Moonshine Hill, Texas
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Houston census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77338. It lies near Jordon Gully. The Survey maps it on the Moonshine Hill quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 19 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.
- 1916 USGS Moonshine Hill quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1920 USGS Moonshine Hill quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Moonshine Hill quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1984 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Conroe quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS Moonshine Hill quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
64 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 64 fires within 5 miles of Moonshine Hill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 585 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 13 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 | 26 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Livingston Area | LIVINGSTON - 873 |
| 8 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | E12 |
| 30 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 24 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 108 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CONROE - 38 |
| 17 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | E101 |
| 8 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | E102 |
| 7 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | E101 |
| 6 August 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Moonshine Hill: 3 producers, 1 occurrence. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sulfur, Halite, Limestone, Ultra Pure, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humble Dome Prospect | Sulfur, Halite, Limestone, Ultra Pure, Gypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence | Anhydrite, Gypsum, Halite | |
| Vestal Pit | Silica | Producer | ||
| Fred Dredge & Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Yancy Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Moonshine Hill in 4 storm reports between 2009 and 2022: 1 hail, 1 lightning, 1 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2022 | Tornado (EF1) | Moonshine Hill | $300,000 | This EF1 tornado tracked from a wooded area, through North Hollow Estates then across the City of Humble with damage to trees and a couple of structures. Vans were flipped in a church parking lot. One retail building was destroyed with the loss of its roof and three walls. The post office also sustained minor damage. |
| August 2014 | Flash Flood | Moonshine Hill | $100,000 | Heavy rain caused flooding to enter homes in the Aldine Bender area. There were several flooded roadways in and around the northern Houston area, generally located inside the Sam Houston Beltway. Some notable one hour rainfall rates were 4.16 inches at Greens Bayou and Highway 59 and 3.96 inches at Jefferson and Highway 59. |
| September 2013 | Lightning | Moonshine Hill | $9,000 | Lightning struck a gas tanker truck causing it to fall over in the road, spilling gas. A Shelter in Place order was issued. |
| March 2009 | Hail | Moonshine Hill | $8,000 | Golf ball-sized hail was reported at the intersection of Atascocita and Wilson Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intercontinental Village | 0.8 miles | 16 | |
| Riverside Crest | 0.9 miles | 19 | |
| Belleau Wood | 1.0 miles | 19 | |
| Humble | 1.4 miles | 17 | |
| North Shore | 1.8 miles | 19 | |
| Belleau Wood East | 2.1 miles | 16 | |
| Atascocita West | 2.3 miles | 19 | |
| Timber Forest | 2.4 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1341859. 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.







