BlockShady Grove, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Big Sandy census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75755. It stands on East Fork Glade Creek. The Survey maps it on the Shady Grove quadrangle. It stands 472 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 13 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.
- 1956 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1960 USGS Shady Grove quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Mineola quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Mineola quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
361 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 361 fires within 5 miles of Shady Grove between 1993 and 2020, burning about 1,578 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 16 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 | 220 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 81 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 11 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2239 CR 3540 120314 |
| 7 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 5 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 49 COMMAND |
| 30 September 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 30 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | LIVE OAK |
| 30 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRUSH FIRE |
| 30 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
4 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Shady Grove in 4 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Shady Grove | $125,000 | This is a continuation of the Wood County tornado. This EF-1 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 110 mph widened as it was crossing into Western Upshur County across Palm Road, FM 1092, Tangerine Road, Nutmeg Road, and FM 49. It continued northeast snapping and uprooting more trees as it crossed Highway 154, where it destroyed a home at the intersection of Highway 154 and Alligator Road. The survey team determined that the home was not built on a concrete slab foundation and was not well-constructed, with trees nearby receiving little to no damage. This was also consistent with damage recorded along the rest of the tornado's path. The tornado continued northeast, crossing FM 852, before finally lifting along Armadillo Road on the north side of Lake Gilmer. Some interesting damage was noted on the FM 852 bridge over Lake Gilmer where some pavement had been scoured on the southwest shoulder of the bridge. The tornado clearly passed north of the lake and did not cause this damage. However, it appears likely than intense Rear Flank Downdraft (RFD) winds estimated at 70-80 mph induced extreme wave action on the lake, washing up and over the bridge, which sits very low relative of the water. The waves eroded the pavement on the shoulder, evidenced by the erosion pattern, and the piling up of the scoured pavement which was perpendicular to the incoming waves and the RFD. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shady Grove | - | A tree was blown down on FM 1002. |
| March 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shady Grove | - | Trees were blown down on Farm to Market Road 1795. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shady Grove | - | A tree was downed on Tangerine Road just south of the Rhonesboro Community. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latch | 3.5 miles | 13 | |
| Rhonesboro | 5.1 miles | 14 | |
| Rosewood | 5.5 miles | 13 | |
| Kelsey | 5.6 miles | 13 | |
| Pritchett | 6.2 miles | 13 | |
| Summerfield | 6.2 miles | 13 | |
| Big Sandy | 6.9 miles | 13 | |
| Enoch | 7.6 miles | 12 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q131308309 | 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 1379060. 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.