Dauphin, Texas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Athens census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75751. The Survey maps it on the Mallard Hill quadrangle. It stands 371 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1949 USGS Athens quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Athens quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1984 USGS Mallard Hill quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
190 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 190 fires within 5 miles of Dauphin between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,659 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 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 | 103 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 55 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 0907181 BRUSH FIRE REKINDLE |
| 7 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 1401 FIRE |
| 6 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 090616 GRASS FIRE |
| 5 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 40 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MALAKOFF FIRE |
| 5 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 25 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WAVERLY WAY |
| 24 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 0924142 GRASS FIRE |
| 24 September 2014 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 0924141 GRASS FIRE |
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 Dauphin: 4 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Clay No. 2 Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Athens Pit | Clay | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Athens Pit 1 | Clay | Producer | ||
| Texas Clay Pit 2 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Clay | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crescent Heights | 1.4 miles | 15 | |
| Athens | 3.5 miles | 16 | |
| Pickens | 4.6 miles | 13 | |
| Shady Oaks | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Malakoff | 5.2 miles | 11 | |
| Log Cabin | 6.1 miles | 11 | |
| Virginia Hill | 6.7 miles | 16 | |
| Caney City | 6.7 miles | 11 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Dauphin | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q22076456 | 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 1378203. 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.






