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Leesburg, Texas

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Leesburg-Newsome census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75451. The Survey maps it on the Leesburg quadrangle. It stands 397 feet above sea level.

Leesburg within Camp County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 12 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

351 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 351 fires within 5 miles of Leesburg between 1993 and 2020, burning about 2,513 acres in total. 18 started naturally. 24 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 burning218
Missing data/not specified/undetermined45
Arson/incendiarism24
Equipment and vehicle use23
Natural18
Power generation/transmission/distribution18
Smoking2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Recreation and ceremony1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2017Debris and open burningunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceCR 3522
9 September 2012Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service3318
9 September 2003Debris and open burning4.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceLINDEN - 232
8 September 2013Equipment and vehicle use48 acresTexas A & M Forest Service6300
7 September 2012Debris and open burning3.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceLINDEN - 6227
7 September 2004Equipment and vehicle use10 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceLINDEN - 134
6 September 2013Debris and open burning1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceFM 556
6 September 2010Natural15 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceLINDEN - 163

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Camp County

Storms near this place

34 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Leesburg in 34 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 16 thunderstorm wind, 13 hail, 4 flash flood, 1 tornado. The reports record 3 injuries. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2025Tornado (EF1)Leesburg3 hurt, $250,000This EF1 tornado was the continuation of a tornado that began in Franklin County. At this point, damage was difficult to locate as the tornado skirted the southern shore of Lake Bob Sandlin. Some tree damage indicative of a tornado was found along County Road 2417 and along Farm-to-Market Road 21. Move extensive tree damage was found beginning at County Road 2332, County Road 2330, and within the Thunderbird community just south of Lake Bob Sandlin. As the tornado continued east and moved along FM 1520, several structures were damaged at a fishing and recreational vehicle|campground. One outbuilding used as a cabin that was sitting on wooden beams and cinder blocks was blown away and destroyed. The cabin was blown into a neighboring RV, which was then overturned. Another RV was also overturned in this campground. Three injuries occurred to occupants of the RV campers. The tornado then crossed a cove of Lake Bob Sandlin, and damage started to become much more sporadic. More hardwood and softwood trees were snapped just north of Highway 255 and again just west of U.S. Highway 271 south of the Camp/Titus County Line where the tornado finally lifted. The tornado tracked nearly 8 miles across northern Camp County.
March 2013Thunderstorm WindLeesburg$20,000Roof damage to a home was reported on CR. 2430.
April 2026Thunderstorm WindLeesburg-Trees uprooted along Highway 11 east of FM Road 21 west of Pittsburg.
May 2024HailLeesburg-Ping pong ball size hail reported in the Leesburg community.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindLeesburg-Numerous trees and power lines down, especially concentrated across the western half of Camp County.
May 2021Thunderstorm WindLeesburg-Several large limbs were downed in Leesburg. Winds were estimated to be near 60 mph.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindLeesburg-Trees were downed at the 5000 block of Highway 11 West.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindLeesburg-Power poles were snapped and trees were blown down on County Road 3545 near Leesburg.
June 2019HailLeesburg-Quarter size hail was by a spotter in Leesburg.
December 2018Thunderstorm WindLeesburg-Trees were downed on Highway 11 and County Road 1519 north in the Leesburg community.
February 2017HailLeesburg-Penny size hail fell on Highway 21 near the Lake Bob Sandlin bridge.
February 2017HailLeesburg-Dime size hail covered the ground in Leesburg.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindLeesburg-Numerous trees and powerlines were downed throughout the western portion of the county.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindLeesburg-Wind gusts estimated by storm spotter east of Winnsboro, Texas.
December 2015HailLeesburg-Hail occurred on Hwy. 21 at Lake Bob Sandlin.
December 2015Flash FloodLeesburg-Numerous county roads were underwater with several culverts washed out as well.
December 2015Thunderstorm WindLeesburg-A tree was downed blocking the east bound lane of Hwy. 11 at Leesburg, Texas.
October 2014HailLeesburg-Quarter size hail was reported between Newsome and Pittsburg, Texas.
April 2014HailLeesburg-Hail was reported in the Leesburg, Texas area.
January 2013Thunderstorm WindLeesburg-Several trees were downed across FM. 1519 west southwest of Pittsburg, Texas.
October 2010HailLeesburg-Hail covered the ground in the Newsome, Texas community.
October 2010Thunderstorm WindLeesburg-Trees were downed across SR. 11 just northeast of Leesburg, Texas.
October 2010HailLeesburg-Hail fell near Leesburg, Texas along Hwy. 2412.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindLeesburg-Trees were downed in the southwest portion of the county.
May 2009Flash FloodLeesburg-Numerous roads were flooded and closed throughout the county.
October 2009Flash FloodLeesburg-Numerous roads across Camp County remain flooded and impassable due to excessive heavy rainfall.
October 2009Flash FloodLeesburg-Numerous roads across the county were under water.
April 2008Thunderstorm WindLeesburg-Trees were reported down along Hwy 2455.
April 1995Thunderstorm WindLeesburg-Trees were blown down along Farm-to-Market Road 1519.
October 1995Thunderstorm WindLeesburg-A tree was blown down by high winds.
April 2007HailLeesburg-no account filed
May 2003HailLeesburg-no account filed
October 1996HailLeesburg-no account filed
September 1996HailLeesburg-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Camp County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Newsome3.0 miles13
Rocky Mound3.9 miles8
Hickory Hill5.2 miles12
Matinburg6.2 miles12
Pittsburg6.3 miles12
Macedonia7.2 miles8
Crossroads7.6 miles12
Pecan Heights7.6 miles8

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 LeesburgAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1812230The 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 1339795. 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.