Algerita, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Richland Springs census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76877. It stands on Dry Creek. The Survey maps it on the Algerita quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1885 USGS San Saba quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS San Saba quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Brownwood quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Algerita quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Algerita quadrangle1:62500
- 1985 USGS San Saba quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
35 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Algerita between 2005 and 2020, burning about 907 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | STATE 190 |
| 5 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SMALL FIRE |
| 25 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 300 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 22 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 20 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 13 September 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 3 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GAVIN FIRE |
| 2 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 90 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | UNK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
10 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Algerita in 10 storm reports between 2002 and 2025: 6 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | Hail | Algerita | - | Public reported half dollar size hail through social media. |
| June 2025 | Flood | Algerita | - | San Saba Sheriff's Office reported a home near Maxwell Crossing (County Road 340) along the San Saba River was surrounded by flood waters. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Algerita | - | The San Saba Emergency Manager reported several tree limbs down, which were 5 feet in length. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Algerita | - | Several large tree limbs were blown down. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Algerita | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Algerita | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Algerita | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Algerita | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Algerita | - | no account filed |
| December 2002 | Hail | Algerita | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harkeyville | 3.8 miles | 13 | |
| China Creek | 4.0 miles | 14 | |
| Sloan | 5.4 miles | 13 | |
| Richland Springs | 5.7 miles | 14 | |
| Fairview | 6.3 miles | 14 | |
| San Saba | 7.5 miles | 16 | |
| Spring Creek | 8.8 miles | 14 | |
| Skeeterville | 10.5 miles | 14 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Algerita | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q116965889 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379331. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.
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.





