Elm Grove, Texas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Richland Springs census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76872. It lies near Brushy Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Elm Grove quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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 Brady quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1925 USGS Brady 1-a quadrangle1:48000
- 1928 USGS Mercury quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Mercury quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Brownwood quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Elm Grove quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Brady quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
54 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 54 fires within 5 miles of Elm Grove between 2005 and 2020, burning about 1,581 acres in total. 5 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 | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 2008 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ELM GROVE FIRE |
| 4 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 40 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | POWELL |
| 4 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GOSSETT |
| 27 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ELM GROVE FIRE |
| 27 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 100 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 23 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 1 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
4 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Elm Grove in 4 storm reports between 1999 and 2015: 2 tornado, 2 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 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Elm Grove | - | A citizen observed a tornado touching ground and then dissipating near his home in Elm Grove. |
| May 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Elm Grove | - | A brief tornado touchdown was reported in northern San Saba County near the community of Elm Grove. |
| March 2015 | Hail | Elm Grove | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Elm Grove | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holt | 4.0 miles | 14 | |
| Bowser | 5.2 miles | 15 | |
| Skeeterville | 7.1 miles | 14 | |
| Locker | 9.1 miles | 15 | |
| Hall | 9.8 miles | 14 | |
| Richland Springs | 12.4 miles | 14 | |
| Spring Creek | 13.4 miles | 14 | |
| Algerita | 17.5 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379717. 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.






