Pilot Grove, Texas
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the East Grayson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75491. It stands on East Fork Pilot Grove Creek. The Survey maps it on the Pilot Grove quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 7 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
- 1964 USGS Pilot Grove quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS McKinney quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
129 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 129 fires within 5 miles of Pilot Grove between 2005 and 2020, burning about 908 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 | 52 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 46 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 24 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 45 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GF |
| 9 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 160 FIRE |
| 7 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | KATY ROAD FIRE |
| 5 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GF |
| 5 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | JACK ENGLAND FIRE |
| 4 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WILD ROAD FIRE |
| 4 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MA |
| 30 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
7 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pilot Grove in 7 storm reports between 1997 and 2019: 4 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. The reports record 1 death and 4 injuries. 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 2006 | Tornado (F3) | Pilot Grove | 1 killed, 4 hurt, $500,000 | A significant tornado which formed in northern Collin County continued into southeastern Grayson County. A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service in Fort Worth found that the tornado remained strong F3 as it crossed into Grayson County. A fatality occurred on Black Road, just over the border into Grayson County, where permanent homes suffered heavy damage. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted along Yellow Bridge Road, Durham Road, and Red Moore Road. The tornado damaged outbuildings, rolled over a mobile home, and caused at least minor damage to structures in the area. The tornado, which had briefly weakened to an F1, strengthened again and caused F2 damage as it approached Gordon Road southeast of the Pilot Grove community. At least two additional homes were heavily damaged. The tornado crossed FM 121 and damaged a shed along Bethel Canyon Road, just west of Highway 160. The tornado crossed Highway 160, weakened to an F0, and dissipated approximately three miles south of Whitewright just before 11 PM. In addition to the fatality, several people suffered injuries and were transported to the hospital. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pilot Grove | $100,000 | Strong winds damaged the roofs of four homes. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Pilot Grove | - | Amateur radio reported dime-size hail near the intersection of State Highway 160 and FM 121 in the far southeastern part of Grayson County. |
| April 2018 | Hail | Pilot Grove | - | Amateur radio reported quarter-sized hail in the city of Bells, TX. |
| March 2013 | Hail | Pilot Grove | - | Amateur radio operators reported nickel sized hail covering the ground near Pilot Grove. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pilot Grove | - | Large trees were blown down due to thunderstorm winds in Pilot Grove. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Pilot Grove | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cannon | 3.1 miles | 7 | |
| Whitewright | 5.4 miles | 7 | |
| Kentucky Town | 5.8 miles | 7 | |
| Tom Bean | 6.5 miles | 7 | |
| White Mound | 7.1 miles | 12 | |
| Canaan | 8.1 miles | 7 | |
| Van Alstyne | 8.2 miles | 7 | |
| Whiterock | 8.9 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1365238. 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.



