Whitsett, Texas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1930 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Three Rivers census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78071. It stands on Salt Branch. The Survey maps it on the Whitsett quadrangle. It stands 200 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 11 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.
- 1930 USGS Whitsett quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Whitsett quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Whitsett quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Pleasanton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
97 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 97 fires within 5 miles of Whitsett between 2006 and 2020, burning about 258 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 69 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | BURKE ST AT RR TRACKS |
| 8 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | TRVFD2018107 |
| 8 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | IH 37 MARKER 86 |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | MM 84 GRASS FIRE |
| 7 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 417 |
| 28 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 99 HWY 281 GRASS FIRE |
| 25 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 281 GRASS FIRE |
| 2 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MM 80 GRASS FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Whitsett: 5 producers, 2 past producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Uranium, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, Molybdenum, Selenium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| House-Seale Mine | Uranium, Molybdenum, Selenium | Past Producer | Stratabound | |
| South Texas Construction Co. Pit | Limestone, General | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Mccowan Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| South Texas Construction Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Chapman Pit | Uranium | Producer | ||
| Dobie Pits | Uranium | Producer | ||
| Vaughn Pit | Uranium | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
15 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Whitsett in 15 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 6 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 2012 | Tornado (EF0) | Whitsett | $50,000 | Storm chasers observed a brief tornado just south of Whitsett. The tornado damaged large trees and a mobile home and uprooted a hay shed. This damage was observed just east of Highway 281 about a half of a mile southeast of Whitsett. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitsett | $25,000 | Power poles were broken at the ground on Highway 99. |
| April 2019 | Flash Flood | Whitsett | $25,000 | MPing reports were received of street flooding near Whitsett. Several vehicles were stranded in the flood waters. Several streets were closed due to the flooding. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitsett | $5,000 | Tree limbs and power lines were blown down between Interstate 37 and Esseville. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitsett | $1,000 | A tree limb 12 inches in diameter was broken near observer's home. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Whitsett | - | DPS Reported half-dollar sized (1.25) hail at intersection if I-37 and FM 99, near Whitsett. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Whitsett | - | Observer reported nickel sized hail in Whitsett. |
| April 2013 | Hail | Whitsett | - | Coop observer reported quarter sized hail. |
| May 2012 | Funnel Cloud | Whitsett | - | Public reported a funnel cloud northwest of Three Rivers that lasted for 15 minutes. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitsett | - | Winds broke tree limbs of 6-8 inches in diameter near the community of Whitsett. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Whitsett | - | Nickel sized hail occurred on Interstate 37 near Whitsett along with winds estimated to be near 50 mph. |
| March 2009 | Hail | Whitsett | - | Reported at Pure Country Convenience Store. |
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | Whitsett | - | Three to five inches of heavy rainfall across far northwest Live Oak county led to flooding near Whitsett. Highway 99 at Whitsett was flooded with several feet of water over it. |
| March 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitsett | - | Law enforcement officer report of a 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust. |
| March 2007 | Hail | Whitsett | - | 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.
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 Whitsett | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7996790 | 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 1371473. 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.







