Mims, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Brazosport census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77541. It stands on Little Slough. The Survey maps it on the Oyster Creek quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1943 USGS Oyster Creek quadrangle1:31680
- 1943 USGS Oyster Creek quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Oyster Creek quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1975 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Angleton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
81 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 81 fires within 5 miles of Mims between 1993 and 2020, burning about 17,193 acres in total. 28 started naturally. 9 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2006 | Natural | 95 acres | Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge | CHRISTMAS MARSH |
| 23 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 42 acres | Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge | BIGSLOUGH |
| 1 September 2011 | Natural | 42 acres | Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge | BERMUDA FIRE |
| 7 August 2005 | Natural | 640 acres | Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge | SALT LAKE |
| 7 August 2005 | Natural | 633 acres | Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge | BLUESTEM EAST |
| 5 August 1997 | Debris and open burning | 515 acres | Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge | ESCAPE1 |
| 31 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge | FIREHALL MYSTERY FIRE |
| 31 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge | TX-TMR-FY19-WF-HOSKINS TRUCK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Mims: 1 past producer, 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Halite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Salt. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gunnels Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Stratton Ridge | Salt | Unknown | ||
| Stratton Ridge Mine | Halite | Past Producer | 1913 |
Storms near this place
2 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mims in 2 storm reports between 2015 and 2024: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mims | - | Wind gust occurred at the Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge station BZRT2. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mims | - | The wind gust was measured at the Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge by a RAWS sensor. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoskins | 4.3 miles | 10 | |
| Port Morris | 4.5 miles | 11 | |
| Bastrop Beach | 4.8 miles | 12 | |
| Oyster Creek | 6.3 miles | 12 | |
| Richwood | 6.9 miles | 13 | |
| Lake Barbara | 6.9 miles | 13 | |
| Clute | 7.3 miles | 13 | |
| Ross | 7.5 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1362934. 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.






