BlockPaluxy, Texas
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Granbury West census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76433. It stands on Starve Out Branch. The Survey maps it on the Paluxy quadrangle. It stands 824 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 17 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.
- 1889 USGS Granbury quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1931 USGS Tolar quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Paluxy quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Cleburne quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
81 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 81 fires within 5 miles of Paluxy between 2004 and 2020, burning about 1,908 acres in total. 3 started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 44 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| 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 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WILD CAT KNOB |
| 19 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | HILL CITY |
| 19 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | SPRESTER |
| 17 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 11 September 2019 | Natural | 35 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR194 |
| 9 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HILL CITY |
| 3 August 2005 | Debris and open burning | 700 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 29 August 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
7 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Paluxy in 7 storm reports between 2003 and 2025: 4 hail, 3 tornado. 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 2025 | Tornado (EF2) | Paluxy | $3,000,000 | An EF-2 tornado with maximum winds upwards of 115 mph touched down along the Hood/Erath County line around 4.2 miles northwest of Paluxy just south of Loftin Road. It then tracked northward before finally lifting 5.4 miles west of Thorp Spring. This tornado blew a 125 year old farm house several feet off of its foundation causing heavy damage to the home, snapped dozens of large trees in the area, and destroyed an outbuilding nearby. A woman was in the home when the tornado struck but was not injured. The tornado then moved north-northeast toward Glenn Cemetery Road, breaking some large tree branches. As the tornado continued north across US Highway 377 at Campbell Road, a side barn and house had metal roofing torn off which was scattered and blown up to 1/2 mile away across fields. The tornado continued north along Campbell Road and heavily damaged a double-wide mobile home roof and siding, a couple of RVs and outbuildings, and blew down several trees. Additional damage was found 2.5 miles northwest of Tolar where more large tree branches were broken on Tolar Highway. Several more trees and tree branches were blown down as the tornado weakened and crossed Lipan Highway, Stonehill Court, and Ridge Court before it dissipated. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Paluxy | $6,000 | Golf ball sized hail fell in the southwest part of the county. |
| April 2018 | Hail | Paluxy | - | Amateur radio reported nickel sized hail in the city of Paluxy, TX. |
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Paluxy | - | A NWS Storm Survey determined an EF-0 tornado began approximately 2 miles southeast of Bluff Dale in Erath County and continued to the east into Hood County. This tornado had a path length of approximately 2.5 miles and an estimated width of 150 yards. Mostly tree damage occurred with this tornado and winds were estimated at 85 mph. |
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Paluxy | - | A NWS Storm Survey determined an EF-0 tornado began approximately 4.5 miles southwest of Tolar. This tornado had a path length of approximately 0.5 miles and an estimated width of 25 yards. Mostly tree damage occurred with this tornado and winds were estimated at 75-80 mph. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Paluxy | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Paluxy | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hill City | 4.0 miles | 18 | |
| Tolar | 8.2 miles | 18 | |
| Brushy | 9.1 miles | 19 | |
| Neri | 9.5 miles | 18 | |
| Mambrino | 11.2 miles | 19 | |
| Granbury | 13.3 miles | 19 | |
| Pecan Plantation | 13.7 miles | 19 | |
| Fort Spunky | 14.4 miles | 19 |
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 Paluxy | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q11154043 | 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 1378827. 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.