Maydelle, Texas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Rusk census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75785. The Survey maps it on the Maydelle quadrangle. It stands 410 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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 Jacksonville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:100000
- 1982 USGS Maydelle quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
111 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 111 fires within 5 miles of Maydelle between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,046 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 9 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 | 52 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2018 | Natural | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WILDFIRE |
| 6 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | TWIN LAKES |
| 22 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 286 |
| 21 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 282 |
| 21 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 20 September 2000 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 552 |
| 20 September 2000 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 553 |
| 2 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 445 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Maydelle: 2 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hassell Mountain | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Hawes Tract | Iron | Unknown | ||
| J. P. Acker | Iron | Producer |
Storms near this place
12 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Maydelle in 12 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1999 | Tornado (F2) | Maydelle | $15,000 | Abandoned chicken coop collapsed, large oaks (3 feet in diameter) uprooted otherwise minor damage to vehicles and about 10 homes. |
| March 2023 | Hail | Maydelle | - | Quarter size hail reported in the Maydelle community. |
| December 2015 | Flash Flood | Maydelle | - | Flooding was reported on CR 4905, CR 4913 and numerous roads were closed southwest of Jacksonville and also northeast of Jacksonville. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Maydelle | - | Hail fell just south of Jacksonville, Texas on FM 2138. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maydelle | - | Numerous trees down on County Road 2120 and 2107. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maydelle | - | Several large trees down. |
| December 2009 | Hail | Maydelle | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Maydelle | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Maydelle | - | no account filed |
| January 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maydelle | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maydelle | - | no account filed |
| May 1994 | Hail | Maydelle | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java | 1.5 miles | 10 | |
| Mewshaw | 3.3 miles | 10 | |
| Oakland | 4.5 miles | 11 | |
| Delmer | 4.7 miles | 11 | |
| Dialville | 5.5 miles | 11 | |
| Pine Grove | 5.8 miles | 10 | |
| Pierces Chapel | 6.7 miles | 10 | |
| Lone Oak | 6.9 miles | 10 |
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 Maydelle | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6797034 | 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 1362318. 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.





