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South Bend, Texas

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Graham census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76481. It stands on Clear Fork Brazos River. The Survey maps it on the South Bend quadrangle. It stands 1,043 feet above sea level.

South Bend within Young County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 11 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

109 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 109 fires within 5 miles of South Bend between 2006 and 2020, burning about 1,892 acres in total. 6 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined41
Equipment and vehicle use23
Debris and open burning22
Power generation/transmission/distribution14
Natural6
Arson/incendiarism2
Smoking1

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
9 September 2011Power generation/transmission/distribution2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceGILMORE
9 September 2011Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceHWY 67 AND BARTON
6 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined60 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceGRAHAM
6 September 2010Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceCHESSNUT
5 September 2020Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service2020162
5 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined78 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceNORTON
18 September 2019Equipment and vehicle use7.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServicePARDUE FIRE
18 September 2019Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServicePARDUE #2

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Young County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of South Bend: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Pratt Materials PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Young County

Storms near this place

25 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names South Bend in 25 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 14 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 1 lightning. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 2020Tornado (EF0)South Bend2 hurtA severe thunderstorm emerged out of Stephens County, moving into the southern portions of Young County. A tornado developed near the South Bend region, where damage occurred to several homes and businesses. The tornado continued moving northeast, paralleling HWY 67 toward Graham. The tornado then veered slightly to the east as it approached Sidney Mountain, crossing HWY 67 just south of Rosser Ranch Rd. The tornado struck multiple homes along Rosser Ranch Rd, leaving behind a swath of damage before moving over open fields again. The tornado continued moving east causing damage to one additional structure along State HWY 16. Further east, the damage along Canyon Road did not exhibit tornadic origins. Rather, it was likely caused by the storm's rear flank downdraft. Maximum winds with this tornado were 110 mph, and the maximum width was about 0.20 miles.
March 2004Tornado (F1)South Bend$500,000Several mobile homes were blown over in Lively Oaks, the upper section of a communications tower was blown over, and numerous trees and barns were destroyed south of Graham. The tornado track continued east northeast into Jack County before dissipating near Bryson.
April 2012HailSouth Bend$30,000Golf ball sized hail was reported in South Bend.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindSouth Bend$30,000Numerous power poles and trees were blown down. Signs were also damaged. In Graham, a carport was blown onto power lines on Alford Street.
May 2013HailSouth Bend$20,000Golfball to tennis ball sized hail was reported to the west of the city of South Bend. The report was made by the South Bend Fire Department.
May 2013LightningSouth Bend$10,000The Young County Emergency Manager reported lightning struck a tank battery, resulting in a fire. No other structures were impacted.
March 2026HailSouth Bend$7,000Amateur radio operator relayed a Fire department report of golf ball sized hail near the Young County line to the south of South Bend.
April 2024HailSouth Bend$7,000Two inch hail was reported near Southbend, Tx.
April 1999Thunderstorm WindSouth Bend$5,000Thunderstorm winds unroofed a barn and blew down power lines. A portable feeder weighing 16,000 pounds was blown into a ravine.
May 1994Thunderstorm WindSouth Bend$5,000Power lines were blown down by thunderstorm winds.
October 1993Thunderstorm WindSouth Bend$5,000Trees were blown down next to the Post Office by high winds.
March 1997Thunderstorm WindSouth Bend$2,000no account filed
May 2005HailSouth Bend-Golf ball size hail fell.
April 2000Tornado (F0)South Bend-A brief touchdown was reported by storm chasers.
June 1997Tornado (F1)South Bend-A tornado destroyed large trees.
July 1995HailSouth Bend-Power lines were blown down by high winds.
April 1994Thunderstorm WindSouth Bend-Baseball-size hail damaged 20 homes and 16 cars.
April 2011HailSouth Bend-no account filed
June 2003HailSouth Bend-no account filed
June 2003HailSouth Bend-no account filed
May 2000HailSouth Bend-no account filed
May 1999HailSouth Bend-no account filed
March 1995HailSouth Bend-no account filed
May 1994HailSouth Bend-no account filed
October 1993HailSouth Bend-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Young 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
Old Caseyville Crossing2.9 miles11
Bunger4.0 miles11
Eliasville6.0 miles13
Graham8.2 miles11
Twin Mountains8.5 miles11
Belknap (historical)10.8 miles10
Murray12.5 miles8
Newcastle13.6 miles10

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 South BendAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q7566296The 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 1347405. 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.