BlockTaiton, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the El Campo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77437. The Survey maps it on the Hahn quadrangle. It stands 135 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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.
- 1953 USGS Seguin quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Seguin quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Hahn quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS El Campo quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
7 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Taiton (historical) between 2008 and 2009, burning about 120 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 August 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 300 CR 370 |
| 3 July 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 19 July 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 21 March 2009 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 3900 CR 377 |
| 1 March 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 6 October 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 30 January 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2886 CR 475 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Taiton (historical): 2 producers, 2 past producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Roan Bend Dredge & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Blue Roan Bend Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Taiton | 4.9 miles | 8 | |
| Elm Grove | 5.4 miles | 9 | |
| Hahn | 6.5 miles | 8 | |
| Jones Creek | 7.0 miles | 8 | |
| Sand Ridge | 7.3 miles | 9 | |
| Bonus | 7.4 miles | 9 | |
| Egypt | 7.8 miles | 8 | |
| Dorman | 8.4 miles | 8 |
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 Taiton (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14711349 | 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 2034976. 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.