Old London, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Price-Turnertown census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75684. The Survey maps it on the Price quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1935 USGS Henderson quadrangle1:48000
- 1939 USGS Henderson quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1973 USGS Price quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Henderson quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
467 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 467 fires within 5 miles of Old London between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,142 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 25 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 | 174 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 138 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 65 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 34 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 25 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 13 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2013 | Fireworks | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 6308 |
| 9 September 2011 | Natural | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 511 |
| 9 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 128 |
| 9 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 295 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 533 |
| 9 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 8 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 7125 |
| 8 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 7 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
12 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Old London in 12 storm reports between 2013 and 2024: 8 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 2 hail. 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 2015 | Flash Flood | Old London | $10,000 | County Road 111 was washed out in the New London community. A vehicle fell into the washout area of the roadway but they were evacuated from their vehicle. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old London | - | Tree downed on FM Road 2089 just north of the intersection with FM Road 838 south of Overton. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Old London | - | Dime to half dollar size hail fell and covered the ground along FM 838 just south of Overton and New London. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old London | - | Power lines were downed in and near the New London community. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old London | - | Trees were blown down at the intersection of FM 838 and FM 2089. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old London | - | Power lines were downed on Pinkston Drive in New London. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Old London | - | Nickel size hail fell near New London. |
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old London | - | Trees were downed at the intersection of Highway 42 and Highway 323 near New London. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old London | - | Power lines were downed. |
| February 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old London | - | Power lines were downed near the New London community. |
| March 2016 | Flash Flood | Old London | - | Flooded roadway at State Highway 42 and County Road 111. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old London | - | At least two dozen trees were downed from the 323/42 intersection and FM. 1513 near the New London community. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | 0.3 miles | 13 | |
| New London | 0.9 miles | 13 | |
| Friars | 2.2 miles | 13 | |
| Turnertown | 2.6 miles | 13 | |
| Selman City | 2.7 miles | 13 | |
| Overton | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Joinerville | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Sexton City | 4.7 miles | 15 |
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 Q122589392 | 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 1378798. 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.





