North Abilene, Texas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Hawley-Noodle census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79601. The Survey maps it on the Hawley quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1891 USGS Anson quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Anson quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Abilene quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Hawley quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Hawley quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Abilene quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Stamford quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
192 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 192 fires within 5 miles of North Abilene between 2005 and 2020, burning about 805 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 3 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 | 80 |
| Debris and open burning | 57 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 26 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | OVERLAND |
| 6 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 3308 SHERRY LN |
| 5 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2934 OLD ANSON RD |
| 5 September 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HUCKLEBERRY |
| 4 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | KENNEL FIRE |
| 3 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 277 |
| 29 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | IH 20 MM 281 AND WEST STAMFORD ST. |
| 29 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 15-038 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of North Abilene: 2 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abilene Brick Co Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Kendall-1 | Copper | Occurrence | 1916 | |
| Plant No. 3 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawley | 5.2 miles | 15 | |
| Hodges | 6.1 miles | 15 | |
| Fort Phantom Hill (historical) | 7.6 miles | 12 | |
| Phantom Hill | 8.4 miles | 12 | |
| Stith | 9.3 miles | 12 | |
| Truby | 10.8 miles | 12 | |
| Nugent | 11.6 miles | 12 | |
| Funston | 14.4 miles | 11 |
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 Q122563581 | 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 1378765. 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.






