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Uvalde County, Texas

57 topographic sheets cover 32 settlements here, and 6 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

6 National Register listings published here, 1 of them a National Historic Landmark.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Texas within the United States
Uvalde County within Texas

What the record shows

  • 357 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 6 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 4 buildings, 1 structure and 1 district.
  • 2 of the 6 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

6

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
First National Bankbuilding201414000106
John Nance Garner Housebuilding197676002074
Grand Opera Housebuilding197878002996
Nicolas Street Schoolbuilding201010000963
State Highway 3 Bridge at the Nueces Riverstructure199696001108
Uvalde Downtown Historic Districtdistrict2019100004009

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 1,238 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, 1937-11-21, scale 1:20000
1937-11-21, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1937-11-21, scale 1:20000
1937-11-21, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1937-11-21, scale 1:20000
1937-11-21, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1937-11-21, scale 1:20000
1937-11-21, scale 1:20000. 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, 1952-12-11, scale 1:69000
1952-12-11, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-04-24, scale 1:69000
1953-04-24, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-04-24, scale 1:69000
1953-04-24, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-04-24, scale 1:69000
1953-04-24, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-04-24, scale 1:69000
1953-04-24, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-12-04, scale 1:63996
1957-12-04, scale 1:63996. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-12-04, scale 1:63996
1957-12-04, scale 1:63996. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-12-04, scale 1:63996
1957-12-04, scale 1:63996. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-12-04, scale 1:63996
1957-12-04, scale 1:63996. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-04-01, scale 1:19800
1960-04-01, scale 1:19800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-04-01, scale 1:19800
1960-04-01, scale 1:19800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-04-01, scale 1:19800
1960-04-01, scale 1:19800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-04-01, scale 1:19800
1960-04-01, scale 1:19800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-02-04, scale 1:18400
1968-02-04, scale 1:18400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-02-04, scale 1:18400
1968-02-04, scale 1:18400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-02-04, scale 1:18400
1968-02-04, scale 1:18400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-02-04, scale 1:18400
1968-02-04, scale 1:18400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-01-18, scale 1:18000
1969-01-18, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-01-18, scale 1:18000
1969-01-18, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-01-18, scale 1:18000
1969-01-18, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-01-18, scale 1:18000
1969-01-18, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-11-06, scale 1:17600
1970-11-06, scale 1:17600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-11-06, scale 1:17600
1970-11-06, scale 1:17600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-11-06, scale 1:17600
1970-11-06, scale 1:17600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-11-06, scale 1:17600
1970-11-06, scale 1:17600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-02-22, scale 1:76000
1971-02-22, scale 1:76000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-03-23, scale 1:27600
1971-03-23, scale 1:27600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-03-23, scale 1:27600
1971-03-23, scale 1:27600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-03-23, scale 1:27600
1971-03-23, scale 1:27600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-01-26, scale 1:30000
1973-01-26, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-01-26, scale 1:30000
1973-01-26, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-01-26, scale 1:30000
1973-01-26, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-01-26, scale 1:30000
1973-01-26, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1980-02-03, scale 1:80000
1980-02-03, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1980-02-03, scale 1:80000
1980-02-03, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1980-02-03, scale 1:80000
1980-02-03, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1980-02-03, scale 1:80000
1980-02-03, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

45 stations, 12 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

17 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.

