Tamina, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Southeast Montgomery census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77385. The Survey maps it on the Tamina quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 13 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.
- 1954 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Tamina quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1984 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Conroe quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
227 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 227 fires within 5 miles of Tamina between 1992 and 2020, burning about 597 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 15 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 | 97 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 78 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 7 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 6 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | RAYFORD RIDGE |
| 6 September 1999 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 77 acres | Livingston Area | TAMINA FIRE |
| 30 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 29 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 29 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
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 Tamina: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullet Concrete Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sandco Inc Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Smith Sand and Gravel Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
14 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tamina in 14 storm reports between 2005 and 2025: 5 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2009 | Flash Flood | Tamina | $750,000 | Heavy rainfall flooded 30 homes in the Chateau Woods subdivision in the southern part of the county. |
| May 2025 | Lightning | Tamina | $20,000 | Law enforcement reported that a lightning strike caused a house fire. |
| June 2005 | Hail | Tamina | $10,000 | Golf ball size hail 5 miles north of Tomball. |
| January 2008 | Hail | Tamina | $2,000 | Quarter sized hail fell two miles south of Woodloch at I-45 and Research Forest. |
| March 2009 | Hail | Tamina | $1,000 | Quarter-sized hail was observed near the intersection of Interstate 45 and FM 1488. |
| May 2023 | Lightning | Tamina | $300 | Lightning struck a tall pine tree in a residential area. Electronics inside the nearby home and garage were damaged. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tamina | - | A member of the public reported trees and branches down. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tamina | - | A trained storm spotter shared photos on social media of snapped tree branches near College Park, south of Conroe. Wind speeds were estimated at 75 mph using softwood trees with a Degree of Damage of 2. |
| May 2024 | Flash Flood | Tamina | - | The Interstate 45 frontage road was impassable due to flash flooding in The Woodlands. |
| October 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tamina | - | Large tree branches were downed by strong thunderstorm winds near the intersection of Interstate 45 and FM 1488. |
| October 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tamina | - | Large tree branches were downed by strong thunderstorm winds near the intersection of Interstate 45 and FM 1488. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Tamina | - | Quarter sized hail occurred a couple miles east of the I-45 and SH 242 intersection. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Tamina | - | Flooding and road closures were reported across the southern half of the county, including Interstate 45 and Exit 78A, and parts of Highway 249. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Tamina | - | A severe thunderstorm produced quarter sized to ping pong sized hail. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shenandoah | 0.8 miles | 13 | |
| Chateau Woods | 1.2 miles | 13 | |
| Oak Ridge North | 1.3 miles | 13 | |
| Johnson | 1.9 miles | 13 | |
| Sleepy Hollow | 1.9 miles | 13 | |
| The Woodlands | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Woodloch | 3.1 miles | 13 | |
| Rayford | 3.6 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1348215. 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.




