Reagan, Texas
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Reagan census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76680. The Survey maps it on the Reagan quadrangle. It stands 378 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 7 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.
- 1954 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Reagan quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Marlin quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
29 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Reagan between 2009 and 2018, burning about 278 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None 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 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2012 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 8.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | RETURN TO RAILROAD FIRES |
| 28 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | RICHARDSON STUP FIRE |
| 6 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | REKINDLE OF HASH FIRE |
| 20 July 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.4 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BONDS RANCH |
| 2 July 2017 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 211 FIRE |
| 16 July 2012 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SCHNIEDER UNTATTENDED FIRE |
| 5 June 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 257 FIRE |
| 8 May 2013 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | JOHN REAGAN FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
14 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Reagan in 14 storm reports between 1996 and 2020: 7 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2008 | Flash Flood | Reagan | $50,000 | At least three county bridges and several culverts were washed out along CR 257, CR 325, CR 343, and CR 268. County Road 269 lost huge chunks of its rock and road base, and floodwaters in Polecat Creek washed away a two-lane bridge farther downstream. A foot of water was over the intersection of Highways 6 and 46. Areas along Highway 114, Highway 14, and FM 413 towards Kosse were also flooded. FM 2413 was closed from FM 413 to the Robertson County line. One tree fell over after six to eight inches of rain fell. Caywood Center Park were flooded with water reaching the tops of picnic tables. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reagan | $7,000 | Multiple trees and large branches were down near CR 1373 near State Highway 6. The winds were estimated at 70 mph. Time estimated by radar. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reagan | $5,000 | Falls County Sheriff's Department reported trees and power lines down approximately one mile south of the city of Reagan, TX. |
| February 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reagan | $5,000 | Newspaper article reported roof damage to residential structure approximated 4.6 miles SE in Reagan, TX. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reagan | $5,000 | Strong winds destroyed a barn and an outbuilding. |
| March 2002 | Tornado (F0) | Reagan | $1,000 | Damage was mostly to trees and a shed. |
| March 2011 | Hail | Reagan | - | Quarter size hail covered the ground at the intersection of Highway 6 and Farm-to-Market Road 1373 south of Reagan. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Reagan | - | Quarter-size hail was reported in the Reagan community. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reagan | - | Strong winds blew down large tree limbs. |
| March 2002 | Hail | Reagan | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Reagan | - | no account filed |
| January 1998 | Hail | Reagan | - | no account filed |
| April 1997 | Hail | Reagan | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Reagan | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beacon | 2.9 miles | 7 | |
| Coymack | 4.1 miles | 7 | |
| Highbank | 4.3 miles | 7 | |
| Blue Ridge | 4.6 miles | 6 | |
| Long Branch | 5.4 miles | 6 | |
| Sunrise | 6.1 miles | 7 | |
| Eloise | 6.7 miles | 7 | |
| Alto Springs | 7.6 miles | 6 |
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 Reagan | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7300735 | 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 1366081. 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.



