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Comal County, Texas

63 topographic sheets cover 41 settlements here, and 30 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

30 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Texas within the United States
Comal County within Texas
Explore by year 1879 1897

What the record shows

  • 564 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 30 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 17 buildings, 11 districts and 2 structures.
  • 6 of the 30 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 41 populated places in this county; 41 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

30

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
Anhalt Hallbuilding2018100002697
Arnold-Rauch-Brandt Homesteaddistrict2018100002698
Brauntex Theaterbuilding200808000240
Andreas Breustedt Housebuilding198282004497
Central Fire Stationbuilding2019100004753
Central New Braunfels Historic Districtdistrict2026100012669
Comal County Courthousebuilding197676002017
Comal Hotel and Klein-Kuse Housebuilding198686001373
Comal Power Plantdistrict200404000895
Faust Street Bridgestructure200909000138
Faust Street Bridgestructure200909000138
Faust-Frueholz House and Medical Buildingbuilding2024100010760
First Protestant Churchbuilding197171000926
Fischer Historic Districtdistrict2017100001222
Carl W.A. Groos Housebuilding200000000884
Gruene Historic Districtdistrict197575001962
Guadalupe Hotelbuilding197575001963
Holz-Forshage-Krueger Buildingbuilding199797000362
Honey Creek Historic Districtdistrict2018100002267
Hotel Faustbuilding198585000922
Kabelmacher Housebuilding2019100003922
Kappelmann-Mayer Ranchdistrict2020100004965
Stephen Klein Housebuilding197070000743
Lindheimer Housebuilding197070000744
Main Plazadistrict2021100007074
Mission Valley School and Teacheragedistrict2020100005536
Pape-Borchers Homesteaddistrict2020100005537
Riley's Tavernbuilding2018100002346
Saint Joseph's Chapelbuilding201414000472
Walzem Homesteaddistrict2018100002086

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 Comal County
Land ownership map (1879) - Map of Comal County. Library of Congress.
Land ownership map, 1897 - Map of Comal County
Land ownership map (1897) - Map of Comal County. Library of Congress.

The county from the air

37 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 1,559 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 37 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, 1953-05-05, scale 1:69000
1953-05-05, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-05-05, scale 1:69000
1953-05-05, scale 1:69000. 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, 1962-09-28, scale 1:31000
1962-09-28, scale 1:31000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-09-28, scale 1:31000
1962-09-28, scale 1:31000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-10-02, scale 1:31000
1962-10-02, scale 1:31000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-10-02, scale 1:31000
1962-10-02, scale 1:31000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1963-01-02, scale 1:31000
1963-01-02, scale 1:31000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1963-01-02, scale 1:31000
1963-01-02, scale 1:31000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1963-01-02, scale 1:31000
1963-01-02, scale 1:31000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1963-01-02, scale 1:31000
1963-01-02, scale 1:31000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-09-20, scale 1:25000
1966-09-20, scale 1:25000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-09-20, scale 1:25000
1966-09-20, scale 1:25000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-09-20, scale 1:25000
1966-09-20, scale 1:25000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-09-20, scale 1:25000
1966-09-20, scale 1:25000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-01-21, scale 1:121089
1971-01-21, scale 1:121089. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-01-21, scale 1:113428
1971-01-21, scale 1:113428. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-01-21, scale 1:116699
1971-01-21, scale 1:116699. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-01-21, scale 1:125062
1971-01-21, scale 1:125062. 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, 1983-03-28, scale 1:65000
1983-03-28, scale 1:65000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1986-04-19, scale 1:25400
1986-04-19, scale 1:25400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1986-04-19, scale 1:25400
1986-04-19, scale 1:25400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1986-04-19, scale 1:25400
1986-04-19, scale 1:25400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1986-04-19, scale 1:25400
1986-04-19, scale 1:25400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

233 stations, 16 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

23 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.

