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Guadalupe County, Texas

70 topographic sheets cover 32 settlements here, and 13 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

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From the record

13 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Texas within the United States
Guadalupe County within Texas

What the record shows

  • 431 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 13 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 9 buildings, 3 districts and 1 site.
  • 6 of the 13 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 32 populated places in this county; 32 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

13

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
Erskine House No. 1building197070000750
Hall, Robert, Housebuilding197979002949
Hardscramblebuilding201111000424
Joseph F. Johnson Housebuilding197878002940
King-Woods Farmsteaddistrict2018100002268
Los Nogalesbuilding197272001365
Park Hotelbuilding198080004124
Saffold Damsite197979002950
Sebastopolbuilding197070000751
Seguin Commercial Historic Districtdistrict198383003773
Seguin Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase)district200303000768
Sweet Home Vocational and Agricultural High Schoolbuilding199898001417
Edward and Texanna Tewes Housebuilding199796001566

Bird's-eye views and land ownership maps

1

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, 1880 - Guadalupe Co., Texas
Land ownership map (1880) - Guadalupe Co., Texas. Library of Congress.

The county from the air

32 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 1,699 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 32 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, 1953-04-25, scale 1:69000
1953-04-25, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-04-25, scale 1:69000
1953-04-25, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-04-25, scale 1:69000
1953-04-25, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-04-25, scale 1:69000
1953-04-25, 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, 1962-02-23, scale 1:19600
1962-02-23, scale 1:19600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1963-01-08, scale 1:25000
1963-01-08, scale 1:25000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1963-01-08, scale 1:25000
1963-01-08, scale 1:25000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1963-01-08, scale 1:25000
1963-01-08, scale 1:25000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1963-01-21, scale 1:17200
1963-01-21, scale 1:17200. 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, 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, 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.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1989-12-12, scale 1:65263
1989-12-12, scale 1:65263. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1989-12-12, scale 1:65263
1989-12-12, scale 1:65263. 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.

Weather records

108 stations, 2 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

33 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.