  • 232-1Justice Precinct 1: Uvalde city: Uvalde city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits, Flores; Oppenheimer; Knox
  • 232-2Justice Precinct 1: Uvalde city - That part Bounded by City limits; Knox; Oppenheimer; City limits
  • 232-3Justice Precinct 1: Uvalde city - That part Bounded by Oppenheimer, Flores; City limits; E. Leona, W. Leona; City limits
  • 232-4Justice Precinct 1: Uvalde city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; City limits; Leona River
  • 232-5Justice Precinct 1: Uvalde city - That part Bounded by E. Leona, City limits; City limits, Leona River, City limits; E. Kill; N. High
  • 232-6Justice Precinct 1: Uvalde city - That part Bounded by City limits, W. Leona; N. High; W. Nopal, N. Grove, W. Main; City limits
  • 232-7Justice Precinct 1: Uvalde city - That part Bounded by W. Main, N. Grove, W. Nopal; N. High; W. Kill, City limits; City limits
  • 232-8Justice Precinct 1: Uvalde city - That part Bounded by W. Mill, E. Mill; City limits; City limits; City limits
  • 232-9Justice Precinct 1 - That part north of U.S. Highway 90, outside Uvalde city
  • 232-10Justice Precinct 1 - That part south of U.S. Highway 90, outside Uvalde city
  • 232-11Justice Precinct 2: Sabinal city: Sabinal city - That part north of G.N. & S.A. Railroad
  • 232-12Justice Precinct 2: Sabinal city - That part south of G.N. & S.A. Railroad
  • 232-13Justice Precinct 2 - That part north of U.S. Highway 90, outside Sabinal city
  • 232-14Justice Precinct 2 - That part south of U.S. Highway 90, outside Sabinal city
  • 232-15Justice Precinct 3
  • 232-16Justice Precinct 4
  • 232-17Justice Precinct 5

Wildfire, 2005 to 2020

422 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 422 of them, burning about 11,447 acres. 6 started naturally and 4 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning227
Equipment and vehicle use67
Smoking63
Missing data/not specified/undetermined41
Natural6
Arson/incendiarism4
Recreation and ceremony4
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Railroad operations and maintenance3
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Other causes1

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

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
7 April 2006Debris and open burning2,500 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceMONTELL
7 April 2006Debris and open burning2,000 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceUTOPIA
6 February 2006Smoking775 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
2 February 2006Smoking775 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
26 January 2008Debris and open burning500 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
28 July 2009Equipment and vehicle use400 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceCONCAN
26 February 2008Equipment and vehicle use325 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
25 February 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined231 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceKNIPPA

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

Storms, 1959 to 2026

60 of 415 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 415 reports for this county, causing 2 deaths, 71 injuries and about $6,800,500 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Hail169
Flash Flood138
Thunderstorm Wind81
Tornado14
Flood8
Funnel Cloud5

