Roundup, Texas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Anton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79313. The Survey maps it on the Roundup quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 10 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 Brownfield quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Anton quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Brownfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Brownfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS Anton SE quadrangle1:24000
- 1976 USGS Roundup quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Levelland quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Roundup quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
17 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Roundup between 2006 and 2018, burning about 1,703 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 | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 August 2008 | Natural | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 3 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 19 May 2006 | Natural | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 18 May 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 120 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2011-58 |
| 25 April 2009 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2009-44 |
| 31 March 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2009-34 |
| 26 March 2010 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 150 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2010-33 |
| 18 March 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 580 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2011-32 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
14 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Roundup in 14 storm reports between 2002 and 2025: 9 thunderstorm wind, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2002 | Hail | Roundup | $25,000 | The Hockley County Sheriff's office reported golfball size hail. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Roundup | - | A report from mPing indicated ping pong ball size hail near Roundup. |
| April 2025 | Tornado (EFU) | Roundup | - | Local broadcast media relayed a report of a brief tornado south of Anton that remained over open fields. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Roundup | - | A public report was received of half dollar size hail in Roundup. |
| March 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roundup | - | Measured by a Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roundup | - | Measured by a Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roundup | - | Measured by a Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roundup | - | Measured by a Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roundup | - | Measured by a Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roundup | - | Measured by a Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet station near Anton. |
| March 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roundup | - | Measured by a Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet station. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roundup | - | A 60 mph wind gust was measured by a Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet station south of Anton. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roundup | - | A 66 mph wind gust was measured by a Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet station near Anton. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Roundup | - | The public reported penny size hail along U.S. Highway 84 in Roundup. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anton | 4.9 miles | 9 | |
| Whitharral | 12.3 miles | 7 | |
| Smyer | 12.8 miles | 9 | |
| Opdyke | 15.0 miles | 8 | |
| Opdyke West | 16.0 miles | 8 | |
| Oklahoma Flat | 16.2 miles | 8 | |
| Levelland | 19.2 miles | 7 | |
| Arnett | 21.3 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1366971. 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.







