Erin, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Kirbyville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75956. The Survey maps it on the Roganville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1952 USGS Lake Charles quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Lake Charles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Roganville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Roganville quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS DeRidder quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
263 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 263 fires within 5 miles of Erin between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,975 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 48 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 | 140 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 49 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 48 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | SALLY BESS |
| 9 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 9176 |
| 6 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GENE RICHARDS |
| 6 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 5 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Livingston Area | LIVINGSTON - 311 |
| 3 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Livingston Area | WOODVILLE - 9097 |
| 3 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Livingston Area | LIVINGSTON - 830 |
| 3 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | MIKE KENT |
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 Erin: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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.
Storms near this place
12 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Erin in 12 storm reports between 1999 and 2026: 7 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 flash flood, 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2018 | Tornado (EF0) | Erin | $20,000 | A weak tornado briefly touched down on Country Road 451, destroying one barn and damaging the roof of another barn. The path length was around half a mile. Several trees had the tops twisted off. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Erin | $10,000 | A spotter reported that a mobile home had roof damage and two trees near one foot in diameter had been snapped. |
| December 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Erin | $3,000 | Trees and powerlines downed during a storm northwest of Kirbyville. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Erin | $2,000 | Trees were downed northwest of Kirbyville. |
| February 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Erin | $1,000 | A tree was downed onto FM 252. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Erin | $1,000 | A 24 inch in diameter tree was blown down in a 60 MPH wind gust during a thunderstorm. |
| February 2018 | Flash Flood | Erin | - | A report was received of near 12 inches of flowing water across Highway 509 northwest of Kirbyville after heavy rain. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Erin | - | A spotter reported a wind gust of 50 to 60 MPH with a thunderstorm. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Erin | - | A photo was received through social media of one and a half inch hail southeast of Magnolia Springs. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Erin | - | A spotter estimated a wind gust around 60 MPH. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Erin | - | One and a quarter inch hail was reported northwest of Kirbyville. |
| May 1999 | Hail | Erin | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eclipse | 2.1 miles | 9 | |
| Magnolia Springs | 3.4 miles | 12 | |
| Zion Hill | 4.1 miles | 9 | |
| Roganville | 5.1 miles | 9 | |
| Mount Union | 5.7 miles | 12 | |
| Spring Hill | 5.7 miles | 13 | |
| Oak Hill | 6.3 miles | 13 | |
| Friendship | 6.5 miles | 9 |
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 Erin | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q25021595 | 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 1379731. 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.