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 FloodCountywide1 killed, $10,000no account filed
October 2018FloodSabinal1 killedThunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flooding of the Sabinal River. At Sabinal the river crested at 15.34 feet late on 10/9/18. Flood stage is 12 feet. It dropped below flood stage early on the 10th. A truck was washed away on RR 187 at a low water crossing that remained flooded south of Sabinal at 1:50 am Oct 12. A man in his 20s was killed and his body was found approximately one mile from the river crossing.
June 1997Flash FloodCountywide50 hurt, $1,000,000no account filed
August 1998Flash FloodCountywide10 hurt, $150,000no account filed
March 2004Flash FloodEast Portion6 hurt, $30,000The weak cold front continued to move southeastward, with showers and thunderstorms developing in Uvalde County near 1800CST. Heavy rainfall over the eastern part of the county produced general 1 inch rainfall with up to 3 inches in the Garner Park area. Six persons were safely rescued from two separate vehicles that were swept into the Sabinal river along Hwy127 near 2000CST.
August 2018Flash FloodLaguna3 hurt, $100,000Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. Based on radar estimates, 8-11 inches of rain fell in a three hour period across northwestern Uvalde County. Many low water crossings flooded across this area, and Highway 55 was closed from Uvalde to Camp Wood. A flood wave traveled down the Nueces River and through the Chalk Bluff camp ground. Several people from the camp ground became stranded in trees and on roof tops of vehicles, and some were reported swept downstream. Twenty-seven people were successfully rescued from the flood waters by boats and helicopter. One person was treated for a head injury and two children were treated for hypothermia. Estimated monetary loss of one hundred thousand dollars based on flooded cars and trailers that were lost downstream.
March 2002HailSabinal1 hurt, $50,000A boy who had been bow-hunting outdoors was hit by the large hail. He was knocked unconscious, but recovered shortly after being taken to a hospital.
September 1996Tornado (F2)Utopia1 hurt, $20,000no account filed
March 2006Thunderstorm WindUvalde$2,000,000During the late evening, a severe thunderstorm struck just south of the Uvalde downtown area. The damage began five miles southwest of Uvalde and continued south of the town to 7 miles east of the Uvalde airport. The most widespread of the damage was southwest of the city in the Uvalde estates area. Nearly all debris was reported by emergency management to have blown toward the east in an area approximately 3 miles wide and 5 miles long. Damage in this area included damage to about 100 homes and mobile homes. Many of the mobile homes were overturned or rolled and destroyed, with some of the damage occurring while occupants were still inside their mobile homes. Scores of roofs were damaged or destroyed and hundreds of trees were knocked over, with pieces of sheet metal, aluminum, tree branches and broken glass everywhere. Miraculously, there were no deaths and no serious injuries. The type of damage and the fact that nearly all the debris was blown toward the east indicates that nearly all of this damage was due to severe thunderstorm winds. Wind speeds in this event were estimated to be between 80 and 90 mph. This wind damage became spotty as the storm continued eastward...moving just south of the Uvalde downtown area.
March 2006Tornado (F2)Uvalde$1,500,000The most severe level of damage was located approximately 5 miles to the east of the Uvalde airport along Agape Road. This was due to a combination of both severe thunderstorm winds and a strong tornado. The wind damage, which had ended just south of Uvalde, once again was observed beginning just west of the Agape area by the team. The damage continued toward the east nearly one quarter mile to the Agape compound. Roof damage was noted at the first buildings, along with widespread damage to trees. Continuing to the east, the team found a mobile home that had been completely destroyed with the debris deposited about 30 yards to the south. This was the first time damage had been thrown in any direction except to the east and is believed to be just east of the starting point of the tornado. About 50 yards further to the east, an asphalt road was observed to have chunks of the topping removed and tossed toward the southeast. Very nearby, a large three-story concrete and steel-beam gymnasium valued at one million dollars had been gutted by the storm. The windward, west side was not blown inward as would have occurred with severe thunderstorm winds. Instead, it was pulled outward. A 40-foot steel beam had been bolted in a dozen different places to the building. The beam was pulled from the building and thrown back 15 feet to the northwest. Although many of the supporting steel beams held, several were pulled away and tossed. Concrete blocks, filled solid with concrete in their construction, had been ripped out of the building and lay tossed and strewn over the area. Much of the wall structure was destroyed. Pieces of sheet metal were strewn to the east and southeast for nearly one half mile. Additional damage to vegetation stretched for another 2 miles east of the gymnasium. Some of this damage was clearly due to severe thunderstorm winds and some of the damage was due to the tornado. Based on the level of damage of the mobile home and the gymnasium, the tornado was rated F2. The path width was estimated at 50 yards and the path length was estimated at 2 miles. From the reports available, it is thought the tornado developed about 1020 pm CST and dissipated around 1025 pm CST. It is the strongest tornado in South Central Texas since the evening of October 12, 2001, when an F3 tornado struck Stonewall, and an F2 tornado struck Hondo.
