Kossuth, Texas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Palestine census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75801. It stands on Snake Creek. The Survey maps it on the Slocum quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1952 USGS Slocum quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:100000
- 1982 USGS Slocum quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
199 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 199 fires within 5 miles of Kossuth between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,713 acres in total. 21 started naturally. 19 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 | 104 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 |
| Natural | 21 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 210 |
| 8 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 228 |
| 5 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ACR 379 |
| 4 September 2000 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 250 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 468 |
| 22 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 561 |
| 22 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 559 |
| 2 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 205 |
| 17 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | DOBBS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
5 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kossuth in 5 storm reports between 2008 and 2026: 3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kossuth | $1,000 | A storm spotter reported large limbs blocking highway 84 8 miles east of Palestine. |
| January 2011 | Hail | Kossuth | $1,000 | Golfball size hail fell along Farm-to-Market Road 323 about 7 miles southeast of Palestine. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kossuth | - | A social media report indicated multiple downed trees blocking the road near the intersection of FM 1817 and FM 323, just north of the city of Slocum. |
| December 2024 | Hail | Kossuth | - | A public report and photos indicated ping pong to golf ball sized hail. |
| February 2008 | Hail | Kossuth | - | Hail the size of half-dollars was reported at Crystal Lake. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Lake | 0.4 miles | 10 | |
| Deanwright | 2.4 miles | 10 | |
| Jarvis | 3.0 miles | 11 | |
| Alderbranch | 4.3 miles | 11 | |
| Wells Creek | 4.9 miles | 13 | |
| Herring | 5.3 miles | 11 | |
| Palestine | 7.1 miles | 13 | |
| Flint Hill | 7.3 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380039. 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.





