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Nash, Texas

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Texarkana census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75569. The Survey maps it on the Leary quadrangle. 3,814 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 351 feet above sea level.

Nash within Bowie County

Population over time

2 figures

Nash grew from 2,960 to 3,814 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20102,960
20203,814+854 (+29%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 18 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

357 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 357 fires within 5 miles of Nash between 1993 and 2019, burning about 1,210 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 13 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 burning203
Missing data/not specified/undetermined93
Equipment and vehicle use14
Arson/incendiarism13
Power generation/transmission/distribution10
Misuse of fire by a minor10
Smoking6
Railroad operations and maintenance3
Natural2
Recreation and ceremony2
Other causes1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 1995Arson/incendiarism6.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
8 September 2013Debris and open burning1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service3406 GIN RD
8 September 2013Equipment and vehicle use5.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service6296
7 September 2013Debris and open burning1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceRAY/GILLAM
7 September 2010Debris and open burningunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceGRASS FIRE
6 September 2013Debris and open burning1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service657 SUNRAY RD
6 September 1998Railroad operations and maintenance24 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
5 September 2015Debris and open burningunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceBRUSH FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Bowie County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 11 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Nash: 9 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
DickeyClayUnknown
S. W. A. PitsIronProducer
Bruce Kennedy PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Bruce Kennedy Pit 1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Bruce Kennedy Pit 2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Bruce Kennedy Pit and PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Bowie County

Storms near this place

35 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nash in 35 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 16 thunderstorm wind, 15 hail, 4 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2008HailNash$1,000,000Hail broke out windows at the Alumax Plant at interstate 30 and Nash.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindNash$300,000Widespread wind damage started approximately one mile east northeast of Hooks and continued almost to Leary. Several trees were snapped and uprooted. A number of homes lost shingles, with one mobile home losing an entire roof structure suspended over the home. Several outbuildings were damaged or destroyed. The damage path continued east towards Texarkana, with some of the most concentrated damage occurring along Farm to Market Road 2148, County Road 2213, North Kings Highway, and along Interstate 30 between Leary and Nash. Numerous very large hardwood trees were snapped and uprooted. One very large tree fell onto a house causing major damage to the structure. The front face of a paint store was blown away when the winds hit two pillars of the facade which extended several feet above the roof and was completely exposed to the high winds.
April 2012Thunderstorm WindNash$60,000Trees were downed on houses in the Nash and Wake Village areas. Another tree was downed on a car in the Liberty-Eylau community.
August 2016Thunderstorm WindNash$20,000Trees and powerlines were downed across Texarkana, Texas. One tree fell on a home but there were no reports of injuries.
June 2024Flash FloodNash-Flash flooding reported with stalled vehicles in Nash along North Kings Highway between Interstate 30 and Highway 82.
May 2024HailNash-Quarter size hail reported near the intersection of North Kings Highway and Interstate 30.
April 2023Thunderstorm WindNash-Trees and power lines were blown down just southwest of Nash.
February 2021HailNash-Quarter size hail fell at I-30 and Kings Highway.
December 2021Flash FloodNash-Widespread flash flooding was observed across the northwest side of Texarkana. Numerous roads were flooded and closed due to high water, with several vehicles stranded in high water. High water rescues were needed from some of the stranded vehicles.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindNash-A tree was blown down near the intersection of Highway 82 and FM 2148 near Nash.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindNash-An estimated 60 MPH wind gust occurred at the intersection of County Road 1214 and Highway 67.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindNash-Multiple wooden power poles were snapped, with power lines down across the road.
August 2016Thunderstorm WindNash-Trees and powerlines were downed on Kelly Road near the intersection of Goldfinch Road southwest of Nash, Texas.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindNash-Powerlines were downed on Hwy. 2148 and Hwy 50 just west of Texarkana.
June 2014Flash FloodNash-High water was reported on Hwy. 82 between Kings Highway and the Wal-Mart in Nash, Texas.
April 2012Thunderstorm WindNash-A tree was downed in Nash, Texas.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindNash-Local Emergency Manager estimated wind gusts to near 60 mph in Nash, Texas.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindNash-Local Emergency Manager estimated winds to be near 60 mph in the Nash, Texas community.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindNash-A large tree was down in Nash, Texas blocking traffic.
March 2008HailNash-Hail fell at the intersection of Interstate 30 and Highway 989.
October 2005Thunderstorm WindNash-Estimated gust from County Emergency Manager.
June 2004Flash FloodNash-High water across Hwy 82 and FM 2148.
April 1994HailNash-High winds damaged a mobile home office.
May 2014HailNash-no account filed
April 2012HailNash-no account filed
March 2010HailNash-no account filed
April 2005HailNash-no account filed
November 2005HailNash-no account filed
April 1999Thunderstorm WindNash-no account filed
March 1999HailNash-no account filed
February 1998HailNash-no account filed
February 1996Thunderstorm WindNash-no account filed
February 1995HailNash-no account filed
February 1995HailNash-no account filed
January 1994HailNash-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Bowie County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Wake Village1.7 miles21
Red Lick2.6 miles18
Red Springs4.2 miles18
Leary4.3 miles18
Wamba4.4 miles13
Eylau4.4 miles21
Texarkana4.6 miles21
Hartman4.8 miles18

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 NashAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q978847The 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 1363592. 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.