Napier, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Shepherd-Evergreen census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77371. The Survey maps it on the Westcott quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1954 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Westcott quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Conroe quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
277 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 277 fires within 5 miles of Napier between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,054 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 29 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 | 178 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 52 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 29 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | RAILROAD AVE @ CASTLEBERRY |
| 8 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 3109 CHERRY CREEK EAST |
| 7 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.2 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SAN JACINTO 17:44 |
| 5 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2891 FM 2666 |
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | INDUSTRIAL BLVD |
| 5 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 30 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | WRIGHT BLVD @ TIDWELL |
| 30 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 71 POST OAK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
9 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Napier in 9 storm reports between 2012 and 2024: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud, 1 tornado, 1 heavy rain. 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 2013 | Tornado (EF1) | Napier | $150,000 | The tornado produced extensive damage to the roof, garage and front door area of a brick home. An adjacent barn was destroyed. The damage path extended a little over one half mile with downed trees observed along a path on either side of the brick home. A witness from about 200 yards away observed the tornado damaging the home. |
| July 2014 | Heavy Rain | Napier | $25,000 | A grocery store's roof collapsed due to heavy rainfall. Poor drainage flooding also reported on portions of route 59 feeder road. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Napier | $15,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds downed a large tree that damaged a mobile home. |
| May 2024 | Flash Flood | Napier | - | FM 222 near Shepherd was impassable due to flash flooding. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Napier | - | There was quarter sized hail in Shepherd. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Napier | - | Some trees were downed. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Napier | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees. |
| September 2012 | Funnel Cloud | Napier | - | A funnel cloud was sighted near Shepherd. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Napier | - | Trees were blown down on Stringtown 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd | 1.1 miles | 13 | |
| Strington | 2.4 miles | 13 | |
| Lake Tejas | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Lake Water Wheel | 5.1 miles | 13 | |
| Westcott | 5.4 miles | 12 | |
| Urbana | 5.9 miles | 12 | |
| Liberty Hill | 7.6 miles | 13 | |
| Rose Hill | 8.2 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380231. 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.
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.




