Obregon, Texas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Santa Anna census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76823. The Survey maps it on the Bangs West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1887 USGS Coleman quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1889 USGS Coleman quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Brownwood quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Bangs West quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Coleman quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
103 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 103 fires within 5 miles of Obregon between 2003 and 2020, burning about 3,583 acres in total. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 34 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 7 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 7 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 117 5001 |
| 30 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 21 September 2006 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 21 September 2006 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 17 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 585 |
| 17 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FM 585 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
5 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Obregon in 5 storm reports between 2011 and 2023: 4 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2023 | Hail | Obregon | - | Trained spotter reported ping pong ball size hail. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Obregon | - | Softball size hail was reported near Santa Anna. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Obregon | - | Hail up to 2 inches in diameter with 60 to 70 MPH winds was reported. Significant damage to vegetation was reported in the area. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Obregon | - | A 65 MPH wind gust was reported 6 miles southeast of Santa Anna. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Obregon | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 0.4 miles | 14 | |
| Cleveland | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| Buffalo | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Santa Anna | 4.9 miles | 13 | |
| San Angelo Junction | 8.1 miles | 13 | |
| Trickham | 9.3 miles | 13 | |
| Coleman | 12.6 miles | 13 | |
| Shields | 13.5 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380895. 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.




