Guion, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Jim Ned census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79541. The Survey maps it on the Tuscola quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1890 USGS Abilene quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Abilene quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Abilene quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Abilene quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Tuscola quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Abilene quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
54 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 54 fires within 5 miles of Guion between 2005 and 2020, burning about 1,168 acres in total. 6 started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
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 2009 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FIRE - 8000 BLK OF HWY 83 |
| 22 September 2010 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | FIRE - CR 176 |
| 2 September 2017 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | VIRGIL GRAHAM'S BARN |
| 19 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRADSHAW FIRE |
| 14 September 2011 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FIRE - FM 604 |
| 8 August 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 620 |
| 24 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 43 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 14 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FIRE - 8173 US 83 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
13 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Guion in 13 storm reports between 2007 and 2025: 6 flash flood, 4 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. The reports record 1 death. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2007 | Flash Flood | Guion | 1 killed, $30,000 | A woman was swept away by raging waters near the intersection of U.S. Highway 277 and Farm Road 89 as she attempted to escape her vehicle which had become stranded in flood waters. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guion | $1,000 | The public reported limbs down along County Road 654. Shingles were also removed from a roof. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Guion | - | Public reported half dollar size hail on social media near Ovalo. |
| May 2024 | Flash Flood | Guion | - | Public reported flooding across US 83. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Guion | - | There was a picture of golf ball size hail on Twitter. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guion | - | A camper at Coronado's Camp reported several large trees blown down with hail ranging from pea to marble size. |
| August 2016 | Flash Flood | Guion | - | A trained spotter reported three feet of water flowing over County Road 272 along Elm Creek. Also, 3.45 inches of rain was reported. |
| August 2016 | Flash Flood | Guion | - | A trained spotter reported Elm Creek was running over FM 89 about 11 miles west southwest of Buffalo Gap. Also, 3.42 inches of rain was reported. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guion | - | A National Weather Service Cooperative Observer reported large tree limbs and power lines down. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Guion | - | Pea to quarter size hail was reported along U.S. Highway 283 as the hail was increasing in size. |
| August 2007 | Flash Flood | Guion | - | Farm Road 89 at Elm creek is reported to be impassable. |
| August 2007 | Flash Flood | Guion | - | Local law enforcement officials reported significant flooding along Elm Creek located in southern Taylor County. U.S. Highway 277 and Farm Road 89 was closed due to flash flooding. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Guion | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradshaw | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| Ovalo | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| Lawn | 6.1 miles | 13 | |
| Tuscola | 6.7 miles | 12 | |
| Rogers | 10.0 miles | 13 | |
| Buffalo Gap | 10.6 miles | 15 | |
| Happy Valley | 12.9 miles | 13 | |
| Shep | 13.6 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2035018. 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.





