Winter Haven, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Carrizo Springs census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78834. The Survey maps it on the Carrizo Springs East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 9 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.
- 1939 USGS Carrizo Springs quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Carrizo Springs East quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
60 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 60 fires within 5 miles of Winter Haven between 2005 and 2020, burning about 1,150 acres in total. 1 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 | 23 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HIKE AND BIKE BRUSH |
| 17 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.6 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | STARR |
| 30 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 18 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 191 |
| 14 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | AVENUE A FIRE |
| 7 July 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | TRANSFORMER |
| 7 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 5 July 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WAGNER FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Winter Haven: 1 producer. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sand |
Storms near this place
3 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Winter Haven in 3 storm reports between 2008 and 2015: 2 hail, 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 2015 | Flash Flood | Winter Haven | - | Highway 277 was reportedly severely flooded about 4 miles northwest of the city of Carrizo Springs. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Winter Haven | - | Nickel size hail fell at a ranch along Highway 277. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Winter Haven | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Espantosa Colonia | 1.4 miles | 10 | |
| Carrizo Springs | 6.7 miles | 9 | |
| Carrizo Hill | 8.1 miles | 9 | |
| Carrizo Hills Colonia | 8.3 miles | 9 | |
| Brundage | 10.5 miles | 8 | |
| Asherton | 13.3 miles | 10 | |
| Big Wells | 15.6 miles | 8 | |
| Las Vegas | 20.1 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380796. 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.






