Shaufler, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Sweetwater census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79556. It stands on Finn Creek. The Survey maps it on the Sweetwater quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 13 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.
- 1893 USGS Sweetwater quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Big Spring quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Big Spring quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Sweetwater quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Sweetwater quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
88 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 88 fires within 5 miles of Shaufler between 2006 and 2020, burning about 3,432 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 1 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 | 33 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2013 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | RR TRAMMELL FIRE |
| 3 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 150 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | NINE MILE FIRE |
| 22 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 900 RUNNELS FIRE |
| 8 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | I20 |
| 8 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 903 ROSCOE STREET FIRE |
| 5 August 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 20244 FIRE |
| 26 August 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 14 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LAKE TRAMMELL |
| 23 August 2019 | Natural | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LUDLING FIRE LAKE TRAMMAL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Shaufler: 4 occurrences, 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Strontium, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevenson Property | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Boothe Mine | Strontium | Past Producer | Celestite | |
| Evans Prospect | Strontium | Occurrence | Celestite | |
| Hopkins Prospect | Strontium | Occurrence | Celestite | |
| Scott and Roy Occurrence | Strontium | Occurrence | Celestite | |
| Somnerville Occurrence | Strontium | Occurrence | Celestite |
Storms near this place
10 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Shaufler in 10 storm reports between 2014 and 2023: 9 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shaufler | - | Mesonet station reported a wind gust of 74 mph. |
| October 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shaufler | - | A Mesonet observation site reported a 67 mph wind gust. |
| March 2018 | Hail | Shaufler | - | Law Enforcement reported hail, two inches in diameter, near Roscoe. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shaufler | - | A 70 mph wind gust was measured at the Mesonet station 11 miles southwest of Sweetwater. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shaufler | - | A wind gust of 58 mph was reported at a West Texas Mesonet site. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shaufler | - | The Texas Tech West Texas Mesonet about 11 miles southwest of Sweetwater measured a 70 mph thunderstorm wind gust. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shaufler | - | The Texas Tech West Texas Mesonet site measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 65 mph, 11 miles southwest of Sweetwater. |
| December 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shaufler | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shaufler | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shaufler | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avenger Village | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Sweetwater | 5.0 miles | 13 | |
| Roscoe | 6.1 miles | 9 | |
| Orient | 7.6 miles | 12 | |
| Champion | 10.1 miles | 8 | |
| Brownlee | 10.5 miles | 8 | |
| Maryneal | 11.5 miles | 12 | |
| Tesco | 12.1 miles | 14 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122554643 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379063. 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.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.




