Golden Acres, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Pasadena census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77503. The Survey maps it on the Pasadena quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1915 USGS Deepwater quadrangle1:24000
- 1919 USGS Deepwater quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Pasadena quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Pasadena quadrangle1:24000
- 1975 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Pasadena quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Houston quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Pasadena quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
8 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Golden Acres between 2014 and 2020, burning about 16 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 | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 August 2014 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MUTUAL AID |
| 11 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | E093 |
| 4 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | E029 |
| 19 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | B093 , E071, E072 |
| 26 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | B32,B35,B80,D70,E26,E32,E35,E52,E70,E80 |
| 26 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.7 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | B093, D070, E052, E093 |
| 25 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | E061 |
| 23 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | B093, E052, E070, L093 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Golden Acres: 10 producers, 1 occurrence. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Halite, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deepwater Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Deer Park Sulfur Plant | Sulfur, Chlorine | Producer | ||
| South Houston Salt Dome | Halite | Occurrence | 1934 | |
| Judson Road Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Kaiser Cement Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Genoa Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hanks Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hills No. 2 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| Hughes Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sand |
Storms near this place
10 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Golden Acres in 10 storm reports between 2008 and 2019: 3 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 lightning, 2 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Golden Acres | 1 hurt, $50,000 | A rooftop facade at a store near the intersection of Allen Genoa Road and Richey Street had its rooftop facade blown off. The debris landed on top of vehicles in the parking lot. |
| May 2013 | Flood | Golden Acres | $750,000 | There were numerous reports of flooding around the greater Houston metropolitan area. There was curb high street flooding at the intersection of Gessner and Hammerly Streets. There was also high water causing flooding at the West Sam Houston Tollway southbound at U.S. Highway 59 southwest. Frontage road flooding was reported at the 610 West Loop northbound at U.S. Highway 59 southwest. There was a road closure at the U.S. 59 southwest freeway at Shepherd Drive due to high water. Road flooding was also reported in Humble, state highway 288 southbound at the 610 south loop, southwest U.S. 59 northbound at the 610 west loop, and at the south Beltway 8 eastbound at U.S. 90 alternate south. |
| August 2008 | Lightning | Golden Acres | $40,000 | A lightning strike caused a fire that was contained to the attic. There was fire, smoke and water damage to the home. |
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Golden Acres | $15,000 | Straight line wind damage to several residential home roofs and one report of tree damage. Damage also included the collapse of a retail store wall. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Golden Acres | $1,500 | Ping pong ball size hail occurred in the Pasadena area. |
| July 2012 | Lightning | Golden Acres | $1,000 | A lightning strike struck a tree and part of the tree fell onto a carport and basketball goal causing damage. |
| September 2019 | Flash Flood | Golden Acres | - | There was high water and road closure reported near the exit ramp near the Sam Houston Beltway Tollway at Spencer Highway. |
| August 2015 | Flash Flood | Golden Acres | - | Heavy rain caused flash flooding in Pasadena. Impacted roads and intersections were Strawberry Road from Fairmont Parkway to Pasadena Boulevard, Spencer Highway at Bayshore Drive, Spencer Highway at Beltway 8, Watters Road between Vista Road and Fairmont Parkway and Vista Road at Space Center Boulevard. |
| October 2013 | Flash Flood | Golden Acres | - | Heavy rain caused road flooding around the city of Houston. |
| March 2009 | Hail | Golden Acres | - | Nickel-sized hail was reported at the intersection of Spencer Highway and Beltway 8. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington | 1.2 miles | 13 | |
| Preston Manor | 1.2 miles | 13 | |
| Vita Villas | 1.5 miles | 13 | |
| Parkview Estates | 1.6 miles | 13 | |
| Preston Villa | 1.8 miles | 13 | |
| Village Grove | 1.8 miles | 13 | |
| Stadium Estates | 1.9 miles | 13 | |
| Parkview Manor | 2.0 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1336650. 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.









