Padgett, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Olney census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76374. The Survey maps it on the Padgett quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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.
- 1954 USGS Wichita Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Wichita Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Padgett quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Graham quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
38 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 38 fires within 5 miles of Padgett between 2005 and 2020, burning about 860 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 1 was 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HERRING |
| 18 September 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ED FURR (HELTON FIRE) |
| 14 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 210 |
| 14 September 2011 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BISHOP ROAD |
| 8 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 8 August 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 7 August 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2020135 |
| 7 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
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 Padgett: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avery Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Padgett in 6 storm reports between 1993 and 2005: 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2005 | Flash Flood | Padgett | - | Flooding of roads near Spring Creek. |
| April 2003 | Hail | Padgett | - | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | Padgett | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Padgett | - | no account filed |
| October 1993 | Hail | Padgett | - | no account filed |
| October 1993 | Hail | Padgett | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proffitt Crossing | 5.0 miles | 8 | |
| Proffitt | 7.8 miles | 8 | |
| Olney | 9.6 miles | 8 | |
| True | 9.7 miles | 8 | |
| Newcastle | 11.7 miles | 10 | |
| Belknap (historical) | 13.7 miles | 10 | |
| Jean | 15.6 miles | 8 | |
| Murray | 16.9 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1364682. 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.



