BlockGalloway, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the LaBelle census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77705. The Survey maps it on the Fannett East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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.
- 1943 USGS Fannett East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS Fannett East quadrangle1:31680
- 1950 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Fannett East quadrangle1:24000
- 1975 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Anahuac quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Fannett East quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
13 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Galloway between 2006 and 2015, burning about 280 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 August 2009 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODVILLE - 207 |
| 29 July 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 150 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 2 June 2011 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GAULDING RD GRASS FIRE |
| 18 June 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 25 May 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ROLLINS TRUCKING |
| 8 March 2006 | Debris and open burning | 60 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODVILLE - 129 |
| 14 February 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 244-79-15 |
| 7 December 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PC MARKET FIRE |
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 Galloway: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sulfur. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fannett Dome Sulfur Mine | Sulfur | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Galloway in 4 storm reports between 2009 and 2016: 2 heavy rain, 2 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2012 | Flash Flood | Galloway | $2,000 | Heavy rain across Jefferson and Orange Counties caused many roads to be flooded. Cars were stalled in an underpass in Central Gardens, water approached some homes in Fannet after overflowing the ditches, and many flooded streets were reported around Mauriceville and Bridge City. |
| May 2016 | Flash Flood | Galloway | - | Radar estimated 1 to 6 inches of rain fell around the Hampshire - Fannett area. Pictures posted to social media showed flooded out roadways with water approaching some structures during the event. |
| April 2009 | Heavy Rain | Galloway | - | A Jefferson County DD6 mesonet gauge located 1 mile east-northeast of Fannett measured a three-hour rainfall total of 5.12 inches. |
| April 2009 | Heavy Rain | Galloway | - | A Jefferson County DD6 mesonet gauge located 1 mile east-northeast of Fannett measured a six-hour rainfall total of 5.43 inches. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheek | 1.0 miles | 12 | |
| Fannett | 3.8 miles | 10 | |
| Lovell Lake | 5.1 miles | 12 | |
| Walden | 5.5 miles | 15 | |
| Hillebrandt | 6.0 miles | 12 | |
| Pine Island | 6.7 miles | 11 | |
| Amelia | 6.8 miles | 15 | |
| Caldwood Acres | 6.9 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379821. 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.