Nix, Texas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Lometa census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76853. It lies near Twin Sister Peaks. The Survey maps it on the Nix quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 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.
- 1887 USGS Lampasas quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Lampasas quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Brownwood quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Lometa quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Nix quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS San Saba quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
23 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Nix between 2005 and 2020, burning about 1,188 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Natural | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2006 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 23 September 2006 | Natural | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 22 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 7 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 9000 N HWY 183 |
| 5 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 12 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 11881 N 183 |
| 10 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 14074 W FM 580 |
| 10 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SHIPP |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
5 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nix in 5 storm reports between 1997 and 2013: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nix | $2,000 | Large trees blown down in Nix and along FM 580. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nix | $2,000 | Power lines were blown down by high winds. |
| March 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nix | - | Amateur radio operators reported thunderstorm winds between 60 and 70 mph west of Nix. The location was one half mile east of the Lampasas River. |
| April 1997 | Hail | Nix | - | no account filed |
| April 1997 | Hail | Nix | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ogles (historical) | 4.7 miles | 14 | |
| Senterfitt | 7.2 miles | 13 | |
| Senterfitt (historical) | 7.5 miles | 13 | |
| Lometa | 7.7 miles | 13 | |
| Lampasas | 10.3 miles | 12 | |
| Radio Junction | 10.7 miles | 12 | |
| Sparks Crossing | 12.5 miles | 12 | |
| Red Bluff Crossing | 12.8 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2034979. 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.





