Windsor Forest, Texas
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Northwest Harris census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77388. The Survey maps it on the Spring quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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 Spring quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1920 USGS Spring quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Spring quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Spring quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Conroe quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS Spring quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
110 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 110 fires within 5 miles of Windsor Forest between 1993 and 2020, burning about 406 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 7 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 | 47 |
| Debris and open burning | 30 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | RAYFORD RIDGE |
| 6 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Livingston Area | LIVINGSTON - 855 |
| 28 September 2020 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 27547 REBECCA FIELD |
| 27 September 2011 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Livingston Area | LIVINGSTON - 941 |
| 25 September 1993 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 16 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | RILEY FUZZELL |
| 16 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1200 RILEY FUZZEL |
| 1 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 11 acres | Livingston Area | LIVINGSTON - 820 |
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 Windsor Forest: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Aluminum, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Houston Plant Bauxite | Aluminum | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest North | 0.7 miles | 18 | |
| Cypresswood Glen | 1.7 miles | 18 | |
| Bridgestone Ranch | 1.8 miles | 18 | |
| Rotherwood | 1.9 miles | 18 | |
| Oaks of Devonshire | 2.0 miles | 18 | |
| Candlelight Hills | 2.1 miles | 18 | |
| Spring Lakes | 2.1 miles | 18 | |
| Fox Hollow | 2.2 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2472465. 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.








