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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.

Satsuma within Harris County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 16 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

10 since 2011

Regional 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/undetermined7
Debris and open burning2
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
24 September 2012Debris and open burningunder an acreSan Bernard National Wildlife RefugeROADSIDE
1 August 2015Debris and open burning6.4 acresTexas A & M Forest Service4514
4 July 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceB066, E066, E096
3 July 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceE096
5 June 2011Misuse of fire by a minor4.0 acresLivingston AreaPLEASANT GROVE FIRE
10 May 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceE066
18 April 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceE66
24 March 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.8 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceB66,L B77, E66, E77, E96, L96

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Harris County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
A.F. Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Fellows Road PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerSand
Satsuma IiSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Harris County

Storms near this place

20 since 2008

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2015LightningSatsuma$40,000A 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 2015LightningSatsuma$15,000A lightning strike caused a house fire.
July 2017LightningSatsuma$10,000A house fire was caused by a lightning strike.
June 2008HailSatsuma$7,000Half dollar size hail was observed to the northwest of Jersey Village.
July 2012Flash FloodSatsuma$3,000Cars were flooded out around Highway 6 and Logenbaugh Drive.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindSatsuma$2,000Thunderstorm winds blew down a fence just northwest of Jersey Village.
October 2014Thunderstorm WindSatsuma$1,000Trees were snapped at the 11700 block of Mile Drive.
March 2024HailSatsuma-Quarter sized hail was observed.
May 2023Flash FloodSatsuma-N Eldridge Pkway was made impassable due to floodwaters between FM 1960 and Falbrook.
June 2023HailSatsuma-Penny to quarter sized hail was observed near the Highway 6 and FM 529 intersection.
June 2023HailSatsuma-Numerous reports of quarter sized hail to the west of Jersey Village.
June 2023HailSatsuma-Egg sized hail was observed to the west of Jersey Village.
June 2023HailSatsuma-Ping pong ball sized hail was observed near Park Hollow Court.
April 2020HailSatsuma-Quarter sized hail was reported near the intersection of Highway 6 and FM 529.
April 2020HailSatsuma-Quarter sized hail was reported.
April 2020HailSatsuma-Ping pong ball sized hail was reported.
April 2020HailSatsuma-Quarter sized hail was reported.
July 2017Flash FloodSatsuma-High water inundated the frontage roads along Highway 290 at both the Jones Road and Eldridge Parkway intersections making them impassable.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindSatsuma-Thunderstorm winds downed a tree.
April 2015HailSatsuma-Quarter sized hail was reported to the northwest of Jersey Village.

Every storm recorded in Harris County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Northmead Village1.8 miles16
Hastings Green1.9 miles16
Middlegate Village2.0 miles16
Winchester Country2.1 miles16
Hearthstone2.2 miles16
Melendy2.3 miles16
Jersey Village2.4 miles16
Yorktown Colony2.5 miles17

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.