BlockHigh Island, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1931 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Bolivar Peninsula census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77623. The Survey maps it on the High Island quadrangle. It stands 38 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1931 USGS High Island quadrangle1:24000
- 1943 USGS High Island quadrangle1:31680
- 1943 USGS High Island quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS High Island quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Anahuac quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS High Island quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
247 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 247 fires within 5 miles of High Island between 1992 and 2020, burning about 51,825 acres in total. 25 started naturally. 69 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 | 108 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 69 |
| Debris and open burning | 30 |
| Natural | 25 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
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 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge | WF SOUTH OF RESERVOIR |
| 7 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge | WF S RES UNIT 1 |
| 6 September 2014 | Natural | 2,250 acres | Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge | WF JACKSON'S DITCH 2014 |
| 5 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 33 acres | McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge | WF SOUTH OF SONIC FIRE |
| 4 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge | WF TWO X LEVEE 2 |
| 4 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge | WF TWO X LEVEE |
| 4 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge | TWO X LEVEE 4 |
| 4 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 200 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
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 High Island: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sulfur, Halite, Limestone, Ultra Pure. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Island Mine | Sulfur, Halite, Limestone, Ultra Pure | Past Producer | 1960, 1971 |
Storms near this place
2 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names High Island in 2 storm reports in 1995: 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 1995 | Tornado (F0) | High Island | $10,000 | Tornado briefly touched down with minor damage but no injuries. |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | High Island | - | Tugboat operator clocked 100 mph wind gusts. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilchrist | 6.3 miles | 13 | |
| Rollover | 7.3 miles | 13 | |
| Caplen | 8.3 miles | 14 | |
| Bolivar Peninsula | 11.6 miles | 14 | |
| Stingaree | 15.0 miles | 16 | |
| Crystal Beach | 15.1 miles | 16 | |
| Patton Woods | 15.3 miles | 16 | |
| Elmgrove | 16.5 miles | 16 |
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 High Island | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1007828 | 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 1337706. 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.