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Caldwell County, Texas

71 topographic sheets and 20 fire insurance atlases across 3 places.

Research this county

From the record

7 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Texas within the United States
Caldwell County within Texas
Explore by year 1879 1880

What the record shows

  • 3 places in this county were surveyed for fire insurance: Lockhart, Luling, Maxwell, between 1885 and 1946.
  • 20 fire insurance atlases survive for the county. Topographic coverage is national; fire insurance survey reached only incorporated places with something worth insuring.
  • 389 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 7 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 3 districts, 3 buildings and 1 structure.
  • 3 of the 7 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 27 populated places in this county; 27 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Photographs

3 photographs,

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

Kelley Crossing Bridge, Spanning Plum Creek at County Route 186, Lockhart, Caldwell County, TX
Kelley Crossing Bridge, Spanning Plum Creek at County Route 186, Lockhart, Caldwell County, TX
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
James Blackwell House, Lockhart, Caldwell County, TX
James Blackwell House, Lockhart, Caldwell County, TX
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Dr. Pleasant Lane House, Lockhart, Caldwell County, TX
Dr. Pleasant Lane House, Lockhart, Caldwell County, TX
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Places on the National Register

7

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Photograph PropertyType ListedReference
Caldwell County Courthouse Historic Districtdistrict197878002902
Emmanuel Episcopal Churchbuilding197474002065
Lockhart Vocational High Schoolbuilding199898001416
Martindale Central Historic Districtdistrict2021100006859
State Highway 3-A Bridge at Plum Creekstructure199696001107
M. A. Withers Housebuilding197676002013
Zedler Mill Historic Districtdistrict2024100009739

Bird's-eye views and land ownership maps

2

Drawn when these were printed as single large sheets: the town seen from the air, and the county divided into its farms with every owner named. Each opens the original at the Library of Congress.

Land ownership map, 1879 - Map of Caldwell County, Texas
Land ownership map (1879) - Map of Caldwell County, Texas. Library of Congress.
Land ownership map, 1880 - Map of Caldwell County, Texas
Land ownership map (1880) - Map of Caldwell County, Texas. Library of Congress.

The county from the air

44 shown

Flown by the U.S. Geological Survey between 1937 and 1989, the Aerial Photo Single Frames collection is the definitive mid-century view of the land: fields, roads and rivers as the camera saw them. The Survey holds 1,737 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 44 frames below were taken over the county itself, chosen across the decades of flights (at most four a year from that rectangle), so one flight cannot crowd out the rest. The full set is free to browse and download at EarthExplorer under the dataset Aerial Photo Single Frames.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-12-11, scale 1:69000
1952-12-11, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-12-11, scale 1:69000
1952-12-11, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-12-11, scale 1:69000
1952-12-11, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-12-11, scale 1:69000
1952-12-11, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-01-24, scale 1:69000
1953-01-24, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-01-24, scale 1:69000
1953-01-24, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-01-24, scale 1:69000
1953-01-24, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-01-24, scale 1:69000
1953-01-24, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-03-01, scale 1:24000
1954-03-01, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-03-01, scale 1:24000
1954-03-01, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-03-01, scale 1:24000
1954-03-01, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-03-01, scale 1:24000
1954-03-01, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-05-04, scale 1:22800
1958-05-04, scale 1:22800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-05-04, scale 1:22800
1958-05-04, scale 1:22800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-05-04, scale 1:22800
1958-05-04, scale 1:22800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-05-04, scale 1:22800
1958-05-04, scale 1:22800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1963-01-09, scale 1:17600
1963-01-09, scale 1:17600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1963-01-09, scale 1:17600
1963-01-09, scale 1:17600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1963-01-09, scale 1:17600
1963-01-09, scale 1:17600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1963-01-09, scale 1:17600
1963-01-09, scale 1:17600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-03-11, scale 1:18000
1967-03-11, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-03-11, scale 1:18000
1967-03-11, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-03-27, scale 1:18000
1967-03-27, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-03-27, scale 1:18000
1967-03-27, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-03-13, scale 1:116651
1970-03-13, scale 1:116651. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-03-13, scale 1:113922
1970-03-13, scale 1:113922. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-08-01, scale 1:26000
1973-08-01, scale 1:26000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-08-01, scale 1:26000
1973-08-01, scale 1:26000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-08-01, scale 1:26000
1973-08-01, scale 1:26000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-08-01, scale 1:26000
1973-08-01, scale 1:26000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1978-02-22, scale 1:80000
1978-02-22, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1978-02-22, scale 1:80000
1978-02-22, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1978-02-22, scale 1:80000
1978-02-22, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1978-12-05, scale 1:80000
1978-12-05, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1982-02-28, scale 1:65666
1982-02-28, scale 1:65666. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1982-02-28, scale 1:65666
1982-02-28, scale 1:65666. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1986-04-21, scale 1:25400
1986-04-21, scale 1:25400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1986-04-21, scale 1:25400
1986-04-21, scale 1:25400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1986-04-21, scale 1:25400
1986-04-21, scale 1:25400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1986-04-21, scale 1:25400
1986-04-21, scale 1:25400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1989-12-12, scale 1:65163
1989-12-12, scale 1:65163. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1989-12-12, scale 1:64963
1989-12-12, scale 1:64963. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1989-12-12, scale 1:65063
1989-12-12, scale 1:65063. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1989-12-12, scale 1:64863
1989-12-12, scale 1:64863. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

