Evergreen, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Shepherd-Evergreen census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77331. The Survey maps it on the Coldspring quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1954 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Coldspring quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Coldspring quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
86 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 86 fires within 5 miles of Evergreen between 1992 and 2020, burning about 510 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 16 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 52 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| 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 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRUSH FIRE |
| 9 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Livingston Area | LIVINGSTON-8071 |
| 7 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | National Forests And Grasslands In Texas | FOURTH-FIVE ACRE |
| 6 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | NA |
| 30 September 2011 | Natural | 9.6 acres | National Forests And Grasslands In Texas | DABNEY |
| 3 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRUSH FIRE |
| 29 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | National Forests And Grasslands In Texas | JD |
| 29 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | 11 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
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 Evergreen: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
15 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Evergreen in 15 storm reports between 1996 and 2023: 8 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 tornado, 2 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Evergreen | 1 hurt | Trees were blown down near 150 and FM 2693 and a vehicle was struck by a fallen tree. The driver only sustained minor injuries. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Evergreen | $25,000 | Power lines down in the Evergreen area along FM 945 South. |
| October 1997 | Tornado (F0) | Evergreen | $20,000 | This tornado touched down in the Bear Creek Community. Damage was mostly trees but a volunteer fire department building was heavily damaged. |
| December 2002 | Tornado (F0) | Evergreen | $10,000 | Tornado damaged some trees near Evergreen. |
| October 1997 | Hail | Evergreen | $10,000 | Hail in the Bear Creek Community. |
| February 2005 | Hail | Evergreen | $10,000 | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Evergreen | $5,000 | no account filed |
| November 2006 | Flash Flood | Evergreen | $2,000 | Numerous roads flooded between Old Waverly and Evergreen. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Evergreen | - | Multiple trees were downed in and around Highway 150. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Evergreen | - | Trees and power lines were downed all across the FM 1725 and FM 945 areas. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Evergreen | - | A tree was downed. |
| December 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Evergreen | - | Trees had their tops broken off, and the trees fell across the streets near intersection of FM 1725 and Dabney Bottom Road. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Evergreen | - | Trees downed near Evergreen by thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Evergreen | - | Roads were closed due to flooding throughout the Sam Houston National Forest and around the Lake Livingston Dam. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Evergreen | - | Trees and power lines were blown down near the intersection of FM 3081 and FM 1725. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Hill | 2.0 miles | 13 | |
| Pumpkin | 2.6 miles | 13 | |
| Laurel Hill | 3.2 miles | 13 | |
| Maynard | 5.4 miles | 13 | |
| Magnolia | 5.9 miles | 13 | |
| Liberty Hill | 6.0 miles | 13 | |
| Coldspring | 6.2 miles | 13 | |
| Waverly | 6.4 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1381852. 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.





