Northcrest, Texas
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Waco census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76705. The Survey maps it on the Elm Mott quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 18 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.
- 1892 USGS Waco quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1920 USGS Waco quadrangle1:125000
- 1931 USGS Elm Mott quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Elm Mott quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Waco quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
442 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 442 fires within 5 miles of Northcrest between 2003 and 2020, burning about 1,063 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 | 314 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 98 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2530031 |
| 9 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 17-2520018 |
| 8 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2510037 |
| 8 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 15-2510008 |
| 7 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASSFIRE-OLD DALLAS RD |
| 6 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GF158 |
| 6 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASSFIRE-FROSTDALE DRIVE |
| 6 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 150 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WILDFIRE-SPRING LAKE ROAD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
10 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Northcrest in 10 storm reports between 2008 and 2026: 7 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. 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 2026 | Hail | Northcrest | $50,000 | Report of 2.5 inch hail from mPING. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Northcrest | $20,000 | Golf ball size hail was reported by a trained spotter on I-35 near Lacy Lakeview. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Northcrest | $20,000 | Baseball size hail was reported near the Chalk Bluff Community. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Northcrest | $4,000 | Golfball size hail fell at mile marker 342 along Interstate 35. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Northcrest | $2,000 | Some trees were blown down near Elm Mott. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Northcrest | - | Report of 1 inch hail from mPING. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Northcrest | - | A social media report indicated quarter-sized hail near the city of Lacey-Lakeview, TX. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Northcrest | - | The McLennan County Emergency Manager reported quarter sized hail in Waco. |
| September 2009 | Flash Flood | Northcrest | - | Roads were closed in the Spring Lake area due to water over the roads. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Northcrest | - | An officer reported 60 MPH winds. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lacy-Lakeview | 0.5 miles | 18 | |
| Ocaw | 1.5 miles | 18 | |
| Elm Mott | 2.4 miles | 18 | |
| Bellmead | 3.0 miles | 18 | |
| Bosqueville | 5.4 miles | 19 | |
| East Waco | 5.5 miles | 18 | |
| Bannas Junction | 5.5 miles | 19 | |
| Ross | 5.7 miles | 18 |
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 Northcrest | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7057783 | 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 1388557. 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.






