New Caney, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Southeast Montgomery census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77357. The Survey maps it on the Splendora quadrangle. It stands 95 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1954 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Splendora quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1984 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Conroe quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
188 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 188 fires within 5 miles of New Caney between 1992 and 2018, burning about 1,129 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 28 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 | 110 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 28 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Livingston Area | LIVINGSTON - 8067 |
| 7 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CONROE - 395 |
| 5 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CONROE - 94 |
| 4 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CONROE - 386 |
| 3 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | DEER GLEN |
| 3 September 2000 | Natural | 7.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CONROE - 372 |
| 3 September 2000 | Natural | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CONROE - 375 |
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 New Caney: 4 producers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Dredge & Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dewey's Dredge & Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Merimon Dredge & Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pitts Lease | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
30 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names New Caney in 30 storm reports between 1994 and 2021: 12 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 5 flash flood, 2 funnel cloud. 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 2019 | Flash Flood | New Caney | $190,000,000 | Flooding was reported in the Woodbranch and New Caney areas. FM 1485 was closed near the East Fork of the San Jacinto River due flooding inundation. Highway 59 in New Caney became impassable due to floodwaters. |
| August 2004 | Hail | New Caney | $60,000 | Hail damaged a sheriff vehicle. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Caney | $50,000 | Trees down on cars along FM 1485. |
| May 2007 | Tornado (EF0) | New Caney | $30,000 | Tornado first touched down near the intersection of Teresa and Punkin Streets approximately 1 1/2 miles west of Highway 59. Tornado traveled southeast and produced more damage near Dunn and Louise Streets. Second touchdown produced damage on Leonard Street. Majority of damage was to trees being sheared off or blown down. Minor damage to a home on the corner of Dunn and Louise Streets. A tree was down on top of an uninhabited mobile home on Leonard Street. |
| November 2003 | Flash Flood | New Caney | $25,000 | Flooding in the New Caney and Porter areas. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Caney | $25,000 | Trees and power lines down in New Caney. |
| February 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Caney | $15,000 | Trees were downed across power lines near the intersection of County Road 242 and Wild Forest Drive. |
| April 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Caney | $10,000 | Tree down on FM 1485. |
| February 2003 | Hail | New Caney | $9,000 | Golfball sized hail. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Caney | $5,000 | Numerous trees were downed near and around Tavola Elementary School. |
| October 2007 | Flash Flood | New Caney | $5,000 | Flooding forced the closure of portions of Highway 59 in and around New Caney. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Caney | $5,000 | Trees blown down along FM 1485. |
| March 2001 | Hail | New Caney | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Caney | $4,000 | Multiple trees and power lines were downed. |
| October 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Caney | $4,000 | Strong winds downed trees and power lines. |
| May 2007 | Hail | New Caney | $3,000 | Hail damage to vehicle windshield off of Johnson Road approximately 1 mile east of Highway 59. |
| October 2006 | Flash Flood | New Caney | $3,000 | Heavy rain caused numerous roads to flood. There were 10 to 15 road closures. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Caney | $1,500 | Severe thunderstorm winds downed a tree on Heights Blvd. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Caney | $1,000 | New Caney reported 60 mph winds. |
| June 2021 | Hail | New Caney | - | A television news crew reported quarter to dime sized hail near New Caney. |
| June 2019 | Hail | New Caney | - | Penny to nickel size hail was reported. |
| October 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Caney | - | There were 20 to 25 trees blown down. |
| September 2019 | Flash Flood | New Caney | - | FM 1485 closed near East Fork San Jacinto River. |
| January 2008 | Hail | New Caney | - | Penny sized hail fell two miles west of Woodbranch at FM 242 and Somerset. |
| May 2007 | Hail | New Caney | - | Half dollar size hail between Porter and New Caney. |
| June 2004 | Funnel Cloud | New Caney | - | Funnel cloud sighted at Highway 242 and US 59. |
| October 1994 | Hail | New Caney | - | A severe thunderstorm in eastern Montgomery County produced 1.75-inch hail in New Caney. |
| May 2007 | Hail | New Caney | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Funnel Cloud | New Caney | - | no account filed |
| January 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Caney | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keefer | 1.8 miles | 13 | |
| Woodbranch | 2.1 miles | 13 | |
| Roman Forest | 3.1 miles | 13 | |
| Patton Village | 3.4 miles | 13 | |
| Porter | 3.8 miles | 19 | |
| Adams Oaks | 3.9 miles | 19 | |
| Shadow Lake Estates | 4.2 miles | 19 | |
| Deerbrook | 4.6 miles | 13 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on New Caney | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7006363 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1342442. 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.