46 stations, 5 gages

The thermometers that kept this county's weather, and the gages that measured the flow of its streams, as the federal records hold them. The extremes below are measured values from those records, not estimates.

The 1950 census, district by district

31 districts

Who lived here in 1950, one enumeration district at a time, as the Census Bureau described each district. Each row opens its official National Archives result, with Population Schedules and ED Maps available there.

  • 28-1Justice Precinct 1: Lockhart city: Lockhart city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad, E. Market, Brazos, E. Live Oak; S. Main, Pecan, N. Commerce
  • 28-2Lockhart city - That part Bounded by City limits; Commerce; Texas and New Orleans Railroad; City limits
  • 28-3Lockhart city - That part Bounded by Texas and New Orleans Railroad; N. Pecos, Bois D'Arc, North Rio Grande; San Antonio; City limits
  • 28-4Lockhart city - That part Bounded by Texas and New Orleans Railroad; N. Commerce, Pecan, N. Main; San Antonio; North Rio Grande, Bois D'Arc, N. Pecos
  • 28-5Lockhart city - That part Bounded by San Antonio; S. Main; W. Live Oak, S. Blanco, Plum, Frio, Clear Fork; City limits
  • 28-6Lockhart city - That part Bounded by Clear Fork, Frio, Plum, S. Blanco, W. Live Oak; S. Main; City limits; City limits
  • 28-7Lockhart city - That part Bounded by E. Live Oak; Sabine, Rosewood, Trinity, Pinoak, Texas and New Orleans Railroad; City limits; S. Main
  • 28-8Lockhart city - That part Bounded by E. Market, Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad; City limits; City limits; Texas and New Orleans Railroad, Pinoak, Trinity, Rosewood, Sabine, E. Live Oak, Brazos
  • 28-9Justice Precinct 1 - That part northwest of Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad and Northeast of Plum Creek
  • 28-10Commissioner's Precinct 3
  • 28-11Justice Precinct 1 - That part southwest of Clear Fork of Plum Creek and north of Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad
  • 28-12Justice Precinct 1 - That part south of Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad and west of State Hwy. 29, outside Lockhart city
  • 28-13Justice Precinct 1 - That part south of Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad and east of State Hwy. 29, outside Lockhart city
  • 28-14Justice Precinct 2: Luling city: Luling city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; Southern Pacific Railroad; N. Pecan Ave., Lamar, Spruce Ave.
  • 28-15Luling city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits, Spruce Ave.; Lamar, N. Pecan Ave., Austin; Hackberry Ave., Desota, Laurell Ave.
  • 28-16Luling city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits, Laurell Ave.; Desota; Hackberry Ave., City limits
  • 28-17Luling city - That part Bounded by City limits; Lockhart Rd., Hackberry, Austin, N. Pecan Ave.; Southern Pacific Railroad, City limits; City limits
  • 28-18Luling city - That part Bounded by Southern Pacific Railroad S. Pecan, Milam, City limits; City limits; City limits
  • 28-19Luling city - That part Bounded by Southern Pacific Railroad; Pine Ave.; Milam; S. Pecan
  • 28-20Luling city - That part Bounded by Southern Pacific Railroad; City limits; Milam; Pine Ave.
  • 28-21Justice Precinct 2 - That part east of West Fork of Plum Creek and Plum Creek
  • 28-22Justice Precinct 2 - That part west of West Fork of Plum Creek and Plum Creek, outside Luling city
  • 28-23Justice Precinct 3: Justice Precinct 3 - That part northwest of State Hwy. 142, excluding San Marcos Air Base
  • 28-24San Marcos Air Base (In Justice Precinct 3)
  • 28-25Justice Precinct 3 - That part southeast of State Hwy. 142 and northwest of Lockhart - Fentress Rd.
  • 28-26Justice Precinct 3 - That part east of Lockhart - Fentress Rd., and east of Unnamed road extending southward from Lockhart - Fentress Rd. to precinct line
  • 28-27Justice Precinct 3 - That part southeast of Lockhart - Fentress Rd. and west of Unnamed road extending southward from Lockhart - Fentress Rd. to precinct line
  • 28-28Justice Precinct 4: Justice Precinct 4 - That part northwest of Lytton Springs - Lockhart Rd.
  • 28-29Justice Precinct 4 - That part southeast of Lytton Springs - Lockhart Rd., and north of State Hwy. 20
  • 28-30Justice Precinct 4 - That part south of State Hwy. 20 and north of State Hwy. 86
  • 28-31Justice Precinct 4 - That part south of State Hwy. 86