  • 46-1Justice Precinct 1: New Braunfels city: New Braunfels city - That part of Ward 1, excluding Faust Hotel Bounded by Comal River, Guadalupe River; City limits; Missouri Pacific Railroad; W. San Antonio, E. San Antonio
  • 46-2Faust Hotel (In New Braunfels city, Ward 1)
  • 46-3New Braunfels city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by Missouri Pacific Railroad; Guadalupe River; City limits; McQueeney Rd., U.S. Hwy. 81, Academy Ave., W. San Antonio
  • 46-4New Braunfels city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by Missouri Pacific Railroad; City limits; City limits; Guadalupe River
  • 46-5New Braunfels city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by City limits, Fredericksburg Rd., Old Channel Comal River; Old Channel Comal River, Comal River; E. San Antonio, W. San Antonio, N. Academy Ave., Comal Creek; Floral Ave.
  • 46-6New Braunfels city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by Floral Ave.; Comal Creek; City limits
  • 46-7New Braunfels city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by Comal Creek; N. Academy Ave.; W. San Antonio; N. Live Oak Ave.
  • 46-8New Braunfels city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by Comal Creek; N. Live Oak Ave.; State Hwy. 2; City limits
  • 46-9New Braunfels city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by W. San Antonio; S. Academy Ave.; W. Coll, U.S. Hwy. 81; S. Live Oak Ave.
  • 46-10New Braunfels city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by State Hwy. 2; S. Live Oak Ave., U.S. Hwy. 81, Marion Rd.; City limits; City limits
  • 46-11New Braunfels city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by W. Coll; S. Academy Ave., U.S. Hwy. 81, McQueeney Rd.; City limits; Marion Rd.
  • 46-12New Braunfels city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by City limits; City limits, Guadalupe River; E. Common; N. Houston Ave., E. North, N. Houston Ave., E. Garza, N. Central Ave., N. Central Ave. extended, N. Central Ave.
  • 46-13New Braunfels city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by City limits; City limits, N. Central Ave., N. Central Ave. extended, N. Central Ave.; E. Garza; Old Channel Comal River, Fredericksburg Rd.
  • 46-14New Braunfels city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by E. Garza, N. Houston Ave., E. North, N. Houston Ave., E. Common; Guadalupe River; Guadalupe River, Comal River; Comal River, Old Channel Comal River
  • 46-15Justice Precinct 1 - That part north and west of U.S. Hwy. 81 and east of Guadalupe River, outside New Braunfels city
  • 46-16Justice Precinct 1 - That part west of Guadalupe River and north and east of State Hwy. 46, outside New Braunfels city
  • 46-17Justice Precinct 1 - That part south and west of State Hwy. 46 and north and west of International and Great Northern Railroad, outside New Braunfels city
  • 46-18Justice Precinct 1 - That part south and east of U.S. Hwy. 81 and north and east of Guadalupe River, outside New Braunfels city
  • 46-19Justice Precinct 1 - That part south of International and Great Northern Railroad, west of Guadalupe River and north and east of 8 Mile Creek, outside New Braunfels city
  • 46-20Justice Precinct 1 - That part south of International and Great Northern Railroad and south and west of 8 Mile Creek
  • 46-21Justice Precinct 2
  • 46-22Justice Precinct 3
  • 46-23Justice Precinct 4

Wildfire, 2005 to 2020

516 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 516 of them, burning about 4,418 acres. 2 started naturally and 14 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined208
Debris and open burning168
Equipment and vehicle use54
Smoking23
Power generation/transmission/distribution17
Recreation and ceremony15
Arson/incendiarism14
Misuse of fire by a minor13
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Natural2

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

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
24 December 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,500 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
16 August 2006Equipment and vehicle use973 acresTexas A & M Forest ServicePURGATORY
31 January 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined300 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
5 October 2019Debris and open burning226 acresTexas A & M Forest ServicePURGATORY
11 January 2009Railroad operations and maintenance200 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceGRUENE FIRE
6 September 2009Smoking110 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceWATSON LANE
1 January 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined95 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceWEST ZONE SOUTH - 9
16 May 2006Debris and open burning50 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceRIVER ROAD

