Wesley, Texas
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Burton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77833. The Survey maps it on the Greenvine quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
3 surveys from 7 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 Austin quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenvine quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Brenham quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
22 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Wesley between 2000 and 2020, burning about 60 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 15 September 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 4805 FM 2502 |
| 3 August 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | ODONNELL FARM |
| 28 August 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SOUTH BRANCH - 81 |
| 12 August 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 5353 BECKERMANN ROAD |
| 26 July 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 332 |
| 17 July 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SALEM RD |
| 15 July 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Wesley: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sulfur, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brenham Dome Prospect | Sulfur, Halite, Limestone, Ultra Pure | Occurrence | Halite |
Storms near this place
7 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wesley in 7 storm reports between 2012 and 2024: 6 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wesley | $700,000 | Trees were downed by strong thunderstorm winds in Washington County. A possible funnel cloud was sighted as the derecho moved through the area, but this was not confirmed by any photo or video evidence. County EM investigated the area, did not find any associated damage where the funnel was sighted. Approximately 70 roads closed due to downed trees. We also had several thousand meters without power. Some citizens that had structural damage to homes and barns. |
| February 2012 | Flash Flood | Wesley | $1,000 | FM 109 near Oilfield Road was impassable due to high water. |
| January 2024 | Flash Flood | Wesley | - | Water was covering FM 2935 near Big Sandy Creek. |
| January 2024 | Flash Flood | Wesley | - | FM 2935 near Year Creek was closed. |
| January 2024 | Flash Flood | Wesley | - | Water was over Old Navasota Road by Little Sandy Creek and New Year Creek. |
| January 2024 | Flash Flood | Wesley | - | Water was over Mustang Road by Woodward Creek. |
| January 2024 | Flash Flood | Wesley | - | FM 1155 was closed near Peach Creek. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latium | 3.2 miles | 7 | |
| Klump | 3.5 miles | 10 | |
| Greenvine | 4.3 miles | 7 | |
| Muellersville | 4.4 miles | 10 | |
| Mill Creek | 5.9 miles | 10 | |
| Phillipsburg | 7.4 miles | 10 | |
| Berlin | 7.6 miles | 10 | |
| Brenham | 8.7 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 Wesley | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q119805579 | 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 1349658. 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.


