Teaselville, Texas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1946 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Bullard census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75757. The Survey maps it on the Saline Bay quadrangle. It stands 417 feet above sea level.
On record in Teaselville
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
Col. John Dewberry Houselisted 1971
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1946 USGS Bullard quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Bullard quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1973 USGS Saline Bay quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
284 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 284 fires within 5 miles of Teaselville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 848 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 11 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 | 171 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 69 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | LPVFD - 1197 CR 3605 |
| 3 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | BIG TIMBER AND OLD CAMBELL |
| 26 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE 349 CROCETTE (SBE) (140) |
| 25 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE RIO HONDO (SBW) (9-25) (15:21) (096) |
| 24 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE 271 CR 3506 (138) |
| 24 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 13-312 |
| 23 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | RIDGLEY CIR |
| 22 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 287 |
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 Teaselville: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Halite, Limestone, General, Gypsum-Anhydrite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooks Salt Dome | Halite, Limestone, General, Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | 1865 |
Storms near this place
17 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Teaselville in 17 storm reports between 2008 and 2026: 9 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 3 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Teaselville | $60,000 | On Hwy 192 near 155 just southwest of Tyler, Texas...a roof was blown off a business. At Lakeway Harbor on Hwy. 155 near Lake Palestine, a few trees were blown down and a porch was blown off a mobile home. On Hwy. 346 near Hwy. 69, a resident had six pine trees snapped off and roof damage. Large tree limbs were also blown down along Hwy. 69. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Teaselville | $15,000 | A tree fell through a roof along Treasure Cove west of Bullard, Texas. |
| March 2026 | Hail | Teaselville | - | Nickel size hail reported in Emerald Bay. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Teaselville | - | Trees downed near the intersection of FM Road 344 and FM Road 346. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Teaselville | - | Quarter size hail reported near the Teaselville community west of Bullard. |
| February 2024 | Hail | Teaselville | - | Ping pong ball size hail reported at the Emerald Bay Golf Club west of Bullard. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Teaselville | - | Trees and large limbs downed in Emerald Bay. |
| May 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Teaselville | - | This is a continuation of the Southeast Henderson County tornado. This tornado moved across Lake Palestine as a waterspout as it crossed into extreme Southwest Smith County into Dogwood City along Highway 155, where a few small trees were uprooted and multiple large limbs were snapped. This tornado and associated damage continued to narrow as it crossed Highway 155, but still topped a few trees along County Road 1170, snapping several large branches and partially snapping a power pole, downing a power line across Lakeway Circle. The tornado then lifted as it moved into an inlet along Lake Palestine just west of Emerald Bay. The estimated maximum winds associated with the entire tornado track from Southeast Henderson County was 105 mph, although winds in extreme Southwest Smith County were estimated near 85 mph. The estimated maximum path width of the tornado was 480 yards, which was found in the Briarwood Bay subdivision in Coffee City in extreme Southeast Henderson County. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Teaselville | - | A measured wind gust of 59 mph was reported in Emerald Bay. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Teaselville | - | An anemometer from a personal weather station measured a 63 mph wind gust at Emerald Bay on Lake Palestine. |
| February 2020 | Flash Flood | Teaselville | - | A high water rescue was performed on FM 346 near County Line Creek. |
| April 2019 | Flash Flood | Teaselville | - | Several roads were covered in high water in the Emerald Bay subdivision near Lake Palestine. |
| October 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Teaselville | - | A roof was blown off of a house under construction on FM 344 near County Line Baptist Church between Teaselville and Bullard. In the vicinity of that location, a hay ring was moved, several trees were blown down, and large branches were broken. |
| October 2018 | Hail | Teaselville | - | Quarter size hail fell near the Teaselville community. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Teaselville | - | Trees were blown down in the Emerald Bay subdivision. |
| November 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Teaselville | - | Trees were snapped southwest of Noonday, Texas. |
| August 2008 | Flash Flood | Teaselville | - | County Road 189 near FM 344 was closed due to flooding. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dogwood City | 2.8 miles | 16 | |
| Pine Trail Estates | 3.9 miles | 16 | |
| Bullard | 4.5 miles | 14 | |
| Lee Spring | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| Flint | 4.9 miles | 14 | |
| New Hope | 5.0 miles | 14 | |
| Noonday | 6.1 miles | 16 | |
| Gresham | 6.3 miles | 14 |
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 Teaselville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7691851 | 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 1379141. 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.