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

906 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 906 of them, burning about 15,277 acres. 9 started naturally and 24 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning455
Missing data/not specified/undetermined195
Equipment and vehicle use162
Power generation/transmission/distribution31
Arson/incendiarism24
Smoking14
Natural9
Misuse of fire by a minor9
Recreation and ceremony3
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Fireworks2

The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
4 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined6,030 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceDELHI FIRE
25 October 2007Equipment and vehicle use238 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
3 January 2000Equipment and vehicle use210 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceSOUTH BRANCH - 5
4 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined200 acresTexas A & M Forest ServicePETTYTOWN FIRE
16 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined150 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceSOUTH BRANCH - 126
18 June 2008Debris and open burning140 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
15 September 1997Debris and open burning125 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
4 September 2000Natural125 acresNational Forests And Grasslands In TexasCR 205

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1957 to 2025

60 of 288 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 288 reports for this county, causing 11 deaths, 552 injuries and about $75,881,000 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Hail92
Flash Flood83
Thunderstorm Wind79
Tornado25
Flood6
Lightning2
Funnel Cloud1

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
October 1998Flash FloodCountywide6 killed, 500 hurt, $20,000,000no account filed
December 2018Flash FloodMartindale2 killedThunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding sending Morrison Creek over SE River Rd. outside Martindale. Two people were killed when their vehicle was swept into the flood waters.
May 2014Flash FloodNiederwald1 killedA 3 year old girl downed after being swept into a small flooded creek. The girl went missing around 5 pm and her body was recovered shortly before midnight approximately 50-75 yards downstream. A 5 year old was successfully rescued and recovered from his near drowning.
October 2013FloodNiederwald1 killedA truck drove around a barricade at Brushy Creek on Polonia Road. The truck became submerged and the driver was able to escape unharmed. The passenger was not able to escape and got swept downstream. The body of the female passenger, age 57, was found more than a week later.
October 2013Flash FloodDale1 killedCaldwell County reported several flooded roads during the morning hours including FM 1979 at the San Marcos River, Old Colony Line Road, and FM 86. A flash flood fatality occurred near Track Road and FM 20 East when a 51 year old teacher at Smithville Junior High was driving to work and his car was swept off the road. His body was recovered later that day.
August 1980Tornado (F2)not stated20 hurt, $25,000,000no account filed
November 2001Flash FloodCountywide20 hurt, $80,000Rainfall from mid-morning through the afternoon brought county totals to 4 to 6 inches over the western part of the county. Widespread flash flooding was reported from Martindale through Luling. Several families in low-lying areas were forced to evacuate. Several homes and mobile homes were flooded out as well. Widespread damage was reported to county roads and bridges.
June 1998HailLockhart9 hurt, $20,000no account filed
August 1961Tornado (F2)not stated3 hurt, $2,500no account filed
June 2003Thunderstorm WindMartindale$13,000,000As the downburst crossed the Hays County line into Caldwell County, it struck the San Marcos Airport located in extreme eastern Caldwell County. The severe winds caused nearly $7 million in damages to hangars and to between 25 and 30 general aviation aircraft. As it exited the airport, the downburst moved across the Gary Job Corps Center, damaging buildings and knocking over trees. An additional $5 million damage was estimated at the campus. The downburst moved past the campus, across open country and through the town of Martindale. Amateur Radio operators reported trees blown down and damage to numerous roofs, vehicles and fences from west of Martindale and throughout the town. Winds in the event at the airport were estimated at between 80 and 90 knots.
