BlockWhite Mound, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the East Grayson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75090. The Survey maps it on the Howe quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1901 USGS Denison quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Howe quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:62500
- 1985 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
100 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 100 fires within 5 miles of White Mound between 2005 and 2020, burning about 560 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 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 | 45 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 37 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 17-201 |
| 9 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS |
| 9 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 45 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GF |
| 4 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 17-197 |
| 4 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HIGHWAY 11 FIRE |
| 30 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2750 OLD IDA RD |
| 30 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 3 September 2005 | 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
1 since 2025Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names White Mound in 1 storm report in 2025: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Mound | $10,000 | Eleven wooden power and communication poles were broken along Highway 902 east of Howe between the power substation and Harrell Rd. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Bean | 1.4 miles | 7 | |
| Whiterock | 3.8 miles | 7 | |
| Kentucky Town | 3.8 miles | 7 | |
| Ida | 4.2 miles | 7 | |
| Luella | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Howe | 5.4 miles | 12 | |
| Cannon | 5.6 miles | 7 | |
| Whitewright | 6.2 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1384180. 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.