Wheatland, Texas
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Fort Worth census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76126. The Survey maps it on the Cresson quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 17 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.
- 1891 USGS Weatherford quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Weatherford quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Cresson quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Cresson quadrangle1:62500
- 1985 USGS Fort Worth quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
26 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Wheatland between 2002 and 2020, burning about 6,102 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 | 16 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | W LOOP 820 S |
| 28 September 2011 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 12000 ALEDO/IONA |
| 23 August 2006 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 4 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | JACK CREEK |
| 2 July 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CROSSTIE FIRE |
| 9 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 26 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 377 |
| 9 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
11 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wheatland in 11 storm reports between 2002 and 2026: 5 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 lightning. The reports record 14 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | Lightning | Wheatland | 14 hurt, $5,000 | Lightning struck a canopy at Mustang Park with 14 people underneath it. Twelve people were treated on the scene for minor injuries and two others were transported to the hospital. A vehicle parked near the tree was damaged. |
| November 2025 | Lightning | Wheatland | $500,000 | A public report inticated a house fire caused by lightning on Bella Dio Dr in Benbrook. |
| November 2025 | Lightning | Wheatland | $500,000 | Delete this entry. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wheatland | $18,000 | A 72 mph wind gust was measured at Highway 377 and Tiger Trail in Benbrook. Tree damage and uprooted trees were reported around Benbrook. |
| March 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wheatland | $12,000 | A public report from a former NWS employee estimated wind gusts of 65 MPH. |
| October 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wheatland | $1,000 | An off-duty NWS employee estimated 65 mph winds near the Tarrant/Parker county line. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Wheatland | - | Report of 1.25 inch hail from mPING. |
| March 2016 | Hail | Wheatland | - | Nickel sized hail was reported 8 miles southwest of Benbrook. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Wheatland | - | Quarter sized hail was reported 9 miles south-southeast of Aledo in Tarrant County. |
| April 2002 | Hail | Wheatland | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Wheatland | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Shore Estates | 3.1 miles | 15 | |
| Plover | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| Winscott | 4.2 miles | 17 | |
| Saint Francis Village | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Boss | 4.5 miles | 17 | |
| Primrose | 5.6 miles | 12 | |
| Benbrook | 5.8 miles | 15 | |
| Westland | 7.9 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379262. 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.