August 2017FloodNiederwald$12,850,000Heavy rain from Tropical Storm Harvey caused major flooding around the county. At one time, 140 roads were closed the most ever recorded. The emergency manager estimated that 75% of the county's roads were damaged by flooding. The cost of the damage to roads and dams was estimated at $10 million. There were 18 homes destroyed and another 198 damaged by flood water with a total cost of $2.85 million.
October 2015Flash FloodMendoza$1,000,000Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding closing FM 1854 at Hwy 21. There were also reports of vehicles stranded in high water at other points along Hwys 21 and 130. In total there were 130 homes affected due to flooding on the 30th in Caldwell County, 31 homes were destroyed, most were mobile homes along the San Marcos River between San Marcos and Martindale. The county totaled nearly 1 million dollars in infrastructure losses and debris cost. This total does not include insured/uninsured losses to homes.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindMaxwell$500,000Severe thunderstorm winds knocked over power lines between Maxwell and Lockhart, and blew down trees at the Lockhart ISD Freshman Campus as well as in the town of Maxwell. The severe winds also rolled over a mobile home over at Lockhart. Hundreds of customers were reported to be without power for several hours. City administrators estimated it would take more than a month to repair damages.
March 1994Thunderstorm WindLockhart$500,000As the thunderstorm system exited Guadalupe County shortly after 0200 CST, it entered Caldwell County. The same type of wind damage continued, with telephone poles being pulled straight up out of the ground just west of Lockhart. A shed was blown over and nearly destroyed, tree limbs were knocked off trees, and highway billboards were blown down near Lockhart. Widespread window breakage was reported in Lockhart.
May 1994Thunderstorm WindLuling$500,000Extensive tree and powerline damage due to winds.
August 1980Tornado (F1)not stated$250,000no account filed
April 2007Thunderstorm WindMartindale$150,000The bow-shaped line along the Hays-Guadalupe-Wilson Counties accelerated as it crossed into Caldwell and Gonzales Counties after 1 am CST. The storms were now producing widespread wind gusts of 60 to 70 knots, with spotty higher gusts approaching 90 knots. Again, most of the damage was in the form of trees blown down, with some damages to roofs of homes. The worst damage was noted in central Lockhart where a old house was blown down. Wind gust estimates at this location were near 95 knots.
October 2004Thunderstorm WindLockhart$150,000The Caldwell County Emergency Manager reported that severe thunderstorm winds estimated near 80 knots blew over large trees and knocked down power lines just south of Lockhart. The winds also destroyed a metal barn in the area.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindMartindale$100,000A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that damaged trees, power poles, and power lines along the Guadalupe-Caldwell county line near Martindale.
June 2023LightningJoliet$100,000Lightning started a fire at an oil tank battery on Bugtussle Ln. northwest of Luling. Six hundred fifty barrels of oil burned.
January 2020Thunderstorm WindLockhart$100,000A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that blew over two 18-wheeler trucks on SH-130 north of Lockhart.
April 2007Thunderstorm WindDale$100,000Severe thunderstorm winds blew down several trees and lifted and rolled a small barn several hundred yards.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindLuling$100,000As the line of thunderstorms associated with the late season cold front moved southward into Caldwell County, they produced severe winds that damaged roofs and windows of buildings in Luling. Portions of one building were blown over onto a trailer by the strong winds.
May 2002HailMaxwell$100,000Large hail broke windows and damaged vehicle windshields around Maxwell.
