BlockEllsworth, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the East Grayson census division. It stands on Loy Creek. The Survey maps it on the Sherman quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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 Sherman quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:62500
- 1985 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
270 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 270 fires within 5 miles of Ellsworth between 2006 and 2020, burning about 1,498 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 17 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 128 |
| Debris and open burning | 65 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 31 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 75FIRE |
| 9 September 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 75 COMMAND |
| 9 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 91 |
| 9 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | HIGHLAND PARK |
| 8 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | REX CRUSE |
| 8 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 691 |
| 8 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | AURTHUR |
| 6 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 691 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
16 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ellsworth in 16 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 9 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2009 | Hail | Ellsworth | $25,000 | Golfball to Baseball size hail fell in Sherman. In some places the hail formed drifts and partially covered the ground. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellsworth | $20,000 | Amateur radio reported significant tree damage and damage to a home from a fallen tree near the intersection of Hwy 91 and Shannon Rd. |
| May 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Ellsworth | $20,000 | Trained spotters observed a tornado on the east side of the city of Sherman. This tornado initially moved east, before moving in a due northerly direction. The damage was mainly over open construction areas, and produced minimal damage. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellsworth | $20,000 | A mobile home lost it's roof in the Knollwood community. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Ellsworth | $10,000 | Amateur radio reported that high water rescues were taking place in southwest portions of Denison, TX. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Ellsworth | $7,000 | Facebook photo showed golfball size hail fell near Sherman Town Center. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellsworth | $5,000 | Numerous power poles and trees were reported down north of Highway 82 between Texoma Parkway and Loy Lake Road. Additional wind damage was also noted to the north and east of this location. |
| February 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellsworth | $3,000 | A public report indicated that the top part of a cedar tree was blown down by thunderstorm winds. Two other large cedar trees were also knocked down. A shed was lifted and moved 20 feet. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellsworth | $2,000 | Emergency management reported power lines down near the intersection of Hwy 75 and Hwy 82. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellsworth | $2,000 | Emergency management reported a large sign being blown down and debris on the road near the intersection of Hwy 82 and Travis Street, just north of the city of Sherman, TX. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellsworth | $100 | Grayson County Sheriff's Department reported tree limbs down on southbound Highway 75 near the city of Denison, TX. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Ellsworth | - | Report of 1.5 inch hail from mPING. |
| September 2025 | Hail | Ellsworth | - | A public report indicated ping pong ball sized hail in Knollwood. |
| May 2024 | Flash Flood | Ellsworth | - | Emergency management reported multiple roadways flooded with flowing water throughout the city of Sherman. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellsworth | - | The weather station at KXII reported 60 mph winds. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellsworth | - | Broadcast media measured a wind gust of 70 MPH in Sherman, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin City | 0.6 miles | 12 | |
| Woodlake Park | 1.2 miles | 12 | |
| Frontier Village | 1.7 miles | 12 | |
| Knollwood | 2.3 miles | 12 | |
| Mills | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| North Sherman Junction | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| Sherman Junction | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Denison | 4.2 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379714. 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.
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.