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Fink, 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 75076. The Survey maps it on the Pottsboro quadrangle.

Fink within Grayson County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 12 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

117 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 117 fires within 5 miles of Fink between 2005 and 2020, burning about 1,116 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 6 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/undetermined52
Debris and open burning32
Equipment and vehicle use14
Arson/incendiarism6
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Smoking3
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Natural2
Other causes1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
5 September 2015Debris and open burning2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceHWY 289 FIRE
5 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceHIGHPORT FIREWORKS FIRE
4 September 2011Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceAIRPORT RD
4 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceAIRPORT ROAD
4 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceSQUIRRLE LANE
26 September 2011Arson/incendiarism5.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceDAVY LN
10 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.5 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceHYW 289
1 September 2015Smoking1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceGATTIS CIRCLE FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Grayson County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Fink: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Grayson County Quarry & PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Grayson Pits & PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Grayson County

Storms near this place

10 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fink in 10 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind, 4 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2016Thunderstorm WindFink$6,000Thunderstorm winds damaged and split trees along Kennon Lane northwest of Pottsboro. The resident estimated 65-80 mph winds.
March 2016Thunderstorm WindFink$5,000Emergency management reported outbuildings and power lines blown down on Cemetery Road in Pottsboro, TX.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindFink$5,000Trees were blown down near Eisenhower State Park.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindFink$3,000A 60 mph wind gust was measured 3 miles west of Pottsboro.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindFink$3,000Multiple reports of powerlines and trees down across the county.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindFink$2,000An amateur radio operator estimated a 60 mph wind gust near the Denison Dam.
April 2025HailFink-A Facebook post reported nickel sized hail near Pottsboro.
February 2021HailFink-A trained spotter measured ping pong ball size hail at the intersection of FM 406 and Katy Lane northeast of Pottsboro.
April 2018HailFink-Amateur radio reported nickel to quarter sized hail approximately 3 miles north-northwest of the city of Pottsboro, TX.
May 2011HailFink-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Grayson County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Cambridge2.7 miles12
Pottsboro3.1 miles12
Willow Spring4.0 miles12
Locust5.1 miles12
Preston5.9 miles12
Glen Eden (historical)6.2 miles12
Ray6.4 miles13
Shawnee6.5 miles13

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379765. 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.