La Casa, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Breckenridge South census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76470. The Survey maps it on the La Casa 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.
- 1890 USGS Breckenridge quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Abilene quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Abilene quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS La Casa quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Mineral Wells quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
32 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 32 fires within 5 miles of La Casa between 2006 and 2020, burning about 2,103 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 1 was 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 132 |
| 8 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HERDFORD FIRE 207 |
| 27 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | JONES FIRE |
| 8 August 2014 | Natural | 55 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 717 FIRE |
| 13 August 2012 | Natural | 17 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | COOK FIRE |
| 12 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HARMON RANCH |
| 11 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | JR. HAUER |
| 10 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 717 SOUTH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
8 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names La Casa in 8 storm reports between 2003 and 2026: 6 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | Lightning | La Casa | $2,400,000 | Videos and articles from social and news media reported that a wind turbine south of Caddo was struck by lightning the morning of February 14th and caught on fire as a result. As per pictures, the shell at the top of the turbine was destroyed along with one of the blades. |
| May 2009 | Hail | La Casa | $15,000 | A spotter reported Grapefruit size hail on Highway 207 5 miles west of Strawn. The spotter received damage to their vehicle. |
| May 2025 | Hail | La Casa | $12,000 | Tennis ball sized hail was reported in La Casa. |
| May 2015 | Hail | La Casa | $10,000 | Golf ball sized hail was reported, approximately 10 miles southeast of Caddo. |
| September 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | La Casa | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage and damage to metal outbuildings in the area around La Casa in the southeast part of the county. |
| May 2011 | Hail | La Casa | $1,000 | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Hail | La Casa | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | La Casa | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frankell | 2.2 miles | 13 | |
| Necessity | 5.6 miles | 12 | |
| Wayland | 7.4 miles | 13 | |
| Caddo | 8.2 miles | 13 | |
| Gunsight | 10.5 miles | 13 | |
| Harpersville | 13.0 miles | 13 | |
| South Hanlon | 13.3 miles | 14 | |
| Breckenridge | 15.5 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378538. 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.




