Shady Grove, Texas
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Southwest Dallas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75050. The Survey maps it on the Euless quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 21 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.
- 1894 USGS Fort Worth quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1931 USGS Grapevine quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Euless quadrangle1:24000, 7 printings
- 1959 USGS Grapevine quadrangle1:62500
- 1985 USGS Fort Worth quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS Euless quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
30 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of Shady Grove between 2009 and 2020, burning about 35 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | PR 3484 |
| 1 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | TRINITY |
| 8 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 360 |
| 7 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 360 |
| 28 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | HIGHWAY 360 |
| 27 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 360 |
| 17 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ASSIST BIG SANDY |
| 10 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | STATE HWY 360 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Shady Grove: 7 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Perlite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Gypsum Plant | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| Grand Prairie Pit | Silica, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Texas Vermiculite Plant | Perlite | Producer | ||
| Barton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Crouch Sand and Gravel Co Operation | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| G and G Sand and Gravel Operation | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hatton Sumner Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Shady Grove in 7 storm reports between 2012 and 2025: 4 hail, 2 flash flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2012 | Hail | Shady Grove | $1,000,000 | Ping pong ball sized hail was reported near Highway 161 and Shady Grove Rd in Grapevine. |
| June 2018 | Hail | Shady Grove | $50,000 | A social media report indicated golf ball sized hail just south of DFW Airport. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Shady Grove | $25,000 | Broadcast media reported that the first floor of an apartment complex near 1000 South Belt Line Rd was flooded and residents were being evacuated. |
| January 2025 | Flash Flood | Shady Grove | - | Trinity Blvd at Bear Creek became flooded in Shady Grove and was closed. A Grand Prairie alert rain gauge on the bridge measured 4.30 inches of rain in a short amount of time. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Shady Grove | - | Report was received via mPING. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Shady Grove | - | Half dollar size hail was reported in Irving near the intersection of Shady Grove Road and Story Road. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shady Grove | - | A trained spotter reported tree limbs down approximately 4 miles north-northwest of the city of Grand Prairie, TX. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sowers | 2.3 miles | 24 | |
| Irving | 3.9 miles | 24 | |
| Grand Prairie | 4.1 miles | 21 | |
| Estelle | 4.4 miles | 21 | |
| Lakeland Heights | 5.9 miles | 21 | |
| Eagle Ford | 6.5 miles | 24 | |
| Lakeview | 6.7 miles | 21 | |
| Arcadia Park | 6.9 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1346929. 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.







