Guy, Texas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Needville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77444. The Survey maps it on the Guy quadrangle. It stands 75 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 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.
- 1950 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Guy quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Angleton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
17 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Guy between 2006 and 2020, burning about 548 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 | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 August 2014 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HURTA ROAD |
| 13 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HURTA ROAD |
| 23 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BARAK ROAD |
| 31 May 2010 | Smoking | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 361 |
| 23 April 2006 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 8 February 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 210 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOLFGANG RD |
| 6 February 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 150 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1462 @ NORDT ROAD |
| 25 February 2010 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 361 |
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 Guy: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sulfur, Limestone, Ultra Pure, Halite, Zinc, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damon Mound Mine | Sulfur, Limestone, Ultra Pure, Halite, Zinc | Past Producer | 1916, 1953, 1957 | |
| Dresser Minerals | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Guy in 5 storm reports between 1999 and 2002: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guy | $25,000 | Roof torn off a mobile home and a barn damaged. |
| March 2002 | Tornado (F0) | Guy | $20,000 | A tornado touchdown occurred in Guy, 10 miles southwest of Rosenberg, relayed by Sheriff. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guy | $15,000 | Trees down. |
| May 1999 | Hail | Guy | $15,000 | Quarter-sized hail along FM 1994. |
| May 1999 | Hail | Guy | $10,000 | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mooredale | 3.3 miles | 11 | |
| Long Point | 4.2 miles | 10 | |
| Needville | 4.8 miles | 10 | |
| Fairchilds | 6.0 miles | 10 | |
| Whaley Corner | 9.1 miles | 10 | |
| Pleak | 10.1 miles | 10 | |
| Beasley | 12.8 miles | 9 | |
| Kendleton | 13.4 miles | 9 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Guy | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5622021 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379873. 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.




