Mingo, 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. It stands on Clear Creek. 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
90 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 90 fires within 5 miles of Mingo between 2005 and 2019, burning about 808 acres in total. None 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 | 41 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2013 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 100 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 13082072 |
| 29 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | HIGBEE |
| 28 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 09-0001492 |
| 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 |
| 20 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | RHODES ROAD |
| 2 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | N ELM STREET |
| 6 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Mingo: 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denton Pit and Plant No. 536 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Harbert,Hobson,Sewell,Allison | Clay | Producer | ||
| Herbert Pit | Clay | Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
14 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mingo in 14 storm reports between 2009 and 2024: 10 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash 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 2014 | Flash Flood | Mingo | $40,000 | Numerous reports were received of six to eight inches of water on the road on the intersection of Hummingbird Lane and Cardinal Drive in the city of Denton. |
| February 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mingo | $20,000 | A 100-foot Internet tower was snapped in half at the Greenbelt Business Park. A trailer on the same property was pushed 70 feet across a driveway. At the Denton Crossing shopping center at Loop 288 and Brinker Road, utility poles were knocked down. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Mingo | $10,000 | Denton Emergency Management reported 2 inch diameter hail in Denton, at the intersection of McKinney and 288. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Mingo | $5,000 | Half dollar sized hail was reported in the city of Denton. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Mingo | - | Reported via mPing. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Mingo | - | Hail up to 1 in diameter was reported approximately 2 miles east of UNT Discovery Park in Denton. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Mingo | - | A public report indicated nickel to quarter sized hail approximately 2 miles east of the city of Denton, TX. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mingo | - | Thunderstorm winds broke medium and large tree branches on Manten Drive in Denton. |
| April 2018 | Hail | Mingo | - | Emergency management reported penny-sized hail on loop 288 east of the city of Denton, TX. |
| August 2017 | Flash Flood | Mingo | - | Emergency management reported a road closure near the intersection of Blagg Rd and N Mayhill Rd due to high water. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Mingo | - | A trained spotter reported quarter-sized hail approximately 5 miles east of Denton, TX. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Mingo | - | Denton Emergency Management reported quarter sized hail on Highway 380 at Loop 288. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Mingo | - | Nickel sized hail fell approximately 6 miles east of Denton. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Mingo | - | Half-dollar sized hail fell at the intersection of Highway 380 and Highway 288. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Creek | 1.2 miles | 11 | |
| Mayhill | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| Cross Roads | 3.3 miles | 11 | |
| New Hope (historical) | 3.9 miles | 10 | |
| Denton | 4.4 miles | 10 | |
| Krugerville | 4.4 miles | 7 | |
| Carter | 4.5 miles | 11 | |
| Green Valley | 4.6 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378688. 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.




