Eolian, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Breckenridge South census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76424. It stands on Battle Creek. The Survey maps it on the Eolian quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1892 USGS Albany quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Albany quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Abilene quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Abilene quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Eolian quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Stamford quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
15 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Eolian between 2008 and 2020, burning about 1,493 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 270 |
| 30 August 2020 | Natural | 1,120 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1853 |
| 29 August 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 270 |
| 25 August 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 60 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MCCLYMOND FIRE |
| 6 July 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 30 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | DITCH FIRE |
| 27 July 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 567 WEST |
| 22 July 2012 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 3418-2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
10 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Eolian in 10 storm reports between 1995 and 2023: 5 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eolian | $200,000 | Notable damage was reported along FM 576 due to damaging straight line winds. A few roofs were removed from homes, metal doors were blown in, outbuilding and trees were damaged. |
| July 1995 | Hail | Eolian | $45,000 | Softball-size hail damaged roofs, windows, and cars. |
| April 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Eolian | $40,000 | Based on ground and aerial surveys...it was determined a tornado formed along FM 576 east of Eolian. The tornado damaged trees and a shed west of FM 576 and FM 3418 and continued to damage a large metal building on FM 3418. In addition, several large storage containers were blown across the road. This tornado was rated an EF-0 with maximum winds of 80-85 MPH. |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Eolian | $5,000 | The tornado moved through open country damaging fences and trees before lifting 3 miles southeast of Eolian. This was reported by a rancher, whose [property the tornado passed through. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eolian | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a barn and destroyed a shed. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Eolian | $1,000 | Golfball sized hail fell at the intersection of Farm-to-Market 1853 and County Road 190. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Eolian | - | Nickel size hail was reported eight miles southwest of the city of Breckenridge. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Eolian | - | Pea to Nickel size hail was reported on CR 576 in southwestern Stephens County. |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eolian | - | Two trees were blown down by high winds. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Eolian | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mankins Mill | 2.4 miles | 13 | |
| Eureka | 6.2 miles | 11 | |
| Harpersville | 6.3 miles | 13 | |
| South Hanlon | 8.4 miles | 14 | |
| Breckenridge | 8.6 miles | 14 | |
| Wayland | 10.7 miles | 13 | |
| Gunsight | 11.6 miles | 13 | |
| Necessity | 12.8 miles | 12 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122590901 | 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 1378268. 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.





