South Hanlon, Texas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Breckenridge North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76424. It stands on Hitson Branch. The Survey maps it on the Buck Mountain 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.
- 1890 USGS Breckenridge quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Abilene quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Abilene quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Buck Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Mineral Wells quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
198 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 198 fires within 5 miles of South Hanlon between 2006 and 2020, burning about 6,313 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 10 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 | 79 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 42 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 36 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2020 W. WALKER FIRE |
| 7 September 2015 | Smoking | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 4 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | AG FIRE |
| 27 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | MCCARTHEY FIRE |
| 25 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1173 HIGHWAY 183S |
| 20 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 241 |
| 19 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | DAVID |
| 18 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BASA FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of South Hanlon: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zack Burkett New Plant and Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Zack Burkett Woodruff Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge | 2.3 miles | 14 | |
| Necessity | 7.7 miles | 12 | |
| Eolian | 8.4 miles | 13 | |
| Wayland | 8.6 miles | 13 | |
| Harpersville | 9.3 miles | 13 | |
| Mankins Mill | 10.9 miles | 13 | |
| Frankell | 11.1 miles | 13 | |
| Caddo | 11.1 miles | 13 |
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 Q122547558 | 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 1379093. 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.




