Murray, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Graham census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76450. The Survey maps it on the Murray quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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 Wichita Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Wichita Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Murray quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Graham quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
47 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 47 fires within 5 miles of Murray between 2006 and 2020, burning about 1,256 acres in total. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 11 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2019075 |
| 7 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 7 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 4 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 30 August 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2020155 |
| 3 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 29 August 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | DEER CAMP |
| 22 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HAMILTON ROAD FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
13 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Murray in 13 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 10 hail, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2016 | Hail | Murray | $100,000 | A trained spotter reported golf ball sized hail approximately one mile west of Murray, TX. |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Murray | $30,000 | Young County Volunteer Fire Departments reported a roof was torn off of a house in Murray. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Murray | $10,000 | Tennis ball sized hail was reported by a member of the broadcast media 3 miles north-northeast of Murray, TX. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Murray | $6,000 | Golfball sized hail fell along FM 578 between Newcastle and Murray. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Murray | $2,000 | Fire and rescue reported a wind gust of 60 MPH about a mile west of Murray, TX. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Murray | $1,000 | Golf ball sized hail was reported east of Woodson near the Throckmorton/Young county line. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Murray | - | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). |
| May 1993 | Hail | Murray | - | A brief tornado touchdown uprooted a few trees in open country., |
| April 2004 | Hail | Murray | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Murray | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Murray | - | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Hail | Murray | - | no account filed |
| February 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Murray | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proffitt | 9.4 miles | 8 | |
| Eliasville | 9.6 miles | 13 | |
| Belknap (historical) | 10.4 miles | 10 | |
| Proffitt Crossing | 12.1 miles | 8 | |
| South Bend | 12.5 miles | 11 | |
| Newcastle | 12.6 miles | 10 | |
| Old Caseyville Crossing | 15.2 miles | 11 | |
| Bunger | 16.2 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378722. 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.



