Lone Elm, Texas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Waxahachie census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75167. It stands on Long Branch. The Survey maps it on the Midlothian quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 10 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.
- 1954 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Midlothian quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Corsicana quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
72 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 72 fires within 5 miles of Lone Elm between 2006 and 2020, burning about 1,321 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 was 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 |
| Debris and open burning | 25 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 011-210 |
| 3 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 011-193 |
| 26 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 160 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 013-177 |
| 10 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LONG BRANCH FIRE |
| 1 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM664 |
| 7 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 860 SHEPARKON |
| 5 August 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 015-123 |
| 4 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Lone Elm: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Industries Cement Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lone Elm in 9 storm reports between 2011 and 2021: 4 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 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 2012 | Hail | Lone Elm | $300,000 | Ping pong ball sized hail was reported 3 miles south of Midlothian. |
| April 2015 | Flash Flood | Lone Elm | $250,000 | Flash flooding occurred in downtown Waxahachie resulting in water several feet deep in some businesses. The College St Pub, Waxahachie Police Department, and Ellis Associate Surveyors, all located close together between North College St and North Jackson St, reported flooding in their buildings. Outside the pub, the water was estimated to be 3-4 feet deep. Up to 3 inches of rain fell in less than 2 hours. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lone Elm | $25,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew a one foot diameter tree onto a single family residence. A two foot diameter tree was blown over onto FM 875. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lone Elm | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew a tree down onto the roadway in the 800 block of Cox Rd in Waxahachie. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Lone Elm | $3,000 | Golfball sized hail fell just west of Lone Elm. |
| May 2021 | Tornado (EFU) | Lone Elm | - | Video was obtained of a tornado east of the Shadow Creek Pumpkin farm. Radar estimated the circulation location near FM 875 and South Prong Creek. No damage was reported or found with this tornado. |
| February 2017 | Hail | Lone Elm | - | There was nickel size hail reported 2.38 miles northwest of Lone Elm. |
| December 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lone Elm | - | The Midlothian AWOS recorded a wind gust of 105 mph as the Midlothian / Ovilla / Glenn Heights tornado was beginning. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Lone Elm | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sardis | 1.4 miles | 10 | |
| Waxahachie | 4.1 miles | 10 | |
| Mountain Peak | 5.2 miles | 17 | |
| Midlothian | 6.3 miles | 10 | |
| Sterrett | 6.4 miles | 10 | |
| Nena | 6.7 miles | 9 | |
| Ward | 6.8 miles | 17 | |
| Boz | 7.1 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1340367. 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.



