Trinity Mills, Texas
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Northeast Dallas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75007. It stands on Furneaux Creek. The Survey maps it on the Carrollton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 27 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.
- 1891 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1925 USGS Dallas 2-b quadrangle1:48000
- 1931 USGS Carrollton quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Carrollton quadrangle1:62500
- 1959 USGS Carrollton quadrangle1:24000, 8 printings
- 1986 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
15 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Trinity Mills between 2005 and 2016, burning about 27 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | APPLERIDGE |
| 16 July 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | MARSH |
| 6 February 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 21 February 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | JOSIE |
| 14 February 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 29 December 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 26 December 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 10 November 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | BECKETT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Trinity Mills: 6 producers, 5 past producers, 1 unknown. 6 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farrow Brothers Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Fred Lueck Excavating Operation | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Fred Lueck Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| H S Jackson S & G Operations-Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Sparkman Sand and Gravel Operation | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sparkman Washing & Screening Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ten Hagen Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
13 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Trinity Mills in 13 storm reports between 2015 and 2025: 7 flash flood, 3 lightning, 2 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2025 | Lightning | Trinity Mills | $200,000 | A public report indicated a house fire caused by lightning on St Pierre Dr in Carrollton, TX. |
| September 2025 | Lightning | Trinity Mills | $200,000 | A home on Normandy Dr in Carrollton was reportedly struck by lightning and damaged by the resulting fire. |
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | Trinity Mills | $100,000 | A public report indicated that multiple vehicles were stalled on Kelly Blvd near Creekview east of Carrollton due to high water. Kelly Blvd was shut down due to it being impassable. |
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | Trinity Mills | $50,000 | Carrollton Police Department reported that the front of a westbound train was stuck in high water at the crossing at North Josey Lane and Sherwood Lane in Carrollton, which blocked Josey Lane. Traffic was backed up to Trinity Mills. |
| April 2019 | Flash Flood | Trinity Mills | $50,000 | Emergency management reported multiple high water rescues in the City of Carrollton, TX. |
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | Trinity Mills | $20,000 | Emergency management reported that a water rescue was conducted for a stranded vehicle on the Interstate 35E frontage road north of Farmers Branch. |
| April 2015 | Lightning | Trinity Mills | $10,000 | A lightning strike started a house fire on Carmel Drive in Carrollton. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trinity Mills | $500 | Carrollton Police Department reported a power pole down near the intersection of Josey Lane and Frankford Road. |
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | Trinity Mills | - | Emergency management reported that Josey Lane between Keller Springs Road and Sherwood Lane in Carrollton was flooded by 1 foot of water, which was observed on the Josey flood gauge. |
| April 2019 | Hail | Trinity Mills | - | Broadcast media reported hail up to the size of quarters near the Dallas-Collin County line in the vicinity of President George Bush Turnpike. |
| February 2018 | Flash Flood | Trinity Mills | - | Emergency management reported multiple water rescues near the intersection of Jeanette Way and North Denton Dr in the city of Carrollton, TX. |
| September 2018 | Flash Flood | Trinity Mills | - | Fire and Rescue reported flash flooding near the intersection of Sandy Lake Road and President George Bush Turnpike in the city of Carrollton, TX. |
| September 2023 | Hail | Trinity Mills | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrollton | 2.8 miles | 27 | |
| Bethel | 3.0 miles | 27 | |
| Farmers Branch | 4.1 miles | 27 | |
| Coppell | 5.0 miles | 18 | |
| Addison | 5.4 miles | 24 | |
| Gribble | 5.7 miles | 27 | |
| Inwood | 6.6 miles | 24 | |
| Highland | 7.3 miles | 27 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379175. 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.