March 2002Thunderstorm WindCountywide$250,000Severe winds caused spotty damage, mainly in the eastern half of Uvalde County, where they knocked down trees, blew down a dozen power lines, and caused damage to roofs in the area. Damage was also reported to windows in the eastern part of the county.
March 2002HailUvalde$250,000Large hail, propelled by high winds, caused widespread damage to roofs and glass in the east part of the county.
August 1998Flash FloodCountywide$200,000no account filed
June 1997Thunderstorm WindUvalde$100,000A severe thunderstorm downburst partially collapsed a dormitory roof at Southwest Texas Junior College in Uvalde. Emergency personnel reported trees uprooted and branches scattered around the city after the thunderstorm ended.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindCountywide$80,000Damage was reported to trees, with power lines knocked over throughout Uvalde County.
March 1999Thunderstorm WindConcan$80,000no account filed
August 2001Thunderstorm WindCountywide$70,000no account filed
March 1999HailMontell$60,000no account filed
June 2025Thunderstorm WindSabinal$50,000A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph. A Cooperative Observer in Sabinal reported widespread thunderstorm wind damage including broken power poles, downed trees, damaged and destroyed outbuildings, and roof damage to homes.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindKnippa$50,000Thunderstorms produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph north of Uvalde. The winds knocked down trees onto powerlines.
October 2002Flash FloodCountywide$50,000As the showers and thunderstorms spread into Uvalde County from the west, they produced a general 1 inch rainfall, with widespread 2 inch amounts over the eastern part of the County. Isolated locations in the east central part of the County reported up to 4 inches of rain. Flash flooding began in the early morning hours and continued until nearly noon. Damage was mainly to roads and bridges in the eastern part of Uvalde County.
October 2001Thunderstorm WindSabinal$50,000The damage in the Sabinal area was due to a combination of severe thunderstorm wind downburst followed very quickly by a tornado. The strong winds struck the town first, damaging roofs of mobile homes and buildings and knocking limbs out of trees. A few trees were uprooted. The wind gusts were estimated at 70 miles an hour. The wind damage path was essentially square-shaped, between 4 and 5 miles on each side, and oriented from southwest to northeast. Following the wind, heavy rain was reported, along with small hail.
February 2001Thunderstorm WindUvalde$40,000Severe thunderstorm winds struck near Uvalde, destroying two mobile homes and knocking down several trees and utility poles.
October 2002Flash FloodSouth Portion$30,000Scattered showers and thunderstorms began forming between Uvalde and Hondo just before midnight, with rain rates of up to 2 inches an hour. These storms produced general rain amounts between 1 and 2 inches over southern Uvalde County, with isolated totals to 6 inches in the southeast corner of the county. Flash flooding that began shortly after midnight ended prior to sunrise.
October 2001Tornado (F0)Sabinal$30,000The severe thunderstorm ended quickly and a tornado was spotted at 840 pm CST by a trained Skywarn spotter. It was approximately 100 yards wide and occurred 5 miles north of Sabinal mostly in open country. It tracked for .5 miles toward the southeast, causing minor damage to two homes. It was rated F0 on the Fujita Scale. No injuries were reported.
March 1999Tornado (F1)Concan$30,000Heavy rain and damaging winds preceded a small and short-lived tornado that knocked down trees and blew over power lines northeast of Concan. The path of the severe winds continued northeastward, knocking over trees in Garner Park.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindUvalde$30,000A severe downburst knocked over numerous large tree limbs. The wind also knocked out power lines in the Uvalde area.
September 1997Thunderstorm WindUvalde$30,000no account filed
June 2013Tornado (EF0)Knippa$25,000A brief tornado produced some tree and roof damage. Winds were estimated to be 85 mph at the peak of the tornado.
March 2020Thunderstorm WindConcan$20,000A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 80 mph in Concan. Half of the metal roof was peeled off a house, numerous large tree branches were torn off live oak trees, and a trailer was blown over.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindUtopia$20,000A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 80 mph in Utopia. The winds knocked down a tree that blocked Jones Cemetery Rd. and damaged several houses in the area called Seco Ridge. Roofs, patio covers, and sheds were damaged.
October 2003Flash FloodWest Portion$20,000As the showers and thunderstorms continued spreading eastward from Kinney County, they moved into Uvalde County in the early evening. The storms were most active in the western part of the county, where they produced general 1 inch rain amounts, with isolated totals to 3 inches. Several roads were closed by late evening and remained closed due to the flash flooding until past midnight. Damages were confined to roads in the western part of the county.
