BlockPosey, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the North Hopkins-Sulphur Bluff census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75482. The Survey maps it on the Cooper South quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1953 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Cooper South quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
28 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of Posey between 2003 and 2019, burning about 377 acres in total. 1 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 | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Natural | 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 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 4762 |
| 4 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.1 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN-6173 |
| 25 August 2006 | Natural | 35 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 621 |
| 10 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 286 SPUR 71 |
| 1 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.3 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 6163 |
| 18 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 46 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HOPKINS 13:17 |
| 18 July 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 10 July 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 29 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 6152 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
2 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Posey in 2 storm reports between 2008 and 2009: 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2008 | Tornado (EF1) | Posey | $250,000 | The National Weather Service in Fort Worth conducted a damage survey and found that an EF-1 tornado occurred north of Sulphur Springs. Damage was first noted west of Highway 19, along the northbound part of CR 4761. Trees and a shed were damaged. Along Highway 19 and between CR 3620 and CR 4508, several trees were snapped and power lines were damaged. More significant damage occurred along CR 4508 where several homes and a barn sustained damage. Most of the damage to houses was confined to the roofs. A shed was destroyed and debris from it struck a lightpole. The impact along with the strong winds bent the lightpole to the ground. A semi trailer was blown over and trees snapped along FM 3236 and CR 4510. Additional trees were damaged north of CR 3510 and east of FM 3236. Maximum winds were estimated at 85-90 MPH. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Posey | $5,000 | A tree fell on a vehicle at CR 4761 near SH 19. The occupants of the vehicle were not injured. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peerless | 2.2 miles | 8 | |
| North Hopkins | 2.2 miles | 9 | |
| Harpers Crossing (historical) | 3.1 miles | 8 | |
| Deep Well Crossing (historical) | 3.4 miles | 8 | |
| Addran | 3.5 miles | 9 | |
| New Birthright | 4.0 miles | 9 | |
| Pleasant Grove | 4.1 miles | 8 | |
| Weir | 4.8 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380387. 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.