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

Storms, 1957 to 2025

60 of 414 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 414 reports for this county, causing 6 deaths, 829 injuries and about $71,052,000 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Hail179
Flash Flood135
Thunderstorm Wind81
Tornado17
Lightning1
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 FloodCountywide2 killed, 800 hurt, $50,000,000no account filed
June 2010Flash FloodNew Braunfels1 killed, $10,000,000A storm survey along the Guadalupe River from River Road down into the city of New Braunfels showed devastation along the banks of the river. The river rose some 20+ feet in less than 2 hours sweeping campers, cars, trailers, tubes, and other debris down the river toward New Braunfels and Seguin. Campsites downstream of the 3rd River Road crossing where demolished and swept clean due to the power of water. The campsites along the stretch of River Road near Camp Hueco Springs were especially hit hard as Elm creek flooded and brought tremendous water into the Guadalupe. A death occurred at this location as a man was swept downstream. Other campers were rescued down in New Braunfels after being swept miles downstream. Tubing businesses along the Guadalupe suffered major losses along with homes from Gruene down into Seguin. Thirty vehicles and 14 RVs were removed from the River in Comal County. One hundred twenty-one homes and businesses suffered damage. Damage estimate does not include other insured losses.
October 2013Flash FloodNew Braunfels1 killed, $100,000Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding in Comal County. People were evacuated along River Road in New Braunfels, and near Spring Branch, Elm Creek was running 40 to 50 feet wide where it is normally about four feet. The 24 hour rainfall in the River Rd. area ranged from 3.81 to 6.58 inches while in the Spring Branch area there was between 10.40 and 11.75 inches. A man fell into the Guadalupe River near the horseshoe just down from Canyon Dam. The man was trying to retrieve some equipment while the river was quickly rising. The 26 year old drown and his body was recovered a few days later. Portions of River Road just west of New Braunfels became flooded between 1 and 2 am in the morning.
October 2015Flash FloodSpring Branch1 killedA man drowned after his Nissan Sentra was swept off the road into Rebecca Creek near Spring Branch. The man went missing after he left for work around 7 am. He went missing around the 1700 block of Knoll Schwope.
March 2007Flash FloodBulverde1 killedFrom 1 to 2 inches of rain fell across western Comal County, with up to 5 inches from Spring Branch to Fischer. Widespread flash flooding developed and two cars were washed off FM306. Just before 9 pm CST, a woman and her husband were attempting to cross a low area along FM306 when their vehicle stalled in high water and was carried into Rebecca Creek. As the couple attempted to leave the vehicle, the woman was washed away and drowned. Her body was found the following day.
June 1997Flash FloodCountywide10 hurt, $2,000,000no account filed
November 2001Flash FloodCountywide10 hurt, $80,000no account filed
May 2004LightningSattler8 hurtEight people were riding tubes down the Guadalupe River when large hail began falling. They exited the river and were trying to avoid the hail by hiding under a tree when lightning struck. The most seriously injured of the group was leaning against the tree trunk. He suffered a heart stoppage but was resuscitated. Another victim was reported to have suffered a spinal injury. All later recovered.
May 1987Hailnot stated1 hurtno account filed
March 1994Thunderstorm WindNew Braunfels$5,000,000no account filed
July 2006Flash FloodNew Braunfels$500,000Thunderstorms that had formed in the late afternoon over Comal County spread over the area from New Braunfels to Gruene and remained stationary for several hours. Up to 4 inches of rain had fallen in Gruene by 1800CST with as much as 8 inches of rain just west of New Braunfels. Widespread street flooding was reported along with flash flooding that closed East Common Street and River Road through the early evening and most roads in and near New Braunfels toward the end of the event. A short section of IH-35 was even closed due to the high water. For the first time since 1979, the rain caused flooding at the Holiday Inn in New Braunfels, where more than 50 rooms were damaged. A half dozen rescues from vehicles were required.
October 2019Thunderstorm WindGruene$300,000The roof of a truck stop near I-35 was heavily damaged due to strong winds.
April 2023Tornado (EF0)Canyon Res$250,000A National Weather Service storm survey determined that a tornado occurred near the communities of Canyon Lake and Startzville during the late evening hours of April 20. The tornado touched down at 10:40 PM CDT near the Lakeside Golf Club just north of FM 2673. The tornado tracked southeast approximately three miles, damaging and uprooting trees at EF0 intensity along its path. Minor roof damage was noted at |residences along Campbell Dr. and Dorothy Dr. just south of the Lakeside Golf Club. The tornado traveled southeast crossing FM 2673 near the intersection with FM 2722 before lifting at 10:44 PM CDT near the intersection of FM 2772 and JDJ Dr. Peak wind speeds were estimated to be 85 MPH, and the maximum path width was 250 yards.
