BlockFrom the record
One of 2 National Register listings published here for San Jacinto County · listed in 2003 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
San Jacinto County Courthouse
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
- Address. #1 TX 150 at Byrd Ave., Coldspring, 77331
- When was it listed? May 2003
- Category. building
- Census division. Coldspring
- Architectural style. Neoclassical architecture
- National Register reference number. 03000332 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.
Fires near this property
72 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 72 fires within 5 miles of San Jacinto County Courthouse between 1992 and 2019, burning about 402 acres in total. None 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 | 42 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | National Forests And Grasslands In Texas | FOURTH-FIVE ACRE |
| 6 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 14 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SAN JACINTO 16:51 |
| 28 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 26 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRUSH FIRE |
| 16 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | National Forests And Grasslands In Texas | BIG PIT |
| 9 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | PINEY |
| 24 August 2017 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 8078 |
| 24 August 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | CAMILLA COVES |
Mines and quarries near this property
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of San Jacinto County Courthouse: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Silica, 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.
Storms near this property
43 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Coldspring, the town this property stands in, in 43 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 19 thunderstorm wind, 14 hail, 6 flash flood, 2 tornado. The reports record 4 injuries. 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 2006 | Tornado (F2) | Coldspring | 4 hurt, $100,000 | Tornado in the Coldspring Terrace Subdivision along Lake Livingston. Four injuries in two homes that received major damage. |
| December 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coldspring | $500,000 | Roof of high school and nearby homes had parts blown off. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coldspring | $80,000 | Trees downed from Coldspring to Evergreen around the Sam Houston National Forest. |
| February 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coldspring | $75,000 | High winds caused major timber loss in the forest around the Coldspring area due to wet grounds. Structural damage to 40-50 homes. |
| October 2006 | Flash Flood | Coldspring | $44,000 | Heavy rains flooded numerous roads with one completely washed out. Two homes received minor flood damage. |
| December 2002 | Tornado (F0) | Coldspring | $25,000 | Tornado damaged a boat in Cape Royale. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coldspring | $20,000 | Trees and power lines down. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coldspring | $15,000 | Thunderstorm winds down trees and power lines from Highway 150 to the southwest of the Coldspring area to along Highway 190 in the Point Bland area. There was also a report of a tree down on FM 2025 south of Coldspring. |
| November 2003 | Flash Flood | Coldspring | $15,000 | Flooding in Coldspring. |
| March 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coldspring | $15,000 | Dime sized hail also reported. |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coldspring | $15,000 | Trees down along FM 2025. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coldspring | $15,000 | Trees down along CR 1127. |
| January 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coldspring | $15,000 | Large trees blown down on powerlines. |
| April 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coldspring | $10,000 | Trees down on FM 224 near Coldspring and on FM 2025 and FM 2066. |
| April 2000 | Hail | Coldspring | $10,000 | Hail reported on FM 224 near Coldspring. |
| April 2000 | Hail | Coldspring | $10,000 | Dime sized hail also reported in Camilla. |
| February 2005 | Hail | Coldspring | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Coldspring | $10,000 | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | Coldspring | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coldspring | $6,000 | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts damaged power lines. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coldspring | $6,000 | A tree was down on a car. A powerline was also reported down at the intersection of SH 156 and Padgett Road. |
| June 2006 | Hail | Coldspring | $5,000 | Penny-size hail at the intersection of FM Road 2693 and FM Road 2778 right at the Walker-San Jacinto County line. |
| December 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coldspring | $5,000 | Trees and powerlines blown down. |
| July 1996 | Hail | Coldspring | $5,000 | no account filed |
| December 1995 | Hail | Coldspring | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coldspring | $4,000 | There were trees downed in residential yards. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Coldspring | $4,000 | Nickel size hail. |
| January 1998 | Hail | Coldspring | $3,000 | no account filed |
| December 1995 | Hail | Coldspring | $3,000 | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Flash Flood | Coldspring | - | Hwy 150 was impassable in multiple locations due to flash flooding. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coldspring | - | Wind gust occurred in the Coldspring area along the southwest side of Lake Livingston. |
| April 2024 | Flash Flood | Coldspring | - | FM 945 at the San Jacinto River was impassable due to floodwaters. |
| May 2024 | Flash Flood | Coldspring | - | Several locations along Hwy 150 were made impassable by floodwaters between Coldspring and Shepherd. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Coldspring | - | Ping pong ball sized hail was observed near Coldspring. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Coldspring | - | There was quarter sized hail in Coldspring. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coldspring | - | Numerous trees were downed near FM 224. |
| March 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coldspring | - | The wind gust was measured at the APRS WxNet site. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Coldspring | - | There were reports of golf ball hail were received in the town of Coldspring. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coldspring | - | A tree was downed by strong thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2005 | Funnel Cloud | Coldspring | - | Sighted off of FM 156. |
| November 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coldspring | - | Tree down at intersection of Highways 3081 and 725. |
| November 2004 | Flash Flood | Coldspring | - | FM 222 and Spring Road flooded and impassable. |
| May 2007 | Funnel Cloud | Coldspring | - | no account filed |
Map coverage status
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Listed places nearby
1 within 8 milesOther National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | San Jacinto County Jail | 1.1 miles | 1980 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 03000332 in Record Group 79. |
| San Jacinto County | All 2 listed properties in this county. |
Provenance
- Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
- Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
- How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
- 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.