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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1953 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Center quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Shelbyville quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Nacogdoches quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Nacogdoches quadrangle1:100000
- 2003 USGS Shelbyville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
29 since 1992Regional 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 burning | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 5 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 205 |
| 3 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 150 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODVILLE - 646 |
| 12 September 1992 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 10 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 5 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 7073 |
| 5 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 295 |
| 25 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 380 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
30 since 1993Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Shelbyville | $300,000 | An 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 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shelbyville | $5,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down and the back porch was blown off a house. |
| September 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shelbyville | $5,000 | Trees were blown down by high winds. |
| May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shelbyville | $5,000 | Trees were blown down and minor damage was done to a chicken barn. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shelbyville | $50 | Thunderstorms 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 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shelbyville | - | A few trees were snapped and uprooted on Highway 87 south of Shelbyville. |
| June 2024 | Flash Flood | Shelbyville | - | Flash flooding reported with Highway 87 South between Center and Shelbyville covered in high water. |
| April 2023 | Flash Flood | Shelbyville | - | A portion of Highway 87-South between Center and Shelbyville was flooded. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Shelbyville | - | Quarter size hail fell in the Shelbyville community. |
| April 2020 | Flash Flood | Shelbyville | - | Highway 87 between Shelbyville and Center was closed due to flooding. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shelbyville | - | Trees were downed on FM 2694 several miles west of Huxley. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shelbyville | - | Trees were blown down near Shelbyville. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shelbyville | - | Numerous trees were downed all along Highway 87 South. |
| October 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shelbyville | - | Several trees were downed across Shelby County. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shelbyville | - | A large tree was uprooted in Shelbyville. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shelbyville | - | A tree was blown down on Farm to Market Road 2694 near the historic Welcome Hall home near Shelbyville. |
| December 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shelbyville | - | Trees were downed throughout the southern and southeastern portion of the county. |
| November 2003 | Flash Flood | Shelbyville | - | High water was reported over highway 87 just south of shelbyville. Many county roads were also reported as flooded. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shelbyville | - | Several large trees down. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shelbyville | - | Numerous trees down on FM 2427, FM 2261, and Hwy 417 east. |
| April 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shelbyville | - | Several large trees down. |
| January 1998 | Flash Flood | Shelbyville | - | FM 2694 closed due to high flood waters. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shelbyville | - | Trees and power lines were toppled resulting in numerous power outages. |
| October 1997 | Flash Flood | Shelbyville | - | FM roads leading into town were all closed due to heavy flooding. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shelbyville | - | High winds blew down trees. |
| January 1993 | Hail | Shelbyville | - | Car windows were broken out. ~ 8 SW Center,23,2312CST,,,0,0,?,?,Hail (1.00) |
| April 2003 | Hail | Shelbyville | - | no account filed |
| March 1997 | Flood | Shelbyville | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Shelbyville | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shelbyville | - | 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.
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 Shelbyville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7493430 | 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 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.







