Foxwood, Texas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Houston census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77338. It stands on Cypress Creek. The Survey maps it on the Maedan quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1919 USGS Weeden quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Maedan quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Maedan quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Conroe quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS Maedan quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
51 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 51 fires within 5 miles of Foxwood between 1993 and 2020, burning about 574 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 10 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 | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 49 acres | Livingston Area | LIVINGSTON - 894 |
| 7 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | E101 |
| 3 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CONROE - 81 |
| 21 August 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CONROE - 311 |
| 21 August 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CONROE - 310 |
| 18 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | E064 |
| 7 July 2011 | Natural | 47 acres | Livingston Area | LIVINGSTON - 615 |
| 4 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | RAYFORD ROAD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Foxwood: 3 producers, 1 occurrence. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sulfur, Halite, Limestone, Ultra Pure, Gypsum-Anhydrite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humble Dome Prospect | Sulfur, Halite, Limestone, Ultra Pure, Gypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence | Anhydrite, Gypsum, Halite | |
| Fred Dredge & Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Watson Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Yancy Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millcreek | 0.7 miles | 15 | |
| Kenswick | 1.0 miles | 15 | |
| Bordersville | 1.5 miles | 15 | |
| Greengate Place | 2.4 miles | 15 | |
| Post Wood | 2.9 miles | 15 | |
| Sandpiper Village | 2.9 miles | 15 | |
| Humble | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| Kingwood | 3.3 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2471958. 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.







