BlockManchester, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Manchester census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75412. The Survey maps it on the Manchester quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1951 USGS Manchester quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Paris quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Paris quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
94 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 94 fires within 5 miles of Manchester between 1992 and 2019, burning about 3,686 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 11 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 | 42 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Natural | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 6 September 2000 | Natural | 40 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 374 |
| 30 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 6165 |
| 29 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 158 |
| 20 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BENNY |
| 2 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 7 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 220 |
| 5 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 150 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
10 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Manchester in 10 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 4 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2025 | Flash Flood | Manchester | - | FM 2118 was closed due to flooding. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manchester | - | Trees were downed across FM 195 in the Manchester community. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manchester | - | Trees downed on County Road 2235 near Bagwell. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manchester | - | Several trees were blown down along Farm to Market Road 195 near the Manchester community. |
| May 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Manchester | - | The National Weather Service conducted a storm survey in Red River County and concluded that damage was the result of an EF0 tornado. The tornado first touched down over a wooded area east of Manchester damaging a few trees. The tornado moved northeast crossing FM 195 where a few small trees were snapped and a few small trees and limbs. The tornado ended north of FM 195. The Maximum winds are estimated at 65-70 mph. |
| October 2001 | Hail | Manchester | - | Golf ball sized hail totally covered the ground. |
| October 2001 | Hail | Manchester | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Hail | Manchester | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manchester | - | no account filed |
| April 1993 | Hail | Manchester | - | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1362127. 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.