BlockSulphur Bluff, Texas
8 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 75481. The Survey maps it on the Sulphur Bluff quadrangle. It stands 459 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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
- 1962 USGS Sulphur Bluff quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
11 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Sulphur Bluff between 1993 and 2018, burning about 431 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 August 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 250 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 20 August 2006 | Natural | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 597 |
| 16 July 2018 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HOPKINS 16:02 |
| 1 March 2006 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 21 December 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | 45 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 365 |
| 1 November 2003 | Debris and open burning | 45 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 307 |
| 13 October 2011 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN-689 |
| 22 January 1993 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
12 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sulphur Bluff in 12 storm reports between 1995 and 2022: 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2009 | Flash Flood | Sulphur Bluff | $15,000 | Periods of heavy rainfall during the late afternoon and evening hours resulted in flash flooding in Hopkins County. The following roads were impassable at some point during the evening hours: CR 1197 near FM 2297 and CR 1174, FM 69 north of Interstate 30, FM 1870 near the bridges, FM 2560, CR 1444, CR 1152 near FM 1567, FM 71 west, CR 2316 near FM 69 south, and several of the main streets in Sulphur Springs. It was also reported that some vehicles got trapped in water on SH 11, CR 2316, and SH 154. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sulphur Bluff | $10,000 | Trees and powerlines were down across the western and northern portions of the county. Several electrical fires were reported from trees falling onto power lines and blown transformers. |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sulphur Bluff | $10,000 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. A barn was unroofed. |
| January 2012 | Flood | Sulphur Bluff | $3,000 | Nearly 20 hours of continuous rain resulted in nuisance and low-lying flooding across Hopkins County. The county received between 2 to 4 inches of rainfall. The local newspaper reported several county roads were covered with water but these roads typically flood with heavy rain. The roads include: CRs 1119, 1157, 1120, 1127 off FM 2653, and FM 71 west of the Sulphur River. The entrance to Cooper Lake at FM 71 and FM 3505 was also covered with water. In addition, a bridge along FM 69 near the town of Dike was washed out. The bridge was located along FM 69 approximately 4 miles north of FM 1537/Mahoney Road. The bridge was under construction at the time. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sulphur Bluff | $2,000 | Trees were reported down along FM 900 from Sulphur Bluff to Saltillo. An old barn also suffered some roof damage. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sulphur Bluff | $1,000 | Trees and large limbs were reported down near the intersection of CR 4546 and 4544. |
| August 2017 | Flash Flood | Sulphur Bluff | - | Hopkins County Sheriff's Department reported that Highway 71 near the Delta/Hopkins County line was closed due to high water. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sulphur Bluff | - | Numerous trees were blown down by estimated 65 MPH winds near Farm-to-Market Roads 71 and 69. |
| April 1999 | Hail | Sulphur Bluff | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Sulphur Bluff | - | no account filed |
| March 1997 | Hail | Sulphur Bluff | - | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Hail | Sulphur Bluff | - | 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.
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 Sulphur Bluff | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7636511 | The 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 1369347. 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.