Swan, Texas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Tyler census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75706. The Survey maps it on the Tyler North 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.
- 1948 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1966 USGS Tyler North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
309 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 309 fires within 5 miles of Swan between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,448 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 21 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 178 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 70 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 6 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS/WOODS |
| 5 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | COUNTY RD 46 |
| 5 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 46 CURVE FIRE |
| 30 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 578 |
| 3 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 519 |
| 29 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 120 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Swan: 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Silica, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindale Pits | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Bell Dredge & Pit | Silica | Producer | ||
| Stricklin Dredge & Pit | Silica | Producer |
Storms near this place
14 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Swan in 14 storm reports between 1999 and 2023: 9 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 2 hail. The reports record 1 injury. 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 2010 | Flash Flood | Swan | 1 hurt, $3,000 | Excessive heavy rainfall opened up a sinkhole along County Road 1130 that was nearly 20 foot deep. A vehicle was seen lodged halfway inside the sinkhole. Thee was in injury reported at the scene. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Swan | - | Tennis ball size hail reported via social media in the Swan community. |
| August 2021 | Flash Flood | Swan | - | Numerous roads were flooded in the city of Tyler. |
| October 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Swan | - | Tree down on County Road 468. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Swan | - | Multiple trees were downed near Tyler Pipe in the Swan community. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Swan | - | The roof was blown off of a carport on Keystone Drive. A tree was blown down as well. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Swan | - | The roof was blown off of a barn at the intersection of County Roads 428 and 429. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Swan | - | Trees and power lines were blown down at the intersection of FM 3271 and Reno Road. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Swan | - | A tree was blown down on a mobile home at Keystone Drive and Yucca Lane. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Swan | - | Several hardwood trees were snapped and uprooted near Mesa Drive and Mohave Drive. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Swan | - | A few shingles were blown off of the roof at the Hopewell Valley Baptist Church on County Road 429. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Swan | - | Golf ball size hail fell 2.5 miles north of Tyler along Highway 69. |
| June 2010 | Flash Flood | Swan | - | Hwy. 69 north was closed just north of Loop 323 and it remained closed to all north-bound and south -bound traffic. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Swan | - | Winds recorded by trained spotter. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wood Springs | 3.4 miles | 15 | |
| Thedford | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Shady Grove | 4.5 miles | 15 | |
| New Harmony | 5.4 miles | 15 | |
| Mount Sylvan | 5.6 miles | 15 | |
| Sand Flat | 5.8 miles | 15 | |
| Pine Springs | 5.9 miles | 15 | |
| Bostick | 6.0 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 Swan | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3470494 | 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 1348110. 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.
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.






