Bammel, Texas
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Northwest Harris census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77090. The Survey maps it on the Spring quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1916 USGS Spring quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1920 USGS Spring quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Spring quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Spring quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Conroe quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS Spring quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
35 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Bammel between 1993 and 2020, burning about 380 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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 | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Livingston Area | LIVINGSTON - 834 |
| 20 August 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Livingston Area | LIVINGSTON - 743 |
| 8 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | E084 |
| 24 July 1995 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 19 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | E084 |
| 17 May 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 16 May 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Livingston Area | LIVINGSTON - 400 |
| 8 April 2011 | Smoking | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 201115357 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Bammel: 1 producer. All of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
12 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bammel in 12 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 5 hail, 4 lightning, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2019 | Lightning | Bammel | 1 hurt | A man was struck by lightning while walking his three dogs. CPR was administered on site and he did survive. The dogs were not harmed. |
| June 2023 | Lightning | Bammel | $100,000 | A lightning strike caused a fire at an apartment complex near the 14500 block of Bammel North Houston Road. |
| February 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bammel | $30,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed a tree on a mobile home and split it in half. Two people were trapped inside, but were rescued without injury. |
| June 2023 | Lightning | Bammel | $20,000 | A lightning strike caused a vehicle fire around the 6700 block of Cypresswood Drive near Spring. |
| July 2017 | Lightning | Bammel | $15,000 | An apartment fire was caused by a lightning strike. |
| October 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Bammel | $10,000 | Trees blown down and minor damage to homes. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bammel | - | Law enforcement reported that a tree had blown down onto a home near Willowbrook. |
| August 2025 | Hail | Bammel | - | Storm spotter reported marble to quarter size hail near FM 1960 and Veterans Memorial Drive. |
| August 2025 | Hail | Bammel | - | An mPING report was received in the area, indicating 1.25 inch hail. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Bammel | - | Ping pong ball sized hail was reported. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Bammel | - | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Bammel | - | Quarter size hail was observed near the intersection of Veterans and Bammel. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bammel Timbers | 0.3 miles | 18 | |
| Oak Creek Village | 1.0 miles | 18 | |
| Ponderosa Forest | 1.1 miles | 18 | |
| Chantilly Woods | 1.2 miles | 18 | |
| Olde Oaks | 1.3 miles | 18 | |
| North Forest | 1.5 miles | 18 | |
| Bammel Forest | 1.5 miles | 18 | |
| Cypresswood | 1.6 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1329997. 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.








