Lusk, Texas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Woodson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76491. The Survey maps it on the Lusk quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1892 USGS Albany quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Albany quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Abilene quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Abilene quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Lusk quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Stamford quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
78 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 78 fires within 5 miles of Lusk between 2005 and 2020, burning about 1,198 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 6 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 | 36 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 183 BOAT5 |
| 12 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 183 BOAT6 |
| 6 August 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 209 EAST |
| 31 August 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | WEST 1481 |
| 31 August 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | WEST 1481-2 |
| 31 August 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | WEST 1481-3 |
| 31 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 383 FIRE |
| 24 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
14 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lusk in 14 storm reports between 2012 and 2026: 7 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Hail | Lusk | - | Reported golf ball size hail along county line southeast of Woodson by Woodson VFD. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lusk | - | Winds of 65 mph from a storm southeast of Woodson along county line. Reported by Woodson VFD. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lusk | - | Volunteer Fire Department estimated winds were at 70 to 80 mph. The time was estimated from radar. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lusk | - | A NWS survey team reported damage to a roof of the main residence as well as damage to a metal roof barn on property. In addition, a small trailer was rolled over on its side. The wind speed was estimated at 80 mph. Time of damage based on radar data. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lusk | - | The Woodson Fire Department reported 70 to 75 mph wind gusts. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lusk | - | The Woodson Volunteer Fire Department estimated a wind gust of 60 mph along with nickel size hail. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Lusk | - | The Woodson Volunteer Fire Department estimated a wind gust of 60 mph along with nickel size hail. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lusk | - | A member of the public estimated a thunderstorm wind gust of 60 mph. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lusk | - | A trained spotter 4 miles east-southeast of Woodson estimated a thunderstorm wind gust of 60 mph. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Lusk | - | no account filed |
| May 2020 | Hail | Lusk | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Lusk | - | no account filed |
| April 2015 | Hail | Lusk | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Lusk | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodson | 3.2 miles | 8 | |
| McKeichan Crossing | 12.0 miles | 8 | |
| Reynolds Crossing | 16.1 miles | 8 | |
| Throckmorton | 16.3 miles | 8 | |
| Bartholomew Crossing | 16.6 miles | 8 | |
| Gentry Crossing | 17.4 miles | 8 | |
| Hayford Crossing | 18.3 miles | 8 | |
| Paint Crossing | 18.8 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380880. 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.





