BlockAltair, Texas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Garwood census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78934. The Survey maps it on the Altair quadrangle. It stands 204 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1953 USGS Seguin quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Altair quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Eagle Lake quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Seguin quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Eagle Lake quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 37 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 37 workings within 5 miles of Altair: 24 producers, 13 past producers. 24 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Star Industries Pit | Silica | Producer | ||
| Altair Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Altair Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sand | |
| Altair Pit & Plant No. 317 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Anday Corp Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| B and B Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| Benavidez Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Benevidez Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| Crenek | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Eagle Lake Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand |
Storms near this place
4 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Altair in 4 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Altair | $30,000 | A pole barn was severely damaged by thunderstorm winds. |
| October 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Altair | - | AWOS Station K66R Columbus measured a 63 mph wind gust. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Altair | - | Golf ball sized hail was reported just west of Altair. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Altair | - | Golf ball size hail occurred near Altair at the intersection of Highways 71 and 98. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwinns Crossing (historical) | 2.3 miles | 10 | |
| Helms | 6.0 miles | 10 | |
| Atascosito Crossing (historical) | 6.3 miles | 11 | |
| Ramsey | 6.3 miles | 11 | |
| Eagle Lake | 6.5 miles | 10 | |
| Lakeside | 6.7 miles | 10 | |
| Rayner Junction | 6.8 miles | 10 | |
| Rock Island | 7.0 miles | 10 |
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 Altair | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4736087 | 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 1329447. 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.
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.