BlockThomas, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Bettie census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75644. The Survey maps it on the Thomas quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 13 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.
- 1956 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1960 USGS Thomas quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Mineola quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Mineola quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
352 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 352 fires within 5 miles of Thomas between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,808 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 20 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 | 218 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 51 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 24 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 12 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | FOX ROAD GRASS FIRE |
| 8 September 2011 | Smoking | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | SQUIRREL RD BRUSH FIRE |
| 8 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 7 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2632 |
| 7 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE FM 2455 |
| 6 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | UPSHUR 13:27 |
| 6 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 557 |
| 6 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
7 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Thomas in 7 storm reports between 2009 and 2023: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 tornado, 1 hail. The reports record 1 death. 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 2009 | Flash Flood | Thomas | 1 killed, $10,000 | A 78 year old man drowned when flood waters swept away hit automobile on a rural northwestern Upshur County Road. The man was found in his back seat on Fox Road. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thomas | - | Trees downed in the northwest portions of Upshur County. |
| October 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thomas | - | Scattered trees downed across northern Upshur County. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thomas | - | Wind gusts to 60 MPH were estimated about 2 miles east of the Simpsonville community. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Thomas | - | A picture was posted to the KLTV Facebook page of large hail that was measured to be three and a half inches in diameter that fell in the Simpsonville community in Northwest Upshur County. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thomas | - | Several trees were downed on FM 2088 southwest of Pittsburg, Texas. |
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Thomas | - | The National Weather Service conducted a storm survey in northwest Upshur County and concluded that the damage was the result of an EF0 tornado. The tornado first touched down to the east of Simpsonville, Tx. The storm continued on an east northeast track crossing Wolverine Road and lifted near FM 2454. Damage consisted mostly of trees snapped and/or uprooted especially along the end of the track where damage included Rear Flank Downdraft and Inflow damage. Estimated wind speeds were 75-80 mph. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simpsonville | 0.1 miles | 13 | |
| Soules Chapel | 2.1 miles | 13 | |
| Brumley | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| Piney Grove | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Bethlehem | 4.5 miles | 12 | |
| Grice | 4.7 miles | 13 | |
| Union Hill | 5.6 miles | 12 | |
| Midway | 6.1 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379156. 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.