Senate, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Bryson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76458. The Survey maps it on the Senate quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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 Wichita Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Wichita Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Senate quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Graham quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
74 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 74 fires within 5 miles of Senate between 2005 and 2018, burning about 9,371 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 21 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 18 September 2013 | Fireworks | 92 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ARMSTRONG ROAD FIRE |
| 13 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LEWIS FIRE |
| 7 August 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 7 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CARNEY FIRE |
| 5 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | 140 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | THOMAS |
| 4 August 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
11 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Senate in 11 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 6 hail, 2 tornado, 2 flash flood, 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Senate | $50,000 | The Jack County sheriffs office reported that several roads were closed due to high water in and around Jacksboro. The road closures began just after 5 AM CDT, and lasted until approximately 7:30 AM. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Senate | $30,000 | Golf ball sized hail was reported in Senate, which is approximately 8 miles west-southwest of Jacksboro on Highway 380. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Senate | $25,000 | Emergency Manager reported that panels and the entire truss structure of a metal outbuilding roof were blown off. |
| October 2014 | Hail | Senate | $25,000 | The Jack County sheriff's office relayed a report of hail damage. Several vehicles had broken windshields between Bryson and Jacksboro. |
| June 2009 | Tornado (EF1) | Senate | $20,000 | A tornado was observed on the ground for 4-5 minutes. Roofs and outbuildings were damaged. |
| November 2024 | Flash Flood | Senate | $15,000 | A home was reported as flooded in the 2000 block of Dark Corner Road. This location is south of US Hwy 380, about half way between Bryson and Jacksboro. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Senate | $7,000 | Broadcast media reported golf ball hail southwest of Jacksboro. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Senate | - | A member of the public reported nickel hail fell 7 miles northeast of Bryson. |
| March 2020 | Tornado (EF0) | Senate | - | A tornado began in southwestern Jack County approximately 1 mile south of US-380 just east of Marley Road. The tornado briefly touched down and moved from southwest to northeast, and its damage was confined to trees in the area. Several tree trunks were snapped halfway up the trunk or uprooted in-tact. Many of the surrounding trees also had small to large branches broken. The tornado then lifted before reaching Dark Corner Road. Maximum winds with this tornado were estimated at 100 mph. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Senate | - | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Hail | Senate | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Town | 2.4 miles | 8 | |
| Bryson | 4.9 miles | 8 | |
| Jacksboro | 7.8 miles | 9 | |
| Jermyn | 8.0 miles | 8 | |
| Bartons Chapel | 8.2 miles | 8 | |
| Lynn Creek | 13.0 miles | 8 | |
| Maryetta | 14.4 miles | 7 | |
| Perrin | 15.4 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379052. 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.



