Newsome, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Leesburg-Newsome census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75451. It stands on Patterson Branch. The Survey maps it on the Newsome quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 13 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.
- 1956 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1960 USGS Newsome quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Mineola quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Mineola quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
321 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 321 fires within 5 miles of Newsome between 1993 and 2020, burning about 2,338 acres in total. 17 started naturally. 20 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 | 198 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 44 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 25 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Natural | 17 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 14 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 3522 |
| 9 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 232 |
| 8 September 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 48 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 6300 |
| 8 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 7 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 6227 |
| 7 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 134 |
| 6 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 556 |
| 6 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE ON 4460 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Newsome: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sulfur. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Hope Sulfur Plant | Sulfur | Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Newsome in 8 storm reports between 1996 and 2023: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 tornado. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Newsome | 1 hurt, $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newsome | $30,000 | The wind damaged the siding to several homes and a large wooden pool enclosure was destroyed. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newsome | - | Trees and power lines were downed in the Newsome community. |
| April 2016 | Flash Flood | Newsome | - | Numerous roads were flooded and closed throughout Camp County. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Newsome | - | Dime sized hail was reported in the Newsome and Holly Spings areas. |
| October 2009 | Flash Flood | Newsome | - | Several roads across the county were flooded and closed. |
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newsome | - | A few trees downed along Hwy 11 at Newsome. |
| October 1996 | Hail | Newsome | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leesburg | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| Rocky Mound | 6.8 miles | 8 | |
| Matinburg | 7.2 miles | 12 | |
| Hickory Hill | 7.3 miles | 12 | |
| Pittsburg | 9.3 miles | 12 | |
| Crossroads | 9.9 miles | 12 | |
| Macedonia | 10.0 miles | 8 | |
| Pine | 10.0 miles | 12 |
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 Newsome | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q110363172 | 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 1342572. 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.