  • 94-1Justice Precinct 1: Seguin city: Seguin city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by City limits; N. Austin; W. Kingsbury; City limits
  • 94-2Seguin city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by City limits; N. Guadalupe; W. Court, Saunders Ave., Mill Ave.; City limits
  • 94-3Seguin city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by W. Kingsbury; N. Austin; W. Court; N. Guadalupe
  • 94-4Seguin city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by City limits; City limits; Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railroad; N. Austin
  • 94-5Seguin city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railroad; City limits; E. Kingsbury; N. Austin
  • 94-6Seguin city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by E. Kingsbury; City limits; E. College; N. Austin
  • 94-7Seguin city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by E. College; City limits; E. Court; N. Austin
  • 94-8Seguin city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by E. Court; City limits; City limits; City limits, S. Austin
  • 94-9Seguin city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by W. Court; S. Austin; City limits, W. Klein; S. Guadalupe, McKee, Saunders Ave.
  • 94-10Seguin city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by Mill Ave.; Saunders Ave., McKee, S. Guadalupe; City limits; City limits
  • 94-11Justice Precinct 1 - That part southeast of U.S. Hwy. 90 and northeast of Guadalupe Kiver, outside Seguin city
  • 94-12AJustice Precinct 1 - That part northwest of U. S. Hwy. 90 and east of State Hwy. 123, outside Seguin city
  • 94-12BJustice Precinct 1 - That part west of State Hwy. 123 and north of Guadalupe River, outside Seguin city
  • 94-13Justice Precinct 1 - That part west of Unnamed road extending southward from precinct line to Sutherland Springs - Seguin Rd. and northwest of Sutherland Springs - Seguin nd.
  • 94-14Justice Precinct 1 - That part south of Guadalupe River, west of State Hwy. 123, southeast of Sutherland Springs - Seguin Rd., and east of Unnamed road extending northward from Sutherland Springs - Seguin Rd. to precinct line
  • 94-15Justice Precinct 1 - That part south of Guadalupe River and east of State Hwy. 123, outside Seguin city
  • 94-16Justice Precinct 2: Marion town
  • 94-17Schertz, unincorporated. (See boundaries on aerial photo AWS - 1 - 31)
  • 94-18Justice Precinct 2 - That part north of Texas and New Orleans Railroad and east and southeast of Unnamed road extending northwestward from Texas and New Orleans Railroad to Comal County line
  • 94-19Justice Precinct 2 - That part west and northwest of Unnamed road extending southwestward from Comal County line to Texas and New Orleans Railroad, north of Texas and New Orleans Railroad, and east of Marion - San Antonio - Austin Rd., outside Marion town
  • 94-20Justice Precinct 2 - That part west of Marion - San Antonio - Austin Rd. and north of Texas and New Orleans Railroad, outside Marion town and the unincorporated place of Schertz (See aerial photo AWS - 1 - 31 for boundaries of Schertz)
  • 94-21Justice Precinct 2 - That part south of Texas and New Orleans Railroad and west of Santa Clara Creek, outside Marion town and the unincorporated place of Schertz (See aerial photo AWS - 1 - 31 for boundaries of Schertz)
  • 94-22Justice Precinct 2 - That part mouth of Texas and New Orleans Railroad and east of Santa Clara Creek
  • 94-23Justice Precinct 3: Justice Precinct 3 - That part north of State Hwy. 621 and Unnamed road extending westward from State Hwy. 621 to State Hwy. 123, and east of State Hwy. 123
  • 94-24Justice Precinct 3 - That part west of State Hwy. 123 and northeast of Alligator Creek
  • 94-25Justice Precinct 3 - That part southwest of Alligator Creek and west of State Hwy. 123
  • 94-26Justice Precinct 3 - That part south of State Hwy. 621 and Unnamed road extending westward from State Hwy. 621 to State Hwy. 123 and east of State Hwy. 123
  • 94-27Justice Precinct 4: Justice Precinct 4 - That part northwest of Zorn - Staples Rd.
  • 94-28Justice Precinct 4 - That part southeast of Zorn - Staples Rd., west and northwest of State Hwy. 621, west of Weinert School - Kingsbury Rd., and northwest of U.S. Hwy. 90
  • 94-29Justice Precinct 4 - That part north of U.S. Hwy. 90, east of Kingsbury - Weinert School Rd., and southeast and east of State Hwy. 621
  • 94-30Justice Precinct 4 - That part south of U.S. Hwy. 90 and west of Smith and Nash Creeks
  • 94-31Justice Precinct 4 - That part east of Smith and Nash Creeks
  • 94-32Seguin city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by W. Klein; City limits; City limits; City limits, State Hwy. 123, S. Guadalupe

Wildfire, 1999 to 2020

623 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 623 of them, burning about 11,724 acres. 5 started naturally and 11 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined273
Debris and open burning179
Equipment and vehicle use108
Smoking18
Arson/incendiarism11
Misuse of fire by a minor9
Power generation/transmission/distribution9
Recreation and ceremony7
Natural5
Railroad operations and maintenance4

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/undetermined2,000 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
24 December 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,000 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
2 August 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined800 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceJAHNS RD FIRE
1 January 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined500 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
1 February 2008Equipment and vehicle use350 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
3 January 2006Debris and open burning300 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceWEST ZONE SOUTH - 8
8 January 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined200 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceBRUSH FIRE TOWER RD
18 January 2009Debris and open burning200 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceSCHMUCKS ROAD

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

Storms, 1953 to 2025

60 of 367 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 367 reports for this county, causing 8 deaths, 546 injuries and about $36,550,250 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind129
Hail112
Flash Flood95
Tornado25
Funnel Cloud2
Flood2
Lightning2

