La Junta, Texas
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Springtown-Reno census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76082. It lies near Burton Knob. The Survey maps it on the Azle quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 20 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.
- 1891 USGS Weatherford quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Weatherford quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1932 USGS Springtown quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Azle quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Fort Worth quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
147 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 147 fires within 5 miles of La Junta between 2005 and 2014, burning about 1,593 acres in total. None 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 | 96 |
| Debris and open burning | 32 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 960 JENNINGS LN |
| 28 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1100 OLD RENO RD |
| 27 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 289 ENGLISH COURT |
| 2 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 7633 VEAL STATION RD |
| 2 September 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 261 EDWARDS FARRIS ROAD |
| 14 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1811 HIGHLAND CIR |
| 1 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2195 FLAT ROCK RD |
| 1 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 500 SMITH ROAD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
25 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names La Junta in 25 storm reports between 2004 and 2026: 15 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 2 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 2021 | Hail | La Junta | $500,000 | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Hail | La Junta | $300,000 | Ping pong ball to golf ball sized hail was reported just northwest of Highway 199 and FM 730 in Azle. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | La Junta | $100,000 | Thunderstorm winds rolled a manufactured home and damaged trees around the property. |
| August 2009 | Lightning | La Junta | $100,000 | Lightning struck two structures and started fires at both places in far eastern Parker County. The first structure was a home on Deer Crossing Way and the second was a church on Reese Lane. The home was destroyed and the church suffered minor damage to the roof. |
| May 2011 | Hail | La Junta | $75,000 | Grapefruit sized hail was reported 1 mile north of Sanctuary. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | La Junta | $50,000 | A NWS Storm Survey determined that straight-line winds damaged the gas pump canopy at the Allsup's on Highway 199 west of Azle. Part of the cover was peeled off. Large tree branches were also knocked down in the same area. The strong winds continued east into Azle where more damage occurred. The Popcorn Players' theater, Josefina's Kitchen restaurant, and the Aqualine Pools building in Azle were damaged. Air conditioning units were moved on all the roofs. Part of the metal roof of the theater was peeled off and hit the back of a pickup truck. |
| June 2010 | Lightning | La Junta | $50,000 | Lightning caused a house fire 3 miles southwest of Azle. |
| May 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | La Junta | $10,000 | A tornado was observed approximately 1.5 miles northwest of Sanctuary along Spring Valley Court. The roof of a mobile home was damaged and trees were damaged along the path of the tornado. Panels were torn off the roof of the mobile home and tossed into the back yard. This tornado was rated an EF-0 with maximum estimated winds of 85 MPH. |
| April 2015 | Hail | La Junta | $5,000 | Two inch hail was reported in Sanctuary. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | La Junta | $4,000 | A trained spotter estimated 60 mph winds in Sanctuary. |
| October 2009 | Flash Flood | La Junta | $500 | Four feet of water was reported on Icehouse Road near Sabathaney in northeastern Parker County. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | La Junta | - | Trees were heavily damaged on a property near the end of the tornado track. |
| April 2026 | Hail | La Junta | - | Report of 1 inch hail from mPing. |
| May 2021 | Flash Flood | La Junta | - | A National Weather Service employee reported flash flooding along FM 1886 at Silver Creek, with water rushing over the road. |
| April 2021 | Hail | La Junta | - | Quarter size hail was reported five miles west of Lakeside. |
| May 2021 | Hail | La Junta | - | Quarter to ping pong ball sized hail was reported 2 miles southwest of Sanctuary for several minutes. |
| April 2020 | Hail | La Junta | - | Hail around 1 was reported in Azle on the Parker County side via mPing. |
| March 2016 | Hail | La Junta | - | Dime sized hail was reported near Highway 199 and Newsome Mound Road. |
| April 2011 | Hail | La Junta | - | Quarter size hail fell in the community of Remuda in eastern Parker County. |
| May 2011 | Hail | La Junta | - | Nickel sized hail fell 2 miles south of Reno. |
| May 2011 | Hail | La Junta | - | Half dollar sized hail fell 3 miles southwest of Reno along Azle Highway/FM 730. |
| May 2011 | Hail | La Junta | - | Quarter sized hail fell southwest of Reno at Highway 199 and Midway Road. |
| October 2009 | Hail | La Junta | - | Quarter size hail fell 4 miles southwest of Azle. |
| June 2004 | Flash Flood | La Junta | - | Five homes were flooded west of Azle near Ash Creek. |
| April 2008 | Hail | La Junta | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanctuary | 1.1 miles | 20 | |
| Sabathany | 1.2 miles | 20 | |
| Highland Addition | 2.0 miles | 18 | |
| Reno | 2.1 miles | 20 | |
| Springtown | 5.5 miles | 18 | |
| Carter | 7.6 miles | 18 | |
| Goshen | 8.3 miles | 18 | |
| Wright | 8.5 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1339338. 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.






