Atascosa, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the San Antonio West census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78002. It lies near Black Hill. The Survey maps it on the Macdona quadrangle. It stands 650 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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 Macdona quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Macdona quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1991 USGS Macdona quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
170 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 170 fires within 5 miles of Atascosa between 2005 and 2019, burning about 2,224 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 were 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 | 85 |
| Debris and open burning | 65 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SHEPHERD RD & HWY 35 |
| 6 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PEARSALL RD |
| 2 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | STEVENS RD |
| 11 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MUTUAL AID LYTLE & NATALIA CANCELED |
| 30 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 25 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | S. LOOP 1604 W |
| 23 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | IH 35 & BENTON CITY RD IN LYTLE |
| 23 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | K STREET |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Atascosa: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fm 1604 Quarry & Plant | Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Meyer Pottery Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Clay |
Storms near this place
7 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Atascosa in 7 storm reports between 2009 and 2017: 3 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. The reports record 4 injuries. 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 2012 | Tornado (EF2) | Atascosa | 4 hurt | A supercell thunderstorm moved through southeastern Medina County and into southwestern Bexar County and produced three tornadoes. The first tornado touched down in Devine, the second in Natalia, and the third in Bexar County. The tornado in Bexar County destroyed eight homes (four single family and four mobile), caused major damage on five others, and minor damage on two more. Four people were injured by these storms in Bexar County. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Atascosa | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in the town of Atascosa. |
| May 2016 | Flash Flood | Atascosa | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding closing Macdona-Lacoste Rd. near the Medina County line. |
| May 2010 | Flash Flood | Atascosa | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain which flooded and closed FM471 at the Medina River. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Atascosa | - | Large limbs were reported broken from trees. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Atascosa | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Atascosa | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bexar | 3.7 miles | 10 | |
| Mann Crossing | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Macdona | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Somerset | 4.8 miles | 10 | |
| Von Ormy | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| Garza Crossing | 6.4 miles | 13 | |
| Valley Hi | 8.8 miles | 12 | |
| Heafer | 9.5 miles | 13 |
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 Atascosa | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4812860 | 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 1379369. 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.
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.





