BlockPetty, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Roxton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75470. The Survey maps it on the Petty quadrangle. 140 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 614 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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.
- 1903 USGS Paris quadrangle1:125000
- 1947 USGS Honey Grove quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Honey Grove quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Petty quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Paris quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Paris quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
31 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 31 fires within 5 miles of Petty between 2006 and 2016, burning about 364 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 82 IN LAMAR CO |
| 2 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 3525 |
| 12 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | 35 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 6186 |
| 10 August 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CEDAR |
| 10 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 160810 |
| 30 July 2016 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | RON TRIBBLE |
| 27 July 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PHILLIP RANCH BALER |
| 26 July 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | US 82 FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Petty: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
Storms near this place
6 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Petty in 6 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Petty | $35,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds uprooted and snapped trees and tree limbs across Lamar County. Power poles were also snapped, and the giant steer at Sirloin Stockade on NE Loop 286 in Paris was blown off its trailer moorings and tossed across the parking lot. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Petty | $5,000 | A large tree was blown down into a power line in the town of Petty. |
| June 1994 | Tornado (F0) | Petty | $5,000 | Four people saw a small tornado briefly touch down and unroof a house before lifting back into the clouds. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Petty | $1,000 | A wind gust of 60 mph was estimated in Petty. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Petty | - | Numerous trees were blown down across the county with several roads blocked. |
| December 2022 | Tornado (EF2) | Petty | - | The tornado formed in open pastureland west of FM 38, approximately 1.5 miles west of Petty, TX. The tornado moved northeast, crossing FM 38 and significantly damaging a metal roofing system at a commercial establishment. Approximately half of the metal roof and siding panels were removed, and metal support beams were ripped from their anchors. Damage at this location was consistent with high end EF-1 tornado wind speeds. The tornado also impacted 2 metal buildings immediately northeast of this main commercial establishment. The tornado continued toward the northeast, crossing County Road 35020 and causing minor EF-0 tree and shingle damage to two residences along CR 35020. The tornado continued to travel northeast, eventually impacting 3 residences near FM 38 and CR 34020. The most significant damage occurred to a large combination metal system barn/residence. Most of this structure was destroyed, with large portions of the metal roofing and siding removed. Large metal beams were dislodged from their anchors and several were severely twisted. Damage here was consistent with low end EF-2 wind speeds of approximately 115 mph. Adjacent structures suffered less significant roof damage consistent with EF-0/EF-1 winds. The tornado traveled northeast for an additional three quarters of a mile, impacting some outbuildings and trees with EF-0 winds. Dissipation occurred shortly after crossing CR 33040 approximately 3.5 miles west of Hopewell. Maximum estimated winds were 115 mph. |
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.
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 Petty | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7179376 | 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 1365123. 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.