Eagle Mountain, Texas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Fort Worth census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76179. It stands on Little Dosier Creek. The Survey maps it on the Avondale quadrangle. 6,599 people lived here at the 2000 count. It stands 669 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 16 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.
- 1894 USGS Fort Worth quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Avondale quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Haltom City quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Fort Worth quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
105 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 105 fires within 5 miles of Eagle Mountain between 2005 and 2020, burning about 288 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 81 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | HIGHWAY 287 |
| 25 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HODGKINS |
| 19 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BULLHEAD |
| 15 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SAGINAW MAIN |
| 15 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | WJ BOAZ |
| 14 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | SAGINAW |
| 12 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | NW LOOP 820 |
| 9 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 199 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Eagle Mountain: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Silica, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Division Cement Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Williams Pit | Silica | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Eagle Mountain in 3 storm reports between 2009 and 2026: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 hail. 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 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eagle Mountain | $3,000,000 | Significant damage occurred at Eagle Mountain Lake Marina. Most of the damage was to the docks, dock roofs, and walkways. Only one boat was lost and a few had scratches and dings. Eight teenagers were trapped during the storm and had to be lead out to safety. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Eagle Mountain | - | Amateur radio operator reported 1 inch hail northwest of Eagle Mountain. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Eagle Mountain | - | Amateur radio reported street flooding and water nearing houses around Highway 287 near Bonds Ranch Road in the city of Haslet. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeview | 0.9 miles | 16 | |
| Lake Crest Estates | 2.7 miles | 17 | |
| Castle Hill Estate | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| Pelican Bay | 4.4 miles | 20 | |
| Saginaw | 4.8 miles | 18 | |
| Avondale | 5.3 miles | 16 | |
| Azle | 5.4 miles | 20 | |
| Pecan Acres | 5.5 miles | 16 |
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 Eagle Mountain | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q974997 | 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 1867548. 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.





