Mambrino, Texas
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Granbury East census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76048. The Survey maps it on the Nemo quadrangle. It stands 820 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 19 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
- 1924 USGS Granbury 1-c quadrangle1:48000
- 1928 USGS Godley quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Nemo quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Cleburne quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
107 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 107 fires within 5 miles of Mambrino between 2003 and 2020, burning about 870 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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/undetermined | 43 |
| Debris and open burning | 33 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GAUNTT |
| 27 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HIDDEN COVE TRL. |
| 26 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 3900 RHEA CT. |
| 14 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MITCHELL BEND FIRE |
| 14 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 35 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | RILEY RD 2 FIRE |
| 10 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | NERI |
| 4 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | SANDY BEACH |
| 4 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | PHILLIPS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Mambrino: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingram Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
12 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mambrino in 12 storm reports between 2008 and 2024: 5 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 1 tornado, 1 flood. The reports record 6 deaths and 54 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2013 | Tornado (EF4) | Mambrino | 6 killed, 54 hurt, $143,000,000 | National Weather Service crews surveyed the damage from the Granbury tornado. The tornado first occurred on the west bank of Lake Granbury / Brazos River. The tornado crossed the lake heading east, towards Davis Road. On the east side of the lake, the tornado damaged several power lines and trees, before hitting the American Legion hall on Davis Road. ||The tornado then took much more of a northerly track through the Rancho Brazos subdivision. This subdivision was severely damaged, with 97 of the 110 homes suffering at least minor damage. Four homes suffered EF-4 damage, and ten others had EF-3 damage. The vast majority of the subdivision had evidence of EF-1 or EF-2 damage. Six individuals lost their lives in this subdivision as a direct result of the tornado. All six were in mobile homes at the time. ||Moving north from the Rancho Brazos subdivision, the tornado dissipated approximately one mile to the north-northeast of the area that suffered the most damage. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Mambrino | $30,000 | no account filed |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mambrino | $6,000 | A 2 foot diameter tree was uprooted approximately 6 miles southeast of Granbury. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mambrino | $5,000 | A resident in Granbury reported trees down and the metal roof torn off a shed. |
| February 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mambrino | $3,000 | Poles and power lines were down on Highway 144, 3 miles south of Granbury. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Mambrino | $3,000 | Golfball size hail fell 4 miles south of Granbury. |
| April 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mambrino | $2,000 | A life-size model of a stegasaurus was rolled several yards at Dinosaur Trails Cabins and Cottages. Damage to a large metal awning was also reported on Highway 377 East near Granbury. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Mambrino | - | Public report via MPing application of ping pong ball sized hail. |
| July 2021 | Flood | Mambrino | - | Pictures on social media showed standing water on residential yards and driveways. |
| March 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mambrino | - | A private weather station approximately 7 miles southeast of the city of Granbury, TX measured a wind gust of 65 MPH. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Mambrino | - | Dime sized hail was reported on FM 2425, approximately 5 miles south of Granbury. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Mambrino | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neri | 1.7 miles | 18 | |
| Pecan Plantation | 3.4 miles | 19 | |
| Brushy | 4.4 miles | 19 | |
| DeCordova | 4.7 miles | 21 | |
| Fall Creek | 5.2 miles | 21 | |
| El Tesoro | 5.3 miles | 21 | |
| Granbury | 5.4 miles | 19 | |
| Acton | 5.8 miles | 21 |
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 Q122599084 | 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 1378638. 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.






