Maryneal, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Roscoe census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79535. The Survey maps it on the Maryneal quadrangle. It stands 2,566 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 12 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.
- 1893 USGS Sweetwater quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Big Spring quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Big Spring quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Maryneal quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Sweetwater quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
47 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 47 fires within 5 miles of Maryneal between 2006 and 2020, burning about 7,987 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MARYNEAL GRASSFIRE |
| 21 September 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 200 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MUNCY FIRE |
| 15 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 8 August 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 487 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | NEWSOM |
| 31 August 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SEARS RANCH |
| 15 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,000 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 69 FIRE |
| 15 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 682 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | M & M RANCH FIRE |
| 13 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 130 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | OLD BRIDGE |
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 Maryneal: 1 producer. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary-Neal Cement Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
29 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Maryneal in 29 storm reports between 1994 and 2018: 19 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 2 flash flood. The reports record 1 injury. 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 2012 | Hail | Maryneal | 1 hurt | Hail broke several skylights in a home which resulted in minor cuts of a resident. |
| May 1997 | Hail | Maryneal | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maryneal | $18,000 | Numerous power poles were knocked down. |
| May 2002 | Hail | Maryneal | $15,000 | A severe thunderstorm produced damage to several cars at a camp near Maryneal. |
| April 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maryneal | $1,000 | Large tree branches down. |
| September 2018 | Flash Flood | Maryneal | - | Texas Division of Emergency Management reported closure of FM 1170 south of Maryneal due to flooding. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Maryneal | - | The public reported hen egg size hail three miles west of Maryneal. The large hail broke windows out of a pickup truck. |
| March 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Maryneal | - | A brief tornado was seen by the public with no damage reported. |
| May 2002 | Tornado (F0) | Maryneal | - | Spotters reported a brief tornado. |
| May 2002 | Hail | Maryneal | - | A second severe thunderstorm moves into Maryneal producing golfball size hail. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maryneal | - | Winds estimated at 60 mph. |
| May 1999 | Hail | Maryneal | - | Tennis ball size hail reported in Maryneal. |
| May 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Maryneal | - | A tornado briefly touched down near the community of Maryneal. |
| May 1999 | Hail | Maryneal | - | Hail up to the size of softballs was reported near Maryneal in central Nolan County. |
| May 1994 | Hail | Maryneal | - | Widespread severe thunderstorms and flash flooding occurred across the eastern Permian Basin, northern Concho Valley, and Big Country from the afternoon of the 10th to the early morning of the 11th. Severe wind gusts occurred in Nolan County, Blackwell, and northeast Coke County, Oak Creek Reservoir. Two homes and several sheds were damaged near the reservoir, with trees and power lines also downed in the area. Damages were estimated at $75,000. One home was damaged in Blackwell. This storm moved into northwest Runnels County, where winds slightly damaged a home in Wingate. Flash flooding near Lake Sweetwater closed Farm-to-Market Road 1856 at 1350 CST. Low water crossings were flooded on Highway 70 east of Maryneal at 1350 CST. More heavy rains caused additional flash flooding on roads near Maryneal at 1710 CST, temporarily isolating that community. Two separate flash floods occurred in southern Mitchell County along Beals Creek and the Colorado River. This caused the closure of Highway 163 south of Colorado City. In Howard County, rainfall in excess of five inches caused widespread flooding in Big Spring. SKYWARN spotters reported a tornado in Howard County six miles east-southeast of Coahoma at 0230 CST. This tornado moved northeast for over three miles. It ended in extreme western Mitchell County about nine miles southwest of Westbrook at 0245 CST. At 0430 CST, Nolan County Sheriff's Office reported flooding over most roads in southern Nolan County. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Maryneal | - | no account filed |
| October 2015 | Hail | Maryneal | - | no account filed |
| April 2015 | Hail | Maryneal | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Maryneal | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Maryneal | - | no account filed |
| October 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maryneal | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Maryneal | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Maryneal | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Maryneal | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Maryneal | - | no account filed |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maryneal | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Flash Flood | Maryneal | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Hail | Maryneal | - | no account filed |
| May 1994 | Hail | Maryneal | - | 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.
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.
| Wikipedia article on Maryneal | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6781650 | 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 1341044. 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.




