BlockMeldrum, Texas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Tenaha-Joaquin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75974. It stands on Ramsey Creek. The Survey maps it on the Tenaha West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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 Palestine quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Timpson quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Tenaha West quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Nacogdoches quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Nacogdoches quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
73 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 73 fires within 5 miles of Meldrum between 1992 and 2020, burning about 878 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 4 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 | 36 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 7102 |
| 7 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 6 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 220 |
| 3 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 208 |
| 25 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 578 |
| 25 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 20 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 274 |
| 19 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 272 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
3 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Meldrum in 3 storm reports between 2009 and 2021: 2 tornado, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2009 | Tornado (EF2) | Meldrum | $250,000 | Several homes and metal outbuildings were damaged closer to the Timpson, Texas area. A travel trailer and barn was completely destroyed. Numerous trees snapped along the path as well. This tornado continued into southern Panola County, Texas. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Meldrum | - | Quarter size hail fell between Timpson and Tenaha. |
| June 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Meldrum | - | The National Weather Service conducted a storm survey in Shelby County and concluded that damage was the result of an EF0 tornado. Numerous trees were uprooted and snapped off and small branches were found across the damage path. |The tornado touched down northeast of Timpson, Texas near FM 947. As the tornado traveled southwest, it snapped several trees and branches. It crossed Hwy. 59 just south of Timpson before lifting. |
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 1380174. 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.