Grenville, New Mexico
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Clayton North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 88424. It lies near Cherry Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Grenville quadrangle. 22 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 5,981 feet above sea level.
Population over time
3 figuresGrenville fell from 25 to 22 between 2000 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25 | |
| 2010 | 38 | +13 (+52%) |
| 2020 | 22 | -16 (-42%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1954 USGS Dalhart quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Dalhart quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Dalhart quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Grenville quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Capulin Mountain quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
7 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Grenville between 2009 and 2019, burning about 699 acres in total. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 July 2009 | Natural | 1.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | SNIDER CREEK |
| 26 July 2016 | Natural | 83 acres | Cimarron District | GRENVILLE |
| 16 July 2019 | Natural | 110 acres | Cimarron District | 20-20140075X |
| 28 June 2011 | Natural | 350 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | CAMPBELL |
| 28 June 2011 | Natural | 5.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | GRENVILLE IV |
| 28 June 2011 | Natural | 5.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | GRENVILLE III |
| 20 January 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 145 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | JONES LAKE |
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 Grenville: 4 unknowns, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58 133 F | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Pit #56 27 8 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Pit #57 111 F | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Pit #57 112 S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pit #59 106 F | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Seneca Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
38 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Grenville in 38 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 32 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Grenville | $30,000 | Heavy rain in Grenville resulted in flash flooding. Union County law enforcement reported one car that was washed into a ditch as well as a truck that was washed into a median along U.S. Highway 87. No injuries to either driver or passengers were reported. A Union County dispatcher also reported flooding at the Grenville cemetery, but it was unknown how deep the water there was. Damages are estimated for the loss of the two vehicles. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grenville | $7,500 | Semi trailer blown over on Highway 64 three miles to the east southeast of Grenville. Law enforcement relayed this trailer was empty and parked at a home. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grenville | $2,000 | The combination of large hail and severe wind gusts downed several tree branches and completely destroyed a greenhouse. Hail accumulated 3 to 4 inches. |
| July 2010 | Hail | Grenville | $500 | The hail lasted 15 minutes and accumulated four to five inches deep. The hail broke a car windshield. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Grenville | - | A storm chaser shared a video of estimated ping pong ball size hail along NM 453 just south of U.S. 64/87. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Grenville | - | A trained spotter reported quarter sized hail in Grenville from a severe thunderstorm. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Grenville | - | A trained spotter reported quarter size hail from a severe storm in northern Union County. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Grenville | - | Golf ball sized hail reported north of Grenville as supercell moved east towards the Texas and Oklahoma border. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Grenville | - | Ping pong ball size hail fell as a supercell moved east across northern Union County. |
| August 2018 | Hail | Grenville | - | Hail up to the size of two inches in Grenville. Most hail stones were between pea and dime size. |
| June 2018 | Hail | Grenville | - | Hail ranging from the size of peas to quarters was reported eight miles northeast of Grenville. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Grenville | - | Hail up to the size of half dollars near Grenville. |
| August 2017 | Hail | Grenville | - | Hail up to the size of nickels accumulated on highway near Grenville. Traffic stopped along U.S. 64/87. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Grenville | - | Hail up to the size of quarters northeast of Grenville. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Grenville | - | Hail up to the size of quarters from the second storm in a row northeast of Grenville. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Grenville | - | Trained spotter reported pea to quarter size hail in Grenville. |
| August 2015 | Hail | Grenville | - | Quarter size hail near Grenville. Light accumulations were noted. |
| August 2015 | Hail | Grenville | - | Pea to quarter size hail along U.S. Highway 64 between Des Moines and Grenville. Plow trucks called out to move hail off roadway. |
| June 2014 | Funnel Cloud | Grenville | - | Storm chasers video feed showed funnel cloud development 20 miles west of Grenville. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Grenville | - | Quarter hail in Grenville. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Grenville | - | Ping pong hail in Grenville. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Grenville | - | Nickel hail in Grenville. |
| March 2001 | Hail | Grenville | - | Nickel size hail covering ground to two inches deep at Grenville. |
| August 2001 | Hail | Grenville | - | Marble to golfball size hail covering Highway 87 at Grenville. |
| July 1994 | Hail | Grenville | - | Nickel-size hail was reported by local storm spotters. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Grenville | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Hail | Grenville | - | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Hail | Grenville | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Grenville | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Grenville | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Grenville | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grenville | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Grenville | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Grenville | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Grenville | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Grenville | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Grenville | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Grenville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Dora | 8.4 miles | 8 | |
| Grande | 9.9 miles | 8 | |
| Corrumpa (historical) | 14.3 miles | 8 | |
| Sofia | 14.9 miles | 7 | |
| Willow Springs (historical) | 15.8 miles | 8 | |
| Des Moines | 16.4 miles | 8 | |
| Royce | 17.6 miles | 9 | |
| Guy | 18.1 miles | 8 |
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 Grenville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2581406 | 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 928315. 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.




