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Shelbyville, Texas

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 2003. It stands in the Shelbyville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75973. It stands on Prairie Creek. The Survey maps it on the Shelbyville quadrangle. 100 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 33 feet above sea level.

Shelbyville within Shelby County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 13 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

29 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Shelbyville between 1992 and 2018, burning about 498 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 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 burning19
Missing data/not specified/undetermined5
Arson/incendiarism2
Natural1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 1993Debris and open burning15 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
5 September 2002Debris and open burning3.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceHENDERSON - 205
3 September 2000Arson/incendiarism150 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceWOODVILLE - 646
12 September 1992Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
10 September 1993Debris and open burning20 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
5 August 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service7073
5 August 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceHENDERSON - 295
25 August 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceHENDERSON - 380

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Shelby County

Storms near this place

30 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Shelbyville in 30 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 18 thunderstorm wind, 6 flash flood, 4 hail, 1 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2024Tornado (EF1)Shelbyville$300,000An EF-1 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 110 mph touched down on County Road 2625 about 1.5 miles southeast of Shelbyville, and tracked northwest across CR 2100 and FM 417 where it snapped and uprooted numerous hardwood and softwood trees. The significant damage to trees continued to the north as the tornado tore through the Sardis community, south of FM 414 on County Roads 3051, 3054, and 3057. A number of homes also sustained damage to their roofs from a combination of the estimated 110 mph winds produced by the tornado and trees falling on homes. The tornado continued to track to the northwest, where it produced significant tree damage along CR 3505 and 3046 north of Sardis. The tornado then entered a heavily wood area inaccessible by vehicle, although additional significant tree damage was found southwest of the James community along Highway 7. In addition to the trees, a home also sustained significant roof damage from the tornado along with downed power lines. The tornado continued northwest along CR 3140 just northwest of James, with additional tree damage found along County Roads 3140, 3148, 3156, and 3129 before lifting near Spinney Creek south of the Paxton community.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindShelbyville$5,000Trees and power lines were blown down and the back porch was blown off a house.
September 1994Thunderstorm WindShelbyville$5,000Trees were blown down by high winds.
May 1994Thunderstorm WindShelbyville$5,000Trees were blown down and minor damage was done to a chicken barn.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindShelbyville$50Thunderstorms winds blew down several trees in Shelbyville. High winds also resulted in the back porch being blown off a house in the city of Shelbyville.
March 2024Thunderstorm WindShelbyville-A few trees were snapped and uprooted on Highway 87 south of Shelbyville.
June 2024Flash FloodShelbyville-Flash flooding reported with Highway 87 South between Center and Shelbyville covered in high water.
April 2023Flash FloodShelbyville-A portion of Highway 87-South between Center and Shelbyville was flooded.
April 2023HailShelbyville-Quarter size hail fell in the Shelbyville community.
April 2020Flash FloodShelbyville-Highway 87 between Shelbyville and Center was closed due to flooding.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindShelbyville-Trees were downed on FM 2694 several miles west of Huxley.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindShelbyville-Trees were blown down near Shelbyville.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindShelbyville-Numerous trees were downed all along Highway 87 South.
October 2018Thunderstorm WindShelbyville-Several trees were downed across Shelby County.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindShelbyville-A large tree was uprooted in Shelbyville.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindShelbyville-A tree was blown down on Farm to Market Road 2694 near the historic Welcome Hall home near Shelbyville.
December 2013Thunderstorm WindShelbyville-Trees were downed throughout the southern and southeastern portion of the county.
November 2003Flash FloodShelbyville-High water was reported over highway 87 just south of shelbyville. Many county roads were also reported as flooded.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindShelbyville-Several large trees down.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindShelbyville-Numerous trees down on FM 2427, FM 2261, and Hwy 417 east.
April 2000Thunderstorm WindShelbyville-Several large trees down.
January 1998Flash FloodShelbyville-FM 2694 closed due to high flood waters.
April 1997Thunderstorm WindShelbyville-Trees and power lines were toppled resulting in numerous power outages.
October 1997Flash FloodShelbyville-FM roads leading into town were all closed due to heavy flooding.
May 1995Thunderstorm WindShelbyville-High winds blew down trees.
January 1993HailShelbyville-Car windows were broken out. ~ 8 SW Center,23,2312CST,,,0,0,?,?,Hail (1.00)
April 2003HailShelbyville-no account filed
March 1997FloodShelbyville-no account filed
May 1996HailShelbyville-no account filed
June 1996Thunderstorm WindShelbyville-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Shelby County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Webb2.5 miles12
Sardis2.9 miles13
Campti4.9 miles13
Hurstown5.2 miles12
Choice5.6 miles11
New Harmony5.7 miles14
Center5.8 miles12
Short6.3 miles11

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.

Wikipedia article on ShelbyvilleAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q7493430The 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 1368105. 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.