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 FloodCountywide4 killed, 500 hurt, $5,000,000no account filed
November 2001Flash FloodCountywide1 killed, 5 hurt, $80,000Rainfall through the late afternoon brought totals across the county to 2 to 3 inches, with isolated amounts in the Seguin area to near 6 inches. Widespread flash flooding swept cars into low water crossings across the county. The occupants of a mobile-home park were forced to evacuate when flood waters threatened their area. Some buildings of the Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City school district were flooded. A 19-year old woman was drowned after the car she was riding in became stranded at a low water crossing across Geronimo Creek. The driver was rescued. Another vehicle was stalled in the deep water at the same time, but all occupants of that vehicle were able to be rescued.
March 2017Flash FloodMarion1 killedHeavy rain during the evening of March 9 caused Santa Clara Creek to flood a low water crossing on the I-10 access road near exit 599. A car was swept off the road and a woman passenger was killed.
May 2013Flash FloodSenertz1 killedAn 18 year old male was killed when he unsuccessfully tried to cross a rain swollen Cibolo Creek around 4 pm. His body was recovered that evening near the area where he went missing.
March 2007Flash FloodSeguin1 killedThunderstorms across the northern half of Guadalupe County produced general 2 inch rainfall with up to 6 inches near Kingsbury. Flash flooding closed FM20 and FM621, among many other area roads through the early morning hours. Three men and a woman were attempting to drive through a low area on Laubach Road around 0120 am CST on Laubach Road that was experiencing flash flooding from nearby Geronimo Creek. Their car stalled and the three men attempted to push the car to safety while the woman steered. Unfamiliar with this area, and in the dark, they became confused and moved the car the wrong direction, causing it to be swept into Geronimo Creek. The men escaped the flash flooding safely but the young woman was swept downstream and drowned.
June 1997Flash FloodCountywide20 hurt, $300,000no account filed
December 1953Tornado (F3)not stated10 hurt, $250,000no account filed
September 2001Flash FloodNorth Portion4 hurt, $80,000no account filed
August 1988Thunderstorm Windnot stated3 hurtno account filed
March 2002Thunderstorm WindCountywide2 hurt, $500,000High winds across the county caused widespread damage to homes, trees and outbuildings. Damage in the south part of the county was more spotty than over the north part. An anemometer at a school weather network in Seguin measured the wind gusts at 59 knots. Near Zorn, the high winds took sections of roofs off homes, and rolled and damaged several homes and mobile homes. One mobile home had been rolled over a truck and was completely destroyed. Close inspection of the damage revealed a divergent, fan-shaped path of damage with the strongest damage in the center portion where the mobile home was destroyed, and lesser damage on both sides. To the left, another mobile home was moved, but with only minor damage. To the right, a tractor was rolled for a short distance. This damage was clearly due to a downburst. One woman, on hearing the NWS warning, evacuated her mobile home and drove with her son to her mother's house nearby. When she returned, her mobile home had been destroyed. Both likely escaped severe injuries by getting to shelter. At this time the event began to assume the character of a derecho.
March 1994HailSchertz-Cibolo1 hurt, $5,000,000The thunderstorms moved eastward from Bexar County into Comal and Guadalupe Counties shortly after 0100 CST, producing damaging wind at New Braunfels and large hail at Schertz and Cibolo. They reached the city of Seguin just before 0200 CST. The Guadalupe County Sheriff reported 0.50- to 1-inch hail at Seguin near 0150 CST. Damaging winds occurred at the same time, uprooting several trees and knocking down numerous large tree limbs. This thunderstorm system caused extensive property damage and cut off electric service to 11,000 homes. Eleven power lines that had been built to withstand over 100 mph winds were twisted and toppled by the storm. Damage was the most severe from the New Braunfels and Schertz area eastward to Staples. Twenty-one residences in Schertz, Cibolo, and Marion were damaged, with four mobile homes destroyed and four with major damage. Winds were estimated at 50 to 60 mph, with golf ball-size hail. One woman at a flea market on the Interstate 35 portion of Schertz was hit by flying debris and was taken to a hospital. Damage in the Schertz-Cibolo region was estimated at well over $2 million. Barns and storage areas were blown over or damaged. Other damage was mainly to roofs and windows of houses and to windows of automobiles.
