Mayhill, Texas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Denton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76208. The Survey maps it on the Denton East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 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.
- 1954 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Denton East quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1985 USGS Denton quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Denton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
77 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 77 fires within 5 miles of Mayhill between 2005 and 2018, burning about 791 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 | 40 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2444 WEST OAK STREET |
| 24 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1316 EAST MCKINNEY STREET |
| 24 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2900 N. LOCUST STREET |
| 2 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | N ELM STREET |
| 16 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | LONG ROAD |
| 5 August 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 61 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ELK RIVERNORTH BRANCH - 103 |
| 23 August 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 9100 TEASLEY |
| 16 August 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SWISHER ROAD FIRE |
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 Mayhill: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harbert,Hobson,Sewell,Allison | Clay | Producer | ||
| Herbert Pit | Clay | Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
24 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mayhill in 24 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 14 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 flood, 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2016 | Hail | Mayhill | $500,000 | A trained spotter reported baseball sized hail near the Interstate 35E/35W split. |
| September 2025 | Lightning | Mayhill | $100,000 | A home on Jefferson Trail in Denton was struck by lightning and damaged by the resulting fire. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Mayhill | $100,000 | A trained spotter reported golf-ball sized hail near the intersection of Parvin St and McCormick St in Denton, TX. |
| November 2015 | Flood | Mayhill | $10,000 | Two people were rescued from their vehicle in the 3100 block of South Bonnie Brae. The water was up to the steering wheel of the car. |
| September 2025 | Flash Flood | Mayhill | $5,000 | Northbound I35W was been closed at Oak Street due to high water on the roadway. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mayhill | $5,000 | Emergency management reported that the roof of Fair Hall at the North Texas State Fairgrounds was partially removed. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mayhill | $3,000 | Thunderstorm winds, likely associated with the RFD of a tornadic supercell, knocked down trees in the Vintage subdivision located in the southwestern portions of the city of Denton. Fences were also knocked down. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Mayhill | $1,000 | Public report: half dollar size hail approximately 3 miles south/southwest of Denton. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Mayhill | - | Quarter sized hail was reported 1 block northwest of Highway 377 and I-35E in Denton. |
| April 2019 | Hail | Mayhill | - | A social media report indicated nickel size hail on the University of North Texas campus in the city of Denton, TX. |
| April 2018 | Hail | Mayhill | - | A public report indicated penny-sized hail approximately 2 miles southeast of the city of Denton, TX. |
| June 2018 | Hail | Mayhill | - | A public report indicated dime-sized hail near the Interstate 35 split in the city of Denton, TX. |
| March 2016 | Flood | Mayhill | - | A social media report showed a car stuck in high water on the I-35 frontage road near Underwood St. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Mayhill | - | Amateur radio spotters reported quarter sized hail approximately 3 miles south of Denton. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mayhill | - | A trained spotter reported large tree branches down at the intersection of Collins Rd and Cleveland St in Denton, TX. |
| October 2016 | Flood | Mayhill | - | The frontage road of I-35 near Hwy 288 in South Denton was closed through mid afternoon due to high water. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mayhill | - | Emergency management reported a 60 MPH wind gust on the University of North Texas Campus. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Mayhill | - | Quarter sized hail was reported in southern Denton. |
| April 2012 | Tornado (EF0) | Mayhill | - | An EF-0 tornado occurred in an unincorporated area just south of Denton. The tornado touched down in a wheat field southeast of the intersection of Country Club Road and Ryan Rd. The tornado was confirmed by photos, radar, and eyewitness evidence. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Mayhill | - | Penny size hail fell on the southeast side of Denton. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Mayhill | - | Ping-pong size hail fell in southern Denton. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Mayhill | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Hail | Mayhill | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Hail | Mayhill | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carter | 1.3 miles | 11 | |
| Cooper Creek | 2.5 miles | 11 | |
| Denton | 2.7 miles | 10 | |
| Mingo | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| Corinth | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| Shady Shores | 4.0 miles | 11 | |
| Jagoe | 4.0 miles | 10 | |
| Minchin | 4.1 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2034662. 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.