September 2002Flash FloodCountywide$20,000General 2 inch rainfall with isolated totals to 4 inches. Minor damage to roads and bridges.
May 2001Flash FloodNorth Portion$20,000no account filed
October 2000Flash FloodNorth Portion$20,000no account filed
March 1999Thunderstorm WindConcan$20,000no account filed
January 1998Flash FloodCountywide$20,000no account filed
May 2001Flash FloodNorth Portion$15,000no account filed
June 1999Flash FloodNorth Portion$15,000no account filed
April 2025Thunderstorm WindUvalde Garner Arpt$10,000A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 65 mph that damaged a building, a line of trees, billboards, and overturned agricultural water pivots northeast of Uvalde.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindUvalde$10,000A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that knocked down a tree in Uvalde. The tree fell onto a house at Garden St. and High St. and caused the roof to collapse.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindUvalde$10,000A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 65 mph that knocked down tree limbs and power lines in Uvalde.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindNorth Uvalde$10,000A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that snapped six power poles and downed large trees.
July 2003Flash FloodSoutheast Portion$10,000Showers and thunderstorms spreading westward from Medina County into Uvalde and Frio Counties produced general 1 to 2 inch accumulations over the southeast corner of Uvalde County. Embedded in these amounts were isolated accumulations of 5 to 6 inches. Flash flooding continued from morning into late afternoon.
November 2001Flash FloodNorth Portion$10,000Rainfall of 2 to 3 inches over the northern portion of Uvalde County caused flash flooding through the early evening. Maximum totals were nearly 5 inches along the Edwards County line just south of Rocksprings. Minor damage to roads and bridges was indicated.
March 1999Thunderstorm WindUtopia$10,000Trees were reported by a spotter to have been blown down in a 4 mile long path from just south of Utopia in Uvalde County into southern Real County.
July 1998Thunderstorm WindUvalde$10,000A brief downburst blew down tree limbs and knocked over trees near Uvalde.
February 2000HailUvalde$10,000no account filed
June 2000Flash FloodWest Portion$10,000no account filed
November 2000Flash FloodNortheast Portion$10,000no account filed
May 1999Thunderstorm WindUvalde$10,000no account filed
July 1999Flash FloodEast Portion$10,000no account filed
October 1996Flash FloodNorth Central$10,000no account filed
September 1996Flash FloodCountywide$10,000no account filed
April 1999Thunderstorm WindUtopia$8,000A trained spotter reported trees blown down and large limbs were knocked off trees.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindUtopia$5,000A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that damaged a roof and awning in Utopia.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindSabinal$5,000A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that blew down a large tree in Sabinal.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindUvalde$5,000A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 65 mph knocking down power lines across Hwy 83 south of Uvalde.
May 2014Thunderstorm WindSabinal$5,000A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that blew down the top half of a large, healthy Pecan tree.
March 2010HailConcan$5,000A thunderstorm produced pea to golf ball size hail for five minutes. This hail caused dings on some vehicles.

Mines and quarries

18 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 18 workings inside this county. 12 still produce and 6 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Stone, Crushed/Broken7
Sand and Gravel, Construction6
Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken2
Stone, Dimension1
Nitrogen-Nitrates1
Nitrogen-Nitrates, Phosphorus-Phosphates1

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Ange QuarryStone, DimensionOccurrence
Frio Cave MineNitrogen-Nitrates, Phosphorus-PhosphatesPast Producer
Parker Cave MineNitrogen-NitratesPast Producer
Blewett QuarryLimestone, General, Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducerLimestone
Dabney QuarryLimestone, General, Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducerLimestone
Alamo Ready Mix Concrete OperationSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Alamo Ready Mix Concrete OperationSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Knippa PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
South Texas Aggregates No. 1 PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerGravel, Sand
South Texas Aggregates No. 2 PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerGravel, Sand
South Texas Aggregates Pit 2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Ballard and Hale OperationStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Cline PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Cline QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducerBasalt
Dabney QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
J B Smyth QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Knippa QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Trap Rock QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducerBasalt

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.

The vanished settlements of Uvalde 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.