Moffat, Texas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Northwest Bell census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76502. The Survey maps it on the Moffat quadrangle. It stands 692 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1892 USGS Temple quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1924 USGS Temple 3-B quadrangle1:48000
- 1931 USGS Belton quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Moffat quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Temple quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
46 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 46 fires within 5 miles of Moffat between 2002 and 2020, burning about 691 acres in total. 1 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 | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BURGANDY LANE FIRE |
| 20 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 2 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CENTRAL TX - 38 |
| 4 August 2009 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 5012 CEDAR RIDGE |
| 4 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 31 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WINKLER PARK FIRE |
| 30 August 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 11530 BUCKHORN |
| 3 August 2009 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 10684 ST 36 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
21 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Moffat in 21 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 13 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind. The reports record 3 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moffat | 3 hurt, $150,000 | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Moffat | $30,000 | Softball-size hail was reported in Moffat. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Moffat | $25,000 | Baseball-size hail was reported at Morgan's Point Resort. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Moffat | $25,000 | Tennis ball-size hail was reported at Morgan's Point Resort. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Moffat | $10,000 | Amateur radio operators reported on inch diameter hail in Moffat. |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moffat | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moffat | $7,000 | Thunderstorm winds caused damage to Pier 36 Marina in Cedar Ridge Park at Lake Belton. The walkway to the main dock was damaged, one dock separated from the main dock, and metal was also peeled off a building. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Moffat | $5,000 | Golfball-hail was reported in Moffat. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moffat | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds were estimated at 65 MPH in Moffat. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moffat | $1,000 | Trees were blown down in Moffat. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moffat | - | A trained spotter reported a 60 mph wind gust with a handheld anemometer in Morgan's Point Resort. |
| November 2018 | Hail | Moffat | - | A trained spotter produced pictures of one-inch diameter hail in the city of Morgan's Point, TX. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Moffat | - | Amateur radio reported quarter sized hail in the community of Moffat, TX. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Moffat | - | A second area of quarter sized hail fell in Moffat. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moffat | - | Four to five inch diameter limbs from a cedar tree were blown down in the city of Morgan's Point. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Moffat | - | Nickel size hail fell in Morgan's Point Resort. |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moffat | - | Large trees were blown down by high winds. |
| June 1995 | Hail | Moffat | - | Extensive wind damage occurred to homes and businesses. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Moffat | - | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Hail | Moffat | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Moffat | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jubilee Springs | 2.3 miles | 16 | |
| White Hall | 2.4 miles | 16 | |
| Bland | 2.6 miles | 19 | |
| Owl Creek | 3.0 miles | 19 | |
| Morgans Point Resort | 3.6 miles | 16 | |
| Union Hill | 4.5 miles | 19 | |
| Woodland | 4.9 miles | 16 | |
| Meador Grove | 5.9 miles | 16 |
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 Moffat | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6890337 | 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 1363026. 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.






