Melody Hills, Texas
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Fort Worth census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76137. The Survey maps it on the Haltom City quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 18 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.
- 1894 USGS Fort Worth quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Haltom City quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS Haltom City quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Fort Worth quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS Haltom City quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
289 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 289 fires within 5 miles of Melody Hills between 2006 and 2020, burning about 2,327 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 251 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | OAKHURST SCENIC |
| 9 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WINDY RYON |
| 6 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | AIRPORT FREEWAY |
| 6 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | COLD SPRINGS |
| 6 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | NE 23RD |
| 6 September 2014 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | SHERMAN |
| 30 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | RETTA |
| 30 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | NORTH WEST LOOP 820 |
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 Melody Hills: 2 producers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Portland Inc Ft Worth Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| General Portland Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mound | 2.4 miles | 18 | |
| Haltom City | 3.0 miles | 18 | |
| Watauga | 3.5 miles | 18 | |
| Saginaw | 3.5 miles | 18 | |
| North Richland Hills | 4.3 miles | 20 | |
| Richland Hills | 4.4 miles | 20 | |
| Sansom Park | 5.2 miles | 17 | |
| Smithfield | 5.7 miles | 20 |
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 Q122543314 | 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 1341351. 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.






