Elm Mott, Texas
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Elm Mott census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76640. The Survey maps it on the Elm Mott quadrangle. It stands 525 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 18 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.
- 1892 USGS Waco quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1920 USGS Waco quadrangle1:125000
- 1931 USGS Elm Mott quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Elm Mott quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Waco quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
338 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 338 fires within 5 miles of Elm Mott between 2003 and 2020, burning about 934 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 4 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 | 210 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 97 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Natural | 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 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1941 GRASS/TRACTOR FIRE ROSS RD |
| 8 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 15-2510008 |
| 7 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASSFIRE-OLD DALLAS RD |
| 6 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GF158 |
| 6 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASSFIRE-FROSTDALE DRIVE |
| 6 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 150 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WILDFIRE-SPRING LAKE ROAD |
| 5 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | CONTROL BURN - HOT SPEEDWAY |
| 4 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GF155 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
15 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Elm Mott in 15 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 10 hail, 4 flash flood, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2015 | Flash Flood | Elm Mott | $100,000 | High water rescues were ongoing near Elm Mott. In addition, at least 10 families along Lincoln City Road were cut off when flood waters overtook the road in the 1400 to 1800 block. |
| May 2008 | Lightning | Elm Mott | $50,000 | Lightning struck the roof of a vacant home, starting a fire which damaged the roof and breezeway. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Elm Mott | $4,000 | no account filed |
| June 2025 | Flash Flood | Elm Mott | $1,000 | An EM reported 6 to 8 inches of water over the roadway at the intersection of Meixner Road and FM 308 southwest of Elm Mott. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Elm Mott | - | Report of 1 inch hail from mPING. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Elm Mott | - | Emergency manager reported quarter sized hail in Elm Mott. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Elm Mott | - | Quarter to half dollar size hail was reported in Elm Mott. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Elm Mott | - | Hail up to nickel size was reported in the Elm Mott area. |
| April 2018 | Hail | Elm Mott | - | Amateur radio reported penny-sized hail in the city of Elm Mott, TX. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Elm Mott | - | Broadcast media reported quarter-sized hail off Highway 308 near the city of Elm Mott, TX. |
| November 2001 | Flash Flood | Elm Mott | - | Three persons were rescued from a vehicle stalled in high water. |
| June 2000 | Flash Flood | Elm Mott | - | Water covered the road at F.M. 308 and Boad Road. |
| May 1995 | Hail | Elm Mott | - | Softball-size hail fell at TSTI. |
| April 1996 | Hail | Elm Mott | - | no account filed |
| January 1995 | Hail | Elm Mott | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northcrest | 2.4 miles | 18 | |
| Lacy-Lakeview | 2.9 miles | 18 | |
| Ross | 3.4 miles | 18 | |
| Ocaw | 3.5 miles | 18 | |
| Bellmead | 5.4 miles | 18 | |
| Leroy | 6.0 miles | 18 | |
| Gholson | 6.5 miles | 18 | |
| Bosqueville | 6.7 miles | 19 |
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 Elm Mott | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5366294 | 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 1356982. 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.






