Mumford, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Hearne census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77867. The Survey maps it on the Mumford quadrangle. It stands 259 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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.
- 1954 USGS Austin quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Caldwell quadrangle1:62500
- 1961 USGS Mumford quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1993 USGS Bryan quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
24 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Mumford between 2006 and 2020, burning about 242 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 | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SMITH HAY FIRE FM1362N |
| 6 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LEES CHAPEL PASTURES |
| 6 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LEES CHAPEL RD. |
| 19 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 8192019 |
| 14 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 8142018 |
| 16 June 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 6162018 |
| 9 May 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 150 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | DILLY SHAW FIRE |
| 28 April 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WHITE 1362 NORTH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Mumford: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gifford-Hill Saunders Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mumford in 5 storm reports between 1998 and 2020: 2 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2020 | Hail | Mumford | $7,000 | Quarter to golf ball sized hail was reported in Mumford. |
| March 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mumford | $6,000 | Large tree limbs were broken off at a home in the Mumford area. One tree limb fell on and punctured the roof, causing rain to poor into the home. It is possible this damage may have been caused by a brief tornado based on a short video clip of the damage from local broadcast media, but that determination was too difficult to make without a ground survey. |
| April 2019 | Tornado (EFU) | Mumford | - | A brief EF-0 tornado was confirmed from 3 videos just east of the town of Mumford, TX in southern Robertson County. No damage was reported as the track stayed in open farmland. |
| November 1998 | Flash Flood | Mumford | - | Heavy thunderstorm rains allowed water to cover Highway 50 and 79 near Mumford. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Mumford | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astin | 1.9 miles | 9 | |
| Nicholas | 3.7 miles | 8 | |
| Rye | 4.0 miles | 10 | |
| Tatsie | 4.5 miles | 8 | |
| Tatsie Crossing | 5.1 miles | 8 | |
| Benchley | 5.7 miles | 10 | |
| Sutton | 6.3 miles | 8 | |
| Valley Junction | 8.4 miles | 7 |
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 Mumford | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6935391 | 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 1363474. 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.



