Mossy Grove, Texas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Huntsville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77320. It stands on White Oak Branch. The Survey maps it on the Steep Branch quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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 Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Steep Branch quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
87 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 87 fires within 5 miles of Mossy Grove between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,596 acres in total. 13 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 | 37 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 29 acres | Livingston Area | LIVINGSTON - 243 |
| 3 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CONROE - 373 |
| 20 September 2011 | Natural | 57 acres | Livingston Area | LIVINGSTON - 923 |
| 2 September 2000 | Natural | 93 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CONROE - 364 |
| 19 September 2011 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Livingston Area | LIVINGSTON - 921 |
| 14 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 8073 |
| 13 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Livingston Area | LIVINGSTON - 315 |
| 12 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CONROE - 399 |
Storms near this place
10 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mossy Grove in 10 storm reports between 2003 and 2024: 7 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 2024 | Flash Flood | Mossy Grove | $20,000 | A section of FM 2989 was washed out by floodwaters near Falba Cemetery. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mossy Grove | $15,000 | Trees and powerlines down in the northwest part of the county. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Mossy Grove | $4,000 | Flash flood from heavy rains resulted in several road closures, including FM 247 at Bedias Creek, Birdwell Road and Pool Road. |
| January 2024 | Flash Flood | Mossy Grove | - | FM 1375 was closed near Winters Bayou. |
| January 2024 | Flash Flood | Mossy Grove | - | FM 2989 was closed near Bedias Creek. |
| February 2024 | Flood | Mossy Grove | - | Heavy rain from thunderstorms resulted in flooding along FM2989 at Bedias Creek. |
| May 2024 | Flash Flood | Mossy Grove | - | Portions of FM 2989 in Walker County were impassable due to flash flooding. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mossy Grove | - | Trees were downed near Hopewell Road. |
| April 2021 | Flash Flood | Mossy Grove | - | FM 2989 was closed due to floodwaters making the road impassable. |
| October 2018 | Flash Flood | Mossy Grove | - | There were flooded roadways that included Round Prairie Road and FM 2989. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crabbs Prairie | 8.7 miles | 11 | |
| Pine Prairie | 11.1 miles | 13 | |
| Wesley Grove | 11.7 miles | 10 | |
| Loma | 12.2 miles | 10 | |
| Galilee | 12.2 miles | 10 | |
| Huntsville | 13.8 miles | 14 | |
| Pine Hill | 15.5 miles | 14 | |
| Kittrell | 15.6 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380888. 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.




