BlockGrangerland, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Southeast Montgomery census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77306. The Survey maps it on the Cut And Shoot quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1954 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Cut and Shoot quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Conroe quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Cut And Shoot quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
147 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 147 fires within 5 miles of Grangerland between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,496 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 11 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 | 94 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 8 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Livingston Area | LIVINGSTON - 872 |
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9.0 acres | Livingston Area | LIVINGSTON - 849 |
| 30 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 28 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CONROE - 42 |
| 28 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 28 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 25 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
8 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Grangerland in 8 storm reports between 2004 and 2024: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 lightning, 1 hail. The reports record 1 death and 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Lightning | Grangerland | 1 killed | Man was electrocuted while attempting to place a tarp over vehicles during a storm. |
| July 2017 | Lightning | Grangerland | 1 hurt | A lightning strike injured a male near the intersection of FM 1485 and FM 3083 near Grangerland. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grangerland | $17,000 | There were several large trees downed and a portion of a barn roof was damaged three miles southwest of Grangerland close to the intersection of FM 1314 and Highway 242. |
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grangerland | $11,000 | There was wind damage to a home on Old Houston Road. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grangerland | $10,000 | Trees and power lines were downed near the Deer Glen West subdivision. Thunderstorm wind damage extended from SH 242 and Old Houston Road to Firetower and Wells Streets where some large trees where downed. |
| March 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grangerland | $5,000 | A large tree fell onto a pickup truck near the Linda Lane and FM 1485 intersection. |
| April 2004 | Hail | Grangerland | $5,000 | Quarter-size hail between Cut and Shoot and Grangerland. |
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grangerland | - | Trees were downed across the roadway near the intersection of TX 242 and FM 1314. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wigginsville | 0.6 miles | 13 | |
| Waukegan | 4.0 miles | 13 | |
| Four Corners | 4.0 miles | 14 | |
| Deerwood | 4.5 miles | 13 | |
| Youens | 5.0 miles | 13 | |
| Woodloch | 5.1 miles | 13 | |
| Cut and Shoot | 5.8 miles | 13 | |
| Groceville | 6.1 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1381214. 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.