Speegleville, Texas
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Waco census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76712. It stands on Davis Branch. The Survey maps it on the Speegleville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 19 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.
- 1892 USGS Waco quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1920 USGS Waco quadrangle1:125000
- 1924 USGS Waco 3-d quadrangle1:48000
- 1931 USGS Valley Mills quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Speegleville quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1985 USGS Waco quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
301 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 301 fires within 5 miles of Speegleville between 2001 and 2020, burning about 954 acres in total. 2 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 | 156 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 87 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Smoking | 14 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 297 WESTERN DR. |
| 5 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2480036 |
| 5 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 16-2490003 |
| 4 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 13-2470007 |
| 30 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 17-2730020 |
| 3 September 2013 | Fireworks | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SPEEGLEVILLE FIRE |
| 3 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | AIRPORT |
| 29 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2730050 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Speegleville: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Silica, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bosqueville Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Grayson Pit | Silica | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Speegleville in 6 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 4 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2007 | Flash Flood | Speegleville | $10,000 | Two high water rescues required. Bowie Road was flooded and barricaded in Mart. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Speegleville | $3,000 | Some trees were knocked down onto houses in Speegleville. |
| March 2023 | Hail | Speegleville | - | A public report indicated one inch diameter hail about 5 miles west of Waco. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Speegleville | - | Penny sized hail was reported west of Woodway on the bridge crossing Lake Waco. |
| March 2003 | Hail | Speegleville | - | Window broken in van. |
| October 1994 | Hail | Speegleville | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Grove | 2.3 miles | 19 | |
| Woodway | 4.3 miles | 19 | |
| Bannas Junction | 4.5 miles | 19 | |
| Jewell | 4.7 miles | 19 | |
| Bosqueville | 4.8 miles | 19 | |
| Eichelberger Crossing | 5.1 miles | 19 | |
| Valley View | 5.2 miles | 18 | |
| Atco | 5.3 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380581. 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.







