Vealmoor, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Big Spring North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79720. The Survey maps it on the Vealmoor quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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.
- 1954 USGS Big Spring quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Big Spring quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Vealmoor quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Lamesa quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
12 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Vealmoor between 2006 and 2020, burning about 98 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 | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 235 |
| 8 April 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 8 March 2011 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PETERSON |
| 30 March 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | COUNTY ROAD 54 & FM 669 |
| 2 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 28 February 2008 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 21 February 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 20 February 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
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 Vealmoor: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cope Sand and Gravel Operation | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pit & Plant No 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Vealmoor in 5 storm reports between 1993 and 2005: 3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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 1993 | Hail | Vealmoor | $50 | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Vealmoor | - | Farmers near the Borden and Howard County line reported extensive loss to cotton crops due to wind driven hail. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vealmoor | - | Farmers near the Borden and Howard County line reported extensive loss to cotton crops due to wind driven hail. At least 20,000 acres of cotton were destroyed as the slow moving tornadic storm propagated over southern Borden and northern Howard County. Hail up to the size of pennies combined with destructive winds estimated to be between 70 and 80 MPH to produce widespread agricultural losses. |
| June 2005 | Flash Flood | Vealmoor | - | The Texas Department of Transportation reported that several secondary roads near Vealmoor were inundated by high water. |
| May 1993 | Hail | Vealmoor | - | A large severe thunderstorm complex produced dime to golf ball-size hail near the Martin/Howard/Borden county intersection. Minor damage to crops and vehicles resulted from the hail. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luther | 8.0 miles | 10 | |
| Knott | 9.0 miles | 9 | |
| Fairview | 11.7 miles | 9 | |
| Vincent | 18.5 miles | 9 | |
| Ziler | 19.2 miles | 11 | |
| Big Spring | 19.3 miles | 11 | |
| Midway | 20.0 miles | 10 | |
| Sand Springs | 20.1 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1349214. 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.



