Nugent, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Lueders census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79601. The Survey maps it on the Nugent quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1891 USGS Anson quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Anson quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Abilene quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Nugent quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Abilene quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Nugent quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Stamford quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
63 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 63 fires within 5 miles of Nugent between 2005 and 2020, burning about 5,978 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | NUGENT ASSIST |
| 2 August 2009 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 802 |
| 18 August 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 13-084 |
| 15 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 14 August 2019 | Natural | 107 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HARVEY |
| 13 August 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 23 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PHANTOM HILL |
| 31 July 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 25 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MUTUAL AID FM 600 & SH 180 |
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 Nugent: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cottonwood Creek-1 | Copper | Occurrence | 1972 |
Storms near this place
9 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nugent in 9 storm reports between 2001 and 2024: 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2024 | Hail | Nugent | - | A trained spotter reported baseball size hail north of Lake Phantom Hill on Farm to Market Road 600. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nugent | - | There was minor damage to a roof resulting in water leaking into the house. A horse trailer was blown over and rolled approximately 60 feet. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Nugent | - | The public reported tennis ball size hail 2 miles northwest of Nugent. |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nugent | - | There were power lines down along US 180 just east of Farm to Market Road 600. |
| March 2008 | Hail | Nugent | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Nugent | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Nugent | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Nugent | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Nugent | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phantom Hill | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Fort Phantom Hill (historical) | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| Lueders | 7.9 miles | 12 | |
| Funston | 8.1 miles | 11 | |
| Hawley | 9.6 miles | 15 | |
| North Abilene | 11.6 miles | 15 | |
| Avoca | 12.1 miles | 11 | |
| Anson | 12.9 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378771. 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.






