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Hilton, Texas

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the East Grayson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75092. It stands on South Branch Choctaw Creek. The Survey maps it on the Howe quadrangle.

Hilton 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

151 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 151 fires within 5 miles of Hilton between 2005 and 2020, burning about 529 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 5 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/undetermined76
Debris and open burning34
Equipment and vehicle use18
Power generation/transmission/distribution6
Arson/incendiarism5
Recreation and ceremony4
Smoking3
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Natural1

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
7 September 2011Railroad operations and maintenance1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceRAILROAD
6 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServicePRESTON MEADOWS COMMAND
30 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service1628 LAKE
30 September 2011Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceMEDIAN
29 September 2011Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceHERITAGE
24 September 2015Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceHIGHWAY 75
2 September 2012Equipment and vehicle use10 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceLAUGHLIN COMMAND
2 September 2011Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceFRIENDSHIP

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Grayson County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Hilton: 8 unknowns. None of them still produces. 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
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Grayson County

Storms near this place

17 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hilton in 17 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 10 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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
February 2013Thunderstorm WindHilton$150,000Straight line winds estimated at 85-95 mph damaged several homes and uprooted several trees in the Luella area. The damage stretched for approximately 6 miles and occurred in conjunction with a bookend vortex on the north side of a bow echo. A home on Tribble and another home on Bois D'Arc suffered major damage. Most of the roof of the home on Bois D'Arc was torn off and much of the second story of the home on Tribble was destroyed. Another 3 homes suffered roof damage.
June 2025Tornado (EF1)Hilton$50,000An EF-1 tornado touched down along Rockport Road and moved southeast across Ford Road, blowing down several trees and damaging a few barns. Much more extensive tree damage was noted along Farmington Road where dozens of trees were snapped and uprooted in all directions. A few more trees were blown down along Shepherd Drive and a trailer was blown onto its side in the western parking lot of the Texas Instruments plant before the tornado lifted. Maximum winds with this tornado were estimated at 95 mph.
March 2022Thunderstorm WindHilton$10,000A National Weather Service storm survey indicated straight line wind damage near Sherman High School consisting of blown sheet metal and a removed HVAC unit from a rooftop.
May 2024HailHilton$7,000A trained spotter reported golf ball size hail along Highway 75 on the south side of Sherman.
May 2024HailHilton$5,000Amateur radio reported golf-ball sized hail at the intersection of FM 1417 and Highway 75 south of Sherman, TX.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindHilton$5,000Emergency management reported that a tree 2 feet in diameter fell on a house on FM 1417 west of Sherman.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindHilton$5,000A trained spotter measured a 63 MPH wind gust 1 mile southeast of Southmayd.
April 2008Thunderstorm WindHilton$5,000Power lines and trees were blown down.
May 2024HailHilton-Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).
June 2022HailHilton-Penny sized hail and a wind gust to 48 mph was reported between Howe and Luella.
May 2021HailHilton-A public report indicated quarter sized hail approximately 2 miles west-northwest of the city of Sherman, TX.
April 2021HailHilton-Amateur radio reported dime sized hail in the southern part of Sherman, TX.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindHilton-Emergency management reported trees snapped or uprooted approximately 6 miles southwest of Sherman, TX.
March 2013HailHilton-Dime sized hail was reported in the southern sections of Sherman, near the intersection of Highways 75 and 1417.
March 2013HailHilton-Dime sized hail was reported in the southern sections of Sherman, near the intersection of Highways 75 and 1417.
May 2009HailHilton-Quarter size hail fell on the south side of Sherman.
May 2021HailHilton-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
Tribune2.5 miles12
Luella3.7 miles12
Mormon Grove (historical)4.2 miles11
Howe4.3 miles12
Sherman4.5 miles12
Dorchester4.6 miles11
Sperry5.4 miles11
North Sherman Junction6.5 miles12

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379936. 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.