October 1956Tornado (F2)not stated1 hurt, $2,500no account filed
June 2010FloodClear Spg$10,000,000A flood wave went down the Guadalupe River and affect homes along the river from New Braunfels down to Seguin. Property damage including flooded homes, trailers, vehicles, and boats, was seen along the banks of the river including areas around Lake Dunlap and Lake McQueeney. A total of 231 homes were damaged in Guadalupe County along the Guadalupe River. No damage estimate was available.
March 1994HailSeguin$5,000,000The thunderstorms moved eastward from Bexar County into Comal and Guadalupe Counties shortly after 0100 CST, producing damaging wind at New Braunfels and large hail at Schertz and Cibolo. They reached the city of Seguin just before 0200 CST. The Guadalupe County Sheriff reported 0.50- to 1-inch hail at Seguin near 0150 CST. Damaging winds occurred at the same time, uprooting several trees and knocking down numerous large tree limbs. This thunderstorm system caused extensive property damage and cut off electric service to 11,000 homes. Eleven power lines that had been built to withstand over 100 mph winds were twisted and toppled by the storm. Damage was the most severe from the New Braunfels and Schertz area eastward to Staples. Twenty-one residences in Schertz, Cibolo, and Marion were damaged, with four mobile homes destroyed and four with major damage. Winds were estimated at 50 to 60 mph, with golf ball-size hail. One woman at a flea market on the Interstate 35 portion of Schertz was hit by flying debris and was taken to a hospital. Damage in the Schertz-Cibolo region was estimated at well over $2 million. Barns and storage areas were blown over or damaged. Other damage was mainly to roofs and windows of houses and to windows of automobiles.
March 1994Thunderstorm WindSeguin$5,000,000The thunderstorms moved eastward from Bexar County into Comal and Guadalupe Counties shortly after 0100 CST, producing damaging wind at New Braunfels and large hail at Schertz and Cibolo. They reached the city of Seguin just before 0200 CST. The Guadalupe County Sheriff reported 0.50- to 1-inch hail at Seguin near 0150 CST. Damaging winds occurred at the same time, uprooting several trees and knocking down numerous large tree limbs. This thunderstorm system caused extensive property damage and cut off electric service to 11,000 homes. Eleven power lines that had been built to withstand over 100 mph winds were twisted and toppled by the storm. Damage was the most severe from the New Braunfels and Schertz area eastward to Staples. Twenty-one residences in Schertz, Cibolo, and Marion were damaged, with four mobile homes destroyed and four with major damage. Winds were estimated at 50 to 60 mph, with golf ball-size hail. One woman at a flea market on the Interstate 35 portion of Schertz was hit by flying debris and was taken to a hospital. Damage in the Schertz-Cibolo region was estimated at well over $2 million. Barns and storage areas were blown over or damaged. Other damage was mainly to roofs and windows of houses and to windows of automobiles.
July 2025Flash FloodSullivan$2,500,000Thunderstorms produced heavy rain while slowly moving west across Guadalupe County. Rainfall totals of 4 to 7 inches were recorded with radar estimated totals as high as 9 inches in the Seguin area. The high rain rates caused flash flooding of low-lying and poor drainage areas, leading to at least a dozen water rescues and numerous road closures throughout the city and along I-10. Rapid rises were reported along Walnut and Geronimo Creek. 3 businesses and 2 homes were flooded with 6 to 12 inches of water. The worst flooding was experienced along US-90 Alternate where widespread inundation was observed. Several city parks and recreational facilities sustained damage. Flooding caused at least $2.5 million in damage to public infrastructure.
July 2007Flash FloodZorn$500,000Widespread 3 to 4 inch rainfall was reported over the county, with up to 8 inches in the area from Zorn to Seguin to McQueeny. Widespread severe flooding was reported, with damage to more than a dozen homes. Nearly all rural roads in northwest part of county were closed, including SH46 and SH123.
May 1994Thunderstorm WindSeguin$500,000Damaging winds were reported in and around the city of Seguin for more than an hour. The winds toppled over trees and power lines, leaving over 50 percent of the city without power. Several cars were damaged when trees and tree limbs were blown onto them.
