Cedar Mills, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Northwest Grayson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76245. It stands on Cedar Creek. The Survey maps it on the Gordonville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1901 USGS Denison quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Gordonville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS Gordonville SE quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Gordonville quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
91 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 91 fires within 5 miles of Cedar Mills between 2005 and 2020, burning about 1,354 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 5 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 | 30 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | TONIE HUFF |
| 7 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ROCK CREEK |
| 6 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | THOUSAND TRAILS |
| 4 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PAWPAW CREEK |
| 30 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | CIDO & SUSAN MARQUES |
| 16 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PAW PAW CREEK |
| 13 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ROCK CREEK |
| 12 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.8 acres | Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge | BRUSHY CREEK |
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 Cedar Mills: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2020Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cedar Mills in 4 storm reports between 2020 and 2024: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 tornado. The reports record 2 deaths and 18 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2022 | Tornado (EF2) | Cedar Mills | 1 killed, 11 hurt | The tornado first touched down in a field near Thousand Oak Trails. It then moved through the Sherwood Oaks community, producing extensive and widespread damage to trees and homes. Multiple manufactured homes were flipped, many trees were snapped in half, and one home was moved off its foundation. The tornado then crossed Lake Texoma and moved into Marshall County Oklahoma. A total of 105 structures were damaged, 53 destroyed, and 27 sustained major damage. Maximum estimated winds in Grayson County were 130 mph. One fatality occurred in a mobile home. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Mills | 1 killed, 7 hurt | A boat with 8 people on board capsized in thunderstorm winds resulting in the fatality of a 6 year old boy. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Mills | $3,000 | Broadcast media shared a picture via social media of snapped power poles and tree damage in Sherwood Shores. The time was estimated by radar. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Cedar Mills | - | A trained spotter reported nickel sized hail near Thousand Trails Campground in the city of Gordonville, TX. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwood Shores | 1.9 miles | 12 | |
| Gordonville | 2.9 miles | 12 | |
| Locust | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| Red Branch | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| Cambridge | 5.0 miles | 12 | |
| Willow Spring | 5.3 miles | 12 | |
| Sandusky | 5.8 miles | 13 | |
| Hishway | 6.1 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1354132. 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.






