Tundra, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Cedar Creek Lake census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75103. The Survey maps it on the Phalba quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1948 USGS Martins Mill quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Martins Mill quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1984 USGS Phalba quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
160 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 160 fires within 5 miles of Tundra between 1996 and 2020, burning about 1,067 acres in total. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 126 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 2016 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 2909 |
| 8 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 2909 |
| 30 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2310 |
| 30 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2142 |
| 29 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 858 |
| 28 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 858 |
| 27 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2311 |
| 26 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1516 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Tundra: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens Brick Van Zandt County Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Van Zandt County Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
3 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tundra in 3 storm reports between 2017 and 2024: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 hail. 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 2019 | Tornado (EF0) | Tundra | $5,000 | A tornado developed near Van Zandt CR 2213, then tracked northeast across HWY 19 south of Canton. Shingle damage occurred to a home, as well as tree branches were broken. The tornado then began to dissipate east of Hwy 19, damaging another home on Van Zandt CR 4201 near Mill Creek. Maximum winds with the tornado were estimated at 75 mph. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Tundra | - | An amateur radio operator reported quarter sized hail off HWY 19 south of Canton. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tundra | - | A trained spotter reported a few large trees blown down near CR 2319 approximately 4 miles north of the city of Walton, TX. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Denman Crossroads | 4.5 miles | 13 | |
| Martins Mill | 5.8 miles | 13 | |
| Phalba | 5.9 miles | 13 | |
| Holly Springs | 5.9 miles | 13 | |
| Whitton | 6.2 miles | 13 | |
| Canton | 6.4 miles | 13 | |
| Wallace | 6.5 miles | 13 |
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 Tundra | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q116055790 | 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 1379179. 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.