April 1997HailLuling$100,000Damage was reported to numerous vehicles due to the 1.5 inch hail in Luling.
October 2002Thunderstorm WindMaxwell$80,000Severe thunderstorm winds struck the area from Maxwell to northeast of Lockhart. The utility company reported that the storm blew down numerous trees and power line poles along this path.
October 2002Thunderstorm WindFentress$80,000A severe thunderstorm downburst struck near Fentress, destroying two mobile home and damaging six others.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindLockhart$75,000An Amateur Radio Spotter in McMahan reported trees knocked over and power lines blown down by high winds. He measured wind gusts near 48 knots, but estimated they were as high as 60 knots west of McMahan. Numerous six-inch limbs were broken off trees and shingles were torn from roofs between Lockhart and McMahan.
June 2003Thunderstorm WindCountywide$70,000Severe thunderstorm winds blew down trees across much of Caldwell County.
May 2015Flash FloodLuling$50,000Numerous roads and low water crossings flooded across the county. Emergency vehicles were unable to respond to some calls for assistance due to impassable roads. Two swift water rescues were performed. One was located on Caldwell Road near Highway 21 involving one person and a nearly submerged vehicle. Another was located on a county road near the Hays county border.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindLuling$50,000The severe thunderstorm exited Bastrop County, still moving southwestward, and approached the town of Luling. There it produced a downburst that knocked over trees and blew down power lines.
March 2002Thunderstorm WindCountywide$50,000Trees were blown down in an west-southwest to east-northeast direction by the derecho that had begun in eastern Bexar County and had consistently continued through Guadalupe County. Only very minor, spotty damage was reported to roofs of homes and windows of homes and cars.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindCountywide$50,000Severe thunderstorm winds caused widespread damage to trees, roofs, and power lines.
July 1998Thunderstorm WindLuling$50,000Severe thunderstorm winds blew down power lines in the Luling area. One building collapsed as a result of the downburst. The storms also produced large hail across the county.
June 1998Tornado (F1)Lockhart$50,000no account filed
June 2019Thunderstorm WindLockhart$30,000A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 85 mph that blew over three gas station awnings in Lockhart.
April 2002Flash FloodWest Portion$30,000Up to 3 inches of rain fell across the western part of the Caldwell County causing minor flash flooding through the early morning. Minor damage reported was to roads and bridges, with some damage to crops in the area.
October 2002Flash FloodCountywide$30,000Showers and thunderstorms spread northward from Wilson County into Guadalupe and Caldwell Counties just before midnight, with rain rates of up to 2 inches an hour. Heavy rain was widespread across Caldwell County from just before midnight into the early morning hours, with general rain totals near 3 inches and scattered amounts of 5 to 7 inches in the southern part of the county. Widespread flash flooding forced the closing of many county roads.
November 2000Thunderstorm WindMartindale$30,000Severe thunderstorms winds blew down power lines in the Martindale area.
October 2025Thunderstorm WindTaylorsville$25,000A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 75 mph. Two large Oak trees were uprooted. Several medium size metal buildings (12x20, 10x12, 60x100) were damaged or destroyed. All of the damage was near Dale.
January 2020Thunderstorm WindDale$25,000A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 75 mph that destroyed a fence, downed trees, tore the roof off a barn, tore part of a roof off a house, and damaged a garage in Dale.
September 1988Tornado (F0)not stated$25,000no account filed
November 1961Tornado (F2)not stated$25,000no account filed
June 2019Thunderstorm WindFentress$20,000A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 80 mph that significantly damaged a barn in Fentress.
March 2018HailDelhi$20,000A thunderstorm produced baseball size hail near the intersection of Hwy 304 and Wolf Run Rd. that killed a cow and severely damaged a law enforcement vehicle in Delhi.