May 2020Flash FloodSmithson Vly$250,000Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. The Guadalupe Blanco River Authority rain gauge at Startzville recorded 13.01 inches of rain between 7 am and 1 pm. Several inches of water flooded the Lowes Market in Startzville and several cars in the parking lot were partially submerged.
June 2004Flash FloodCountywide$250,000Rainfall of between 1 and 2 across the county, with up to 4 inches in the southern half caused flash flooding that closed SH46 in several places. The flooding washed away 4 recreational vehicles and damaged 5 homes. The recreational vehicles had been parked at a campground under IH35. Damage to the homes was estimated at $250,000.
September 1988Tornado (F0)not stated$250,000no account filed
September 1967Tornado (F3)not stated$250,000no account filed
March 2021Tornado (EF1)Canyon Res$100,000An NWS survey on the west side of Canyon Lake found sporadic tree damage, along with two power poles snapped and approximately 1/4 of a single family home torn off. The damage area was near Canyon Lake Boat Ramp #6 on the south central side of the|lake along and near Canyon Lake Drive and Rimrock Pass. The damage was rated EF-1 and winds were estimated at 100 mph.
September 2011Thunderstorm WindCanyon Res$100,000A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 58 mph which caused significant wind damage at Cranes Mill Marina on Canyon Lake.
August 2007Flash FloodSpring Branch$100,000Extremely heavy rainfall associated with Erin spread into the western sections of Comal County in the evening period. General rain amounts of 3 to 4 inches were reported along and west of US281, with up to 7 inches falling near Spring Branch. Flash flooding was reported in the western part of the county, closing SH46 and FM311.
October 2001Thunderstorm WindNew Braunfels$100,000An off-duty NWS employee reported trees blown down with widespread damage to the roofs and windows of homes just west of New Braunfels.
March 2000HailFischer$100,000The hail was reported to have damaged several homes, with even greater damage to vehicles.
November 2000Thunderstorm WindSchertz$60,000Damage was reported to trees and homes across the southeast sections of Comal County. The downed trees blocked streets and roads.
October 2021Flash FloodNew Braunfels$50,000Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. A couple of trailers at the RV park on the Guadalupe River under I-35 were washed into the river. No one was in the trailers.
April 2007Thunderstorm WindBulverde$50,000A bow-shaped echo across Comal, Bexar and Wilson Counties began producing severe winds just before midnight that were estimated generally in the 60 to 70 knot range. The storms produced widespread wind gusts of 40 to 50 knots, with spotty higher gusts near 70 knots. Most of the damage was to trees that were knocked over in the southern portion of Comal County.
May 2004HailSattler$50,000Hail fell over much of the eastern half of Comal County, causing damage to some windows of homes and vehicles
August 2003Thunderstorm WindCanyon Res$50,000A severe thunderstorm produced a downburst that uprooted trees, twisted tops off trees and split and damaged other trees between Canyon Lake and Fischer.
December 2002Thunderstorm WindBracken$50,000Power was knocked out over much of the county as tree limbs and trees were blown over along the southern half of the county.
March 2000HailNew Braunfels$50,000Large hail fell across much of the city of New Braunfels. The worst damage was reported to a store at the intersection of SH46 and I-35. Most of the windows in the store front were destroyed by the hail.
April 1994HailCanyon Reservoir$50,000Golf ball-sized hail was reported in the Canyon Lake area as thunderstorms moved across the county.
September 1997Thunderstorm WindNew Braunfels$50,000no account filed
April 2001Flash FloodCountywide$40,000Widespread flash flooding developed in the morning across most of Comal County as general 2 to 3 inch rainfall fell across the county in the early morning hours. Maximum rainfall was just over 4 inches. The flash flooding ended just before noon.
June 2007Flash FloodBulverde$30,000Persistent thunderstorms on the morning of June 28 over northwest Bexar County and south and central Comal County produced from 2 to 3 inches of rain. Highest rain totals in Comal County were 5 inches just south of Canyon Dam. Closed to high water were FM311, FM2673, and FM3159.
October 2002Thunderstorm WindGruene$30,000Severe thunderstorm winds produced very heavy rain, followed by damaging winds that blew down large Trees in the Oak Run subdivision in Gruene.
October 2002Flash FloodCountywide$30,000Showers and thunderstorms spread into Comal County from Kendall and Bexar Counties just after sunrise and continued until past noon. General rainfall over the County averaged 1 inch, with isolated totals of up to 3 inches. Only minor damage to roads and bridges was indicated.
August 2001Flash FloodCountywide$30,000no account filed
August 2001Flash FloodCountywide$30,000no account filed
September 2001Flash FloodCountywide$30,000no account filed
September 1997Thunderstorm WindCountywide$30,000no account filed
