BlockShadowlake Estates, 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 77050. The Survey maps it on the Humble 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 Humble quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1919 USGS Humble quadrangle1:31680, 3 printings
- 1946 USGS Humble quadrangle1:31680
- 1950 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Humble quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Humble quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Humble quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Houston quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Humble quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
102 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 102 fires within 5 miles of Shadowlake Estates between 1992 and 2020, burning about 630 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 48 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Livingston Area | LIVINGSTON - 873 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 6 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | E056 |
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 Shadowlake Estates: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cordell Pit & Plant | Clay | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sand |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dyersdale | 0.2 miles | 17 | |
| Forest Acres | 1.2 miles | 16 | |
| Riverwood Estates | 1.8 miles | 17 | |
| Greensbrook | 2.0 miles | 16 | |
| Oak Knoll Estates | 2.0 miles | 17 | |
| Kings Lake Forest | 2.1 miles | 16 | |
| Mount Houston | 2.4 miles | 17 | |
| Woodglen | 2.4 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2472619. 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.