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Lexington Woods, Texas

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Northwest Harris census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77373. The Survey maps it on the Spring quadrangle.

Lexington Woods within Harris County

On record in Lexington Woods

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 18 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

138 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 138 fires within 5 miles of Lexington Woods between 1993 and 2020, burning about 496 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 8 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/undetermined63
Debris and open burning37
Misuse of fire by a minor13
Arson/incendiarism8
Power generation/transmission/distribution6
Natural5
Equipment and vehicle use3
Smoking2
Recreation and ceremony1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceRAYFORD RIDGE
6 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresLivingston AreaLIVINGSTON - 855
3 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined15 acresLivingston AreaLIVINGSTON - 834
28 September 2020Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service27547 REBECCA FIELD
27 September 2011Natural2.0 acresLivingston AreaLIVINGSTON - 941
25 September 2000Debris and open burning1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceCONROE - 426
25 September 1993Misuse of fire by a minor5.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
16 September 2020Debris and open burningunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceRILEY FUZZELL

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Harris County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Lexington Woods: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Aluminum, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Houston Plant BauxiteAluminumPast Producer
Watson Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Harris 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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Spring0.8 miles18
Spring Lakes1.3 miles18
Timber Lane1.8 miles18
Northland Shopping Center1.9 miles18
Northgate Crossing2.2 miles18
Cypresswood Court2.3 miles18
Birnham Wood2.4 miles15
Sandpiper2.7 miles15

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2472084. 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.