Grossville, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Mason West census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76856. It stands on Rafael Creek. The Survey maps it on the Mason quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1887 USGS Mason quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Mason quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Llano quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Llano quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Llano quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Mason quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Mason quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
76 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 76 fires within 5 miles of Grossville between 2006 and 2017, burning about 5,812 acres in total. 6 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 | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 2009 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 4740 RR1723/H.DONOP |
| 5 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SH 29E/G. JOHNSON |
| 4 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SH29E/AIRPORT RD |
| 29 September 2011 | Natural | 7.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ZESCH FIRE |
| 29 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 28 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | E. PONTOTOC/L. COLLINS |
| 27 September 2011 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | RR2389/JAMES RIVER RD/G.ZESCH |
| 8 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | RR2389/9298 JAMES RIVER RD/G.ZESCH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Grossville: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Granite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason County Quarry | Granite | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mason | 4.7 miles | 13 | |
| Hedwigs Hill | 4.9 miles | 13 | |
| Koockville | 5.7 miles | 12 | |
| Art | 6.1 miles | 13 | |
| Hilda | 8.1 miles | 13 | |
| Grit | 9.3 miles | 12 | |
| Streeter | 10.8 miles | 13 | |
| Loyal Valley | 12.7 miles | 13 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122559112 | 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 1379865. 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.






