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Sherwood, Texas

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Mertzon South census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76941. The Survey maps it on the Mertzon quadrangle.

Sherwood within Irion County

On record in Sherwood

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 1 record

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 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

21 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Sherwood between 2005 and 2017, burning about 1,872 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 3 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined5
Equipment and vehicle use5
Debris and open burning5
Arson/incendiarism3
Natural2
Recreation and ceremony1

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
6 September 2010Arson/incendiarism450 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceARDEN RD FIRE
3 August 2006Equipment and vehicle use20 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
13 August 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined300 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
1 August 2008Natural150 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
29 July 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
1 July 2006Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
27 June 2006Debris and open burning10 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
1 June 2017Natural200 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceIRION COUNTY FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Irion County

Storms near this place

42 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sherwood in 42 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 21 thunderstorm wind, 17 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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
June 2007HailSherwood$9,000The public reported only quarter size hail. However, it is possible that the hail may have been larger since some cars had broken windshields. Crops were also severely damaged. Radar indicated hail around baseball size.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindSherwood-Mesonet observation station measured a 58 mph wind gust.
August 2025HailSherwood-Public reported half dollar size hail.
September 2024Flash FloodSherwood-A County Official reported the section of Arden Road is closed between Mertz road and County Road 411 due to flooding.
May 2023Thunderstorm WindSherwood-The public reported large tree branches 3 to 4 inches in diameter broken by the wind.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindSherwood-Public reported several tree branches broken and a wind gust of 60 mph.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindSherwood-Public reported a few tree branches were blown down due to a microburst.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindSherwood-The public reported a thunderstorm wind gust of 60 mph.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindSherwood-A Mesonet site measured a wind gust of 62 mph.
September 2023Thunderstorm WindSherwood-A NWS COOP observer reported small tree limbs blown down. The winds were estimated over 60 mph.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindSherwood-A COOP Observer reported wind gusts of 70 mph. The time was estimated by radar.
May 2022HailSherwood-A COOP Observer reported golf ball size hail 3 miles east-southeast of Arden.
May 2022HailSherwood-A trained spotter reported baseball size hail 5 miles north of Sherwood.
May 2022HailSherwood-A trained spotter reported 3 inch diameter hail 4 miles northeast of Sherwood.
May 2022HailSherwood-The public reported tennis ball size hail 4 miles north of Sherwood.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindSherwood-A wind gust of 70 mph was reported.
May 2021HailSherwood-A trained spotter reported golf ball size hail. There was no damage or injuries.
August 2021Flash FloodSherwood-The Tom Green Sheriffs Office reported flooded roads in Arden.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindSherwood-A COOP Observer estimated a wind gust to 60 mph, 7 miles northwest of Tankersley.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindSherwood-One to two inch tree limbs were broken off by the thunderstorm winds.
September 2018FloodSherwood-Texas Department of Transportation reported RM 853 east of Mertzon closed at RM 564 due to high water over the draw.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindSherwood-A West Texas Mesonet site measured a wind gust of 75 mph.
August 2017Thunderstorm WindSherwood-The Texas Tech West Texas Mesonet measured a 67 mph wind gust about 3 miles north northeast of Mertzon.
September 2017Thunderstorm WindSherwood-A trained spotter reported minor tree damage.
September 2017Thunderstorm WindSherwood-The West Texas Mesonet near Mertzon measured a 64 knot wind gust.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindSherwood-A cooperative observer estimated the damaging thunderstorm wind gust that resulted in damage to numerous large tree limbs.
May 2014Thunderstorm WindSherwood-A National Weather Service Cooperative Observer estimated a wind gust to 60 mph.
August 2013Thunderstorm WindSherwood-A trained spotter reported several large tree limbs down.
August 2013Thunderstorm WindSherwood-A trained spotter reported a 65 mph wind gust.
April 2008Tornado (EF0)Sherwood-The NWS storm survey revealed the tornado snapped tree limbs along Farm to Market Road 853.
March 2022Thunderstorm WindSherwood-no account filed
May 2021HailSherwood-no account filed
May 2021HailSherwood-no account filed
May 2021HailSherwood-no account filed
April 2019HailSherwood-no account filed
June 2015Thunderstorm WindSherwood-no account filed
May 2015HailSherwood-no account filed
May 2012HailSherwood-no account filed
May 2007HailSherwood-no account filed
October 2001HailSherwood-no account filed
March 2000HailSherwood-no account filed
May 1996HailSherwood-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Irion 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
Mertzon1.8 miles13
Arden11.3 miles12
Noelke11.6 miles13
Old Burk Place15.6 miles9
Suggs18.5 miles8
Old Freitag Place19.9 miles9
Barnhart22.5 miles8

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1368135. 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.