Thrifty, Texas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Bangs census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76801. It stands on Sand Creek. The Survey maps it on the Thrifty quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1887 USGS Coleman quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1889 USGS Coleman quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1924 USGS Brownwood Reservoir Site quadrangle1:48000
- 1927 USGS Grosvenor quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Brownwood quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1969 USGS Thrifty quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Coleman quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
284 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 284 fires within 5 miles of Thrifty between 2005 and 2020, burning about 1,184 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 3 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 | 89 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 85 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 70 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 16 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | OAK 7407 |
| 4 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 563 7400 |
| 3 September 2010 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 27 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | IRLAND (4141) |
| 25 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 279 |
| 23 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BELFAST (3140) |
| 21 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 574 (4135) |
| 2 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | NEAL DR 7396 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
24 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Thrifty in 24 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 16 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Thrifty | 1 killed | A man drowned when his truck was swept off the road by rushing waters approximately 6 miles north of Bangs where Jim Ned Creek crosses FM 2492 near County Road 105. The driver was able to exit the vehicle but was quickly washed downstream. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Thrifty | - | An amateur radio operator reported quarter size hail. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Thrifty | - | A trained spotter reported quarter size hail. |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thrifty | - | There were tree limbs blown down. Trampoline blown away. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Thrifty | - | The public reported dime to golf ball size hail falling. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Thrifty | - | A trained spotter reported golf ball size hail 3 miles northwest of Thrifty. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thrifty | - | One dock was severely damaged as it was flipped. Another dock had damage. The winds were estimated to be at least 80 mph. |
| March 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thrifty | - | A couple of docks on Lake Brownwood were damaged by the strong thunderstorm winds. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Thrifty | - | An amateur radio operator reported nickel size hail about 1 mile west of Thrifty. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thrifty | - | Fire department estimated a 60 mph wind gust from a nearby thunderstorm. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Thrifty | - | Heavy rains flooded an intersection located at State Highway 279 and FM 1849. The flooded area extended to about two miles west of the intersection. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Thrifty | - | Golf Ball size hail was reported on State Highway 279, near County Road 115 at Lake Brownwood. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Thrifty | - | Quarter size hail was reported just north of Lake Brownwood. |
| March 2013 | Hail | Thrifty | - | A trained spotter located just north of Lake Brownwood reported golf ball size hail. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thrifty | - | A wind gust of 60 mph was reported on Lake Brownwood. |
| June 2007 | Flash Flood | Thrifty | - | Heavy rains caused flooding and the eventual closing of Highway 586 near Thrifty and FM 2492 near Bangs. |
| April 2019 | Hail | Thrifty | - | no account filed |
| October 2014 | Hail | Thrifty | - | no account filed |
| March 2013 | Hail | Thrifty | - | no account filed |
| March 2013 | Hail | Thrifty | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Thrifty | - | no account filed |
| March 2007 | Hail | Thrifty | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Thrifty | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Thrifty | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shamrock Shores | 1.9 miles | 17 | |
| Lake Shore | 2.5 miles | 17 | |
| Fry | 2.9 miles | 15 | |
| Blackwell Crossing | 4.5 miles | 15 | |
| Grosvenor | 5.0 miles | 15 | |
| Bangs | 6.5 miles | 14 | |
| Lake Brownwood | 6.8 miles | 17 | |
| Byrds | 8.5 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379159. 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.






