East Haven, Texas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Houston census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77075. The Survey maps it on the Park Place quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 16 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.
- 1915 USGS Park Place quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1922 USGS Park Place quadrangle1:31680, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Park Place quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Park Place quadrangle1:24000
- 1975 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Park Place quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Houston quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Park Place quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
45 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 45 fires within 5 miles of East Haven between 2011 and 2020, burning about 161 acres in total. None 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 | 45 |
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 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | A036, E061 |
| 5 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | E052, E093 |
| 13 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | E070 |
| 13 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | E023 |
| 12 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | E061 |
| 11 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | E093 |
| 11 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | E052 |
| 9 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | A36D26D70E29E36E52E61FM22HM2022L29L61M70SF24 |
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 East Haven: 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Halite, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fellow Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| South Houston Salt Dome | Halite | Occurrence | 1934 |
Storms near this place
7 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names East Haven in 7 storm reports between 2013 and 2025: 3 lightning, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. The reports record 1 death. 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 2018 | Lightning | East Haven | 1 killed | A roofer was installing metal paneling to a commercial building under construction. Lightning struck the employee, resulting in electrocution and blunt force head trauma based on OSHA report. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Haven | $2,000,000 | There was significant damage to a hanger and surrounding aircraft at Houston Hobby Airport due to a microburst. Four aircraft inside the hanger and four aircraft outside of the hanger sustained damage. Hangar destroyed. Debris deposited toward the south and southeast. |
| September 2020 | Flash Flood | East Haven | $100,000 | Cars submerged, high water rescues near Sam Houston Parkway and Telephone Road. |
| August 2019 | Lightning | East Haven | $25,000 | Lightning from thunderstorms moving across the area struck an apartment complex off of Almeda-Genoa Road. An attic fire quickly engulfed one of the units. |
| August 2013 | Lightning | East Haven | $6,000 | A lightning strike caused an attic fire at a residential home. |
| October 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Haven | - | ASOS station KHOU Houston Hobby measured a 63 mph wind gust. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Haven | - | Wind gust occurred at KHOU. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freeway Manor | 0.8 miles | 13 | |
| Sun Valley | 0.9 miles | 13 | |
| South Houston Gardens | 1.5 miles | 16 | |
| South Houston | 1.8 miles | 13 | |
| Skyscraper Shadows | 1.8 miles | 13 | |
| Gulf Freeway Oaks | 1.9 miles | 16 | |
| Allen Farms | 2.1 miles | 16 | |
| Arlington Heights | 2.1 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1334945. 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.









