BlockPioneer, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1931 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Rising Star census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76471. The Survey maps it on the Pioneer quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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.
- 1931 USGS Baird quadrangle1:125000
- 1932 USGS Baird quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Abilene quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Abilene quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Pioneer quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Abilene quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
93 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 93 fires within 5 miles of Pioneer between 2005 and 2020, burning about 1,023 acres in total. 4 started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 18 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2009 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PAGE |
| 30 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 27 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | AVE. A NE 3RD |
| 26 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MAURICIO |
| 19 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HIERS CONTROLLED BURN |
| 15 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 415 |
| 6 August 2017 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PIPELINE FIRE 4981 |
| 6 August 2010 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | INTERSECTION-CR 405 AND HWY 36 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
7 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pioneer in 7 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 3 hail, 2 tornado, 2 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 2024 | Tornado (EF2) | Pioneer | $100,000 | An EF-2 tornado developed in southwestern Eastland county and continued towards the east-northeast, where it damaged some trees along CR 376 and CR 240. It continued strengthening and caused significant damage to two neighboring properties along CR 223. On the first property, it snapped at least two wooden utility poles and the trunks of several large trees. An RV trailer was completely destroyed, where a family of three survived when they left their RV trailer and sheltered behind a small building. Fortunately, no injuries were sustained. On the second property, the tornado knocked over a large RV which resulted in broken windows and a door. The tornado also moved a small, well-built, structure off of its wooden blocks about thirty feet and pushed it into a tree, where it sustained minor roof damage. It also completely destroyed a metal barn along with a chicken coop and snapped some tree trunks. The tornado continued northeast across an open field where it snapped several large tree trunks along both sides of CR 223. After crossing the road the tornado started weakening as it moved across an open field then dissipated south of FM 2731. Maximum estimated winds were 115 mph. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pioneer | $12,000 | Thunderstorm wind damage was reported at a property in western Eastland County, along TX-206 and south of FM 221. Metal paneling was pulled off the roof of a barn, a trailer was overturned and tree branches were broken. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pioneer | $7,000 | A fifth wheel trailer blown was over off FM 2731 north of Rising Star, and scattered tree damage was also reported in the same area. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Pioneer | - | Half dollar sized hail was reported near Cross Plains. The location was estimated based on radar. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Pioneer | - | One inch hail fell 4 miles west of Rising Star. |
| August 2009 | Hail | Pioneer | - | Nickel size hail was reported in the community of Pioneer. |
| June 1997 | Tornado (F0) | Pioneer | - | Spotters reported a brief tornado touchdown. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabanno | 5.1 miles | 8 | |
| Rising Star | 6.7 miles | 12 | |
| Branton | 7.7 miles | 13 | |
| Union Center | 7.9 miles | 13 | |
| Chuckville | 10.0 miles | 12 | |
| Mountain Top | 10.8 miles | 13 | |
| Nimrod | 11.3 miles | 9 | |
| Romney | 11.3 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378872. 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.