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Shepton, Texas

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Plano census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75093. The Survey maps it on the Hebron quadrangle.

Shepton within Collin County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 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

32 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 32 fires within 5 miles of Shepton between 2005 and 2017, burning about 28 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/undetermined22
Debris and open burning6
Equipment and vehicle use2
Smoking1
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
30 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceKINGSBRIDGE
8 August 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service4726-4750 HAVERWOOD
5 August 2011Power generation/transmission/distribution15 acresTexas A & M Forest ServicePLANO
19 August 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceAPPLERIDGE
18 August 2015Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceFRANKFORD
8 July 2013Debris and open burning3.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service52 COWAN RD
16 July 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceMARSH
9 June 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceDALLAS PKWY

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Collin County

Storms near this place

41 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Shepton in 41 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 23 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 6 flash flood, 2 lightning. 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
March 2016HailShepton$150,000,000Up to golf ball sized hail in Plano at Park Blvd and Preston Rd, and across many other parts of Plano. The hail shattered windows in cars, homes, and businesses which is what caused most of the damage. The storm causing millions of dollars of damage in Plano and the surrounding area.
November 2025LightningShepton$1,000,000A public report indicated a house fire caused by lightning on Vermillion Drive in Plano, TX.
June 2012HailShepton$80,000Golf ball sized hail was reported at Trinity Mills and Dallas North Tollway.
June 2012HailShepton$75,000Hen egg sized hail was reported near Preston Road and Lloyd Dr in Far North Dallas.
March 2025Thunderstorm WindShepton$30,000Roof damage was reported at Plano West Senior High.
April 2011HailShepton$25,000Golfball sized hail fell at the intersection of Coit Rd and George Bush Turnpike. This location is approximately 5 miles west of Plano and 6 miles south of Frisco.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindShepton$20,000Social media report of a loss of an exterior wall covering at Prestonwood Baptist Church.
April 2011HailShepton$20,000A trained spotter reported half dollar sized hail and measured 47 mph winds west of Plano.
August 2025Flash FloodShepton$10,000A public report indicated that a car was stalled in flood waters near the intersection of Coit Road and Park Blvd in Plano.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindShepton$6,000Peak winds of 60 mph were estimated in Plano along the George Bush Turnpike.
May 2024Flash FloodShepton$5,000Roadway flooding reported at Parkwood and Yearly Road in Plano.
September 2024HailShepton$5,000Two inch hail was reported at Parker Road and Midway in Plano.
March 2022Thunderstorm WindShepton$5,000Wind damage occurred in Bristol Point Estates. Shingles were damaged and many fences were leaning or fallen down.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindShepton$5,000Windows were broken out of a house about 3 miles northwest of Plano due to high winds.
June 2016LightningShepton$4,000Plano Fire Department responded to a house fire at the 5900 Block of King William Drive.
April 2017HailShepton$2,000Media reported half dollar size hail near the Dallas Tollway and P. George Bush Turnpike approximate 7 miles west of Plano.
August 2012HailShepton$2,000Ping pong ball sized hail was reported at Coit Rd and Spring Creek Pkwy in Plano.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindShepton$2,000Sixty MPH winds were estimated at the intersection of W Parker Rd and Coit Road in Plano.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindShepton$1,000Several reports of trees down through southern Collin County. Some of these locations include the intersections of: Legacy Dr. and Chase Oaks Blvd, Parks Blvd and Mira Vista Blvd, Custer Rd & Spring Creek Pkwy and Midway Rd & Parker Rd.
February 2013Thunderstorm WindShepton$1,000Sixty MPH winds were estimated in west Plano. Power poles were also knocked down on Midway Road north of Plano Parkway.
June 2025Flash FloodShepton-Report from mPING: Street/road flooding; Street/road closed; Vehicles stranded.
May 2024HailShepton-Amateur radio reporting 1.25 inch hail on Coit and Legacy.
May 2024HailShepton-Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).
May 2024Flash FloodShepton-A trained spotter reported a water rescue near West Parker Rd and Willow Bend Drive, where a kayaker was reportedly hanging onto a tree to escape flood waters.
September 2024HailShepton-Reported via mPing.
March 2023Thunderstorm WindShepton-Damage to businesses was reported at Preston Road and West Park Boulevard.
August 2020HailShepton-A public report indicated quarter-sized hail approximately 4 miles southwest of the city of Plano, TX.
May 2019HailShepton-A trained spotter reported quarter size hail near the intersection of Preston Road and President George Bush Turnpike.
May 2016HailShepton-Amateur radio reported nickel sized hail near the intersection of Preston Road and the George Bush Turnpike.
March 2016HailShepton-Half dollar sized hail reported in west Plano near the Denton/Collin county line.
May 2015Flash FloodShepton-Many rural county roads were experiencing flooding.
May 2015FloodShepton-Many roads remained closed due to flooding; especially across the northern half of the county.
May 2015Flash FloodShepton-A trained spotter reported high water near the intersection of Coit Rd and Cross Bend Dr in Plano, TX.
August 2012HailShepton-Quarter sized hail lasted for 6 minutes at Park Blvd and Ohio Dr in Plano.
August 2012HailShepton-Quarter sized hail was reported near Preston Road and Park Blvd in Plano.
August 2012HailShepton-Nickel sized hail and 40 MPH winds were reported in southwest Collin County; approximately 2 miles north of Addison Airport.
August 2012HailShepton-Half dollar sized hail was reported in west Plano.
October 2011HailShepton-Penny sized hail was reported at the Dallas North Tollway and Highway 190 in Plano.
May 2011HailShepton-Quarter to half-dollar sized hail fell at Frankford Road and Midway Road in Far North Dallas.
May 2011HailShepton-Nickel sized hail fell at Dallas North Tollway and George Bush Turnpike.
April 2008HailShepton-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Collin 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
Cowley1.6 miles13
Renner2.8 miles24
Lolaville4.9 miles13
Plano5.1 miles12
Lebanon6.0 miles13
Allen8.4 miles12
Frisco8.6 miles13
Parker9.4 miles12

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 SheptonAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q7494572The 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 1379068. 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.