Massey Lake, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Montalba-Tennessee Colony census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75861. The Survey maps it on the Tennessee Colony quadrangle. It stands 289 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1949 USGS Tennessee Colony quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Tennessee Colony quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:100000
- 1982 USGS Tennessee Colony quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
93 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 93 fires within 5 miles of Massey Lake between 1992 and 2020, burning about 986 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 2 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 | 51 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BETO UNIT FIRE |
| 30 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WINKLE CONSTRUCTION |
| 24 September 2011 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CATFISH CREEK |
| 21 September 2000 | Natural | 6.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 557 |
| 2 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 451 |
| 2 September 1993 | Smoking | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 17 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | BUCKLEY |
| 17 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 85 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
2 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Massey Lake in 2 storm reports in 2013: 1 flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2013 | Flash Flood | Massey Lake | $150,000 | Numerous roads were closed due to flash flooding that resulted from heavy thunderstorms that produced 4-8 of rain across the county in less than 8 hours. Portions of Highway 79 in Palestine were closed. Part of Highway 79 between Palestine and Tucker were also closed. Numerous other roads in Palestine were impassable including Reagan, Azell, Bassett, North Sycamore Rd near Ezell and Green Street. CR 2201 at Salt Works Rd, and CR 2715 and 2301 were also closed. One home on CR 2301 was flooded with 6 of water when Lake Creek overflowed its banks. FM 312 in Frankston was washed out. FM 321 at HWY 287 in Tennessee Colony was impassable. FM 321 between Tennessee Colony and Neches was closed in some places. FM 320 was closed near Harmony. A woman was trapped in her vehicle on FM 645 in Tucker due to high water, and FM 645 north of Tucker was also partially closed. Also, parts of FM 315, US 79 from Westwood to FM 645, FM 645 to FM 320, CR 2054, FM 321 to CR 2706, CRs 2223, 2401, 2504, 2303, & 2311 were closed or damaged. In many locations, it took the water several days to recede or the roads were closed for at least a week due to damage to the roads and/or culverts. |
| October 2013 | Flood | Massey Lake | - | Flooding continued across Anderson County after 4-8 of rain fell over the area. The water took several hours to recede. Several roads remained closed and some roads were damaged by the flood waters. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Colony | 2.2 miles | 12 | |
| Harmony | 5.4 miles | 12 | |
| Yard | 6.4 miles | 12 | |
| Greens Bluff | 6.7 miles | 12 | |
| Ward | 7.4 miles | 12 | |
| Bethel | 7.9 miles | 12 | |
| Montalba | 8.4 miles | 13 | |
| Blackfoot | 9.4 miles | 12 |
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 Massey Lake | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q48851721 | 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 1378648. 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.