September 2011Thunderstorm WindDale$20,000A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 58 mph which blew the roof off a home in Dale.
November 2000Tornado (F0)Lockhart$20,000The Sheriff's Department reported that a small and short-lived tornado knocked over trees and power lines just south of Lockhart.
August 2001Flash FloodCountywide$20,000no account filed
October 1997Flash FloodCountywide$20,000no account filed
December 2002Flash FloodCountywide$15,000General 1 to 2 inch rains fell over the county, with totals near 5 inches just north of Luling. Soils over the county had remained saturated from recent rainfall, and flash flooding developed quickly across much of the county.
November 2000Flash FloodCountywide$15,000no account filed
June 1997Flash FloodCountywide$15,000no account filed
September 1997Thunderstorm WindMaxwell$15,000no account filed
October 2022Thunderstorm WindLockhart$10,000A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that knocked down trees and power lines in Lockhart.
May 2020Tornado (EF0)Mc Mahan$10,000A National Weather Service survey concluded that a weak and short lived EF0 tornado touched down near the intersection of FM 86 and CR 713 in McMahan. The small tornado moved north across an open field before hitting a residence where it damaged trees, along with the roof of a barn. The tornado dissipated to the north of the property. Maximum winds were estimated at 85 mph.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindReedville$10,000A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 80 mph that broke power poles and knocked down power lines in Martindale.
March 2018Tornado (EF0)Brownsboro$10,000In the early morning hours, a cluster of storms moved east across portions of Caldwell County. Along the leading edge of the thunderstorms, an NWS survey concluded a small EF-0 (estimated peak wind, 80mph) tornado formed and produced some minor damage approximately seven miles northeast of Luling. Wind damage to some trees was found on CR 144 with some roof damage reported off of Wattsville Rd. A small tornado track was found that crossed Pasture Rd. and continued east just north of Wattsville Rd. ending just east of Tenney Creek Rd.
October 2013LightningReedville$10,000A thunderstorm produced a lightning strike that caused a structural fire.
November 2002Flash FloodCountywide$10,000General 1 inch rainfall with isolated totals to 3.5 inches near Dime Box produced flash flooding from early afternoon into the late evening hours. Minor damage was reported to county roads.
November 2000Flash FloodCountywide$10,000no account filed

Mines and quarries

3 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 3 workings inside this county. All of them still produce. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Sand and Gravel, Construction3

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Hays County Gravel Co OperationSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Mercer Pit & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerGravel, Sand

Every populated place in the county

27

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on. The 3 places that were also surveyed for fire insurance come first, with the number of atlases and photographs held for them.

The vanished settlements of Caldwell County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.

Recorded here

Lockhart, Texas

15 topographic sheets and 9 fire insurance atlases, 1888 to 1946

Luling, Texas

15 topographic sheets and 9 fire insurance atlases, 1885 to 1941

Maxwell, Texas

13 topographic sheets and 2 fire insurance atlases, 1924

Everything this county holds

The complete index, with nothing left out. Each of these is a separate record with its own page: a federal survey report, or the case file that argued a property on to the National Register. Both are public domain and reproduced word for word.

Surveyed structures

3 structures

The vanished settlements of Caldwell County, the places these records name that are no longer on the map.

Provenance

  • Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
  • Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
  • Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
  • 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.