Linn Flat, Texas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Cushing-Douglass census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75964. It stands on Seelbach Branch. The Survey maps it on the Trawick quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1953 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Mount Enterprise quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Trawick quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Nacogdoches quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Nacogdoches quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
106 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 106 fires within 5 miles of Linn Flat between 1992 and 2020, burning about 710 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 11 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 | 48 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 530 |
| 8 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 529 |
| 7 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 489 |
| 5 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | NACOGDOCHES 17:34 |
| 4 September 2012 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON-7121 |
| 29 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 112 |
| 27 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 570 |
| 25 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 20110925 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
13 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Linn Flat in 13 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 7 hail, 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | Hail | Linn Flat | - | Quarter size hail reported between Garrison and Cushing. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Linn Flat | - | Nickel size hail fell along Highway 259 northwest of Appleby. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Linn Flat | - | Several trees were blown down east of Cushing. A tree was blown down on a home. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Linn Flat | - | A tree was blown down about 6 miles northwest of Redfield. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Linn Flat | - | A tree was blown down across Farm to Market Road 1087 about 100 yards east of Highway 259. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Linn Flat | - | Quarter size hail was reported 7 miles south of Mount Enterprise, Texas. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Linn Flat | - | Golfball sized hail covered the ground 5 miles south of Mount Enterprise, Texas. |
| March 2014 | Hail | Linn Flat | - | Hail was reported south of Mount Enterprise, Texas. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Linn Flat | - | Trees were downed east of Cushing, Texas. |
| November 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Linn Flat | - | The tornado touched down just east of Happy Valley along HWY. 817. It continued on an east-northeasterly path, causing sporadic tree damage along FM 950 and FM 3272 before crossing into southern Rusk County. Maximum winds were estimated at 90 mph. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Linn Flat | - | Trees were downed along U.S. Hwy 259. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Linn Flat | - | Hail fell on U.S. Hwy 259. |
| February 2008 | Hail | Linn Flat | - | Hail fell for about two minutes. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trawick | 1.4 miles | 11 | |
| Caro | 2.8 miles | 11 | |
| Oak Flat | 3.5 miles | 11 | |
| Happy Valley | 4.2 miles | 11 | |
| Pleasant Hill | 4.8 miles | 11 | |
| Mahl | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| North Redland | 5.2 miles | 12 | |
| Cushing | 6.0 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 Q122593094 | 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 1380089. 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.






