Maple, Texas
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the South Sand Hills census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79346. The Survey maps it on the Maple quadrangle. It stands 3,875 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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 Brownfield quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Brownfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Brownfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Maple quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Levelland quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
22 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Maple between 2006 and 2020, burning about 4,472 acres in total. 8 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August 2019 | Natural | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2019098 |
| 21 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2018131 |
| 16 August 2018 | Natural | 500 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2018127 |
| 12 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 100 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2018122 |
| 11 August 2011 | Natural | 40 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2011083 |
| 8 June 2010 | Natural | 60 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2010046 |
| 25 June 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 100 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2012042 |
| 14 June 2009 | Natural | 60 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2009047 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
18 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Maple in 18 storm reports between 1999 and 2022: 14 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 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 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maple | $150,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind damaged the roof of the school and destroyed several center pivot irrigation systems. |
| October 2007 | Hail | Maple | $5,000 | Law enforcement officials reported that tennis ball size hail fell in the community of Maple from an isolated severe thunderstorm over southern Bailey county. No significant damage was reported. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Maple | - | Several storm chasers reported a swath of hail between ping pong ball size and 2.25 inches in far southern Bailey County. No damage was reported. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Maple | - | Local farmers reported hail up to three-quarters of an inch in diameter northwest of Maple. The hail resulted in no agricultural damage since crops were recently planted, and had not yet sprouted. |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Maple | - | The Bailey County Sheriff's Office reported a brief tornado touchdown over open country. |
| June 2003 | Hail | Maple | - | The Bailey County Sheriff's Office reported golfball size hail. |
| May 2001 | Hail | Maple | - | Personnel at the Maple Gin reported golfball size hail. |
| August 2006 | Hail | Maple | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maple | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Maple | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Maple | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maple | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Maple | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Maple | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Maple | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Maple | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Maple | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Maple | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goodland | 4.4 miles | 7 | |
| Enochs | 7.5 miles | 7 | |
| Stegall | 11.1 miles | 9 | |
| Baileyboro | 13.0 miles | 8 | |
| Bula | 14.5 miles | 9 | |
| Needmore | 15.3 miles | 8 | |
| Circleback | 17.7 miles | 8 | |
| Fairview | 23.0 miles | 9 |
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 Maple | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14711007 | 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 1362157. 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.




