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Reinhardt, Texas

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Northeast Dallas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75218. It stands on Dixon Branch. The Survey maps it on the White Rock Lake quadrangle.

Reinhardt within Dallas County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 21 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

179 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 179 fires within 5 miles of Reinhardt between 2001 and 2016, burning about 286 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 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/undetermined149
Equipment and vehicle use15
Arson/incendiarism3
Smoking3
Debris and open burning2
Recreation and ceremony2
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Natural1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceMINGO2
9 September 2015Naturalunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceTHICKET
8 September 2015Arson/incendiarismunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceSILVER
8 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceSCOUT
7 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceTROY
7 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceMINGO
6 September 2015Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceBROOK
5 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceDILIDO RD

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Dallas County

Storms near this place

16 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Reinhardt in 16 storm reports between 2005 and 2026: 8 hail, 6 flash flood, 1 heavy rain, 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2012HailReinhardt$60,000Ping pong ball sized hail was reported east of White Rock Lake. The hail damaged six pieces of glass artwork at the Dallas Arboretum. The damage was described as minor but the pieces did have to be repaired.
March 2012Flash FloodReinhardt$50,000Very heavy rainfall led to flash flooding across the city of Dallas. Eight major roads had to be closed due to high water and there was significant flooding on residential streets. There was significant flash flooding around White Rock Creek, and one high water rescue was conducted by helicopter when a homeless person was stranded in a tree with rushing water below him.
July 2024Flash FloodReinhardt$20,000Local news stations reported 2 to 3 cars stranded due to high water near a construction zone on Interstate 635 and Garland Road in northeast Dallas. Two lanes were completely flooded.
March 2026Flash FloodReinhardt-At least half a dozen city streets were reported to be closed due to flooding in North Dallas, including portions of Merriman Parkway, W Lawther, Northwest Hwy, and Lanshire.
January 2025Flash FloodReinhardt-Numerous roads remain flooded and closed across the city of Dallas including S. Ervay, S. Harwood, Illinois, Lamar, Teagarden, Ravenview, 2nd Ave, Southernland, Simpson Stuart, Farragut, Hatcher, Simpson Stuart, Inwood at Park, St. Johns Drive, Easton, Ferguson, Peavy at Dixon Dr, White Rock Trail, and Park Central.
March 2025HailReinhardt-An mPING report indicated quarter sized hail 5 miles south of Buckingham.
March 2025HailReinhardt-Public reported dime and penny sized hail in Dallas.
June 2025Flash FloodReinhardt-City of Dallas FRWS indicated that several roads were flooded and closed across northern Dallas, including Park Central Drive at LBJ, Goforth Road at Lanshire Road, West Lawther Drive at NW Highway, and Tantor Road and Luna Road.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindReinhardt-Several tree branches and a Crepe Myrtle five inches in diameter were reported down one mile east northeast of Garland Road and Buckner Boulevard.
June 2019HailReinhardt-A trained spotter reported quarter sized hail near the intersection of Interstate 30 and Loop 12.
May 2015Flash FloodReinhardt-A social media report indicated that multiple vehicles were stuck in high water near the intersection of Northwest Highway and Garland Road.
May 2012HailReinhardt-Some dime to nickel sized hail fell east of White Rock Lake.
May 2011HailReinhardt-Half dollar sized hail fell in the Lake Highlands community.
September 2011HailReinhardt-Quarter-sized hail fell at the intersection of Interstate 635 and Highway 86.
July 2005Heavy RainReinhardt-Minor street flooding up to car bumpers at Big Town Boulevard and Highway 80.
April 2021HailReinhardt-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Dallas County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Zacha Junction2.3 miles21
Rawlins2.5 miles21
White Rock2.8 miles20
Centerville4.7 miles22
Bethard4.7 miles20
New Hope5.2 miles20
Audelia5.3 miles20
Highland Park5.4 miles26

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378949. 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.