Smada, Texas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Sugar Land census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77459. It stands on Bullhead Bayou. The Survey maps it on the Missouri City quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1950 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Sugar Land quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1970 USGS Missouri City quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1975 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Houston quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Missouri City quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
13 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Smada between 2006 and 2020, burning about 410 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 4 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 309 CR. 4360 |
| 3 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FIRE |
| 2 August 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WILDLAND/GRASS FIRE |
| 6 May 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | BELTWAY 8 |
| 26 May 2006 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 303 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LAKE OLYMPIA |
| 27 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | E080 |
| 26 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | E080 |
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 Smada: 1 occurrence, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Halite, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pugmill #3 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sugarland Salt Dome | Halite | Occurrence | 1926 |
Storms near this place
5 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Smada in 5 storm reports between 2017 and 2026: 2 hail, 1 tornado, 1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Smada | $150,000 | This EF-0 tornado touched down near Dulles Ave north of Lexington Park Elementary but did little damage to the surrounding subdivision. A better defined damage path was found to the northeast in Brightwood Estates with several homes suffering minor damage to roofs and fences along the southwest to northeast track. Two chimneys were ripped off houses. Numerous witnesses observed swirling debris. Estimated peak winds were 80 mph. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Smada | $50,000 | There were flooded cars at Highway 59 and Williams Trace Blvd. Widespread flooding was reported in Sugar Land. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Smada | - | A utility company reported hail, estimated at ping pong size, near the intersection of Austin Parkway and Sweetwater Blvd. |
| March 2024 | Hail | Smada | - | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| October 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smada | - | Trees were downed by strong thunderstorm winds on Calendar Lake Dr. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert | 0.9 miles | 11 | |
| Thunderbird West | 1.4 miles | 11 | |
| First Colony | 1.6 miles | 11 | |
| Fifth Street | 1.9 miles | 11 | |
| Quail Valley | 2.0 miles | 11 | |
| Dewalt | 2.1 miles | 11 | |
| Paynes | 2.2 miles | 11 | |
| Oxford | 2.2 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379085. 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.






