Booth, Texas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Rosenberg-Richmond census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77469. It stands on Gapps Slough. The Survey maps it on the Sugar Land quadrangle. It stands 75 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1950 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Sugar Land quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1970 USGS Sugar Land quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1975 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Houston quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Sugar Land quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
6 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Booth between 2011 and 2019, burning about 92 acres in total. 1 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 | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Natural | 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 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FIRE |
| 2 August 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WILDLAND/GRASS FIRE |
| 6 June 2011 | Natural | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 29 June 2013 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 715 SECR 1190 |
| 7 February 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 31 December 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GUBBELS ROAD |
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 Booth: 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Halite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarland Salt Dome | Halite | Occurrence | 1926 | |
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand |
Storms near this place
3 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Booth in 3 storm reports between 2019 and 2024: 1 flash flood, 1 lightning, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2021 | Lightning | Booth | $50,000 | A home in Fort Bend County caught fire after being struck by lightning. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Booth | $50,000 | All major roadways were impassable due to flooding in Sugar Land. |
| March 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Booth | - | A large tree, measuring at least 2 feet in diameter, was downed by strong thunderstorm wind gusts in the Greatwood area. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rabbs Hill | 2.1 miles | 11 | |
| Greatwood | 2.2 miles | 11 | |
| Greatwood Trails | 2.3 miles | 11 | |
| Oxford | 2.9 miles | 11 | |
| Greatwood Village | 3.0 miles | 11 | |
| Bridlewood Estates | 3.0 miles | 11 | |
| Crabb | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| First Colony | 3.8 miles | 11 |
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 Booth | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4943864 | 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 1378032. 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.






