BlockMiller Grove, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Cumby census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75433. It stands on Cedar Creek. The Survey maps it on the Miller Grove quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1953 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Miller Grove quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
60 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 60 fires within 5 miles of Miller Grove between 2004 and 2017, burning about 1,441 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1554 FM 2653 SOUTH |
| 24 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 18 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MOONEY |
| 9 August 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BOYER |
| 7 August 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 275 SOUTH |
| 29 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | FI 5054942 |
| 29 August 2005 | Natural | 450 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | NORTH TX - 9 |
| 26 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1312 CR 1137 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
13 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Miller Grove in 13 storm reports between 1999 and 2022: 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 2 hail, 2 flood. 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 | Flash Flood | Miller Grove | $200,000 | A series of thunderstorms producing heavy rain resulted in flash flooding across Hopkins County and in Sulphur Springs. By 4 pm, it was reported that a number of main roads in Sulphur Springs were flooded and cars were already stalling in the high water in some locations. Other side streets were also impassable in the afternoon and/or evening hours. The local fire department reported swift water rescues on Buford Circle, Main Street at League Street, and MLK Drive. Outside of the city, several county roads were reported impassable with vehicles also stalled in high water. Near Como, one lady was rescued when her car was swept off the road by rising flood waters in the evening hours. Other county roads that were reported flooded were CR 4759, FM 1567, CR 2436 near Como, FM 2653, FM 69, CR 4582, SH 19 south, CR 4762, CR 3568, CR 3504 and CR 3236. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Miller Grove | $150,000 | Dozens of trees, large tree limbs, power poles, and power lines were downed across the western half of the county. The roof of a barn was blown off onto State Highway 11, and a tree fell on a house on Cranford Street. |
| May 2009 | Flash Flood | Miller Grove | $60,000 | Numerous roads were closed or covered in water across Hopkins County. These roads and areas included: FM 71 near the Delta/Hopkins county line, CR 2316, CR 2321, CR 4708, CR 3518, CR 4763, CR 2322, CR 4764, CR 2310, FM 2560, FM 71 at CR 3567, FM 69 north at CR 3918, FM 1567 west, CR 3380 at FM 900, and SH 11 west just past CR 4738. A car was reported stuck in flood waters on CR 3523 north of FM 69 in Dike and a vehicle was washed off CR 2315, but no injuries were reported with either incident. In addition, several yards in Sulphur Spring were underwater due to heavy rain that overwhelmed the drainage system. |
| November 2022 | Hail | Miller Grove | $50,000 | A public report indicated golf ball sized hail in Miller Grove, TX. |
| December 2015 | Flash Flood | Miller Grove | $20,000 | Widespread flooding was occurring across the county with many county roads covered with at least some water. Many unpaved roads were unusable due to mud and water on the roads. Also, water was collecting on small portions of Interstate 30 between Cumby and Sulphur Springs. |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Miller Grove | $20,000 | A strong thunderstorm wind blew trees down onto seven cars, and a storage building was blown into a swimming pool. |
| April 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Miller Grove | $10,000 | Residents recorded video of a tornado near FM 1567 and|County Road 1137 shortly after 530 PM. Tornado briefly had multiple|vortices but generally maintained a width of around 100 yards. The|tornado traveled north along County Road 1131 with mainly tree |damage observed. A metal barn was destroyed near CR 1131 and CR |1120. A home was damaged along FM 275 south of I-30 near the end|of the track. The home burned after a large tree limb fell on the |main powerline into the home. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Miller Grove | $6,000 | A social media report indicated a tree being uprooted in the town of Miller Grove, TX, but emergency management reported many trees and tree limbs being knocked down in the western portions of the county. |
| November 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Miller Grove | - | Hopkins County Sheriff's Department reported a 60 MPH wind gust in the city of Miller Grove, or approximately 7 miles south-southeast of the city of Cumby, TX. |
| April 2016 | Flood | Miller Grove | - | Several roads in Sulphur Springs and across the county remained flooded after several inches of rain fell in county. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Miller Grove | - | Multiple trees were blown down due to high winds about 5 miles south of Cumby. |
| October 2009 | Flood | Miller Grove | - | Ongoing flooding of roads, creeks, and ditches continued across the county. Some roads remained closed through the late afternoon hours. |
| May 1999 | Hail | Miller Grove | - | 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 Miller Grove | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q30623331 | 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 1341655. 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.
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.