BlockIatan, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Westbrook census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79565. The Survey maps it on the Iatan quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1951 USGS Iatan quadrangle1:24000
- 1952 USGS Iatan quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Big Spring quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Big Spring quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Big Spring quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
39 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 39 fires within 5 miles of Iatan between 2006 and 2020, burning about 1,055 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | MM 196 I-20 |
| 1 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MITCHELL COUNTY |
| 7 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | I20 MM 197 |
| 27 August 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.5 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 350 AND MITCHELL CO LINE |
| 27 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 19 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 28 July 2011 | Natural | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MM 196 I-20 |
| 19 July 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 150 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
2 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Iatan in 2 storm reports between 2008 and 2011: 1 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Iatan | $10,000 | Several 18 wheelers traveling along Interstate 20 near mile marker 202 were blown on their side. |
| March 2011 | Hail | Iatan | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westbrook | 6.2 miles | 8 | |
| Spade | 10.3 miles | 10 | |
| Cuthbert | 11.2 miles | 8 | |
| Hyman | 13.7 miles | 8 | |
| Colorado City | 14.4 miles | 9 | |
| Buford | 16.8 miles | 9 | |
| Lowe | 18.2 miles | 8 | |
| Pecan Crossing | 19.5 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1377167. 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.