June 2004Flash FloodWest Portion$250,000Storms dropped between 2 and 3 inches of rain over the western part of Guadalupe County, with up to 6 inches around Marion. Many of the roads near Cibolo Creek were closed due to flash flooding. Emergency responders reacted to two flooded cars in Santa Clara Creek in Cibolo. Dozens of citizens were evacuated from their homes in Glen Cove subdivision. Fifteen of the homes received damage. Around a dozen vehicle high water rescues were made.
July 2009LightningCibolo Kardys Arpt$100,000Lightning struck a house and caused significant damage due to a resulting fire.
March 2000HailSeguin$100,000Widespread damage was reported to windows and roofs of homes and to cars and vegetation by a combination of a strong downburst and large hail that struck the north side of Seguin. Power lines were also blown down. The initial reports were received from Amateur Radio Operators. Storm damage was later assessed during an NWS Storm Survey.
April 2007Thunderstorm WindMarion$80,000The bow-shaped line along the Comal-Bexar-Wilson line moved into Hays and Guadalupe Counties near midnight, continuing to produce widespread wind gusts of 40 to 50 knots, with spotty higher gusts near 70 knots. Most of the damage in Guadalupe County consisted of trees that had been blown over.
June 2004Tornado (F0)New Berlin$80,000The Guadalupe County Emergency Manager reported that a small tornado had touched down just southeast of New Berlin, destroying a barn and damaging several trees. The tornado was small and short-lived. It dissipated shortly after striking the trees.
November 2000Thunderstorm WindSchertz$80,000Widespread wind damage was reported to trees and homes between Schertz and Seguin.
March 2000Thunderstorm WindSeguin$80,000no account filed
June 1999Thunderstorm WindCibolo$70,000no account filed
June 2010Thunderstorm WindClear Spg$50,000Straight line thunderstorm winds from a small microburst caused extensive tree damage to an area near Lake Dunlap and Clear Springs. Hardest hit areas were between Zip Road and Potthast Drive near the Guadalupe River bend. Large trees were broken and toppled. Many trees fell on homes and cars in the neighborhood. A roof was blown off a mobile home along Highway 46 in Clear Springs.
July 2007Tornado (EF2)Seguin$50,000At approximately 4:25 am CST a tornado estimated to be an EF-2 touched down about 9 miles south of Seguin and 1/4 mile southeast of CR411. The tornado moved northward along SH123 for nearly 1 mile before turning slightly to the north northwest and crossing CR410. It damaged three outbuildings, a residence and a store, but no one was injured. The tornado ranged in width from 50 yards up to 150 yards. The total track length was approximately 2 miles.
April 2002Flash FloodWest Portion$50,000Flash flooding developed over the the western part of Guadalupe County as 4 inches of rain fell in just under three hours. Only minor damage was indicated to roads and bridges, with more significant damage to crops in the area.
November 2001Tornado (F0)New Braunfels$50,000The tornado listed in Comal County above moved into Guadalupe County and dissipated after causing extensive roof damage to two barns and scattered debris in various directions. One barn was completely de-roofed. Some of the metal tin in second barn was lifted and twisted in one direction and toward another direction on the other side of the roof.
March 1998Thunderstorm WindStaples$50,000a trailer was badly damaged by severe thunderstorm winds near Staples.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindSeguin$30,000The Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative reported multiple power outages as a result of trees and tree limbs being knocked down on power lines during a severe thunderstorm.
October 2002Flash FloodCountywide$30,000Widespread showers and thunderstorms, moving northward from Wilson County, covered most of Guadalupe County by 10 pm. Rain falling at rates of up to 2 inches an hour began to produce countywide flash flooding before midnight and continuing to near sunrise. General rain totals of 3 to 5 inches were indicated with widespread amounts of 6 to 8 inches over the county. Severe flash flooding was reported by the Emergency Manager and the Guadalupe Sheriff's Department over the county.
October 2002Flash FloodWest Portion$30,000A line of slow-moving thunderstorms produced general 1 inch totals as it crossed Guadalupe County in the early morning hours. Isolated amounts to 4 inches were indicated in the western part of the county. FM467 and SH78 were reported closed in the western half of the county.
October 2002Flash FloodCountywide$30,000Showers and thunderstorms had produced general 1 to 2 inch rainfall over Guadalupe County mid-morning. Isolated totals of up to 5 inches were reported. Flash flooding developed in the mid-morning and continued into early afternoon. Minor damage was reported to roads and bridges.
