Reese, Texas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1946 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Jacksonville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75766. The Survey maps it on the Berryville quadrangle. It stands 397 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1946 USGS Bullard quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Bullard quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1973 USGS Berryville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
306 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 306 fires within 5 miles of Reese between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,263 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 22 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 | 181 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 62 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Smoking | 12 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE CR3501 (130) |
| 7 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 5 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS/FIRE FROM # 124 (132) |
| 5 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 475 |
| 4 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ANDERSON COUNTY FIRE |
| 30 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 7132 |
| 30 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 119 |
| 30 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Reese: 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Limestone, General, Halite, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boggy Creek Salt Dome | Gypsum-Anhydrite, Limestone, General, Halite | Occurrence | 1925 | |
| Mount Haven | Iron | Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Reese in 5 storm reports between 1997 and 2016: 3 hail, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2016 | Hail | Reese | - | Half dollar size hail fell along Highway 175 in the Reese community. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reese | - | Numerous trees and powerlines were downed across all of Cherokee County, Texas. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reese | - | A few trees were downed on FM. 747 north about 6 miles from Hwy. 79. |
| March 2000 | Hail | Reese | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Hail | Reese | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuney | 1.5 miles | 15 | |
| Cove Springs | 2.6 miles | 14 | |
| Corine | 3.0 miles | 10 | |
| Cherokee Landing | 3.3 miles | 15 | |
| Larissa | 4.2 miles | 14 | |
| Church Hill | 4.4 miles | 10 | |
| Mountain Heaven | 5.4 miles | 10 | |
| Lake View | 5.7 miles | 10 |
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 Reese | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7306994 | 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 1378947. 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.






