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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.

Mayhill within Denton County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 11 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

77 since 2005

Regional 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 burning40
Missing data/not specified/undetermined22
Equipment and vehicle use7
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Arson/incendiarism2
Smoking2
Recreation and ceremony1

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
28 September 2014Debris and open burningunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service2444 WEST OAK STREET
24 September 2014Debris and open burningunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service1316 EAST MCKINNEY STREET
24 September 2014Debris and open burningunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service2900 N. LOCUST STREET
2 September 2014Debris and open burningunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceN ELM STREET
16 September 2014Debris and open burningunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceLONG ROAD
5 August 2008Equipment and vehicle use61 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceELK RIVERNORTH BRANCH - 103
23 August 2014Debris and open burningunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service9100 TEASLEY
16 August 2010Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceSWISHER ROAD FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Denton County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Harbert,Hobson,Sewell,AllisonClayProducer
Herbert PitClayProducerSedimentary

Every working recorded in Denton County

Storms near this place

24 since 2009

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2016HailMayhill$500,000A trained spotter reported baseball sized hail near the Interstate 35E/35W split.
September 2025LightningMayhill$100,000A home on Jefferson Trail in Denton was struck by lightning and damaged by the resulting fire.
April 2016HailMayhill$100,000A trained spotter reported golf-ball sized hail near the intersection of Parvin St and McCormick St in Denton, TX.
November 2015FloodMayhill$10,000Two 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 2025Flash FloodMayhill$5,000Northbound I35W was been closed at Oak Street due to high water on the roadway.
October 2014Thunderstorm WindMayhill$5,000Emergency management reported that the roof of Fair Hall at the North Texas State Fairgrounds was partially removed.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindMayhill$3,000Thunderstorm 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 2017HailMayhill$1,000Public report: half dollar size hail approximately 3 miles south/southwest of Denton.
May 2021HailMayhill-Quarter sized hail was reported 1 block northwest of Highway 377 and I-35E in Denton.
April 2019HailMayhill-A social media report indicated nickel size hail on the University of North Texas campus in the city of Denton, TX.
April 2018HailMayhill-A public report indicated penny-sized hail approximately 2 miles southeast of the city of Denton, TX.
June 2018HailMayhill-A public report indicated dime-sized hail near the Interstate 35 split in the city of Denton, TX.
March 2016FloodMayhill-A social media report showed a car stuck in high water on the I-35 frontage road near Underwood St.
April 2016HailMayhill-Amateur radio spotters reported quarter sized hail approximately 3 miles south of Denton.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindMayhill-A trained spotter reported large tree branches down at the intersection of Collins Rd and Cleveland St in Denton, TX.
October 2016FloodMayhill-The frontage road of I-35 near Hwy 288 in South Denton was closed through mid afternoon due to high water.
October 2014Thunderstorm WindMayhill-Emergency management reported a 60 MPH wind gust on the University of North Texas Campus.
April 2014HailMayhill-Quarter sized hail was reported in southern Denton.
April 2012Tornado (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 2010HailMayhill-Penny size hail fell on the southeast side of Denton.
May 2009HailMayhill-Ping-pong size hail fell in southern Denton.
June 2023HailMayhill-no account filed
May 2021HailMayhill-no account filed
May 2021HailMayhill-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Denton 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
Carter1.3 miles11
Cooper Creek2.5 miles11
Denton2.7 miles10
Mingo3.2 miles11
Corinth3.6 miles11
Shady Shores4.0 miles11
Jagoe4.0 miles10
Minchin4.1 miles10

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.