Beckmann, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the San Antonio North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78257. It lies near Bush Hill. The Survey maps it on the Castle Hills quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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 Castle Hills quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Castle Hills quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS New Braunfels quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Castle Hills quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS New Braunfels quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
14 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Beckmann between 2005 and 2016, burning about 102 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CAMP BULLIS |
| 9 May 2008 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 27 April 2005 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HILL COUNTRY - 3 |
| 17 April 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 13 March 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 13 March 2008 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 12 March 2008 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 25 February 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Beckmann: 7 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beckman Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Calcium | Producer | ||
| Huebner Road Quarry | Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Schoenfeld Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| West Quarry & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Beckman Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Bexar County Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Huebner Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone |
Storms near this place
29 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Beckmann in 29 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 19 hail, 8 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood. The reports record 1 death. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2015 | Flash Flood | Beckmann | 1 killed | A contract worker at Camp Bullis drowned when their vehicle was swept off the road at a low water crossing. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beckmann | $500 | A thunderstorm storm produced wind gusts estimated at 45 mph snapped off three inch diameter tree limbs near De Zavala Rd and Vance Jackson Rd in San Antonio. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Beckmann | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail near I-10 and UTSA Blvd. in northwestern San Antonio. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Beckmann | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail on La Cantera Pkwy. in northwestern San Antonio. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Beckmann | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail on Utex Blvd. in northwestern San Antonio. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Beckmann | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail south of the Dominion. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Beckmann | - | A thunderstorm produced hail up to the size of quarters near the Rim shopping center. |
| May 2023 | Flash Flood | Beckmann | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. Bexar Floods reported numerous roads closed in northwestern San Antonio. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Beckmann | - | A thunderstorm produced penny size hail south of the Dominion. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Beckmann | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail at the intersection of De Zavala Rd. and I-10 in northwestern San Antonio. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Beckmann | - | A thunderstorm produced nickel size hail on Babcock Rd. approximately 0.75 miles north of Loop 1604 in northwestern San Antonio. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Beckmann | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in the Shavano Highlands subdivision in Shavano Park. |
| September 2022 | Flood | Beckmann | - | Thunderstorms produced moderate rain that closed several low water crossings in Shavano Park. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Beckmann | - | A thunderstorm produced two inch hail near Loop 1604 and NW Military Dr. in northern San Antonio. |
| April 2019 | Hail | Beckmann | - | A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail at the Six Flags Fiesta Texas amusement park in northwestern San Antonio. |
| April 2019 | Hail | Beckmann | - | A thunderstorm produced baseball size hail on Wishata Way in the Legend Hills subdivision in northwestern San Antonio. |
| October 2019 | Flash Flood | Beckmann | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. The San Antonio Fire Department made a water rescue at N. Loop 1604 and John Peace Blvd. in northern San Antonio. Rainfall reports in the area were between two and four inches. |
| October 2019 | Flash Flood | Beckmann | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. The San Antonio Fire Department made a water rescue on La Cantera Terrace in northern San Antonio. Rainfall reports in the area were between two and four inches. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Beckmann | - | A thunderstorm produced two and a half inch hail near I-10 and De Zavala Rd. in northwestern San Antonio. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Beckmann | - | A thunderstorm produced hail up to two inches at Vance Jackson Rd. and De Zavala Rd. in northwestern San Antonio. Most the hail was nickel to ping pong ball size. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Beckmann | - | A thunderstorm produced one inch hail near De Zavala Rd. and Vance Jackson Rd. in northwestern San Antonio. |
| April 2015 | Flash Flood | Beckmann | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. There were high water rescues in San Antonio at the following locations:|12000 block of Old O'Connor Rd.|Intersection of Mockingbird Ln. and N. Songbird Ln.|I-10W ramp at N. Brazos St.|Hwy281S at E Basse Rd.|Intersection of Stahl Rd. and Bell Dr. |
| October 2015 | Flash Flood | Beckmann | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding closing Old Fredericksburg Rd. at Loop 1604 in northwestern San Antonio. |
| May 2013 | Flash Flood | Beckmann | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding closing a few highways in and around San Antonio including Sleepy Hollow and Sunburst Ln. |
| September 2009 | Flash Flood | Beckmann | - | Heavy rain caused flash flooding that closed Babcock Road from Camp Bullis Road to Chase Hill Boulevard in San Antonio. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Beckmann | - | no account filed |
| May 2020 | Hail | Beckmann | - | no account filed |
| April 2016 | Hail | Beckmann | - | no account filed |
| April 2016 | Hail | Beckmann | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shavano Park | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| Dominion | 3.4 miles | 11 | |
| Cross Mountain | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Leon Springs | 4.1 miles | 12 | |
| Grey Forest | 4.2 miles | 13 | |
| Oakland Estates | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| Helotes | 5.1 miles | 13 | |
| Robards | 6.0 miles | 12 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122554229 | 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 1377982. 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.






