Lassater, Texas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Lake O' the Pines census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75630. The Survey maps it on the Lassater quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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.
- 1956 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1961 USGS Lassater quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
278 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 278 fires within 5 miles of Lassater between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,588 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 31 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 | 139 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 61 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 31 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 1998 | Natural | 114 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 7 September 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BOIS D' ARC |
| 4 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | JACOB A. AMES |
| 30 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | CORP. OF ENGINEERS |
| 30 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 6167 |
| 3 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HICKS FIRE |
| 28 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 6200 |
| 26 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1578 BOONDOCK RD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 Lassater: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelley Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1869 | |
| Orrs Switch-Lassater Deposits | Iron | Past Producer | Goethite, Hematite, Siderite |
Storms near this place
5 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lassater in 5 storm reports between 2000 and 2020: 4 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lassater | - | Several trees were blown down in the Pine Harbor neighborhood near Lake O' The Pines. |
| December 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lassater | - | Large trees were downed on Hwy. 49 in Kellyville, Texas northwest of Jefferson. |
| April 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lassater | - | Trees and powerlines were reported down by law enforcement officers in the Pine Harbor area. |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F1) | Lassater | - | A strong cyclic supercell tornado developed over Mineola, Texas while a strong tornado developed shortly there after and moved to the east northeast. Numerous Pine, Oak, and other species of trees were either snapped or pushed over along the entire tornado track. No structures were along the tornado track in this county. This tornado moved into Marion County, Texas from Wood, Upshur, and Harrison Counties of northeast Texas. The tornado crossed Lake 'O The Pines and dissipated shortly after crossing the northeastern shore. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lassater | - | Several large trees down across Hwy 49. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orrs | 1.3 miles | 11 | |
| Sarber | 2.4 miles | 13 | |
| Rock Springs | 3.4 miles | 11 | |
| Victory | 4.3 miles | 11 | |
| White Oak | 5.5 miles | 13 | |
| Berea | 5.7 miles | 13 | |
| Kellyville | 6.2 miles | 13 | |
| Warlock | 6.4 miles | 11 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122559552 | 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 1378565. 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.



