Nemo, Texas
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Glen Rose census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76070. It stands on Georges Creek. The Survey maps it on the Nemo quadrangle. It stands 797 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 19 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.
- 1889 USGS Granbury quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1924 USGS Granbury 1-c quadrangle1:48000
- 1928 USGS Godley quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Nemo quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Cleburne quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
18 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Nemo between 2005 and 2018, burning about 1,097 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LIME PLANT |
| 14 August 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | C.R.2960 |
| 9 July 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 110 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GEORGES CREEK 2 |
| 29 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 46 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 199 |
| 8 June 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BONO 108 |
| 25 June 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 2960 |
| 21 March 2008 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 21 March 2008 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Nemo: 6 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Silica Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Capital Silica Plant and Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Charlie Phillips Crushed Rock | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Tarrant Concrete Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Texas Industries Cleburne Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Wilbanks Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nemo in 9 storm reports between 1994 and 2021: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 lightning, 2 flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2007 | Lightning | Nemo | $100,000 | Lightning started a fire at a natural gas facility. Four saltwater storage tanks and other equipment was destroyed. |
| May 2016 | Flood | Nemo | $15,000 | Several roads across the county remained closed due to flooding. The flooding continued into June 1st. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nemo | $15,000 | Several metal barns, outbuildings, and fences were damaged. A sheriff's patrol car was damaged by a falling limb. Numerous trees were uprooted or broken off at their trunks. |
| December 2013 | Lightning | Nemo | $10,000 | A lightning strike started a fire at a gas well on CR 308 just north of Highway 67 between Glen Rose and Cleburne. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nemo | $4,000 | Tree limbs were knocked down on ranch property in the Nemo area. The metal roof was also peeled off a barn. |
| June 2016 | Flood | Nemo | - | Several roads across the county remained barricaded due to flooding that began on May 31st. |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nemo | - | Large tree limbs were blown down by high thunderstorm winds. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nemo | - | Strong winds blew down a large tree. |
| October 1994 | Hail | Nemo | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georges Creek | 2.5 miles | 19 | |
| Rainbow | 3.3 miles | 19 | |
| Glen Rose | 5.7 miles | 15 | |
| Seven Knobs | 9.0 miles | 17 | |
| Glass | 10.9 miles | 15 |
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 Nemo | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1977207 | 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 1378734. 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.






