Ocee, Texas
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Crawford census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76638. The Survey maps it on the Speegleville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 19 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
- 1924 USGS Waco 3-d quadrangle1:48000
- 1931 USGS Valley Mills quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Speegleville quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1985 USGS Waco quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
177 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 177 fires within 5 miles of Ocee between 2001 and 2020, burning about 723 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 2 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 | 68 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 56 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Smoking | 12 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 297 WESTERN DR. |
| 3 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | NEW WINDSOR PARKWAY SPEEGLEVILLE |
| 3 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 26 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SPEEGLVILLE COMMAND |
| 26 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2960 SPEEGLE RD |
| 26 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CEDAR ROCK PKWY & STAR DUST |
| 25 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 311 FAIRHEAVEN |
| 25 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 24 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 35 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CHURCH WILDLAND FIRE |
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 Ocee: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tonk Quarry | Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Limestone |
Storms near this place
8 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ocee in 8 storm reports between 2008 and 2023: 6 hail, 1 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 2023 | Hail | Ocee | $2,000,000 | A CoCoRaHS Observer located southeast of Valley Mills reported an average hailstone size of 1.25 inches, but the largest measured hail stone was 4 inches in diameter. Large amounts of hail fell for roughly 20 minutes and shredded leaves, damaged roof shingles, dented cars, and broke house windows. The school district had to cancel school due to damage sustained from the large hail. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Ocee | $750,000 | Large amounts of baseball sized hail was reported southeast of Valley Mills. |
| June 2010 | Flash Flood | Ocee | $100,000 | High water was reported in a residential structure in the city of Lorena. Several intersections in Hewitt were barricaded due to high water and Farm-to-Market Road 185 west of Waco Lake was closed due to flash flooding. Several roads by the Waco airport were also closed due to high water. Flooding was also reported in Lacy-Lakeview and Lorena. |
| April 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ocee | $15,000 | A porch was blown off a house. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Ocee | - | A social media report indicated half-dollar sized hail just north of the city of Crawford, TX. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Ocee | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Ocee | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Ocee | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland | 1.5 miles | 19 | |
| Windsor | 2.4 miles | 19 | |
| Willow Grove | 3.2 miles | 19 | |
| Caldwell Crossing | 4.8 miles | 19 | |
| Crawford | 4.9 miles | 16 | |
| Eichelberger Crossing | 4.9 miles | 19 | |
| Speegleville | 5.5 miles | 19 | |
| South Bosque | 6.2 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380282. 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.







