Westland, Texas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Fort Worth census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76126. The Survey maps it on the Benbrook quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 15 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.
- 1894 USGS Fort Worth quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Benbrook quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Fort Worth quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS Benbrook quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
202 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 202 fires within 5 miles of Westland between 2005 and 2020, burning about 4,830 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 165 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 13 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | BENBROOK HWY |
| 28 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | MARYS CREEK |
| 28 September 2011 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 12000 ALEDO/IONA |
| 27 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | WHITE SETTLEMENT |
| 24 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 13558 OLD WEATHERFORD RD |
| 22 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | CAMP BOWIE WEST |
| 20 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | SILVER CREEK |
| 2 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | CAMP BOWIE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
20 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Westland in 20 storm reports between 2003 and 2026: 11 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood. The reports record 1 death. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2012 | Flood | Westland | 1 killed | Areal flooding continued for several hours after scattered to numerous thunderstorms producing heavy rainfall produced flash flooding in Tarrant County. Most of the areal flooding occurred over the northern half of the county. Between 1-4.5 of rain had fallen over the area; resulting in the flooding of several creeks, underpasses, and streets. At about 10:15 pm CDT, a 33-year old man drowned in a swift moving creek near Trammel Davis Road and South Norwood Drive in Fort Worth. The man stepped into the creek to cool off and was swept off his feet. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westland | $65,000 | A business on Camp Bowie West Boulevard lost its roof. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Westland | $50,000 | Social media photo showed a 2.75 inch hailstone west of White Settlement. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Westland | $20,000 | A social media photo showed a 2.5 inch hailstone south of White Settlement. |
| March 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westland | $20,000 | The roof was blown off the Sutherlands Lumber Yard at Camp Bowie Blvd and Williams Road. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Westland | $15,000 | Amateur radio operator reported 1.75 inch hail west southwest of White Settlement. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westland | $10,000 | A 74 mph wind gust was measured at a CWOP site in western Fort Worth. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westland | $10,000 | A public report indicated damage to roofs, trees snapped, and metal poles bent 45 degrees. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westland | $7,000 | Amateur radio reported a 71 MPH wind gust in White Settlement. |
| September 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westland | $1,000 | A trained spotter measured a 69 mph wind gust at Loop 820 and Spur 580 on the west side of Fort Worth. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Westland | - | Report of 1 inch hail from mPING. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Westland | - | Report of 1 inch hail west of White Settlement. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Westland | - | Report of 1 inch hail from mPING. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Westland | - | Report of 1.5 inch hail from mPING. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westland | - | Thunderstorm winds were measured at 59 mph in White Settlement. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Westland | - | Reported via mPing. |
| March 2019 | Hail | Westland | - | Just over 1 hail was reported in the Walsh Ranch area of west Fort Worth by a tv station viewer. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westland | - | Amateur radio reported a 60 MPH wind gust along with 3 to 4 inch diameter tree limbs blown down. |
| May 2015 | Hail | Westland | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Westland | - | 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 Settlement | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| Benbrook | 4.0 miles | 15 | |
| Westover Hills | 4.5 miles | 15 | |
| Westworth | 5.0 miles | 17 | |
| Lake Worth | 6.1 miles | 17 | |
| River Oaks | 6.4 miles | 17 | |
| Lake Shore Estates | 6.5 miles | 15 | |
| Lakeside | 6.7 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1349864. 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.





