Shirley, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the North Hopkins-Sulphur Bluff census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75482. The Survey maps it on the Tira quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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 Texarkana quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Tira quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
23 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Shirley between 2003 and 2019, burning about 438 acres in total. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2011 | Natural | 39 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 629 |
| 2 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 6215 |
| 4 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.1 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN-6173 |
| 20 August 2006 | Natural | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 597 |
| 16 May 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 11 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 16 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HOPKINS 15:57 |
| 18 March 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HOPKINS 15:25 |
| 8 February 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CHERRY GROVE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Shirley: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sulfur. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth Right Sulfur Plant | Sulfur | Producer |
Storms near this place
11 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Shirley in 11 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 5 flash flood, 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Shirley | $25,000 | Medium sized trees were knocked down along FM 3236 north-northeast of Sulphur Springs. Some sheds were also displaced several yards along the same road. One residential home on FM 3236 sustained damage. The damage was the result of a microburst from a dissipating, high-based thunderstorm. |
| October 2009 | Flash Flood | Shirley | $12,000 | Numerous city streets in Sulphur Springs were inundated and a few were barricaded. Highway 19 just north of Sulphur Springs was under water, and FM 1870 southeast of Sulphur Springs had high water over the road. FM 69 north of Interstate 30 had to be closed down because the water was a foot deep over a 100 feet section of the road. CR 4766 south of FM 71 was impassable but possibly because it lies near a swollen section of the South Sulphur River. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Shirley | $5,000 | Golf ball sized hail was observed at Highway 19 and CR 1174. |
| August 2017 | Flash Flood | North Shirley | $5,000 | Hopkins County Sheriff's Department reported that FM 3236 near the intersection of CR 3512 was closed due to high water and flood damage. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shirley | $2,000 | Trees and large limbs were reported down on State Highway 19 near CR 1116. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shirley | - | Broadcast media reported several trees down south of Sulphur Springs near County Road 1116 and County Road 1174 off of Highway 19. |
| April 2017 | Flash Flood | Shirley | - | A local newspaper reported high water west of State Highway 154. |
| December 2015 | Flash Flood | Shirley | - | Flooding was occurring along Interstate 30 near mile marker 120 west of Sulphur Springs. |
| December 2015 | Flash Flood | Shirley | - | Low water crossings along CR 1174 south of Sulphur Springs were flooded. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shirley | - | Trees downed. |
| April 1995 | Hail | Shirley | - | Large tree limbs were blown down by high winds. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hatchetville | 1.0 miles | 9 | |
| Oakdale | 1.1 miles | 9 | |
| Birthright | 1.6 miles | 9 | |
| Oak Grove | 2.4 miles | 9 | |
| New Birthright | 2.7 miles | 9 | |
| Weir | 3.4 miles | 9 | |
| Nelta | 3.6 miles | 8 | |
| Dike | 3.7 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380534. 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.