April 2001Flash FloodWest Portion$30,000Rainfall over Guadalupe County ranged generally from 1 to 2 inches, but up to 4 inches was reported in the extreme western part of the county. Flash flooding took place in the late morning between Marion and Seguin.
May 1999Thunderstorm WindSeguin$30,000Amateur Radio Spotters reported that severe thunderstorm winds had blown over trees just east of Seguin.
June 1999Thunderstorm WindGeronimo$30,000no account filed
January 2020Thunderstorm WindSchertz$25,000A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that damaged fences and carports near Samuel Clemens High School in Schertz.
June 1997Flash FloodCountywide$25,000no account filed
May 1972Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
October 1962Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
April 2023Thunderstorm WindKingsbury$20,000A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that blew the roof off of a small barn in Kingsbury.
January 2020Thunderstorm WindNew Berlin$20,000A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 80 mph that blew the roof off a barn at Gin Spur Rd. and Gin Rd. near New Berlin.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindSeguin$20,000A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 45 knots which caused some roof damage in Seguin.
May 1997Thunderstorm WindSeguin$20,000Severe winds blew a plane over on its top at the Seguin airport.
August 2001Flash FloodCountywide$20,000no account filed
August 2001Flash FloodCountywide$20,000no account filed
August 1998Flash FloodCountywide$20,000no account filed
March 2000Tornado (F0)Seguin$15,000A small and short-lived tornado struck near a building along SH46 just north of I-10. The tornado destroyed two large trees.
November 2000Flash FloodCountywide$15,000no account filed
May 2025Thunderstorm WindSeguin$10,000A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that snapped a large tree at its trunk and knocked down power lines in northern Seguin.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindStaples$10,000A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that blew the metal roof off of an outbuilding near Staples.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindSullivan$10,000A resident reported that several homes and barns sustained minor wind damage as storms moved through the area.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindSeguin$10,000A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 75 mph that damaged a middle school roof in Seguin.
May 2015LightningRedwood$10,000A lightning strike resulted in a power outage affecting several hundred residents in the area.
February 2003Flash FloodCountywide$10,000Numerous roads closed as up to 3 inches fell over the area. Due to the soaked soils over the area, flash flooding was more widespread and long-lasting than it normally would have been. Students in the Navarro District were unable to get home by bus that afternoon as roads were closed due to flooding. Several school programs were cancelled that evening. Around a dozen roads were closed due to flooding.
November 2002Flash FloodCountywide$10,000General 1 inch rainfall with isolated totals to 3.5 inches near Seguin and Kingsbury produced flash flooding from early afternoon into the evening hours. Only minor damage to county roads was reported.
December 2002Flash FloodNorth Portion$10,000Guadalupe County received general 2 inch rains in the early morning hours, with up to 4 inches between Kingsbury and Luling. With soils still saturated from recent rain, brief flash flooding took place across the northern half of the county.
June 2002Flash FloodWest Portion$10,000General 1 to 2 inch rainfall totals with isolated amounts of up to 4 inches.

Mines and quarries

9 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 9 workings inside this county. 7 still produce and 2 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Sand and Gravel, Construction5
Clay4

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Balcones PitClayProducerSedimentary
FraserClayUnknown
Mcqueeney PitClayProducerSedimentary
Unnamed PitClayProducerSedimentary
Beck Pit & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Cibolo Ck Pit No. 2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Schaffer Road PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerGravel, Sand
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerGravel, Sand

Every populated place in the county

32

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.

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.