Lueders, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Lueders census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79533. It stands on Cottonwood Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lueders East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1891 USGS Anson quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Anson quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Abilene quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Abilene quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Lueders East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Stamford quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
27 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Lueders between 2005 and 2019, burning about 2,502 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 August 2006 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 29 August 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 645 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | DC3 |
| 23 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BLUFF CREEK FIRE |
| 12 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 31 July 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 3 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 140 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ARMSTRONG |
| 3 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,000 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 9702 |
| 24 July 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 36 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Lueders: 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, Dimension, Limestone, General, Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Pits | Limestone, General, Uranium | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Featherlite Corp Limestone Oper | Limestone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Lueders Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Producer |
Storms near this place
18 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lueders in 18 storm reports between 1993 and 2020: 10 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lueders | $10,000 | Power lines and trees blown down. |
| March 2020 | Hail | Lueders | - | The Jones County Sheriffs office reported golf ball size hail along Texas Highway 6 in Lueders. |
| October 2017 | Hail | Lueders | - | An employee at the County 4 store in Lueders reported ping pong size hail. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lueders | - | Small branches were broken by straight line thunderstorm winds in Lueders. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lueders | - | Law enforcement reported power lines down in Lueders. |
| June 2009 | Flash Flood | Lueders | - | Jones County Sheriff's Office reported water over Farm to Market Road 600 between US Highway 180 and Avoca. |
| April 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lueders | - | Several buildings had moderate damage in the town of Lueders. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Lueders | - | no account filed |
| April 2016 | Hail | Lueders | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Lueders | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Lueders | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Lueders | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Flash Flood | Lueders | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Lueders | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Tornado (F0) | Lueders | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Tornado (F0) | Lueders | - | no account filed |
| April 1993 | Hail | Lueders | - | no account filed |
| April 1993 | Hail | Lueders | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avoca | 6.8 miles | 11 | |
| Nugent | 7.9 miles | 12 | |
| Funston | 10.2 miles | 11 | |
| New Hope | 10.6 miles | 11 | |
| Phantom Hill | 11.3 miles | 12 | |
| Fort Phantom Hill (historical) | 12.1 miles | 12 | |
| Corinth | 13.8 miles | 11 | |
| Stamford | 13.9 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1340730. 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.





