Klondike, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Pecan Gap census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75448. The Survey maps it on the Klondike quadrangle. It stands 472 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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 Klondike quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
108 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 108 fires within 5 miles of Klondike between 2005 and 2019, burning about 2,180 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 5 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 | 40 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 34 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ALLEN FIRE |
| 5 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 2890 |
| 17 September 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 2040 |
| 15 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 24 S GRASS FIRE |
| 12 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 8.2 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 6318 |
| 9 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY24 S |
| 8 August 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 100 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | DELTA COMMISH FIRE |
| 6 August 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CRP |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
26 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Klondike in 26 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 17 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2017 | Hail | Klondike | $75,000 | A social media report indicated ping pong ball sized hail in the city of Klondike, TX. |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F1) | Klondike | $75,000 | Tornado touchdown between Klondike and Horton on FM 1520. The Fisherman's Motel and Marina in the Klondike area received major roof damage. Several homes had structural damage including roof damage from fallen trees. Residents of the area had no power, telephone service, or water for much of Sunday. |
| April 1996 | Hail | Klondike | $50,000 | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Klondike | $5,000 | A trained spotter recorded a wind gust to the south of Cooper on Highway 24. Several trees were damaged in the vicinity. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Klondike | $5,000 | Quarter to golfball sized hail fell in Klondike, which is approximately 4 miles southwest of Cooper. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Klondike | $3,000 | Numerous power lines blown down and 4 inch diameter limbs broken by high winds. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Klondike | $2,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down by high thunderstorm wind. |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Klondike | $2,000 | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Klondike | - | Quarter size hail was reported north of Klondike. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Klondike | - | Power lines were blown down. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Klondike | - | Thunderstorm winds downed large tree limbs. No dollar estimate of damage was reported. |
| October 1997 | Flash Flood | Klondike | - | Water was reported over Highway 24 at Farm-to-Market Road 1528. |
| March 2024 | Hail | Klondike | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Klondike | - | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | Klondike | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Klondike | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Klondike | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Klondike | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Klondike | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Klondike | - | no account filed |
| October 1997 | Hail | Klondike | - | no account filed |
| February 1996 | Hail | Klondike | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Klondike | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Klondike | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | Klondike | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | Klondike | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friendship | 1.3 miles | 8 | |
| West Delta | 1.4 miles | 9 | |
| Gough | 2.5 miles | 9 | |
| Liberty Grove | 3.2 miles | 8 | |
| Antioch | 4.0 miles | 9 | |
| Needmore | 4.3 miles | 9 | |
| Cooper | 4.8 miles | 8 | |
| Price | 4.9 miles | 8 |
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 Klondike | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14710913 | 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 1360713. 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.




