BlockNeedmore, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Pecan Gap census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75448. The Survey maps it on the Klondike quadrangle.
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.
- 1953 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Klondike quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
137 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 137 fires within 5 miles of Needmore between 2005 and 2019, burning about 2,361 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 7 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 | 53 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 48 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 25 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ALLEN FIRE |
| 4 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 50 |
| 27 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 7814 FM 904 FIRE |
| 24 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 3132 |
| 24 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 16 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HUNTER FIRE |
| 17 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | AIRPORT FIRE |
| 17 September 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 2040 |
| 15 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 24 S GRASS FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
2 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Needmore in 2 storm reports between 2017 and 2023: 1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Needmore | - | A social media picture indicated trees down near the intersection of FM 1531 and Highway 24, just south of Klondike, TX. |
| August 2017 | Flash Flood | Needmore | - | Delta County Sheriff's Department reported that part of FM 1531 was closed due to high water. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yowell | 1.8 miles | 9 | |
| Gough | 2.5 miles | 9 | |
| West Delta | 3.0 miles | 9 | |
| Jot-Em-Down | 4.2 miles | 9 | |
| Antioch | 4.3 miles | 9 | |
| Klondike | 4.3 miles | 9 | |
| Horton | 4.4 miles | 9 | |
| Friendship | 5.0 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380236. 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.