Huron, Texas
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Blum census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76692. The Survey maps it on the Blanton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 17 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.
- 1891 USGS Cleburne quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Cleburne quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1927 USGS Blum quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Blanton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Cleburne quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
175 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 175 fires within 5 miles of Huron between 2008 and 2020, burning about 1,510 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 3 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 | 87 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 56 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 500 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 150 |
| 4 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 2604 & PR 120 |
| 4 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PR 120 |
| 4 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MCRAC |
| 4 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 114 |
| 30 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE 1221 |
| 3 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE 933 |
| 25 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE 933 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
14 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Huron in 14 storm reports between 2009 and 2026: 8 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Huron | $60,000 | Significant damage occured at a Youth Retreat near Huron. Numerous outbuildings were damaged or destroyed. The main building suffered significant roof damage, the support columns for the porch were dislodged or removed, and a metal canopy next to the building was destroyed. Several trees lost large limbs and two trees were uprooted. Debris from the retreat was scattered up to a half mile away. A NWS survey confirmed straight line winds or a microburst was responsible for the damage. |
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | Huron | $10,000 | Culverts at the Bear Creek crossing in White Bluff Resort near Huron collapsed due to heavy rainfall near 4 inches. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Huron | $7,000 | A social media post reported at least golf ball size hail in the Blanton community. |
| November 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Huron | $5,000 | Broadcast media reported a metal roof removed from a farm building and large tree limbs blown down between Whitney and Blum. |
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | Huron | - | Emergency management reported that FM 933 was closed in both directions near County Road 1221 in Blum with a water rescue needed. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Huron | - | Quarter size hail was reported via mPING. |
| March 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Huron | - | Measured at the Blum ISD Farm. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Huron | - | Quarter size hail was reported downstream of Lake Whitney Dam. |
| October 2019 | Hail | Huron | - | A trained spotter reported nickel to quarter sized hail on the north side of Lake Whitney near the Hill/Bosque county line. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Huron | - | Amateur radio reported quarter-sized hail between the cities of Blum and Whitney. |
| May 2014 | Flash Flood | Huron | - | Water was reported over FM 934 near Blum. |
| February 2011 | Hail | Huron | - | Nickel size hail was reported near Grub Hill. |
| February 2009 | Hail | Huron | - | Nickel to quarter size hail was reported on FM 2604. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Huron | - | no account filed |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378474. 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.






