Mykawa, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Houston census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77048. The Survey maps it on the Pearland quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1920 USGS Mykawa quadrangle1:31680, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Pearland quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Pearland quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Houston quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Pearland quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
50 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 50 fires within 5 miles of Mykawa between 2007 and 2020, burning about 246 acres in total. None 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 | 49 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | A036, E061 |
| 5 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | E035, E055 |
| 9 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | E024, E47 |
| 9 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | E046, E055 |
| 12 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | E061 |
| 11 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | E052 |
| 9 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | A36D26D70E29E36E52E61FM22HM2022L29L61M70SF24 |
| 9 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | E024 |
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 Mykawa: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fellow Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2020Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mykawa in 2 storm reports between 2020 and 2026: 1 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2020 | Flash Flood | Mykawa | $100,000 | Numerous streets flooded, closed around Brookside Village. |
| February 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mykawa | $42,000 | County officials reported damage to an apartment complex in the Crestmont Park area after severe storms moved through the area on Valentines day. Photos shared showed roofing and siding damage throughout most of the apartment complex. Peak wind speeds were estimated at 70 mph, based on ACT with 1 DOD. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Langston Place | 0.3 miles | 13 | |
| Val Verde East | 0.9 miles | 13 | |
| Skyscraper Shadows | 1.5 miles | 13 | |
| Allen Farms | 1.6 miles | 16 | |
| Almeda Genoa | 2.0 miles | 13 | |
| Kings Estates | 2.4 miles | 16 | |
| Kennedy Heights | 2.6 miles | 16 | |
| Minnetex | 2.7 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378724. 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.







