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Pritchett, Texas

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Gilmer census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75644. It stands on Bee Branch. The Survey maps it on the Pritchett quadrangle.

Pritchett within Upshur County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 13 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

571 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 571 fires within 5 miles of Pritchett between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,826 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 15 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 burning355
Missing data/not specified/undetermined120
Equipment and vehicle use30
Power generation/transmission/distribution18
Arson/incendiarism15
Railroad operations and maintenance14
Natural8
Smoking5
Recreation and ceremony3
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Fireworks1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service190328
9 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServicePERSIMMON
7 September 2014Power generation/transmission/distribution1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service201409071
7 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service1289 IRONWOOD
7 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
5 September 2005Debris and open burning1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
4 September 2014Debris and open burning2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service14-0291
4 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceLOCUST & 2685

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Upshur County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Pritchett: 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Big Sandy Pit & MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Upshur County

Storms near this place

11 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pritchett in 11 storm reports between 1997 and 2026: 6 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
February 2026Thunderstorm WindPritchett-Tree downed northeast of Big Sandy.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindPritchett-Trees were blown down in the Pritchett community.
June 2025HailPritchett-Penny size hail reported in Pritchett.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindPritchett-Numerous trees were blown down throughout Upshur County, including Crabapple and Crepe Myrtle Road just south of Pritchett, Willow Oak Road, Mockingbird Lane, Highway 154, FM 556, and Silver Maple Road. Trees and power lines were downed on Aspen Trail near Pritchett. Two trees fell onto power lines near the Harmony School.
April 2017HailPritchett-Penny size hail was reported in the Pritchett Community.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindPritchett-Numerous trees were downed on FM 1404 northeast of Big Sandy, Texas.
October 2014HailPritchett-Dime to penny sized hail was reported in East Mountain southwest of Gilmer, Texas.
October 2009Flash FloodPritchett-Numerous roads across Upshur County continue to be closed and flooded due to excessive heavy rainfall.
May 2007Thunderstorm WindPritchett-Trees were downed.
April 1997Thunderstorm WindPritchett-Numerous trees snapped and power lines were toppled resulting in power outages.
March 1999HailPritchett-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Upshur 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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Center Point3.5 miles13
Mings Chapel3.5 miles12
Latch3.6 miles13
Summerfield4.0 miles13
Enoch4.2 miles12
Piedmont5.0 miles12
Kelsey5.1 miles13
Pattonfield5.3 miles12

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378910. 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.