Topsey, Texas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Copperas Cove census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76522. The Survey maps it on the Twin Mountains quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1894 USGS Gatesville quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Fort Hood quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Twin Moutains quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Fort Hood quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Twin Mountains quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Twin Moutains quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Temple quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS Twin Mountains quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
55 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 55 fires within 5 miles of Topsey between 2005 and 2020, burning about 4,720 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 31 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 130 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FORT PANIC FIRE |
| 5 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 4820 TABLE ROCK RD |
| 4 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 704175 |
| 4 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 704181 |
| 4 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | KUBITZ FIRE |
| 4 July 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 28 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 580 (180728071) |
| 27 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | NORTH SIDE TABLE ROCK (18072069) |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
11 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Topsey in 11 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 6 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 flash flood. 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 2015 | Tornado (EF1) | Topsey | $90,000 | A National Weather Service damage survey team found evidence of a nearly six mile tornado path across much of Coryell County and an extremely small part of Fort Hood. The tornado began near Farm to Market Road 580 where it crosses Table Rock Creek. From there, the tornado moved north, and eventually northeast before it dissipated just east of Farm to Market Road 116 near Shell Mountain Road. There were six homes which suffered damage, including one which had the roofing material removed. The most extensive damage was done to an historic cemetery, where all but one tree was damaged, uprooted, or both. |
| October 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Topsey | $50,000 | Significant damage occurred to a double wide home on CR 118 north of Topsey. Strong winds destroyed three sheds, one of which was a car shed. The winds also tore shingles off the roof and the side of the home. Some eaves of the home were also damaged, and a 2x4 was driven though a wall. Three holes were created in the home and rainwater entered the home through the holes causing significant water damage. Also on the property, cattle fences were damaged. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Topsey | $25,000 | Hail stones ranging from 2 to just over 3 in diameter fell in Topsey. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Topsey | $12,000 | The metal roof of a barn on Luthern Church Road was blown off. A second barn in the same area was also damaged. |
| October 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Topsey | $10,000 | Damage to two sheds occurred at the Topsey Exotic Ranch. The roof was blown off one shed and the tin bent up on another shed. A flagpole was also bent. |
| October 2009 | Hail | Topsey | $500 | Hail the size of a thumb fell north of Topsey. The amount of hail was large enough to nearly cover the ground. |
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | Topsey | - | Amateur radio reported an area of impacted or closed roads due to high water between Copperas Cove and Pidcoke, including Cactus Lane at Wagon Wheel, West Avenue B from North 11th to Northern Dove Lane, and Summers Road at Ashley Drive. |
| March 2021 | Hail | Topsey | - | A trained spotter reported ping pong ball size hail. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Topsey | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Topsey | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Hail | Topsey | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antelope Crossing | 6.3 miles | 15 | |
| Pidcoke | 6.6 miles | 16 | |
| Copperas Cove | 7.9 miles | 16 | |
| Jackson Crossing | 8.1 miles | 15 | |
| Slater | 8.6 miles | 16 | |
| House Crossing | 9.6 miles | 15 | |
| Comanche Village III | 10.1 miles | 15 | |
| Middle Crossing | 10.1 miles | 15 |
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 Topsey | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q120972626 | 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 1370019. 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.









