Little Cypress, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1926 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Orange census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77632. The Survey maps it on the Mauriceville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1926 USGS Mauriceville quadrangle1:24000
- 1943 USGS Mauriceville quadrangle1:24000
- 1952 USGS Lake Charles quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Lake Charles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Mauriceville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Orangefield quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Lake Charles quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
29 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Little Cypress between 1995 and 2016, burning about 602 acres in total. None started naturally. 9 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 | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2013 | Fireworks | 97 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 9171 |
| 22 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 85 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODVILLE - 254 |
| 22 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODVILLE - 255 |
| 22 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Louisiana Office of Forestry | not named |
| 22 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Louisiana Office of Forestry | not named |
| 19 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODVILLE - 55 |
| 19 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODVILLE - 543 |
| 21 June 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Little Cypress: 5 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Silica, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G.T.M. Sand Pit | Silica | Producer | ||
| Orange Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Teal Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay | Producer | Sand | |
| Alpha Portland Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Orange Pit | Clay | Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Little Cypress in 7 storm reports between 1997 and 2026: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 flash flood. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2021 | Tornado (EF2) | Little Cypress | 1 hurt, $3,000,000 | A large tornado began near Hwy 1130, flipping a double wide mobile home that was tied down. A woman inside was critically injured. Other homes along Hwy 1130 had trees fall on them, roofs ripped off, and wind blown debris damage. The tornado continued north on South Teal Road, blowing down trees. Along Hudnall Road, several homes and garages lost their roofs. The tornado turned a little to the northeast, and hit the Woodland Ridge Acres subdivision off of Hwy 87, blowing down more trees. Max estimated wind speed was 130 MPH. The tornado continued into Newton County. |
| March 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Little Cypress | $25,000 | A barn was damaged, and minor roof damage was reported on one home north of Orange. |
| December 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Little Cypress | $25,000 | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Little Cypress | $5,000 | no account filed |
| February 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Little Cypress | $1,000 | An outdoor play area was destroyed. |
| October 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Little Cypress | $1,000 | A tree fell onto a power line causing a transformer fire. |
| April 2024 | Flash Flood | Little Cypress | - | Streets and yards were flooded along FM 1130 and 1078. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgecrest | 0.4 miles | 18 | |
| Echo | 1.5 miles | 18 | |
| Kinard Estates | 1.9 miles | 13 | |
| Reese | 2.5 miles | 13 | |
| West Bluff | 2.7 miles | 18 | |
| Morgan Bluff | 3.6 miles | 18 | |
| Brownwood | 3.6 miles | 19 | |
| Pine Grove | 3.9 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1340072. 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.






