New Hope, Texas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Stamford census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79553. It stands on Redmud Creek. The Survey maps it on the Funston quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1891 USGS Anson quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Anson quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Abilene quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Abilene quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Funston quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Stamford quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
25 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of New Hope between 2006 and 2009, burning about 260 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 6 August 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 26 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | W GOULD |
| 14 August 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 23 June 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | OLSEN/LACY |
| 16 June 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 12 May 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 90509 |
| 1 May 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 600 & HYW 6 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of New Hope: 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlas Sand and Gravel Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Avoca | Copper | Unknown |
Storms near this place
7 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names New Hope in 7 storm reports between 2008 and 2023: 3 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash 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 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | New Hope | $12,000 | National Weather Service Storm Survey revealed that an EF0 tornado caused roof damage to a home 5 miles west-southwest of Avoca. There was also broken tree limbs along the path and many power poles snapped along U.S. Highway 277 just south of the Farm Road 1636 intersection. |
| June 2023 | Tornado (EFU) | New Hope | - | Law Enforcement called stating that a Deputy south of Stamford reported a possible tornado which was rain wrapped and heading toward Avoca. |
| March 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | New Hope | - | According to Storm Chaser videos, this tornado was a well developed cone tornado. NWS and Emergency Management could not find any damage since this tornado remained over open fields. Therefore, it was given an EF0 rating. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Hope | - | A trained spotter reported a wind gust of 60 mph, 7 miles southwest of Stamford. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Hope | - | The fire department reported several utility poles snapped along County Road 295, east of U.S. Highway 277. The location is 6 miles south-southwest of Stamford. |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | New Hope | - | Highways 1636, 92, 2834, and 277 each had water over a portion of the road just south and west of Stamford. |
| March 2011 | Hail | New Hope | - | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378744. 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.





