Hobson, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Falls City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78117. The Survey maps it on the Karnes City quadrangle. It stands 312 feet above sea level.
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.
- 1953 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Karnes City quadrangle1:62500
- 1960 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Karnes City quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Goliad quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
62 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 62 fires within 5 miles of Hobson between 2005 and 2020, burning about 247 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | TXDOT US181/CR219 |
| 22 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 17 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 31 August 2019 | Natural | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | RIO GRANDE RESOURCES |
| 30 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 28 August 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PLAINS EXPLORATION - CR219 |
| 27 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | RUDY MANKA |
| 26 August 2015 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | KEVIN & LISA LABUS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Hobson: 10 past producers, 8 producers, 2 occurrences. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Uranium, Molybdenum, Selenium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panna Maria East Mine | Uranium, Molybdenum, Selenium | Past Producer | Stratabound | |
| Panna Maria West Mine | Uranium, Molybdenum, Selenium | Past Producer | Stratabound | |
| Brysch Pit | Uranium | Producer | ||
| Brysch Prospect | Uranium | Occurrence | Stratabound | |
| E. Labus Mine | Uranium | Producer | ||
| Fort Worth National Mine | Uranium | Past Producer | Stratabound | |
| Franklin Pit | Uranium | Producer | ||
| Ft Worth Natl Pit | Uranium | Producer | ||
| Hobson In Situ Uranium Proj | Uranium | Producer | ||
| Jaskinia Prospect | Uranium | Occurrence | Stratabound |
Storms near this place
1 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hobson in 1 storm report in 1997: 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 1997 | Hail | Hobson | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falls City | 2.4 miles | 12 | |
| Conquista Crossing | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Mays Crossing | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Cestohowa | 4.5 miles | 10 | |
| Panna Maria | 4.7 miles | 9 | |
| Mayo | 4.9 miles | 9 | |
| Karnes City | 6.7 miles | 9 | |
| Pawelekville | 7.1 miles | 10 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Hobson | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14710499 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1359323. 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.





