Luella, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the East Grayson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75090. It stands on Cedar Creek. The Survey maps it on the Howe 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.
- 1901 USGS Denison quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Howe quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:62500
- 1985 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
132 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 132 fires within 5 miles of Luella between 2006 and 2020, burning about 497 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 63 |
| Debris and open burning | 37 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 17-201 |
| 9 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS |
| 4 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 17-197 |
| 30 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1628 LAKE |
| 30 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MEDIAN |
| 30 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2750 OLD IDA RD |
| 26 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1014 FRANKLIN RD |
| 24 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HIGHWAY 75 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Luella: 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
17 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Luella in 17 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 10 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | Hail | Luella | $100,000 | A trained spotter measured tennis ball sized hail in Luella. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Luella | $50,000 | Emergency management report of golf ball to tennis ball sized hail in Luella. |
| December 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Luella | $10,000 | A radio tower and fences were blown down. A carport was also blown over. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Luella | - | Emergency manager reported ping pong ball sized hail southeast of Sherman. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Luella | - | Emergency management reported that Luella Road at the Choctaw Creek bridge, about midway between Luella and Sherman, was flooded by one foot of water. |
| September 2025 | Hail | Luella | - | Reported via mPing. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Luella | - | Emergency management reported several large trees downed on Cedar Rd near Snap Rd in Luella. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Luella | - | Emergency management reported several large trees downed on Watkins Road NW of Luella. |
| April 2022 | Flash Flood | Luella | - | State Highway 11 at Choctaw Creek, to the southeast of Sherman, was impassible due to high water over the roadways. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Luella | - | Emergency management reported half-dollar sized hail in Luella, TX. |
| May 2021 | Flood | Luella | - | Luella Rd and Davenport Rd in Sherman was closed at Choctaw Creek due to flooding. |
| March 2019 | Hail | Luella | - | A trained spotter reported quarter size hail approximately one mile northwest of the city of Luella, TX. |
| March 2019 | Hail | Luella | - | Just over 1 hail was reported in Luella, TX. |
| April 2018 | Hail | Luella | - | Amateur radio reported nickel-sized hail approximately 5 miles south of the city of Sherman, TX. |
| July 1995 | Hail | Luella | - | Trees were blown down by high winds. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Luella | - | Trees were blown down by high winds. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Luella | - | 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.
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.
| Wikipedia article on Luella | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6699567 | 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 1380115. 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.





