BlockRed Springs, Texas
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Seymour Rural census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76380. The Survey maps it on the Bomarton quadrangle.
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 Wichita Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Wichita Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Bomarton quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Lake Kemp quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
16 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Red Springs between 2006 and 2020, burning about 156 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WILKINSONS |
| 12 July 2019 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE CR 435 |
| 4 June 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HAY FIRE CR 130 AND 123 |
| 28 June 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | TRAINHAM ROAD FIRE |
| 2 June 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | COMMUNITY CENTER |
| 2 June 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | COMMUNITY CENTER 2 |
| 10 June 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CINCO R RANCH GRASS FIRE |
| 1 June 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENSON CEMETARY |
Storms near this place
16 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Red Springs in 16 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 10 hail, 3 tornado, 1 flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | Tornado (EF2) | Red Springs | $200,000 | This tornado moved into Baylor County from Knox County along and north of US Highway 82. The tornado moved east-northeast to northwest of Red Springs, and then turned east-southeast along County Road 140. In Baylor County, a metal building at a feed lot was heavily damaged and a wind turbine was damaged. Northwest and north of Red Springs, a barn was damaged, two outbuilding were destroyed and ranch implements were tossed. Tree damage occurred at numerous places along the path. The tornado dissipated about 2 miles east-northeast of Red Springs. |
| April 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Red Springs | $100,000 | This tornado developed a couple of miles east or Red Springs in central Baylor County and moved northeast dissipating as a waterspout over Lake Kemp. Power poles were broken or pushed over along FM-1789 just south of FM-2069. Damage occurred to a silo and at least a couple of barns as well as a few trees along the path. |
| March 2026 | Hail | Red Springs | - | The location is approximate. |
| April 2024 | Tornado (EFU) | Red Springs | - | While the large tornado was ongoing northwest of Seymour, security camera footage from a house on County Road 127 recorded another small tornado occurring about 2.5 miles northwest of the main tornado. No damage is known to have occurred in this rural area. The path of this tornado is estimated based on radar and the viewing angle of the video footage. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Red Springs | - | MPing report. Time is radar estimated. |
| June 2024 | Flash Flood | Red Springs | - | Roadway flooding along portions of U.S. Highway 82 west of the community of Seymour. Event time is approximate. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Red Springs | - | No damage reported. |
| October 2006 | Flood | Red Springs | - | Three moderate flood crests occurred along the Wichita River in northwestern Baylor County near Seymour, TX and upstream of Lake Kemp on October 15-18. The Wichita River initially crested at 16.4 feet, 3.4 feet above flood stage, at 4:15 pm CST on October 15, with a higher, secondary crest occurring at 2:30 pm on October 16 as the Wichita River crested at 16.5 feet, or 3.5 feet above flood stage. A third crest of 16.3 feet, 3.3 feet above flood stage, occurred on October 18 at 6:30 am CST. The Wichita River remained above flood stage from 9:00 am CST on October 15 until 7:00 pm CST on October 18. Flooding of agricultural lands along the river occurred during this event. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Red Springs | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Red Springs | - | no account filed |
| April 2013 | Hail | Red Springs | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Red Springs | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Red Springs | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Red Springs | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Red Springs | - | no account filed |
| May 1994 | Hail | Red Springs | - | 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.
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 Red Springs | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q112980129 | 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 1366219. 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.