Hastings, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Alvin-Pearland census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77511. The Survey maps it on the Pearland quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1920 USGS Mykawa quadrangle1:31680, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Pearland quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Pearland quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Houston quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Pearland quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
37 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 37 fires within 5 miles of Hastings between 2007 and 2014, burning about 263 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MUTUAL AID GRASS FIRE |
| 9 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2013018 |
| 2 July 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRUSH |
| 12 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 9059 |
| 1 July 2011 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MUTUAL AID GRASS FIRE |
| 1 July 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 9052 |
| 30 June 2009 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 9050 |
| 24 June 2009 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 9046 |
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 Hastings: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelton Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hastings in 7 storm reports between 2015 and 2025: 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2015 | Tornado (EF1) | Hastings | 2 hurt, $200,000 | The EF-1 tornado tracked along a trailer park in Alvin where it damaged fifteen to twenty trailers and overturned one trailer. An elderly couple sustained injuries in the overturned trailer. The estimated peak wind was 90 mph. |
| October 2015 | Tornado (EF2) | Hastings | $2,000,000 | The EF-2 tornado touched down just east of Clover Field Airport (Brazoria County) and continued on a narrow northeast track into Galveston County. This tornado expanded in size and weakened in intensity as it approached FM 518 over the last half of its track. There was extensive tree damage along the entire track. Homes sustained partial roof loss and tree damage consistent with an EF-1 rating from east of the airport through Sunset Drive in Friendswood (Galveston County). Low-end EF-2 damage occurred on Chester Drive in Friendswood where there was complete loss of a residential home's roof. Estimated peak wind was 115 mph. |
| October 2015 | Tornado (EF2) | Hastings | $2,000,000 | The EF-2 tornado touched down just east of Clover Field Airport (Brazoria County) and continued on a narrow northeast track into Galveston County. This tornado expanded in size and weakened in intensity as it approached FM 518 over the last half of its track. There was extensive tree damage along the entire track. Homes sustained partial roof loss and tree damage consistent with an EF-1 rating from east of the airport through Sunset Drive in Friendswood (Galveston County). Low-end EF-2 damage occurred on Chester Drive in Friendswood where there was complete loss of a residential home's roof. Estimated peak wind was 115 mph. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hastings | - | Pearland regional airport ASOS recorded a 61 mph wind gust. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hastings | - | Wind gust occurred at KLVJ. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hastings | - | Trees were downed near the intersection of Pine Valley Drive and Broadway Street. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hastings | - | Wind gust was measured at KLVJ. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakbrook Estates | 2.1 miles | 13 | |
| Rustic Oaks | 2.2 miles | 18 | |
| Shadycrest | 2.6 miles | 13 | |
| Parkview | 2.8 miles | 13 | |
| Westwood Village | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Regal Oaks | 3.0 miles | 18 | |
| Cobblestone | 3.2 miles | 13 | |
| Woodcreek | 3.2 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378425. 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.







