Ivan, Texas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Breckenridge North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76424. It stands on Norton Branch. The Survey maps it on the Ivan South quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 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 Breckenridge quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1931 USGS Ivan quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Abilene quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Abilene quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Ivan South quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Mineral Wells quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
63 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 63 fires within 5 miles of Ivan between 2006 and 2020, burning about 1,022 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 12 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 | 18 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | COMBRINK FIRE |
| 5 September 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HANLON CR 171 |
| 5 September 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 171 FIRE |
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | RANDY BLACK |
| 23 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BLACK CADDO LEASE |
| 15 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 11 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 171 FIRE |
| 8 August 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BLACK CADDO FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
15 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ivan in 15 storm reports between 1996 and 2017: 9 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2013 | Hail | Ivan | $20,000 | Broadcast media reported baseball sized hail near Ivan. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Ivan | $15,000 | Baseball-size hail was reported by a NWS employee driving through the area. Report relayed by Midland NWS. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ivan | $5,000 | Emergency management reported downed utility poles just southwest of the city of Ivan, TX. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Ivan | $2,000 | Baseball sized hail was reported about 3 miles south of Eliasville. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Ivan | $1,000 | Golf ball sized hail was reported on Highway 67 just south of Ivan. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Ivan | - | The Stephens County Sheriff's Department reported lots of flooding around Possum Kingdom Lake. |
| May 2015 | Flood | Ivan | - | Significant flooding of roads continued for several hours after the heavy rain had ended. |
| June 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Ivan | - | A brief tornado touched down approximately 2 miles east of Eliasville in extreme northern Stephens County. |
| May 2000 | Hail | Ivan | - | Occurred near Eliasville. |
| May 2015 | Hail | Ivan | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ivan | - | no account filed |
| March 1997 | Hail | Ivan | - | no account filed |
| March 1997 | Hail | Ivan | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ivan | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Ivan | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Falls | 9.0 miles | 12 | |
| Caddo | 11.3 miles | 13 | |
| Breckenridge | 12.1 miles | 14 | |
| South Hanlon | 12.7 miles | 14 | |
| Necessity | 15.8 miles | 12 | |
| Frankell | 17.3 miles | 13 | |
| Wayland | 19.0 miles | 13 | |
| La Casa | 19.0 miles | 13 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q128379971 | 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 1378486. 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.