October 2025Thunderstorm WindCanyon Res$25,000An NWS survey team observed a home with a portion of its roof removed and thrown 100 yards to the east-northeast. Approximately 150 yards to the east-northeast of the house, the roof of a detached garage was blown off. Large tree limbs and power poles were also broken close to these structures. These buildings were located on the western top of a high ridge, and the portion of the roofs removed were exposed to the west. When overlaying radar data, the most likely cause of this damage were the roofs being |completely exposed to the surging rear-flank downdraft at a significantly higher elevation than surrounding homes that were not damaged. Wind speeds were estimated at 100 mph.
June 1997Flash FloodCountywide$25,000no account filed
May 1992Tornado (F0)not stated$25,000no account filed
April 1977Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
August 1976Tornado (F0)not stated$25,000no account filed
July 1971Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
October 2025Thunderstorm WindCanyon Res$20,000An NWS survey team observed a home on Sundown Trail with a portion of its roof removed. This house was located on the western top of a high ridge, and the portion of the roof removed was exposed to the west. When overlaying radar data, the most likely cause of this damage was the roof being completely exposed to the surging rear-flank downdraft at a significantly higher elevation than surrounding homes that were not damaged. These straight-line winds were estimated to be near 100 mph.
May 2015Flash FloodSolms$20,000Multiple road closures were reported across Comal County. Closures included River Road South, Hueco Springs Loop, Smithson Valley Road North, Rolling Creek, Fawn Lane, Cypress Cove Road, and Spring Branch Road. A few citizens had to be lead away from a van stranded in high water on Hoffman Lane.
June 2003Thunderstorm WindNew Braunfels$20,000An NWS off-duty employee reported that high winds, estimated near 65 mph, had knocked down trees in New Braunfels.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindNew Braunfels$20,000A severe thunderstorm produced damaging winds that knocked down trees and blew over power lines in the New Braunfels area. Additional minor damage was reported to roofs of homes and outbuildings
August 2001Flash FloodCountywide$20,000no account filed
August 2001Flash FloodCountywide$20,000no account filed
August 1998Flash FloodCountywide$20,000no account filed
November 2000Flash FloodCountywide$15,000no account filed
March 1998Flash FloodCountywide$15,000no account filed
June 1997Flash FloodCountywide$15,000no account filed
April 2023Thunderstorm WindCanyon Res$10,000A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that peeled part of roof off of a house on Canyon Lake.
October 2023Thunderstorm WindSattler$10,000A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that knocked down some trees along River Rd. south of Sattler.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindCanyon Res$10,000A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that ripped the metal roof off a house on Live Oak Dr. in Canyon Lake.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindBulverde$10,000A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that blew down multiple trees and power poles in Bulverde.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindNew Braunfels$10,000A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 58 mph that blew a three foot diameter tree onto a house in New Braunfels.

Mines and quarries

19 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 19 workings inside this county. 15 still produce and 4 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Stone, Crushed/Broken8
Limestone, General7
Sand and Gravel, Construction3
Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General1

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Centex Ingram Pit & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Hays County Gravel Company PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerGravel, Sand
Brauntex Pit & PlantLimestone, GeneralProducer
Hunter PitLimestone, GeneralProducer1973
New Braunfels Quarry & PlantLimestone, GeneralProducer
New Braunfels Quarry & Plant No.265Limestone, GeneralProducer
Ogden QuarryLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Unnamed QuarryLimestone, GeneralProducerSedimentary
Unnamed QuarryLimestone, GeneralOccurrenceLimestone
Brauntex MaterialsStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
ComalStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
General Portland Cement PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Gifford Hill Ogden QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Odgen Quarry & PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Texas Industries Cement PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Transit Rock Crusher No. 2Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Txi Cement Quarry & PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every populated place in the county

41

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 vanished settlements of Comal County: the places named above 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.