BlockNobility, Texas
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Leonard census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75452. It stands on Dog Creek. The Survey maps it on the Trenton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 6 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 Sherman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Trenton quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS McKinney quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
140 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 140 fires within 5 miles of Nobility between 2005 and 2020, burning about 1,176 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 | 63 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 38 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 29 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 160 FIRE |
| 8 September 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1142 N BUS 78 FIRE |
| 5 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1135 N BUS 78 FIRE |
| 4 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 3 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 150 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HAY TRAILER BLOW OUT |
| 11 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 707 GRASS FIRE |
| 11 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 670 GRASS FIRE |
| 10 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 121 GRASS FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
3 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nobility in 3 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nobility | $150,000 | Fannin Electric COOP reported numerous downed power lines, broken power poles, and downed trees across Fannin County, mostly concentrated in the Leonard, Trenton, Ector, and Telephone areas. A total of 8,000 power outages were also reported. Residents of Leonard reported some of the trees fell on cars and homes. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nobility | $15,000 | Strong winds blew the roof off a farm house and blew down trees. |
| December 2022 | Tornado (EF2) | Nobility | - | This is a continuation of the tornado that began in Collin County near Blue Ridge. An EF-2 tornado affected Collin and Fannin Counties from west of Blue Ridge to northwest of Bailey with damage noted around the northwestern side of Leonard. The tornado touched down on the west side of Blue Ridge along FM 545 where tree damage and structure damage was noted. Moving northeast the tornado impacted the athletic fields near the junior high and high school with several free standing light poles bent near the ground, the complete collapse of the brick dug outs near the baseball field, and damage to trees, fences, and other equipment around the property. The tornado appeared to strengthen as it struck 3 manufactured homes just east of the schools where two of the single wide trailers rolled, and the walls and roof of the homes became separated from the undercarriage. The next notable damage occurred in northeast Collin County where a double wide manufactured home rolled and collapsed leading to 1 injury from occupant entrapment. The narrow path of tree and structural damage continued across the county line into Fannin County to the west and north of Leonard. The tornado continued to do damage to several structures including a water plant and several single family homes until it lifted near State Highway 11 west of Bailey. Maximum estimated winds were 125 mph. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delba | 1.9 miles | 6 | |
| Trenton | 4.1 miles | 6 | |
| Leonard | 6.3 miles | 6 | |
| Orangeville | 7.2 miles | 6 | |
| Union Hill | 7.6 miles | 6 | |
| Randolph | 9.6 miles | 6 | |
| Enterprise | 10.1 miles | 7 | |
| Ely | 10.5 miles | 7 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122566246 | 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 1380256. 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.