Jean, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Jean-Loving census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76374. The Survey maps it on the Loving quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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.
- 1954 USGS Wichita Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Wichita Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Loving quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Graham quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
88 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 88 fires within 5 miles of Jean between 2006 and 2020, burning about 1,337 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 1 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 | 31 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ROGERS RD |
| 25 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ORR LEASE |
| 22 September 2011 | Natural | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ORR |
| 13 September 2011 | Natural | 100 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FARMER FIRE |
| 9 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 7 August 2008 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 7 August 2008 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 5 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 960 OLNEY RD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
13 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jean in 13 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 10 hail, 2 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 2025 | Hail | Jean | $14,000 | Broadcast media reported golf ball, tennis ball, and larger than baseball hail SE of Olney. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Jean | $6,000 | Golfball sized hail was reported on Highway 114 between Olney and Loving. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Jean | $4,000 | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Jean | - | A trained spotter observed a tornado northwest of Loving. The tornado occurred in open fields, and produced little to no damage. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Jean | - | Quarter sized hail was reported 3 miles west of Red Top. |
| April 2004 | Hail | Jean | - | Windows were broken by golf ball size hail between Jean and Loving. |
| May 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Jean | - | A brief tornado was reported. No damage or injuries. |
| May 2000 | Hail | Jean | - | Windows were broken by large hail in Jean. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jean | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Jean | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Jean | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Jean | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Jean | - | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1360190. 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.



