O'Farrell, Texas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1910 and the latest in 1992. It lies in ZIP code area 75551. It stands on Prairie Branch. The Survey maps it on the Linden quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1910 USGS Linden quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Linden quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
215 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 215 fires within 5 miles of O'Farrell between 1992 and 2020, burning about 944 acres in total. 5 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 | 135 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 1999 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 9 September 1995 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 7 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 381 |
| 29 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 6162 |
| 29 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 248 |
| 25 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | JAMES RUSSLE |
| 23 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | NORNON FINLAYON |
| 21 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 6210 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of O'Farrell: 2 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concord School | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Siderite Mine | Iron | Producer | Limonite, Siderite | |
| Surratt Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | Goethite, Hematite, Siderite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hill | 2.7 miles | 11 | |
| Gum Springs | 2.7 miles | 10 | |
| Midway | 3.1 miles | 10 | |
| Roach | 4.6 miles | 11 | |
| New Liberty | 4.7 miles | 10 | |
| Douglassville | 5.0 miles | 10 | |
| Warren Springs | 5.2 miles | 10 | |
| New Colony | 5.4 miles | 11 |
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 O'Farrell | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q122561190 | 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 1378775. 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.





