Tennessee Colony, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Montalba-Tennessee Colony census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75861. The Survey maps it on the Tennessee Colony quadrangle. It stands 364 feet above sea level.
On record in Tennessee Colony
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
- Bethel Baptist Churchlisted 2025
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1949 USGS Tennessee Colony quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Tennessee Colony quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:100000
- 1982 USGS Tennessee Colony quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
132 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 132 fires within 5 miles of Tennessee Colony between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,264 acres in total. 8 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 | 70 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BETO UNIT FIRE |
| 30 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 7133 |
| 30 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WINKLE CONSTRUCTION |
| 24 September 2011 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CATFISH CREEK |
| 21 September 2000 | Natural | 6.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 557 |
| 21 September 2000 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 558 |
| 2 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 451 |
| 2 September 1993 | Smoking | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
33 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tennessee Colony in 33 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 13 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 5 flash flood, 3 tornado. The reports record 5 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1999 | Tornado (F1) | Tennessee Colony | 4 hurt, $300,000 | Four houses were destroyed and three houses were damaged by a tornado. The tornado also damaged the prison barracks and caused 4 minor injuries. |
| April 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Tennessee Colony | 1 hurt, $30,000 | A tornado touched down three times on County Road 2202. Trees were blown down and a barn was destroyed. An eighteen wheeler was turned over and the driver was injured. |
| October 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Tennessee Colony | $55,000 | A tornado touched down just west of Tennessee Colony and moved towards Montalba. A metal roof was removed from a mobile home on FM 2709 and a barn was heavily damaged. Numerous trees were twisted and broken with their leaves stripped off. On Highway 287, a mobile home was damaged and a huge tree was felled, damaging a carport and two vehicles. Shingles were also missing from roofs in this area. A barn east of Highway 287 was blown down. In Montalba, trees and power lines were downed. |
| October 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tennessee Colony | $35,000 | A tower was damaged at a prison and an eighteen wheeler tractor-trailer was blown over. On FM 321, four houses had shingles missing, two sheds were damaged, and numerous trees had been blown down and some had their tops sheared off. Power lines were downed by trees and large limbs. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tennessee Colony | $25,000 | Roofs were ripped off two houses in Tennessee Colony. |
| June 2016 | Flash Flood | Tennessee Colony | $15,000 | Numerous FM and County Roads closed due to flooding. FM 321 was partially washed out in Tennessee Colony. One man was killed when he lost control of his car in high water on his way to work. |
| January 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tennessee Colony | $15,000 | Strong winds blew the roof off the community center and uprooted trees. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Tennessee Colony | $10,000 | Softball sized hail was reported east of Tennessee Colony. |
| October 2008 | Hail | Tennessee Colony | $10,000 | Hail as large as hen eggs was reported. The hail broke siding off a home and damaged trim around windows. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tennessee Colony | $8,000 | The roof was blown off a manufactured home west of Tennessee Colony. |
| June 2024 | Flash Flood | Tennessee Colony | $5,000 | Road 321 near Catfish Creek flooded, as well as several low water crossings. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tennessee Colony | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds destroyed a barn and shingles were blown off houses. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tennessee Colony | $3,000 | Estimated winds of 60 mph and pea size hail was reported in Tennessee Colony. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tennessee Colony | $2,000 | A few trees were knocked down in Tennessee Colony, and a few power poles were broke on FM 2054. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tennessee Colony | $1,000 | Trees were down in Tennessee Colony. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tennessee Colony | $1,000 | Winds of 60 mph were estimated in Tennessee Colony. |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tennessee Colony | $100 | Numerous trees were blown down and an eighteen wheeler was blown off the road by thunderstorm winds. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Tennessee Colony | - | Anderson County Emergency Management reported flooding of low lying areas across the county with 4.55 inches of rain measured in Tennessee Colony. |
| July 2020 | Flood | Tennessee Colony | - | An emergency manager reported that Catfish Creek was running out of its banks. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tennessee Colony | - | Emergency management reported trees down on FM 315, Highway 84, and County Road 391 in Anderson County. |
| June 2016 | Flash Flood | Tennessee Colony | - | Spur 324 remained flooded and impassable through mid morning due to flash flooding from overnight and early morning heavy rain. |
| December 2015 | Flood | Tennessee Colony | - | Farm to Market Road 321 was closed at Catfish Creek west of Tennessee Colony due to flooding of the creek. |
| November 2012 | Hail | Tennessee Colony | - | Quarter sized hail was reported near the intersections of Anderson County roads 2304 and 2311. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Tennessee Colony | - | Hail up to the size of pennies was reported one mile north of Tennessee Colony. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Tennessee Colony | - | Anderson County Emergency Management reported quarter sized hail in Tennessee Colony. |
| June 2010 | Flood | Tennessee Colony | - | Residual flooding lasted for many hours after the heavy rain had ended. Farm-to-Market Road 2330 remained closed as did Farm-to-Market Road 315 from Farm-to-Market Road 837 to Highway 175. Several county roads throughout the county also remained closed due to residual flooding. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Tennessee Colony | - | Three-quarter inch hail was reported near Anderson County Road 2709 in Tennessee Colony. |
| October 2008 | Hail | Tennessee Colony | - | Quarter-size hail was reported. |
| April 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tennessee Colony | - | A large tree was blown down onto C.R. 321. |
| November 1998 | Flash Flood | Tennessee Colony | - | Heavy rains from thunderstorms caused water to cover Highway 321. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Tennessee Colony | - | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Hail | Tennessee Colony | - | no account filed |
| November 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tennessee Colony | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massey Lake | 2.2 miles | 12 | |
| Ward | 5.3 miles | 12 | |
| Harmony | 5.8 miles | 12 | |
| Montalba | 6.3 miles | 13 | |
| Yard | 7.2 miles | 12 | |
| Bethel | 7.3 miles | 12 | |
| Greens Bluff | 7.3 miles | 12 | |
| Blackfoot | 7.6 miles | 12 |
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 Tennessee Colony | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7700043 | 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 1348366. 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.






