Tiffin, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Ranger census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76470. The Survey maps it on the Ranger quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 13 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.
- 1894 USGS Eastland quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Abilene quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Abilene quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Ranger quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Stephenville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
61 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 61 fires within 5 miles of Tiffin between 2005 and 2020, burning about 3,264 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 3 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 | 24 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | C/R 459 FIRE |
| 8 September 2011 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GE RAILCAR REKINDLE |
| 7 September 2011 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 34 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GE RAIL FIRE |
| 2 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GARNER FIRE |
| 2 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HIGH POINT DRIVE FIRE |
| 3 August 2018 | Natural | 323 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | RANGER |
| 2 August 2012 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WINSETT SPRINGS FIRE |
| 7 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SOUTH HIPOINT DRIVE FIRE |
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 Tiffin: 4 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Featherlite Corp Ranger Plant | Clay | Producer | ||
| Laura Todd Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Ranger Clay Company Operations | Clay | Producer | ||
| Ranger Pits | Clay | Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
8 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tiffin in 8 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 6 hail, 1 heavy rain, 1 flash flood. 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 | Heavy Rain | Tiffin | $50,000 | A 24 year old female was killed in a chain reaction accident on Ranger Hill in rainy conditions. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Tiffin | - | Reported via mPING east of Ranger. |
| May 2016 | Flash Flood | Tiffin | - | Interstate 20 eastbound between Mile Markers 357-358 was flooded. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Tiffin | - | Quarter size hail was reported at Ranger Hill. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Tiffin | - | Quarter size hail fell about 6 miles east of Ranger. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Tiffin | - | Nickel hail fell near the intersection of Interstate 20 and Highway 16 east of Ranger. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Tiffin | - | Quarter size hail fell 2 miles east of the city of Ranger. |
| March 2009 | Hail | Tiffin | - | Penny size hail was reported on HWY 717 3 miles north of Ranger. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bullock | 1.8 miles | 13 | |
| Ranger | 2.0 miles | 13 | |
| Merriman (historical) | 5.4 miles | 13 | |
| Olden | 7.1 miles | 13 | |
| Morton Valley | 8.3 miles | 13 | |
| Chaney | 9.3 miles | 12 | |
| Staff | 9.7 miles | 12 | |
| Eastland | 10.5 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379162. 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.




