Magoun, Texas
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Follett census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79034. The Survey maps it on the Magoun quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 6 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 Perryton quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Perryton quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Magoun quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Perryton quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
18 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Magoun between 2005 and 2019, burning about 1,773 acres in total. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2008 | Natural | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 31 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRUCE PLACE |
| 3 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 4W FOLLETT |
| 14 July 2009 | Natural | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | EAST OF ROBERT ACRE'S |
| 14 July 2009 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE ON CLINTON BORN'S |
| 1 June 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRADSHAW |
| 31 May 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GADBERRY REKINDLE |
| 23 May 2010 | Natural | 35 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | DONNIE TODDS GRASS FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Magoun: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Caliche Pit | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Caliche Pit | Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Unknown Caliche Pit | Limestone, General | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Follett | 7.0 miles | 6 | |
| Sherlock | 11.2 miles | 6 | |
| Lipscomb | 16.0 miles | 6 | |
| Darrouzett | 16.2 miles | 6 | |
| Higgins | 17.7 miles | 6 | |
| Twin Grove | 21.7 miles | 6 | |
| Gaylord | 22.0 miles | 6 | |
| Coburn | 22.3 miles | 6 |
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 Q122593168 | 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 1380129. 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.



