BlockHowth, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Hempstead census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77445. The Survey maps it on the Howth quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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.
- 1954 USGS Austin quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Hempstead quadrangle1:62500
- 1961 USGS Howth quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Brenham quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
11 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Howth between 2000 and 2020, burning about 89 acres in total. 1 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 | 3 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CEADER CREEK |
| 21 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CONROE - 421 |
| 1 September 2000 | Natural | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CONROE - 360 |
| 21 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CONROE - 177 |
| 4 May 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 11 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 10 May 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 9 February 2016 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
4 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Howth in 4 storm reports between 2007 and 2025: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Howth | - | Emergency manager reported downed trees blocking roadway at the intersection of Clark Rd. and Oakbourne Rd. |
| May 2020 | Tornado (EF1) | Howth | - | There was some short path damage in the Waters Road area. There were numerous large trees uprooted and laid down in different directions ranging from due south to due east. Estimated peak winds were 90 mph. |
| May 2020 | Tornado (EF1) | Howth | - | This tornado with estimated peak winds of 90 mph had a well defined damage path. Numerous trees were uprooted with some trunks snapped. A roof was taken off a barn. There was other straight line wind damage in the area. |
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Howth | - | Numerous trees blown down across northern portions of the county. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Creek | 1.8 miles | 8 | |
| Rolling Hills | 2.4 miles | 8 | |
| Rock Island | 3.2 miles | 8 | |
| Second Corinth | 3.3 miles | 8 | |
| Hempstead | 5.0 miles | 10 | |
| Saint Paul | 5.3 miles | 8 | |
| Fields Store | 6.0 miles | 11 | |
| Prairie View | 6.6 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378471. 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.
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.