Ambrose, Texas
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the East Grayson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75414. The Survey maps it on the Ambrose quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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 Sherman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Whitesright quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Ambrose quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
31 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 31 fires within 5 miles of Ambrose between 2006 and 2020, burning about 520 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2012087 |
| 2 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ARKANSAS FIRE |
| 13 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PASTURE FIRE |
| 1 September 2013 | Natural | 182 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LEWIS FIRE |
| 7 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 19 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1753 FIRE |
| 16 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | DUGAN CHAPEL |
| 6 July 2010 | Debris and open burning | 35 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2010014 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Ambrose: 1 producer. All of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lattimore Sand Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ambrose in 7 storm reports between 2001 and 2023: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 heavy rain, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ambrose | $200,000 | Thunderstorm winds damaged the metal roof of a home and rolled an unsecured fifth-wheel on a property near Ambrose, destroying the fifth-wheel. Tree damage was also noted in the area and sporadic tree damage was noted extending north and northeast of the home for a few miles. |
| November 2015 | Flood | Ambrose | $20,000 | Many county roads and low water crossings are flooded across the county after several inches of rain fell. Barricades have been placed in some locations. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ambrose | $10,000 | High winds blew down large tree limbs that blocked the main road through town. A home was also damaged by high winds. |
| March 2023 | Hail | Ambrose | - | Half dollar size hail was reported near Ambrose. |
| October 2014 | Hail | Ambrose | - | Trained spotters reported pea to dime sized hail in Ambrose. |
| February 2011 | Heavy Rain | Ambrose | - | Slick roadways are believed to be the cause of a fatal accident on FM 1753. A man riding a motorcycle lost control on the wet road and slid off the road. He died while en route to the hospital. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ambrose | - | Several trees were blown down in Ambrose due to high winds. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terrace | 3.6 miles | 7 | |
| Gover | 3.7 miles | 7 | |
| Penland | 3.8 miles | 7 | |
| Carpenters Bluff | 4.6 miles | 8 | |
| Bona | 5.0 miles | 7 | |
| Bells | 5.7 miles | 7 | |
| Smith Oaks | 6.4 miles | 7 | |
| Mills | 8.9 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1351073. 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.




