Scurry, Texas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Crandall census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75158. The Survey maps it on the Scurry quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1954 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Kaufman quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Scurry quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
66 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 66 fires within 5 miles of Scurry between 2005 and 2020, burning about 286 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 29 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FAIR GROUNDS |
| 4 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MUTIAL AID |
| 15 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | CEDAR RIDGE |
| 8 August 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | TURKEY FARM |
| 5 August 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM1390 |
| 29 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 34S |
| 24 August 2011 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BAKER FIRE |
| 22 August 2014 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SONESH CIR. |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
12 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Scurry in 12 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 6 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2022 | Flash Flood | Scurry | $350,000 | Flooding was noted on County Road 4094 where the water was widespread and several feet deep. One person had to be rescued from their home. The flood waters did enter some structures in this area. |
| August 2022 | Flash Flood | Scurry | $350,000 | Flooding was noted on County Road 4094 where the water was widespread and several feet deep. One person had to be rescued from their home. The flood waters did enter some structures in this area. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scurry | $100,000 | A ground survey and radar analysis determined straight-line winds of 70-75 mph caused a swath of tree, sign, and minor roof damage from near the Scurry area to US 175 north of Kemp. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Scurry | $4,000 | The Kaufman County Emergency Manager reported golf ball sized hail in Grays Prairie. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scurry | $1,000 | Trees down and minor roof damage in Scurry. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scurry | $500 | Thunderstorm winds blew down trees. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scurry | - | Emergency management reported trees down on County Road 4079. |
| March 2010 | Hail | Scurry | - | Quarter size hail was reported by the public in the town of Scurry. |
| March 2021 | Hail | Scurry | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Scurry | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Scurry | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | Scurry | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warsaw | 3.0 miles | 11 | |
| Warsaw Center | 3.1 miles | 11 | |
| Oak Grove | 3.4 miles | 10 | |
| Cottonwood | 3.5 miles | 9 | |
| Grays Prairie | 3.6 miles | 10 | |
| Rosser | 5.5 miles | 9 | |
| Jiba | 5.6 miles | 10 | |
| Kaufman | 6.2 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379045. 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.




