Settegast, 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 77028. The Survey maps it on the Settegast quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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 Settegast quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1922 USGS Settegast quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1946 USGS Settegast quadrangle1:31680
- 1950 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Settegast quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Settegast quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Settegast quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Houston quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Settegast quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
118 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 118 fires within 5 miles of Settegast between 1992 and 2020, burning about 439 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 68 |
| Debris and open burning | 44 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 3 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | E039 |
| 3 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | E032 |
| 26 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 14 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | E056 |
| 10 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | E041 |
| 8 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.1 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | B032, B035, E032, E035, E043 |
| 7 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ARS747, ARS748, E043 |
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 Settegast: 6 producers, 1 unknown. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Barium-Barite, Strontium, Bentonite, Barium-Barite, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion Paper | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Houston Barite Plant | Barium-Barite | Producer | ||
| Houston Barite,Plant | Strontium, Bentonite, Barium-Barite | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sand | |
| Cordell Pit & Plant | Clay | Producer | ||
| Houston Clay Pit and Plant | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Clay | Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
3 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Settegast in 3 storm reports between 2019 and 2023: 2 flash flood, 1 hail. 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 2021 | Flash Flood | Settegast | $5,000 | Heavy rain resulted in knee-deep water covering roadways near the intersection of Jensen Dr and Bennington St in Houston. A car was flooded as a result. |
| May 2023 | Flash Flood | Settegast | - | The intersection of US-59 and Tidwell Rd was flooded by heavy rain and made impassable. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Settegast | - | Golf ball sized hail was reported via MPING. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosedale Gardens | 0.4 miles | 17 | |
| Pelham Place | 1.1 miles | 17 | |
| East Houston | 1.1 miles | 17 | |
| Knollwood Estates | 1.3 miles | 17 | |
| North Shadydale | 1.4 miles | 17 | |
| Chatwood Place | 1.4 miles | 17 | |
| Scenic Woods | 1.6 miles | 17 | |
| Kentshire Place | 1.7 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1376067. 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.










