Troup, Texas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Troup-Arp census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75789. The Survey maps it on the Troup East 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.
- 1937 USGS Troupe quadrangle1:48000
- 1943 USGS Troup quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1973 USGS Troup East quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
369 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 369 fires within 5 miles of Troup between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,748 acres in total. 11 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 | 222 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 73 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 17 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 15464 HWY 135 |
| 8 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | TROUP VFD |
| 8 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CHEROKEE 16:54 |
| 8 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 20014 CR 2147 FIRE |
| 8 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR4917 |
| 6 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FARM MARKET RD. 346 FIRE |
| 6 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 172 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | DORSEY LANE FIRE |
| 6 September 2010 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 15 & CR 2159 FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Troup: 4 producers, 2 past producers, 1 unknown. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Ball Clay, Kaolin, Bentonite, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troup Pit | Kaolin, Bentonite | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Troup Plant | Clay | Producer | ||
| A D Green Pit | Ball Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Henderson Clay Products Pit East | Ball Clay | Producer | ||
| Henderson Clay Products Pit West | Ball Clay | Producer | ||
| Southern Clay Products Pit | Ball Clay | Past Producer | ||
| W.A. White No.1 & No.2 Pits | Ball Clay | Unknown |
Storms near this place
30 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Troup in 30 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 12 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Troup | $45,000 | Several trees were downed, with portions of the roof torn off of the Harry's Building Materials in Troup. |
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Troup | $20,000 | Winds damaged a roof in the community of Troup in Smith County. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Troup | $5,000 | The roof was peeled back on a barn in Troup, Texas. |
| May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Troup | $5,000 | Trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds. |
| November 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Troup | $3,000 | no account filed |
| May 2025 | Flash Flood | Troup | - | Portions of South Georgia Street in Troup was covered in high water. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Troup | - | High water covered South Georgia Street in Troup. |
| May 2024 | Flash Flood | Troup | - | Flash flooding reported with water covering the roadway on Highway 110. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Troup | - | Trees downed in Troup. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Troup | - | Numerous trees and power lines were downed in Troup. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Troup | - | A large metal building suffered roof damage as a result of a microburst from a collapsing thunderstorm. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Troup | - | Penny to quarter size hail fell near Troup. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Troup | - | Highway 135 northwest of Troup was flooded. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Troup | - | The Troup ISD Emergency Manager reported nickel size hail in Troup. |
| April 2016 | Flash Flood | Troup | - | Highway 110 at Mud Creek northwest of Troup to Blackjack Road (County Road 2138) was closed due to flooding. |
| April 2016 | Flash Flood | Troup | - | Numerous roads flooded and closed in Troup. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Troup | - | Widespread street flooding was reported in the Troup, Texas community. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Troup | - | Numerous trees were downed across a quarter mile area at Old Tyler Road and Hwy. 2185. |
| February 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Troup | - | Spotter reported a 10 inch diameger tree was downed on FM. 15 just east of Troup, Texas. |
| August 2008 | Flash Flood | Troup | - | County Road 2186 south of County Road 2138 was closed due to flooding. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Troup | - | Powerlines were downed. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Troup | - | Numerous large trees down. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Troup | - | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Hail | Troup | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Troup | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Troup | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Troup | - | no account filed |
| May 1994 | Hail | Troup | - | no account filed |
| May 1994 | Hail | Troup | - | no account filed |
| February 1993 | Hail | Troup | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sinclair City | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| Omen | 5.1 miles | 15 | |
| Blackjack | 5.2 miles | 16 | |
| Salem | 5.6 miles | 15 | |
| Arp | 6.5 miles | 15 | |
| Walnut Grove | 7.5 miles | 14 | |
| Whitehouse | 7.9 miles | 16 | |
| Wright City | 8.0 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1348809. 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.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.






