BlockNewby, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Marquez census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77865. It stands on Yellow Branch. The Survey maps it on the Jewett quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1954 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Jewett quadrangle1:62500
- 1965 USGS Jewett quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Marlin quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
15 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Newby between 2002 and 2015, burning about 352 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 346 |
| 26 September 2011 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | COUNTY ROAD 581 FIRE |
| 26 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CONROE - 156 |
| 31 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 200 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 254 |
| 28 June 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 45 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 4011 |
| 18 May 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 164 & 39 |
| 14 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CONTROL BURN LCR 850 & LCR 846 |
| 28 February 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 212 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
10 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Newby in 10 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 4 flood, 2 flash flood, 2 hail, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2015 | Flood | Newby | $100,000 | Flooding continued across Leon County after another round of heavy rain produced several more inches of rain across the county. Some flooding was still ongoing from the first round of heavy rain the night before and was exacerbated by this second round of heavy rain. Several roads were closed across the county including the access roads along Interstate 45 in some locations. Some roads were washed out including a large portion of CR 393 northeast of Concord as reported on social media. Significant flooding along creeks and streams occurred. Pictures of flooding along Bliss Creek southeast of Buffalo and Brushy Creek near Marquez were shared on social media. Brushy Creek near Marquez was flowing over CR 429 forcing the closure of the road. Bliss Creek was flooding CR 212 and some vehicles were stuck in the high waters. The local TxDOT office also reported FM 1848 at Buffalo Creek (north of Buffalo) was closed on the 13th and hopefully would reopen on the 14th. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newby | $50,000 | Facebook photos showed two large barns with roofs blown off and one shop with overhead doors partially blown in on FM 1469 near PR 3550 north of Marquez. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newby | $6,000 | Numerous power outages were due to downed lines around Lake Limestone. |
| May 2016 | Flash Flood | Newby | $5,000 | Several roads were closed due to flooding. In particular, CR 466 had 5-6 feet of water over it. Other closed roads included CR 456 and CR 229. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Newby | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Flood | Newby | - | Several roads across the county remained flooded. |
| December 2015 | Flash Flood | Newby | - | Several roads were closed across the county due to flooding. |
| December 2015 | Flood | Newby | - | Flooding continued in Buffalo, across low-lying areas in the county, and along creeks and streams after several inches of rain fell in a short amount of time. |
| October 2009 | Flood | Newby | - | A few secondary roads in the county were flooded due to persistent rainfall over several hours. Buffalo Creek in the northern portion of the county overflowed its banks and flooded some county roads near the creek for a few days. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Newby | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jewett | 1.8 miles | 8 | |
| Friendship | 5.8 miles | 8 | |
| North Salem | 6.4 miles | 8 | |
| Long Hollow | 6.5 miles | 8 | |
| Concord | 7.4 miles | 8 | |
| Robbins | 7.8 miles | 8 | |
| South Salem | 8.5 miles | 8 | |
| Marquez | 9.2 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380251. 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.