Thalia, Texas
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Thalia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79227. The Survey maps it on the Thalia quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 7 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.
- 1954 USGS Wichita Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Wichita Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Thalia quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Lake Kemp quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
7 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Thalia between 2008 and 2014, burning about 2,130 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR290 |
| 19 June 2008 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 16 June 2008 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 3 April 2014 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 200 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 293 FIRE |
| 25 February 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,920 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | THALIA FIRE |
| 5 November 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | PAYBURN |
| 22 November 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
25 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Thalia in 25 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 17 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1999 | Tornado (F1) | Thalia | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thalia | $10,000 | Barn roof and out-building damaged. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thalia | $5,000 | A shared image shows a power pole blown over along FM267. The location is approximate, and the event time is estimated from radar observations. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Thalia | - | The report was relayed through Spotter Network. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Thalia | - | MPing report. |
| October 2023 | Hail | Thalia | - | Social media video. |
| May 2022 | Tornado (EF0) | Thalia | - | The Lockett tornado was observed by storm spotters and storm chasers to have developed in eastern Foard County to the southwest of Thalia. This tornado moved east and then northeast before crossing into Wilbarger County and eventually moving through Lockett TX. In Foard County, only tree damage was observed along County Road 183, otherwise the tornado moved through open or inaccessible ranchland. |
| May 2018 | Flash Flood | Thalia | - | Four to six inches of water over roadway. |
| September 2016 | Flash Flood | Thalia | - | Foard county sheriff's office reported numerous farm to market roads closed east and south of Crowell proper, including the closing of U.S. Highway 70 between Crowell and Thalia. Up to 6 inches of water were covering the highway. |
| May 2015 | Hail | Thalia | - | Delayed report of hail along highway 70 between Crowell and Thalia. Time estimated from radar. No damage reported. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Thalia | - | Quarter sized hail covered the ground. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Thalia | - | Highway 70 had to be closed briefly 11 miles east of Crowell due to high water. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Thalia | - | no account filed |
| September 2023 | Hail | Thalia | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Thalia | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Thalia | - | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Hail | Thalia | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Thalia | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Thalia | - | no account filed |
| January 1998 | Hail | Thalia | - | no account filed |
| September 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thalia | - | no account filed |
| March 1993 | Hail | Thalia | - | no account filed |
| March 1993 | Hail | Thalia | - | no account filed |
| March 1993 | Hail | Thalia | - | no account filed |
| May 1993 | Hail | Thalia | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rayland | 6.3 miles | 10 | |
| Margaret | 7.5 miles | 10 | |
| Crowell | 9.9 miles | 7 | |
| Foard City | 15.6 miles | 7 | |
| Vivian | 23.7 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1369764. 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.



