Rocky Branch, Texas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Naples census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75638. The Survey maps it on the Daingerfield quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1914 USGS Daingerfeild quadrangle1:62500
- 1914 USGS Daingerfield quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Daingerfield quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
196 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 196 fires within 5 miles of Rocky Branch between 1993 and 2020, burning about 2,699 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 24 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 | 115 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 11 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 3204 WOODSON |
| 7 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 7 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 7 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 5 September 1998 | Natural | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 3 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 28 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR4205 |
| 26 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
5 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rocky Branch in 5 storm reports between 2009 and 2024: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 hail, 1 tornado. 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 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rocky Branch | - | Numerous trees downed in and around the Rocky Branch community with vehicles stalled on roadways because of all the downed trees blocking lanes. |
| October 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rocky Branch | - | Several trees were downed on County Road 4201 in the Rocky Branch community. |
| October 2010 | Hail | Rocky Branch | - | Hail was reported just south of Rocky Branch, Texas. |
| October 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Rocky Branch | - | An EF0 tornado touched down on County Road 4105 where a large oak tree was damaged and other small to mid sized limbs were broken out of nearby trees. This tornado continued into Cass County. Winds were estimated to be 60 to 65 mph. |
| May 2009 | Flash Flood | Rocky Branch | - | Several county roads were reported to be under water and closed throughout the 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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha | 5.4 miles | 11 | |
| Daingerfield | 5.6 miles | 11 | |
| Mount Mitchell | 5.7 miles | 9 | |
| Naples | 6.4 miles | 11 | |
| Gillis | 6.8 miles | 9 | |
| Cason | 8.0 miles | 9 | |
| Laman | 9.0 miles | 12 | |
| Jenkins | 9.4 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378975. 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.






