New Washington, Texas
17 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 77530. It stands on Carpenters Bayou. The Survey maps it on the Highlands quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
On record in New Washington
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
U.S.S. TEXASNational Historic Landmark · listed 1976 · 0.4 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 17 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 Burnett Bay quadrangle1:24000
- 1920 USGS Burnett Bay quadrangle1:31680
- 1920 USGS Highlands quadrangle1:31680, 3 printings
- 1944 USGS Burnett Bay quadrangle1:31680
- 1950 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Highlands quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Highlands quadrangle1:24000
- 1975 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Highlands quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Houston quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Highlands quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
1 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of New Washington (historical) in 2011, burning about 2 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 | 2.0 acres | Livingston Area | LIVINGSTON - 878 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of New Washington (historical): 6 producers, 1 past producer. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sulfur, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Chlorine. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Park Sulfur Plant | Sulfur, Chlorine | Producer | ||
| Wallisvill Road Barite Plant | Barium-Barite | Producer | ||
| Baytown Sulfur Plant | Sulfur | Producer | ||
| Highlands Dredge & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Judson Road Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Kaiser Cement Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Mantooth Dredge & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lynchburg Landing | 0.8 miles | 17 | |
| Lakeside Park Estates | 1.1 miles | 17 | |
| Lake View Homes | 1.3 miles | 17 | |
| Channelview | 1.5 miles | 17 | |
| Monroe Place | 2.0 miles | 14 | |
| Brownwood | 2.4 miles | 16 | |
| Mantu | 2.5 miles | 17 | |
| Four Corners | 2.6 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2034684. 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.











