BlockHoban, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Pecos census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79772. The Survey maps it on the Verhalen North quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1921 USGS Toyah quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Pecos quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Saragosa quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Pecos quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Verhalen North quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Pecos quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Hoban: 1 producer. All of them still produce. 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.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoban Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand |
Storms near this place
3 since 2025Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hoban in 3 storm reports in 2025: 3 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | Hoban | $100,000 | The Reeves County Emergency Manager reported flooding across CR331, with three cars and one truck submerged. Duration is estimated from radar. The property damage cost is an estimation. |
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | Hoban | - | County Road 112 was closed from State Highway 17 to County Road 118 due to flash flooding. The total time of occurrence was estimated from radar. No damage was reported. |
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | Hoban | - | County Road 334 was closed due to flash flooding. The total time of occurrence was estimated from radar. No damage was reported. |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379939. 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.
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.