Tucker, Texas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Palestine census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75801. It stands on Mack Creek. The Survey maps it on the Southwest Palestine quadrangle. It stands 292 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1951 USGS Elkhart quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:100000
- 1982 USGS Southwest Palestine quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
186 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 186 fires within 5 miles of Tucker between 1992 and 2019, burning about 2,493 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 12 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 | 86 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 44 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 200 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 473 |
| 3 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | ELK90084 |
| 3 September 2009 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | TRINITY WEST RANCH |
| 3 September 2009 | Natural | 8.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 203 |
| 3 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 461 |
| 29 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 125 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 28 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 21 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 281 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Tucker: 2 unknowns, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Salt, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Halite, Limestone, Ultra Pure. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palestine Limestone | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Palestine Mine | Halite, Limestone, Ultra Pure | Past Producer | 1891, 1904, 1937 | |
| Palestine Salt | Salt | Unknown |
Storms near this place
19 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tucker in 19 storm reports between 1999 and 2026: 12 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2014 | Flood | Tucker | $15,000 | An Anderson County Commissioner reported a bridge washed out on Anderson County Road 2933 just southwest of Palestine. |
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tucker | $15,000 | Several large trees were blown down on roads in Tucker and Neches. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Tucker | $5,000 | Emergency management reported golf ball sized hail near the intersection of FM 645 and County Road 2908. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tucker | $4,000 | A barn was destroyed by high thunderstorm winds. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Tucker | $1,000 | Ping pong ball sized hail was reported in Tucker. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Tucker | - | Report of 1.25 inch hail from mPING. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Tucker | - | A public report indicated half-dollar sized hail about 7 miles southwest of Palestine, TX. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tucker | - | A 60 mph wind gust was measured at the Walmart Distribution Center southwest of Palestine. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Tucker | - | The Anderson County emergency manager reported hail grew to the size of half dollars near Highway 294 and Farm to Market Road 1990. |
| January 2011 | Hail | Tucker | - | Quarter size hail fell at the intersection of County Road 2101 and County Road 2107 about 7 miles SSW of Palestine. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Tucker | - | Nickel size hail fell along County Road 2101 about 5 miles southwest of Palestine. |
| May 2011 | Flash Flood | Tucker | - | A segment of Highway 294 was barricaded due to high water flowing over the road. This segment was located near Tucker or approximately 8 miles south-southwest of Palestine. |
| March 2010 | Hail | Tucker | - | Penny size hail fell at the intersection of Highway 294 and Farm-to-Market Road 249. |
| March 2010 | Hail | Tucker | - | Penny to nickel size hail fell at the intersection of Highway 294 and Farm-to-Market Road 1990. |
| February 2009 | Hail | Tucker | - | Penny size hail fell at the Tucker VFD. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tucker | - | Large tree limbs were blown down. |
| June 2006 | Flash Flood | Tucker | - | Highway 79 and FM 645 were closed due to high water. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Tucker | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Tucker | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Lake | 2.4 miles | 10 | |
| Lakeview Assembly | 3.4 miles | 10 | |
| Harmony | 6.3 miles | 12 | |
| Cronin | 7.0 miles | 10 | |
| Palestine | 8.7 miles | 13 | |
| Elkhart | 9.5 miles | 10 | |
| Massey Lake | 11.5 miles | 12 | |
| Deanwright | 11.7 miles | 10 |
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 Tucker | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q48851728 | 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 1370179. 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.





