BlockSeven Sisters, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Freer census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78357. The Survey maps it on the Loma Alta quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 9 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.
- 1937 USGS Loma Alta quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Loma Alta quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS George West quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
9 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Seven Sisters between 2006 and 2019, burning about 289 acres in total. None 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 | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HIGHWAY 16 AND FM 2359 |
| 18 March 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 12 February 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 26 December 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 75 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 24 October 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 3 January 2008 | Debris and open burning | 100 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 17 January 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM SOUTH 339 |
| 15 January 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
5 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Seven Sisters in 5 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 2 hail, 1 tornado, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2013 | Hail | Seven Sisters | $10,000 | Baseball sized hail broke windows on buildings near U. S. Highway 16 west of Seven Sisters. |
| March 2013 | Hail | Seven Sisters | $10,000 | Baseball sized hail broke windows out on a ranch home. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seven Sisters | - | A 61 mph report was received via FB. Also recorded 1.4 inches of rainfall. Time estimated from radar. |
| October 2013 | Flash Flood | Seven Sisters | - | The Duval County Sheriff's Office reported flooding on a bridge along Texas Highway 16 about 10 miles north of Freer. |
| February 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Seven Sisters | - | Media and Public reports of two tornadoes. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Pearson Street Colonia | 9.5 miles | 7 | |
| Coronado Perez Addition Colonia | 9.7 miles | 7 | |
| Freer | 9.8 miles | 7 | |
| School Heights Addition Number 2 Colonia | 10.0 miles | 7 | |
| George W Ward Addition Number 2 Colonia | 10.1 miles | 8 | |
| George W Ward Addition Colonia | 10.1 miles | 8 | |
| Williamson Addition Colonia | 10.6 miles | 8 | |
| Magnolia Road Colonia | 10.8 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1346910. 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.