Kittrell, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Riverside census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75862. It stands on Eve Branch. The Survey maps it on the Trinity West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1954 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Trinity West quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
62 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 62 fires within 5 miles of Kittrell between 1995 and 2020, burning about 4,164 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 3 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 | 21 |
| Natural | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CONROE - 424 |
| 26 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CONROE - 427 |
| 11 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 570 acres | Livingston Area | BO BROWN RD |
| 9 August 2010 | Natural | 432 acres | Livingston Area | LIVINGSTON - 257 |
| 25 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 46 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 4539 |
| 25 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 221 |
| 22 August 2018 | Natural | 432 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WALKER WEST |
| 22 August 1997 | Natural | 130 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Kittrell: 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Halite, Gypsum-Anhydrite, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kittrell Salt Dome | Halite, Gypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence | 1933 | |
| Texas Clay Industries Inc Operation | Clay | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2020Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kittrell in 3 storm reports between 2020 and 2024: 1 funnel cloud, 1 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Flash Flood | Kittrell | - | FM 3478 to the west of Trinity was made impassable due to flash flooding. |
| April 2020 | Funnel Cloud | Kittrell | - | A funnel cloud was sighted. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Kittrell | - | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside | 9.2 miles | 13 | |
| Gospel Hill | 12.0 miles | 12 | |
| Arizona | 12.2 miles | 13 | |
| Pine Prairie | 12.8 miles | 13 | |
| Carolina | 13.0 miles | 13 | |
| Mossy Grove | 15.6 miles | 10 | |
| Dodge | 16.0 miles | 13 | |
| Harmony | 16.1 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2034992. 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.




