Red Branch, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Northwest Grayson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76245. The Survey maps it on the Dexter quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1901 USGS Denison quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Gordonville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS Gordonville SW quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Dexter quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
108 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 108 fires within 5 miles of Red Branch between 2006 and 2020, burning about 1,368 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 |
| Debris and open burning | 31 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Smoking | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
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 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | TONIE HUFF |
| 7 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ROCK CREEK |
| 6 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | THOUSAND TRAILS |
| 4 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PAWPAW CREEK |
| 30 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | CIDO & SUSAN MARQUES |
| 2 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | DOUBLE DIAMOND RESORT |
| 16 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PAW PAW CREEK |
| 13 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ROCK CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
9 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Red Branch in 9 storm reports between 2015 and 2026: 5 flood, 2 flash flood, 1 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2015 | Flood | Red Branch | $50,000 | Flooding was occurring across the county including the closures of numerous roads and in areas near creeks and streams. Road closures were reported in Tioga, Collinsville, Whitesboro, and Denison and also in Precincts 3 & 4. A few roads remained covered in water on the 28th and 29th. |
| March 2016 | Hail | Red Branch | $5,000 | Golf ball sized hail was reported 3 miles northwest of Gordonville. |
| April 2015 | Flash Flood | Red Branch | $2,000 | Several roads in Grayson County were closed due to ongoing flooding. The water was over a foot deep in some locations. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Red Branch | $1,000 | A public report indicated tree damage at a home near Dexter. Many tree limbs were down or snapped, and a large limb fell on top of the house. |
| June 2016 | Flood | Red Branch | - | Grayson County Sheriff's Department reported that numerous county roads were closed due to flooding. |
| May 2015 | Flood | Red Branch | - | Some roads across the county remained closed due to flooding. |
| May 2015 | Flood | Red Branch | - | Significant flooding of roads, interstates, highways, creeks, streams, and low-lying areas continued for over 12 hours after the heavy rain had ended. |
| May 2015 | Flood | Red Branch | - | Several roads remained flooded across the county after earlier heavy rains. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Red Branch | - | Many roads in the county were being affected by high water and flooding. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gordonville | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| Sandusky | 3.2 miles | 13 | |
| Hishway | 4.0 miles | 13 | |
| Cedar Mills | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| Sherwood Shores | 5.1 miles | 12 | |
| Dixie | 6.6 miles | 12 | |
| Locust | 6.7 miles | 12 | |
| Basin Springs | 6.8 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380420. 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.






