Pruett, Texas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Linden census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75657. The Survey maps it on the Lanier quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 11 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.
- 1956 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1962 USGS Lanier quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
173 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 173 fires within 5 miles of Pruett between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,038 acres in total. 4 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 burning | 102 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 1997 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 9 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 6179 |
| 8 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 348 |
| 7 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 6174 |
| 7 September 2000 | Smoking | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 379 |
| 6 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 343 |
| 5 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 182 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Pruett: 11 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Iron, Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knight-Field Deposit | Iron, Stone | Occurrence | Goethite, Hematite, Siderite | |
| Bear Creek | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Bear Creek Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | Goethite, Hematite | |
| Duncan | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Duncan Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | Goethite, Hematite | |
| Hagerty Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | Goethite, Hematite | |
| Harris | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Harris Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | Goethite, Hematite | |
| Jurnigan Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | Goethite, Hematite | |
| Knight-Field | Iron | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
3 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pruett in 3 storm reports between 2011 and 2020: 2 thunderstorm wind, 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2020 | Flash Flood | Pruett | - | County Road 1640 was closed due to flooding. |
| March 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pruett | - | Trees down on County Road 1619 near the Cass/Marion County line. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pruett | - | A tree was downed at the intersection of County Roads 1619 and 1642. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lanier | 3.1 miles | 11 | |
| Fairview | 3.9 miles | 11 | |
| Liberty | 4.8 miles | 11 | |
| Bear Creek | 5.6 miles | 11 | |
| Caves Spring | 5.6 miles | 11 | |
| Sheffield | 6.3 miles | 11 | |
| Evans | 6.5 miles | 11 | |
| Kildare | 6.8 miles | 14 |
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 Pruett | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q125154947 | 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 1388198. 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.



