Quintana Beach, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1974. It stands in the Brazosport census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77541. The Survey maps it on the Freeport quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1943 USGS Freeport quadrangle1:24000
- 1943 USGS Freeport quadrangle1:31680
- 1951 USGS Bay City quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Bay City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Bay City quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Freeport quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1974 USGS Bay City quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
30 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of Quintana Beach between 2007 and 2015, burning about 122 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Smoking | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2012 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | CENTER POINT |
| 12 September 2011 | Smoking | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | PORT FREEPORT |
| 6 August 2014 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | VELASCO |
| 11 August 2009 | Smoking | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 332/690 |
| 5 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | INTERCOASTAL WATERWAY |
| 4 July 2013 | Smoking | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRAZOS RIVER AT BAYWOOD |
| 31 July 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRAZOS PIPE |
| 3 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge | PARKER POINT FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Quintana Beach: 1 past producer, 1 producer, 1 plant. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Magnesite, Sulfur, Halite, Limestone, Ultra Pure. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Mound Mine | Sulfur, Halite, Limestone, Ultra Pure | Past Producer | 1904, 1912, 1968 | |
| Dow Chemical Plant | Magnesite | Producer | ||
| Dow Freeport Plants A and B | Magnesite | Plant | 1941 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quintana | 0.8 miles | 12 | |
| Brazosport | 1.7 miles | 12 | |
| Surfside | 1.7 miles | 12 | |
| Surfside Beach | 2.1 miles | 12 | |
| Midway | 2.4 miles | 12 | |
| Freeport | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| Velasco | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Bryan Beach | 4.3 miles | 9 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122592598 | 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 1365908. 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.






