Woodlawn, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Harleton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75670. The Survey maps it on the Woodlawn quadrangle. It stands 322 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 13 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.
- 1956 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1962 USGS Woodlawn quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
325 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 325 fires within 5 miles of Woodlawn between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,241 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 17 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 159 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 79 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| 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 | 11 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 6297 |
| 8 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MUSLOW TIMBER CO |
| 7 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 378 |
| 6 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LEE ISLAND RD |
| 30 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ACROSS FROM WILLIAM COLLISION 59 S. |
| 30 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WILDFIRE |
| 30 September 2008 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 3 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | STATE OF TEXAS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Woodlawn: 3 producers, 1 unknown. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henderson Clay Products Inc Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Womack Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Womack Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer |
Storms near this place
18 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Woodlawn in 18 storm reports between 1993 and 2023: 11 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2016 | Tornado (EF1) | Woodlawn | $30,000 | An EF-1 tornado with estimated winds near 110 mph touched down just west of County Road 4000 about a mile north of Holmes Lake. It traveled east northeast where it intersected Highway 59 near the Karma Farm. The tornado damaged two homes there while knocking down several trees. It continued east northeast where it crossed Farm to Market Road 1793 and County Road 2106, where it leveled fields of trees. It traveled further east northeast to the Intersection of County Road 2107 and Buckhorn Road, where it continued to clear huge swaths of trees. The tornado lifted about a half mile east of this roadway intersection. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodlawn | - | Large tree downed on FM Road 1997 between Marshall and Jefferson. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodlawn | - | Scattered trees and power lines were downed across mainly Northern and Eastern Harrison County. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodlawn | - | A large tree was blown down across Jewell Gooch Road. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodlawn | - | Power lines were downed along Highway 59 north in the Woodlawn community. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodlawn | - | A tree was blown down blocking FM 1997 about 5 miles north of Loop 390. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Woodlawn | - | Numerous roads were flooded across Eastern Harrison County. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodlawn | - | A tree was blown down in the Woodlawn community. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodlawn | - | A few trees and powerlines were downed south of Jefferson, Texas. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodlawn | - | A few trees and powerlines were downed in northern Harrison County Texas. |
| October 2009 | Flash Flood | Woodlawn | - | Numerous roads were flooded in the southern and eastern portions of the county. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodlawn | - | Several large trees down across Hwy 59. |
| January 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodlawn | - | Numerous trees and powerlines down. |
| May 1994 | Hail | Woodlawn | - | Numerous trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds. |
| February 1993 | Hail | Woodlawn | - | Wind gusts to 63 mph were reported. |
| March 2000 | Hail | Woodlawn | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Woodlawn | - | no account filed |
| January 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodlawn | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pope City | 2.4 miles | 13 | |
| Gainesville | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Baldwin | 6.5 miles | 14 | |
| Nesbitt | 7.7 miles | 12 | |
| Jasper Heights | 8.5 miles | 12 | |
| Marshall | 8.6 miles | 12 | |
| Karnack | 9.3 miles | 14 | |
| Bel Air | 10.4 miles | 12 |
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 Woodlawn | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6603844 | 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 1350536. 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.



