Loma, Texas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Huntsville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77831. The Survey maps it on the Loma quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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 Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Loma quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
140 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 140 fires within 5 miles of Loma between 1993 and 2020, burning about 4,894 acres in total. 16 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 72 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 |
| Natural | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,035 acres | Livingston Area | HOPEWELL FIRE |
| 4 September 2010 | Natural | 101 acres | Livingston Area | LIVINGSTON - 309 |
| 4 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 650 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CONROE - 384 |
| 3 September 2009 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 9458 CR 227 |
| 3 September 2009 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | C.R. 227 TREE |
| 29 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CONROE - 430 |
| 29 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 26 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
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 Loma: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct 2 Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Loma in 7 storm reports between 2008 and 2023: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2012 | Flash Flood | Loma | $50,000 | A band of moderate to heavy rainfall caused flooding in and around Grimes and Huntsville. Numerous road closures and stalled cars were reported in the town of Navasota with additional closures in and around the communities of Anderson and Huntsville. |
| February 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Loma | $10,000 | A tin roof was damaged on a home along Loma Road west of Huntsville. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Loma | $9,000 | Trees and power lines were downed along State Highway 30. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Loma | $8,000 | A carport was flattened with some damage to an adjacent structure. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Loma | - | Trees were downed near Birdwell Road. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Loma | - | Trees were downed near Morgan Road. |
| June 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Loma | - | The weak tornado lasted approximately three minutes around one mile east of Monaville. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Grove | 1.1 miles | 10 | |
| Goshen | 6.2 miles | 14 | |
| San Jacinto | 6.2 miles | 14 | |
| Galilee | 9.1 miles | 10 | |
| Crabbs Prairie | 9.9 miles | 11 | |
| Bath | 11.5 miles | 13 | |
| Mossy Grove | 12.2 miles | 10 | |
| Pine Hill | 13.0 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380102. 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.




