Moss Hill, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Hardin-Rye census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77575. The Survey maps it on the Hardin quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1943 USGS Liberty quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Daisetta quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Hardin quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
17 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Moss Hill between 1996 and 2017, burning about 240 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 6 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 | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2011 | Natural | 65 acres | Livingston Area | LIVINGSTON - 962 |
| 3 July 2013 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 8038 |
| 22 July 2008 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 19 July 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CONROE - 405 |
| 19 July 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CONROE - 407 |
| 17 July 2009 | Natural | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODVILLE - 180 |
| 1 June 2003 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODVILLE - 80 |
| 23 April 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1706621-GRASS & WOODS |
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 Moss Hill: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Dredge & Plant | Silica | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sand |
Storms near this place
9 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Moss Hill in 9 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2004 | Hail | Moss Hill | $50,000 | 3/4 inch Hail on Highway 105 between Moss Hill and Tarkington Prairie. |
| October 2000 | Hail | Moss Hill | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moss Hill | $1,000 | Strong winds downed a large tree along State Highway 105 to the west of Liberty Lakes. |
| March 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moss Hill | - | There was a snapped tree near the intersection of Sand Pit and CT 2095. |
| March 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moss Hill | - | There were uprooted trees along CR 2097. |
| March 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moss Hill | - | Multiple trees were downed along CR 2066. |
| June 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Moss Hill | - | No damage. |
| March 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moss Hill | - | Store owner in Moss Hill reported six-foot diameter tree down. |
| May 1995 | Hail | Moss Hill | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Settlement | 1.9 miles | 12 | |
| New Hope | 2.4 miles | 13 | |
| Mariam | 2.4 miles | 12 | |
| Ducat Settlement | 2.4 miles | 14 | |
| Tanner Settlement | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| Coushatta Village | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Franklin | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Big Thicket Loblolly | 4.4 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378703. 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.






