Masterson, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Dumas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79058. The Survey maps it on the Masterson quadrangle. It stands 3,704 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1936 USGS Fourways quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Masterson quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Amarillo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Amarillo quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Borger quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
48 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 48 fires within 5 miles of Masterson between 1993 and 2020, burning about 68,049 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | DUTCHER546 |
| 29 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Lake Meredith National Recreation Area | YANTIS |
| 21 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | SOUTH MASTERSON 648 |
| 16 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BLUE KNOIGHT |
| 31 July 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Lake Meredith National Recreation Area | HAGY-2 |
| 31 July 1993 | Natural | 60 acres | Lake Meredith National Recreation Area | HAGY-1 |
| 30 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CRFLATS |
| 6 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MOORE |
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: Helium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U S Bureau of Mines Operation | Helium | Producer |
Storms near this place
25 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Masterson in 25 storm reports between 1994 and 2022: 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Masterson | $10,000 | Powerlines reported down. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Masterson | - | Heavy nickel sized hail along with torrential rain and zero visibility fog. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Masterson | - | Quarter size hail was reported 1 mile north of Masterson. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Masterson | - | Quarter size hail fell in Masterson. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Masterson | - | Half dollar size hail occurred 4 miles east of Masterson. |
| August 2006 | Flash Flood | Masterson | - | Up to one foot of water reported on U.S. Highway 87 near Masterson. Water was accumulating in a dip or low part in the highway and cars were stopping rapidly upon encountering the water. Law enforcement dispatcher reported that Farm to Market Roads 722 and 2202 were both flooded but not closed. |
| May 2002 | Tornado (F0) | Masterson | - | The tornado occurred over open country and no damage was reported. A couple of trees were reported to be knocked over along with downed powerlines. The tornado path length and width were estimated. |
| June 1997 | Hail | Masterson | - | Report on FM 1913 south from Highway 152. Hail was covering the road. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Masterson | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Masterson | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Masterson | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Masterson | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Masterson | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Masterson | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | Masterson | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Masterson | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Hail | Masterson | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Hail | Masterson | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Masterson | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Masterson | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Masterson | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Masterson | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Hail | Masterson | - | no account filed |
| May 1994 | Hail | Masterson | - | no account filed |
| June 1994 | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exell | 0.8 miles | 9 | |
| Four Way | 3.8 miles | 9 | |
| Bautista | 6.7 miles | 6 | |
| Stallwitz Lake | 12.4 miles | 6 | |
| Middlewell | 12.5 miles | 6 | |
| Dumas | 15.9 miles | 6 | |
| Machovec | 21.3 miles | 6 | |
| Sheerin | 23.5 miles | 6 |
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 Masterson | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6785498 | 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 1362269. 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.




