Newgulf, Texas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Boling-Newgulf census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77420. The Survey maps it on the Boling quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1950 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Boling quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Angleton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
8 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Newgulf between 2008 and 2013, burning about 28 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 24 August 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | PLEDGER HOUSE/TREE |
| 15 August 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | TOWNSEND TRASH/BRUSH |
| 14 August 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BURN BAN 1 |
| 8 May 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PLEDGER-WMS RD |
| 9 March 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PLEDGER HWY |
| 17 March 2013 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WILLIAMS RD PASTURE |
| 10 November 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | PLEDGER PO |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Newgulf: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sulfur, Halite, Limestone, Ultra Pure, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Barium-Barite, Iron, Zinc, Lead, Manganese, Sulfur. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boling Dome | Sulfur | Past Producer | 1922, 1929 | |
| Boling Dome Mine | Sulfur, Halite, Limestone, Ultra Pure, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Barium-Barite, Iron, Zinc, Lead, Manganese | Producer | 1923, 1928 |
Storms near this place
3 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Newgulf in 3 storm reports between 2000 and 2016: 2 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newgulf | $25,000 | Tree down in Newgulf with power lines down across county. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newgulf | $1,000 | A tree was downed off of New Gulf Road. |
| February 2016 | Tornado (EF0) | Newgulf | - | This EF-0 tornado destroyed three sheds. Three residences also sustained structural damage. Irrigation equipment was damaged as the tornado crossed a grass field. Trees and power lines were downed, and parts of County Road 100 were blocked by debris. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newgulf Junction | 1.8 miles | 10 | |
| Don-Tol | 2.4 miles | 10 | |
| Boling | 2.4 miles | 10 | |
| Iago | 3.7 miles | 10 | |
| Burr | 6.8 miles | 10 | |
| Lane City | 7.2 miles | 9 | |
| Cane Junction | 7.6 miles | 10 | |
| Lefman | 8.2 miles | 10 |
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 Newgulf | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14711144 | 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 1363843. 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.




