Pirtle, Texas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Kilgore census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75684. It stands on Davis Creek. The Survey maps it on the Kilgore SE quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1936 USGS Kilgore quadrangle1:48000
- 1936 USGS Kilgore quadrangle1:62500
- 1940 USGS Kilgore quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1971 USGS Kilgore SE quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Henderson quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
483 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 483 fires within 5 miles of Pirtle between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,592 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 29 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 | 193 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 142 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 44 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 33 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 29 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Smoking | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 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 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 8 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 153-D COMMAND |
| 8 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | TRASH FIRE |
| 7 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 517 |
| 7 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 225 |
| 7 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 487 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
6 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pirtle in 6 storm reports between 2008 and 2024: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pirtle | - | Tree downed on the southbound lane of U.S. Highway 259 at County Road 146 south of Kilgore. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pirtle | - | Numerous trees downed across the northern half of Rusk County between Kilgore and Henderson. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Pirtle | - | Tennis ball size hail reported along Highway 259 near Pyrtle. |
| November 2018 | Flash Flood | Pirtle | - | The intersection of County Road 173 and County Road 199D was flooded and closed. A vehicle became submerged trying to drive through the floodwaters here, and required a high water rescue. |
| March 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pirtle | - | Trees were downed south of Kilgore, Texas. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pirtle | - | Numerous powerlines were downed in the northern portion of the county. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pitner Junction | 1.3 miles | 15 | |
| Jacobs | 2.5 miles | 15 | |
| Leverett's Chapel | 3.6 miles | 15 | |
| Sexton City | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Cross Roads | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Laird Hill | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| Craig | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Crims Chapel (historical) | 5.1 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378873. 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.






