Hobbs, Texas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Belton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76513. It stands on Pepper Creek. The Survey maps it on the Belton quadrangle.
On record in Hobbs
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 3 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Belton Yarn Milllisted 1990 · 1.0 miles away
State Highway 53 Bridge at the Leon Riverlisted 1996 · 1.0 miles away- Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad Bridge at the Leon Riverlisted 1990 · 0.7 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1892 USGS Temple quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1924 USGS Temple 3-C quadrangle1:48000
- 1931 USGS Belton quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Belton quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Temple quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
68 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 68 fires within 5 miles of Hobbs between 2002 and 2020, burning about 271 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 37 |
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 5 September 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SHARPING LN |
| 4 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1220 ELMER KING RD |
| 25 September 2011 | Smoking | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MUTUAL AID FOR BELTON FD |
| 22 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CENTRAL TX - 41 |
| 19 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 8 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 439 & WILDWOOD |
| 7 August 2009 | Smoking | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 7491 DICE GROVE RD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Hobbs: 11 past producers, 5 producers, 1 unknown. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Dimension, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belton Rockwool Ind Operation | Stone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Miller Pit | Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Belton | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Belton Sand and Gravel Lampasas Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Leon Valley Plant No. 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Shallow Ford Construction Operation | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hobbs in 2 storm reports between 2008 and 2024: 1 hail, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2024 | Flood | Hobbs | - | Frontage roads where Nolan Creek crosses under I-35 were covered with several feet of water. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Hobbs | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belton | 1.4 miles | 16 | |
| Midway | 2.4 miles | 16 | |
| Dog Ridge (historical) | 3.6 miles | 19 | |
| Childers Mill (historical) | 3.7 miles | 14 | |
| Smith | 4.7 miles | 15 | |
| Gober | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Summers Mill | 5.7 miles | 14 | |
| Little River | 5.8 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379940. 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.






