BlockTavener, Texas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Orchard-Kendleton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77435. The Survey maps it on the Orchard quadrangle. It stands 118 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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 Richmond quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Orchard quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1975 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Houston quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
1 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Tavener in 2011, burning about 150 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/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 February 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 150 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
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 Tavener: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sulfur, Halite, Limestone, Ultra Pure, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orchard Dome Mine | Sulfur, Halite, Limestone, Ultra Pure | Past Producer | 1929, 1938, 1970 | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tavener in 3 storm reports between 2009 and 2014: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2012 | Flash Flood | Tavener | $50,000 | Rainfall totals of between five to ten inches produced widespread flooding. Street flooding was severe enough to force numerous road closures from northwestern Fort Bend County eastward into northern Galveston County. Homes and businesses flooded along Keegans Bayou from below Wilcrest Road to above Beltway 8. Thirteen to fifteen businesses flooded on the western bank of Keegans Bayou along West Bellfort Road between US 59 and Wilcrest. This flooding was a direct result of the bayou over-topping its banks by 2 to 3 feet. Based on high water marks left on the Wilcrest bridge at least 1 foot of water was flowing over the top of the bridge deck. 1 house flooded along Keegans Bayou between Beltway 8 and US 59 from local run-off then from the bayou when it rose above bank full. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tavener | - | A severe thunderstorm wind gust knocked down a utility pole. |
| October 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tavener | - | Power lines reported down in two locations with minor street flooding occuring. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orchard | 4.5 miles | 10 | |
| Powell Point | 4.6 miles | 8 | |
| Beasley | 4.8 miles | 9 | |
| Kendleton | 6.2 miles | 9 | |
| McHattie | 7.6 miles | 9 | |
| Pleasant Hill | 9.5 miles | 9 | |
| Simonton | 9.6 miles | 9 | |
| Rosenberg | 9.7 miles | 9 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Tavener | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7689051 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379139. 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.