Golden Beach, Texas
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Llano North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78609. It stands on North Coggins Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lake Buchanan quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 18 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.
- 1887 USGS Burnet quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Burnet quadrangle1:125000
- 1903 USGS Burnet quadrangle1:125000
- 1909 USGS Burnet quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1925 USGS Burnet 2-c quadrangle1:48000
- 1932 USGS Tow quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Llano quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Llano quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Llano quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Lake Buchanan quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Llano quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Llano quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
45 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 45 fires within 5 miles of Golden Beach between 2003 and 2020, burning about 1,940 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 19 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | PENINSULA (1700125) |
| 14 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 11 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | S CHAPARRAL (16-0115) |
| 6 August 2015 | Smoking | 600 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BUCHANAN DAM (15-0080) |
| 6 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 376 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CHIANS |
| 5 August 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 200 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HILL COUNTRY - 1 |
| 27 August 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRONCO (1700115) |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Golden Beach: 3 producers, 2 past producers, 1 occurrence. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Talc-Soapstone, REE, Feldspar, Fluorine-Fluorite, Zirconium, Beryllium, Lead, Uranium, Titanium, Metal, Thorium, Molybdenum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baringer Hill Mine | REE, Feldspar, Fluorine-Fluorite, Zirconium, Beryllium, Lead, Uranium, Titanium, Metal, Thorium, Molybdenum, Lithium, Rubidium, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | 1887 | |
| Rare-Earth Mine | REE | Past Producer | Gadolinite | |
| Road Material Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Talc Occurrence | Talc-Soapstone | Occurrence | Talc | |
| Granite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Granite | |
| Texas Crushed Stone Llano Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluffton | 1.7 miles | 18 | |
| Buchanan Lake Village | 3.6 miles | 18 | |
| Buchanan Dam | 4.7 miles | 20 | |
| Stolz | 4.8 miles | 16 | |
| Lone Grove | 5.6 miles | 16 | |
| Tow | 5.7 miles | 18 | |
| Lakeside Heights | 8.4 miles | 20 | |
| Gainesville | 8.9 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2034950. 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.











