BlockMasterson, Texas
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Panhandle census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79068. The Survey maps it on the Pomeroy quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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.
- 1953 USGS Pomeroy quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Amarillo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Amarillo quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Amarillo quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
24 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Masterson between 2006 and 2020, burning about 6,396 acres in total. 2 started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Natural | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 2011 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ALIBATES RANCH FIRE |
| 21 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 700 acres | Lake Meredith National Recreation Area | ALIBATES RANCH |
| 20 June 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | #818 |
| 15 June 2006 | Natural | 950 acres | Lake Meredith National Recreation Area | 136LX |
| 26 May 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 24 May 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MILE MARKER 105 |
| 18 May 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | COX |
| 18 April 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Masterson: 1 producer. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Box Canyon Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Masterson in 9 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 5 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Masterson | - | A potential heat burst occurred with weak thunderstorms nearby. The first severe wind gust occurred at 0129CDT, followed by two more severe wind gusts at 0138CDT and 0139CDT. |
| March 2020 | Tornado (EFU) | Masterson | - | The tornado remained in open country grasslands, touching down approximately 10 miles north of Pantex, and lifting approximately 11 miles north northeast of Pantex. The tornado did no visible damage. Path details were estimated based on chaser|pictures/reports and radar. Since this tornado remained in the open country grasslands and did no visible damage, it was given a rating of EF-Unknown as well as an unknown estimated peak wind speed. |
| June 2016 | Tornado (EF2) | Masterson | - | The tornado began just west of Highway 136 in extreme eastern Potter County. Storm chasers witnessed the tornado form and cross the highway. One power pole was snapped along Highway 136 which was consistent with EF1 Damage. The tornado then continued into Carson County and produced damage just across the county line which was consistent with EF-2 on the Fujita Tornado Damage Scale. This damage occurred along County Road 1342 where a well anchored double wide mobile home was completely rolled and damaged. A nearby home had portions of the metal roof removed and the chimney crumbled over. A concrete block garage was also destroyed. Trees near the homes were snapped at the trunk. The tornado continued east and moved to near County Road C before dissipating. |
| October 2014 | Hail | Masterson | - | A supercell moved across Carson County during the evening hours of the 9th. As the storm moved north of Pantex (Carson County), a storm chaser reported tennis ball size hail (2.50 inches) six miles north of Pantex (Carson County). After producing this hail, the supercell continued to moved eastward across the county. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Masterson | - | Discrete thunderstorms developed over the southern Texas Panhandle during the evening hours of the 16th. One of these thunderstorms developed over northern Carson County and moved to the south-southeast across the county. A trained storm spotter 7 miles north-northeast of Pantex reported quarter size hail (1.00 inch) as the thunderstorm moved overhead. The thunderstorm continued to move to the south-southeast across the county after producing this hail. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Masterson | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Masterson | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Masterson | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Masterson | - | 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 1380152. 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.