Harmaston, Texas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Houston census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77346. It lies near Rogers Gully. The Survey maps it on the Harmaston quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 16 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.
- 1916 USGS Harmaston quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1920 USGS Harmaston quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Harmaston quadrangle1:31680
- 1950 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harmaston quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Harmaston quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Harmaston quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Houston quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Harmaston quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
33 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Harmaston between 1992 and 2020, burning about 321 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 5 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 | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 acres | Livingston Area | LIVINGSTON - 864 |
| 30 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 8 August 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 acres | Livingston Area | LIVINGSTON - 685 |
| 6 August 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 5 August 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 4 August 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 16 August 2011 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Livingston Area | LIVINGSTON - 719 |
| 13 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Livingston Area | LIVINGSTON - 700 |
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 Harmaston: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vestal Pit | Silica | Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Harmaston in 9 storm reports between 2011 and 2024: 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2021 | Lightning | Harmaston | $15,000 | A lightning strike resulted in a house fire in Atascocita. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harmaston | $15,000 | Strong winds downed trees and caused roof damage to two businesses near the intersection of Clayton Parkway and West Lake Houston Parkway. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harmaston | - | Large trees were downed in the Indian Shores neighborhood near Lake Houston. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harmaston | - | A large tree was downed in a residential neighborhood of Kingwood. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Harmaston | - | Penny sized hail was reported near the Maplebrook elementary school area. |
| October 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harmaston | - | Trees down. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harmaston | - | There was pine tree damage at a strip mall off of FM 1960. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harmaston | - | A large tree was downed onto a vehicle and garage. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Harmaston | - | A severe thunderstorm produced quarter sized hail near Atascocita. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walden on Lake Houston | 1.1 miles | 16 | |
| Atascocita South | 1.2 miles | 16 | |
| Atascocita | 1.7 miles | 16 | |
| Atascocita Timber | 1.8 miles | 16 | |
| Pines of Atascocita | 2.1 miles | 19 | |
| Timber Forest | 2.3 miles | 16 | |
| Oaks of Atascocita | 2.3 miles | 19 | |
| Belleau Wood East | 2.4 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379891. 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.










