Leigh, Texas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1944 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Waskom census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75661. The Survey maps it on the Scottsville quadrangle.
On record in Leigh
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Mimosa Halllisted 1978
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 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.
- 1944 USGS Caddo Lake quadrangle1:62500
- 1946 USGS Caddo Lake quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1962 USGS Scottsville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
171 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 171 fires within 5 miles of Leigh between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,795 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 10 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 | 87 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 38 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS/WOODS |
| 8 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 5 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 115 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 369 |
| 5 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 546 |
| 4 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 541 |
| 4 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 532 |
| 30 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 152 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
6 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Leigh in 6 storm reports between 1994 and 2016: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood. 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 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leigh | $150,000 | National Weather Service Storm Survey Team determined that damage across Northeast Harrison County was consistent with that of straight line wind damage to near 90 mph. Numerous trees and powerlines were downed in and around the Karnack and Uncertain Texas communities. Some of these trees fell on homes in the area as well. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leigh | $15,000 | Trees were downed and there was wind damage reported to a home near the Leigh community. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leigh | $5,000 | Some trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds. |
| March 2016 | Flash Flood | Leigh | - | High water washed vehicles off the road in the community of Leigh, Texas. |
| July 2009 | Flash Flood | Leigh | - | Water was reported over the road at the intersection of FM 1999 and CR 9. |
| November 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leigh | - | Trees were blown down between Waskom and Karnack along FM 134. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lotta | 2.3 miles | 15 | |
| Latex | 4.7 miles | 15 | |
| Karnack | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| South Shore | 5.2 miles | 15 | |
| Swansons Landing | 6.3 miles | 15 | |
| Scottsville | 7.2 miles | 14 | |
| Uncertain | 7.4 miles | 15 | |
| Jonesville | 7.4 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1339802. 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.





