Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
One of 12 National Register listings published here for Brazoria County · listed in 1980 · category: District.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Durazno Plantation between 2002 and 2013, burning about 188 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge | 2J ASSIST |
| 22 August 2012 | Smoking | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | YELLOWSTONE LEVEE |
| 4 July 2013 | Smoking | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRAZOS RIVER AT BAYWOOD |
| 4 June 2011 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | DOW |
| 19 June 2013 | Smoking | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | YELLOWSTONE LEVEE |
| 4 April 2010 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FREEPORT |
| 3 April 2002 | Debris and open burning | 68 acres | San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge | BADGE |
| 24 March 2011 | Smoking | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | LEVEE ROAD |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Durazno Plantation: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sulfur, Halite, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Dome Prospect | Sulfur, Halite, Limestone, General | Occurrence | 1927 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jones Creek, the town this property stands in, in 3 storm reports between 1997 and 2016: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2015 | Tornado (EF1) | Jones Creek | $50,000 | A small EF-1 tornado moved from a wildlife management area one mile southwest south of Jones Creek where it uprooted several large trees. The tornado then crossed Highway 36 and severely damaged a mobile home just north of the roadway. The tornado caused minor damage for approximately a mile toward the northeast before reaching the Brazos River, or one mile northeast of Jones Creek. Estimated peak wind speed was 90 mph. |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jones Creek | $5,000 | Trees down at SFA Rd. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Jones Creek | $2,000 | Ping pong ball size hail was observed in Jones Creek from this severe thunderstorm. |
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.
Other 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Alden B. Dow Office and Lake Jackson City Hall | 5.9 miles | 2010 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 80004081 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Brazoria County | All 12 listed properties in this county. |
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