Hill City, Texas
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Granbury West census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76476. The Survey maps it on the Hill City quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1889 USGS Granbury quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1931 USGS Tolar quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Hill City quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Cleburne quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
86 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 86 fires within 5 miles of Hill City between 2004 and 2020, burning about 1,773 acres in total. 3 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 | 30 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WILD CAT KNOB |
| 19 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | HILL CITY |
| 19 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | SPRESTER |
| 14 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PALUXY |
| 9 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HILL CITY |
| 3 August 2005 | Debris and open burning | 700 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 27 August 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRUSHY |
| 10 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | NERI |
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 Hill City: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Worth Crushed Stone Quarry 2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2024Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hill City in 1 storm report in 2024: 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hill City | $500 | A microburst knocked down and split trees south and southwest of Tolar. A barn and storage container were also damaged. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paluxy | 4.0 miles | 17 | |
| Neri | 5.5 miles | 18 | |
| Brushy | 5.5 miles | 19 | |
| Tolar | 6.8 miles | 18 | |
| Mambrino | 7.2 miles | 19 | |
| Granbury | 9.7 miles | 19 | |
| Pecan Plantation | 9.7 miles | 19 | |
| Fort Spunky | 10.9 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378453. 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.





