BlockWeaver, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Pickton-Pine Forest census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75478. It stands on Lollars Branch. The Survey maps it on the Dike quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1953 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Dike quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
24 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Weaver between 2000 and 2020, burning about 474 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 | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 6234 |
| 23 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 190 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 391 |
| 7 March 2013 | Fireworks | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 6040 |
| 4 March 2007 | Debris and open burning | 43 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 77 |
| 3 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 2 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 14 March 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 9 February 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
9 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Weaver in 9 storm reports between 1997 and 2022: 4 hail, 4 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 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Weaver | $30,000 | Hopkins County local and county Emergency Management officials determined that damage and debris reported near the intersection of Interstate 30 and Highway 67 was caused by straight line winds of approximately 70 mph. Winds damaged trees, powerlines and power poles near this location. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Weaver | $25,000 | Amateur radio reported tennis ball size hail on Interstate 30 exit 135. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Weaver | $21,000 | A camper was rolled and destroyed in high thunderstorm winds. |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Weaver | $100 | Thunderstorms blew down several trees. |
| April 2019 | Hail | Weaver | - | A social media report indicated penny-size hail approximately 7 miles north-northeast of the city of Como, TX. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Weaver | - | Hopkins County Sheriff's Department reported trees down on County Road 3528 near the town of Weaver, TX. |
| March 2008 | Hail | Weaver | - | Reported in Weaver. |
| December 2001 | Flash Flood | Weaver | - | Water was over several farm to market roads in the eastern part of the county. |
| October 1997 | Hail | Weaver | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Oak Junction | 3.0 miles | 9 | |
| East Caney | 3.6 miles | 9 | |
| Pine Forest | 4.0 miles | 8 | |
| Saltillo | 4.5 miles | 8 | |
| Mahoney | 4.8 miles | 9 | |
| Brinker | 5.3 miles | 9 | |
| Flora | 6.1 miles | 8 | |
| Bethel | 6.2 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1349576. 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.