed |
| October 1997 | Hail | Karnack | - | no account filed |
| February 1996 | Hail | Karnack | - | no account filed |
| April 1993 | Hail | Karnack | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uncertain | 4.0 miles | 15 | |
| Baldwin | 4.3 miles | 14 | |
| South Shore | 4.6 miles | 15 | |
| Leigh | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| Swansons Landing | 6.1 miles | 15 | |
| Lotta | 7.1 miles | 15 | |
| Pope City | 7.3 miles | 13 | |
| Latex | 8.0 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 Karnack | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3476511 | 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 1338953. 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.





