Washington, Texas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Washington-Chappell Hill census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77880. It stands on Jordan Creek. The Survey maps it on the Washington quadrangle. It stands 226 feet above sea level.
On record in Washington
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
John M. Brown Houselisted 1975
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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.
- 1914 USGS Navasota quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Austin quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Washington quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1993 USGS Brenham quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
75 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 75 fires within 5 miles of Washington between 2005 and 2020, burning about 271 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 51 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MIRACLE FARM |
| 6 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 22 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | DAVID WOLF |
| 2 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WELLMANN RD GRASS FIRE |
| 15 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 6 August 2009 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BARROLL |
| 31 August 2009 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WASHINGTON |
| 23 August 2013 | Natural | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | NAVASOTA ASSIST 1227 |
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 Washington: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gifford-Hill Navasota Plant No 23 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Washington in 9 storm reports between 1997 and 2023: 6 thunderstorm wind, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Washington | $50,000 | Numerous large trees down, uprooted. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Washington | $50,000 | Numerous trees down. Barn and shed destroyed. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Washington | $15,000 | Large hail up to grapefruit sized was reported on Highway 6 south of Navasota. |
| March 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Washington | $15,000 | Trees down on Schwertz Road. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Washington | $5,000 | Trees were downed by high winds along Highway 105. |
| April 1997 | Hail | Washington | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Hail | Washington | - | Hail up to quarter sized was observed in Washington. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Washington | - | Numerous trees down just SW of Washington and in many other parts of the county. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Washington | - | Numerous trees down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graball | 4.3 miles | 10 | |
| Goodwill | 5.9 miles | 8 | |
| William Penn | 6.7 miles | 10 | |
| Brown College | 6.7 miles | 8 | |
| Whitman | 7.4 miles | 8 | |
| Daniels | 9.1 miles | 8 | |
| Sandy Hill | 9.5 miles | 10 | |
| Independence | 10.1 miles | 10 |
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 Washington | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q540250 | 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 1349512. 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.



