Satsuma, Texas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Houston census division. The Survey maps it on the Satsuma quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 16 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 Satsuma quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1920 USGS Satsuma quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Addicks quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1970 USGS Satsuma quadrangle1:24000
- 1975 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Satsuma quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Houston quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Satsuma quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
10 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Satsuma between 2011 and 2020, burning about 17 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge | ROADSIDE |
| 1 August 2015 | Debris and open burning | 6.4 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 4514 |
| 4 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | B066, E066, E096 |
| 3 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | E096 |
| 5 June 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 4.0 acres | Livingston Area | PLEASANT GROVE FIRE |
| 10 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | E066 |
| 18 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | E66 |
| 24 March 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.8 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | B66,L B77, E66, E77, E96, L96 |
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 Satsuma: 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.F. Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Fellows Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sand | |
| Satsuma Ii | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
20 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Satsuma in 20 storm reports between 2008 and 2024: 11 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 3 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2015 | Lightning | Satsuma | $40,000 | A lightning strike bounced off a large oak tree and hit a garage at a home near the intersection of Possum Hollow and Woodedge. The garage and the car inside were a total loss. |
| August 2015 | Lightning | Satsuma | $15,000 | A lightning strike caused a house fire. |
| July 2017 | Lightning | Satsuma | $10,000 | A house fire was caused by a lightning strike. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Satsuma | $7,000 | Half dollar size hail was observed to the northwest of Jersey Village. |
| July 2012 | Flash Flood | Satsuma | $3,000 | Cars were flooded out around Highway 6 and Logenbaugh Drive. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Satsuma | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down a fence just northwest of Jersey Village. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Satsuma | $1,000 | Trees were snapped at the 11700 block of Mile Drive. |
| March 2024 | Hail | Satsuma | - | Quarter sized hail was observed. |
| May 2023 | Flash Flood | Satsuma | - | N Eldridge Pkway was made impassable due to floodwaters between FM 1960 and Falbrook. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Satsuma | - | Penny to quarter sized hail was observed near the Highway 6 and FM 529 intersection. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Satsuma | - | Numerous reports of quarter sized hail to the west of Jersey Village. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Satsuma | - | Egg sized hail was observed to the west of Jersey Village. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Satsuma | - | Ping pong ball sized hail was observed near Park Hollow Court. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Satsuma | - | Quarter sized hail was reported near the intersection of Highway 6 and FM 529. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Satsuma | - | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Satsuma | - | Ping pong ball sized hail was reported. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Satsuma | - | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| July 2017 | Flash Flood | Satsuma | - | High water inundated the frontage roads along Highway 290 at both the Jones Road and Eldridge Parkway intersections making them impassable. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Satsuma | - | Thunderstorm winds downed a tree. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Satsuma | - | Quarter sized hail was reported to the northwest of Jersey Village. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northmead Village | 1.8 miles | 16 | |
| Hastings Green | 1.9 miles | 16 | |
| Middlegate Village | 2.0 miles | 16 | |
| Winchester Country | 2.1 miles | 16 | |
| Hearthstone | 2.2 miles | 16 | |
| Melendy | 2.3 miles | 16 | |
| Jersey Village | 2.4 miles | 16 | |
| Yorktown Colony | 2.5 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380498. 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.









