Erwin, Texas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Anderson-Bedias census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77830. The Survey maps it on the Navasota quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 10 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.
- 1914 USGS Navasota quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Austin quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Navasota quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1993 USGS Brenham quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
65 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 65 fires within 5 miles of Erwin between 2005 and 2019, burning about 296 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 55 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 405 |
| 20 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | JOHNSON |
| 19 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 1 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 8 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SH 90 |
| 6 August 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 6 July 2017 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SH 90 |
| 30 July 2018 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 3090 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Erwin: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navasota Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Erwin in 3 storm reports between 2017 and 2024: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Erwin | - | Trees were downed on multiple roads, including CR 109, FM 149, FM 390, and Highway 30. |
| March 2018 | Hail | Erwin | - | Pea to penny sized hail was observed. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Erwin | - | Trees were downed around the intersection of CR 403 and CR 404. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piedmont | 3.0 miles | 10 | |
| Anderson | 3.9 miles | 11 | |
| Navasota | 6.9 miles | 10 | |
| Carlos | 7.6 miles | 10 | |
| Apolonia | 8.0 miles | 11 | |
| Roans Prairie | 9.2 miles | 10 | |
| Ferguson Crossing | 10.6 miles | 9 | |
| Keith | 11.2 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379733. 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.



