Whon, Texas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Santa Anna census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76878. The Survey maps it on the Whon quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1894 USGS Brady quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1924 USGS Brady 2-a quadrangle1:48000
- 1928 USGS Waldrip quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Brownwood quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1973 USGS Whon quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Brady quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
14 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Whon between 2006 and 2018, burning about 782 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 153 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 7 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 12 August 2016 | Natural | 40 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FLAT TOP |
| 9 June 2008 | Smoking | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 5 June 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 5 June 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 7 May 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | DEAL'S HAY BALES |
| 20 May 2006 | Debris and open burning | 200 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
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 Whon: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcbryde Mine | Uranium | Producer | ||
| Trevino Mine | Uranium | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Whon in 3 storm reports between 2007 and 2022: 2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whon | $5,000 | This is a continuation of the strong downburst winds associated with an intense squall line that produced additional damage in the wake of a tornado that moved through the area just prior to the onset of the strong winds. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Whon | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Whon | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockwood | 3.6 miles | 13 | |
| Chaffin Crossing | 5.5 miles | 14 | |
| Hays Crossing | 6.9 miles | 14 | |
| Trickham | 7.8 miles | 13 | |
| Shields | 9.5 miles | 12 | |
| Gouldbusk | 10.1 miles | 12 | |
| Mozelle | 12.4 miles | 12 | |
| Cleveland | 13.2 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380777. 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.





