Salesville, Texas
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Mineral Wells census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76067. The Survey maps it on the Whitt quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 18 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.
- 1891 USGS Palo Pinto quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1918 USGS Palo Pinto quadrangle1:125000
- 1927 USGS Mineral Wells quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Abilene quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Abilene quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Mineral Wells quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Whitt quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Mineral Wells quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
139 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 139 fires within 5 miles of Salesville between 2005 and 2020, burning about 2,332 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 11 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 | 55 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 31 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
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 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 9 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 8 September 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SCOTT |
| 25 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 281 N |
| 21 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | TURKEY CREEK |
| 15 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 14 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 656 LEDBETTER |
| 13 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | HAYES |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
11 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Salesville in 11 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2009 | Flash Flood | Salesville | $15,000 | A car was swept off the road at a low water crossing on Salesville Road that was covered with about 2.5 feet of water. The woman driver was rescued from the middle of the raging creek by a local resident. The road was barricaded after the incident. Local residents reported they had only seen the creek as high one other time. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salesville | $5,000 | Trained spotters estimated 60 mph winds along Highway 281 in the northeast part of the county. Power flashes were also observed in the area. These winds appear to have occurred as the outflow from the storm began to surge out ahead of the storm. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salesville | $5,000 | Numerous trees and power lines blown down; trees blown down across Highway 281 North. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salesville | $1,000 | A public report indicated wind damage to a steel framed metal building. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salesville | - | A trained spotter reported trees down just north of Mineral Wells. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salesville | - | Small trees were snapped about 4 feet up the trunk approximately 3 miles west-northwest of Whitt. Several 4-6 diameter tree branches were also knocked down. |
| June 2006 | Flash Flood | Salesville | - | Flooding was reported on Highway 281. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Salesville | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salesville | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Salesville | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Salesville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peadenville | 0.9 miles | 18 | |
| Oran | 5.1 miles | 19 | |
| Wolters Village | 6.2 miles | 18 | |
| Mineral Wells | 7.3 miles | 18 | |
| Coronados Camp | 7.8 miles | 19 | |
| Graford | 8.6 miles | 19 | |
| Sturdivant | 10.2 miles | 18 | |
| Palo Pinto | 15.0 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1346175. 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.







