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Greggton, Texas

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Longview census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75604. It stands on Hawkins Creek. The Survey maps it on the Kilgore NE quadrangle. It stands 351 feet above sea level.

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Greggton within Gregg County

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On the National Register within a mile 1 record

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Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 16 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

304 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 304 fires within 5 miles of Greggton between 1993 and 2020, burning about 942 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 23 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/undetermined114
Debris and open burning92
Power generation/transmission/distribution31
Arson/incendiarism23
Equipment and vehicle use14
Recreation and ceremony9
Misuse of fire by a minor9
Natural6
Smoking3
Fireworks2
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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
9 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service17-0012699
9 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceHWY 42
9 September 2011Smokingunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceBINGHAM
9 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service251 FM 2011
8 September 2011Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceSTEWART ST
7 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceHENDERSON - 226
7 September 2003Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceLINDEN - 228
6 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service6182

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Gregg County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Greggton: 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
A & T Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Norton PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Texas Bitulithic PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Gregg County

Storms near this place

59 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Greggton in 59 storm reports between 2008 and 2026: 27 thunderstorm wind, 22 hail, 6 flash flood, 3 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
October 2009Thunderstorm WindGreggton$200,000Numerous trees were downed including some on homes and automobiles in the Longview Heights subdivision.
May 2008Flash FloodGreggton$100,000Flash flooding was reported over much of the city. Flooding resulted to at least 24 temporary street closures in town. Nine residents reported flooding in their homes as well.
March 2008Thunderstorm WindGreggton$100,000Windows were blown out and a roof was torn off an apartment complex on Farm to Market Road 1845. A tree was also down on a home in town.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindGreggton$75,000Siding was removed from a car wash at West Marshall and Pine Tree Road. Wind also damaged the roof of an auto repair shop. Several vehicles were damaged as well.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindGreggton$50,000Several trees were downed in the Longview Heights area. Some homes were also damaged by the trees.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindGreggton$40,000Trees were downed in Longview, Texas. One tree, a 100 foot tall pine tree, fell through a home in the 4300 block of Kennedy Trail in north Longview.
September 2013LightningGreggton$30,000Lightning struck a rotting tree which caused the tree to fall on a home in Longview, Texas on Oakdale Avenue.
April 2012Thunderstorm WindGreggton$30,000Metal roofing was removed from the Le Tourneau Technologies building on Estes Drive.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindGreggton$20,000A large pine tree was uprooted and fell onto the Saddlebrook apartments in Longview, Texas.
October 2014LightningGreggton$10,000A lightning strike set an oil well site on fire at the intersection of HG Moseley and Bill Owens Parkway southeast of Wildwood. Residents had to be evacuated from the area.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindGreggton$10,000A large pine tree fell on a home on Lincoln Drive in Longview, Texas.
October 2009Thunderstorm WindGreggton$10,000The roof off a home was blown into a back yard and trees were downed at Loop 281 and US Hwy. 80.
June 2011LightningGreggton$5,000Lightning struck a tank battery on North Fuller Road and caught fire.
July 2009Flash FloodGreggton$3,000Hwy. 31 has water on the road at intersection of Green and Nelson. A vehicle was stalled in the water on Hwy. 31.
March 2026HailGreggton-Quarter size hail reported near Pine Tree High School in Longview.
March 2026HailGreggton-Quarter size hail reported at the intersection of H.G. Mosley Parkway and Bill Owens Parkway in Longview.
August 2025Flash FloodGreggton-Flash flooding reported with a high water rescue near Bill Owens Parkway at Lois Jackson Park.
March 2023Thunderstorm WindGreggton-Tree downed on a house on Jewel Drive and power poles leaning along West Loop 281.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindGreggton-Widespread reports of snapped trees and utility poles across Longview.
January 2022HailGreggton-Hail ranging from the size of quarters to half dollars was reported to social media across portions of Longview. The hail completely covered the ground and roadways in some locations across the city.
May 2022FloodGreggton-Several roads closed due to flooding in Longview.
February 2020Flash FloodGreggton-Lois Jackson Park was flooded near Grace Creek.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindGreggton-The church steeple was blown off of Oakland Heights Baptist Church on Judson Road.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindGreggton-Numerous trees were blown down across the western half of Gregg County.
April 2017HailGreggton-Quarter size hail fell in the Greggton area of Longview. Report from the KLTV Facebook page.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindGreggton-Widespread wind damage was common across the city of Longview, with numerous trees down, and some of which were on homes, vehicles, and power lines.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindGreggton-Trees and powerlines were downed throughout the county.
March 2014Thunderstorm WindGreggton-Numerous trees and powerlines downed throughout the county. Widespread power outages as well.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindGreggton-A large oak tree fell near the Clinton and May Street intersection in Longview, Texas.
April 2014Flash FloodGreggton-Excessive heavy rainfall resulted in the closure of Hwy. 80 between Ward and Rockwall Streets from flash flooding.
April 2014Flash FloodGreggton-Excessive heavy rainfall resulted in the closure of Hwy. 80 from Greggton to HG Mosley streets in Longview, Texas.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindGreggton-Powerlines were downed on Eastman Road and Hawkins Parkway.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindGreggton-A large tree was downed on Dundee Road in Longview, Texas.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindGreggton-Multiple trees were downed throughout the county.
September 2013HailGreggton-Dime to penny size hail fell at the intersection of Hwy. 259 and Hwy. 80.
April 2012HailGreggton-Hail was reported at Estes Parkway and Interstate 20.
May 2012HailGreggton-A spotter reported quarter sized hail in eastern Longview along the Harrison, Gregg County line.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindGreggton-Powerlines were downed in Judson, Texas.
August 2012HailGreggton-Penny sized hail was reported in the Judson community.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindGreggton-A tree was downed in town.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindGreggton-Multiple trees and powerlines were downed across town.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindGreggton-Numerous trees and powerlines were downed across the city of Longview. Power outages were also noted at several locations in the city.
October 2010Thunderstorm WindGreggton-Powerlines were blown down at Texas Highway 31 and the 281 Loop.
May 2010HailGreggton-Penny sized hail was reported in Longview, Texas.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindGreggton-A few trees were downed blocking roadways in town.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindGreggton-A tree was downed at the intersection of Airline and Hollybrook Roads.
March 2008HailGreggton-Hail reported by retired National Weather Service employee.
April 2014HailGreggton-no account filed
March 2014HailGreggton-no account filed
February 2013HailGreggton-no account filed
February 2013HailGreggton-no account filed
March 2013HailGreggton-no account filed
May 2012HailGreggton-no account filed
April 2011HailGreggton-no account filed
April 2009HailGreggton-no account filed
April 2009HailGreggton-no account filed
February 2008HailGreggton-no account filed
March 2008HailGreggton-no account filed
March 2008HailGreggton-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Gregg 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
Longview2.8 miles13
Teneryville2.8 miles13
White Oak4.1 miles13
Spring Hill4.5 miles13
Kinsloe4.7 miles16
Rolling Meadows5.8 miles16
Judson6.2 miles13
Clarksville City6.2 miles12

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 GreggtonAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q22076498The 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 1337009. 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.