Whatley, Texas
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Texarkana census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75503. The Survey maps it on the Texarkana quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 21 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.
- 1909 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:100000
- 2001 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
142 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 142 fires within 5 miles of Whatley between 1996 and 2020, burning about 1,026 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 11 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 | 63 |
| Debris and open burning | 48 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 3406 GIN RD |
| 8 September 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 6296 |
| 7 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | RAY/GILLAM |
| 5 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRUSH FIRE |
| 5 September 2000 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 366 |
| 4 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1 COUNTY ROAD 1329 ST |
| 27 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | STUCKEY |
| 27 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Whatley: 7 past producers, 6 producers, 1 unknown. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. W. A. Pits | Iron | Producer | ||
| Hoot Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kennedy Sand & Gravel Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Putch Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dickey | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Gallagher | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Hutchinson Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Hutchinson Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Texarkana Plant | Clay | Producer | ||
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
20 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Whatley in 20 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 11 flash flood, 7 hail, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2008 | Hail | Whatley | $120,000,000 | Fire department reported that car windows and sky lights and the roofs of many homes throughout the city were damaged from this devastating hail storm. Preliminary monetary estimate at the time of this publication was near 90 million dollars with local emergency management officials saying this amount would likely increase. |
| May 2009 | Flash Flood | Whatley | $2,000 | College Drive underpass was flooded. Another driver was stranded in flood waters at the 7th street underpass. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Whatley | - | High water covered portions of I-30 on the Texas side of Texarkana. Stateline Avenue was also flooded. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Whatley | - | Interstate 30 was shut down from Mile Marker 220 to the Arkansas state line due to flooding. |
| October 2023 | Flash Flood | Whatley | - | Water reported up to a foot deep at the intersection of Summerhill Road and Moore's Lane in Texarkana. |
| August 2022 | Flash Flood | Whatley | - | Numerous roads were flooded across both the Texas and Arkansas sides of Texarkana. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whatley | - | Shingles were blown off of a roof of a home. Report from mPING. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whatley | - | Power lines were downed in Texarkana. |
| December 2021 | Hail | Whatley | - | Numerous reports of quarter size hail fell across the northwest sections of Texarkana. |
| August 2020 | Flash Flood | Whatley | - | Street flooding was reported across the Texas side of Texarkana, especially in low-lying, flood prone areas. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Whatley | - | Penny size hail fell just northwest of Texarkana, TX. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Whatley | - | Dime to nickel size hail fell in Texarkana. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Whatley | - | Nickel size hail fell at the intersection of Summerhill Road and Moores Lane in Texarkana. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Whatley | - | A car was completely submerged in a flooded intersection at Summerhills Road and Moores Lane. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Whatley | - | The intersection of Moore's Lane and Summerhill Road was flooded and closed. |
| May 2009 | Flash Flood | Whatley | - | High water was reported across 48th Street and FM 374. |
| May 2009 | Flash Flood | Whatley | - | Meadowbrook Lane in Texarkana, Texas was flooded and closed. |
| October 2009 | Flash Flood | Whatley | - | High water was reported on Interstate 30. |
| March 2014 | Hail | Whatley | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Whatley | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texarkana | 4.5 miles | 21 | |
| Wamba | 4.5 miles | 13 | |
| Wake Village | 5.4 miles | 21 | |
| Nash | 5.5 miles | 18 | |
| South Texarkana | 6.0 miles | 21 | |
| Red Lick | 6.8 miles | 18 | |
| Eylau | 8.5 miles | 21 | |
| Leary | 8.8 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380764. 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.







