Satin, Texas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Chilton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76685. The Survey maps it on the Chilton quadrangle. It stands 400 feet above sea level.
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.
- 1892 USGS Temple quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Chilton quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Temple quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
23 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Satin between 2005 and 2020, burning about 131 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 2012 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE - CHINA SPRING |
| 5 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 540 RIVERVIEW RD |
| 17 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | N/A |
| 26 July 2020 | Debris and open burning | 8.6 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | DEGRATE |
| 4 June 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | JJ FLEWELLEN ROAD FIRE |
| 4 June 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MUTUAL AID GRASS FIRE |
| 19 June 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 527 HONEY LN. |
| 15 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 428 LEVI PRKWY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
2 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Satin in 2 storm reports between 2003 and 2013: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Satin | $1,000 | Multiple trees were blown down across the county. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Satin | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guda | 0.8 miles | 14 | |
| North Prairie | 2.8 miles | 14 | |
| Golinda | 3.5 miles | 15 | |
| Rocky Hill | 4.4 miles | 8 | |
| Chilton | 4.9 miles | 14 | |
| Triangle | 5.0 miles | 8 | |
| Tomlinson Hill | 6.0 miles | 8 | |
| Mooreville | 6.5 miles | 15 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Satin | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7426213 | 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 1367787. 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.




