Kelsey, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Gilmer census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75644. It stands on Coon Creek. The Survey maps it on the Pritchett quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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 Pritchett quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Mineola quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Mineola quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
523 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 523 fires within 5 miles of Kelsey between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,674 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 22 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 | 354 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 85 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 22 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 14 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 12-262 |
| 9 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 352 |
| 8 September 2015 | Natural | 6.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 15-0282 |
| 8 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 229 |
| 7 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1289 IRONWOOD |
| 7 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 7 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 14-0291 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Kelsey: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Pit | Clay | Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
6 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kelsey in 6 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2009 | Lightning | Kelsey | $10,000 | An oil tank was struck by lightning on FM 1795 just north of the Kelsey Community. The tank was destroyed. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kelsey | - | A horse loafing shed suffered roof and wall damage on Kelsey Creek Road and Cox Trail south of Highway 154. Trees were also downed in this area as well. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kelsey | - | A 10 x 15 portable building was blown over near the intersection of Highway 154 and Kelsey Road west of Gilmer. |
| March 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kelsey | - | Trees were downed north of Gilmer, Texas. |
| March 2010 | Hail | Kelsey | - | no account filed |
| March 2010 | Hail | Kelsey | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summerfield | 1.5 miles | 13 | |
| Rosewood | 2.1 miles | 13 | |
| Latch | 2.6 miles | 13 | |
| Enoch | 2.8 miles | 12 | |
| Enon | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Rhonesboro | 5.1 miles | 14 | |
| Pritchett | 5.1 miles | 13 | |
| Shady Grove | 5.6 miles | 13 |
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 Kelsey | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6386465 | 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 1378521. 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.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.




