Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
“Anderson Camp Ground is a historic camp ground in Brushy Creek, in Anderson County, Texas, United States.”
Wikipedia article Anderson Camp Ground, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 26 National Register listings published here for Anderson County · listed in 1982 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 158 fires within 5 miles of Anderson Camp Ground between 1992 and 2019, burning about 2,452 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 6 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 | 79 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29 |
| Natural | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 210 |
| 5 September 1993 | Smoking | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 100 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | POVERTY HILL |
| 4 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 128 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 216 |
| 30 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 584 |
| 27 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 441 |
| 26 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | FIRE |
| 23 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 297 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Anderson Camp Ground: 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Halite, Halite, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brushy Creek Salt Dome | Halite, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Limestone, General | Occurrence | Anhydrite, Calcite, Celestite, Halite | |
| Concord Salt Dome | Halite | Occurrence | 1942 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Brushy Creek, the town this property stands in, in 8 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | Flash Flood | Brushy Creek | $20,000 | EM reported road damage on FM 315 near Elmwood due to flooding. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brushy Creek | $5,000 | Fire and rescue reported downed trees and damage to a well house on County Road 485 immediately south of the Henderson County line. |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brushy Creek | $2,000 | no account filed |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brushy Creek | - | The local volunteer fire department reported several trees down on FM 837, blocking the road between Hwy 19 and Hwy 155. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brushy Creek | - | Fourteen inch diameter trees were knocked down 2 miles north of Concord Church along County Road 404. |
| October 2010 | Hail | Brushy Creek | - | Quarter size hail was reported near Fosterville which is located about halfway between Brushy Creek and Poynor. |
| April 2005 | Hail | Brushy Creek | - | Golf ball size hail reported. |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brushy Creek | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Freeman Farm | 7.8 miles | 2000 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82001735 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Anderson County | All 26 listed properties in this county. |
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