Egan, Texas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Burleson-Joshua census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76031. The Survey maps it on the Keene quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 16 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 Cleburne quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Cleburne quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Keene quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Cleburne quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
49 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 49 fires within 5 miles of Egan between 2005 and 2009, burning about 165 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 | 28 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 4 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ROCKIN ROBIN |
| 4 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | CIRCLE DRIVE |
| 31 July 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 3 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 09-000264 |
| 23 July 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 12 July 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 12 July 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Egan: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Silica, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrews Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Charlie Phillips Pit | Silica, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
11 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Egan in 11 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 9 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. 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 2023 | Hail | Egan | $50,000 | Emergency management reported golf ball sized hail near the intersection of FM 917 and Interstate 35 near Egan. |
| June 2016 | Flash Flood | Egan | $10,000 | Emergency Management reported 2 water rescues on West Bethesda Rd, and one car submerged at Cleburne State Park. |
| September 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Egan | $500 | A 60 mph wind gust was reported in Egan. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Egan | - | Emergency manager reported 1.2 inch hail south of Burleson. |
| October 2025 | Hail | Egan | - | A public report indicated hail up to nickel size at Jellystone Park, or near I-35 between Burleson and Alvarado. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Egan | - | A public report indicated penny sized hail 2 miles south of Briar Oaks, TX. |
| March 2016 | Hail | Egan | - | Half dollar sized hail fell in Briaroaks. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Egan | - | Half dollar sized hail was reported approximately 4-5 miles southeast of Briaroaks. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Egan | - | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Hail | Egan | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Egan | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marystown | 1.2 miles | 16 | |
| Briaroaks | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Happy Hill | 3.5 miles | 16 | |
| Keene | 4.1 miles | 16 | |
| Joshua | 4.7 miles | 16 | |
| Wooded Hills | 5.2 miles | 14 | |
| Cross Timber | 5.6 miles | 14 | |
| Alvarado | 5.7 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378243. 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.





