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Enon, Texas

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Gilmer census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75644. The Survey maps it on the Thomas quadrangle.

Enon within Upshur County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 13 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

570 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 570 fires within 5 miles of Enon between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,221 acres in total. 17 started naturally. 19 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 burning381
Missing data/not specified/undetermined92
Equipment and vehicle use26
Power generation/transmission/distribution22
Arson/incendiarism19
Natural17
Smoking7
Recreation and ceremony4
Other causes1
Fireworks1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2012Debris and open burning1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service12-262
9 September 2012Debris and open burning1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service12-263
9 September 2005Debris and open burning5.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceLINDEN - 352
8 September 2015Natural6.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service15-0282
8 September 2003Debris and open burning2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceLINDEN - 229
7 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service12-261
7 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
7 September 1998Debris and open burning1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Upshur County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Enon: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unnamed PitClayProducerSedimentary

Every working recorded in Upshur County

Storms near this place

6 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Enon in 6 storm reports between 2008 and 2022: 4 flash flood, 1 hail, 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
October 2014Tornado (EF1)Enon$1,000,000An National Weather Storm Survey team determined that the damage in Upshur County, Texas was consistent with that of a tornado. An EF-1 tornado touched down just south of FM 852 near the Bison Road and FM 852 intersection. The tornado moved east, crossing FM. 852 and passing along Armadillo Road north of Lake Gilmer and then crossing Cherokee Trace, reaching Hwy. 271 near Antelope Road before lifting. The tornado caused damage to numerous trees by snapping and/or uprooting them along the path. Some homes sustained significant damage along the path due to fallen trees. Several barns had substantial damage along the path as well. One house suffered significant injuries while a rancher lost two cows as a tree fell on them.
September 2009Flash FloodEnon$225,000Excessive heavy rainfall fell across the county...resulting in several roadways under water. Water was also reported to be entering homes in Gilmer, Texas and a shed was washed from a yard and ended up in the roadway. A motorists had to be rescued from her vehicle when it stalled out on Bob-O-Link Road.
May 2022Flash FloodEnon-High water flooding Bison Road.
February 2020Flash FloodEnon-Numerous roads were flooded and closed throughout Upshur County.
January 2010HailEnon-Hail was reported at Alligator Road and Texas Hwy. 154.
May 2008Flash FloodEnon-Numerous rural roads were flooded and not passable.

Every storm recorded in Upshur County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Kelsey2.9 miles13
Rosewood3.1 miles13
Summerfield3.5 miles13
Enoch3.9 miles12
Union Hill4.0 miles12
Delrose4.0 miles12
Bettie4.5 miles12
Soules Chapel4.8 miles13

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378266. 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.