Theon, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Jarrell census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76537. The Survey maps it on the Jarrell quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 12 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.
- 1893 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Austin quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1964 USGS Jarrell quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Taylor quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
40 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 40 fires within 5 miles of Theon between 2005 and 2019, burning about 412 acres in total. None 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 | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 3940 CR 234 |
| 1 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 500 CR 314 |
| 4 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1100 CR 237 |
| 4 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 237 |
| 31 August 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 630 CR 234 |
| 30 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 5501 N IH 35 |
| 26 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WINDY HILL/ JARRELL |
| 23 August 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1350 CR 143 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
1 since 2025Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Theon in 1 storm report in 2025: 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | Hail | Theon | - | A thunderstorm produced half dollar size hail near Walburg. |
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 Corn Hill | 0.7 miles | 12 | |
| Walburg | 2.0 miles | 17 | |
| Sonterra | 2.8 miles | 12 | |
| Corn Hill | 3.2 miles | 12 | |
| Jarrell | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| Keelersville | 4.6 miles | 17 | |
| Berrys Creek | 4.7 miles | 20 | |
| Schwertner | 5.7 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1369820. 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.



