Bertram, Texas
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Bertram census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78605. The Survey maps it on the Bertram quadrangle. 1,616 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,263 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresBertram grew from 1,353 to 1,616 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,353 | |
| 2020 | 1,616 | +263 (+19%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 17 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.
- 1887 USGS Burnet quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Burnet quadrangle1:125000
- 1903 USGS Burnet quadrangle1:125000
- 1909 USGS Burnet quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1932 USGS Bertram quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Llano quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Llano quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Llano quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Bertram quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Llano quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Llano quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
167 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 167 fires within 5 miles of Bertram between 2002 and 2020, burning about 952 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 116 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 28 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 26 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 25 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 24 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 23 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 22 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 13-0000349 |
| 18 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
31 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bertram in 31 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 15 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 7 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bertram | $5,000,000 | Widespread damage occurred in the town of Bertram as a large thunderstorm moved east through the town. Numerous large mature trees were uprooted in town as well as several buildings sustained roof damage. The damage survey estimates winds of 70 to 80 mph hit the town. |
| March 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bertram | $100,000 | A National Weather Service damage survey of the Bertram area found wind damage was caused by strong microburst winds. In particular, building damage in Bertram occurred along Hwy 29 between FM 243 and North East St. There was roof damage at several businesses as well as roof and wall failures of 2 buildings near the Highway 29|and North Grange St. intersection. Debris was blown generally west to east with |estimated winds at 75 mph. The damage was highly concentrated in this area of Bertram with no direct evidence of a tornado. Flying debris caused additional damage including broken windows at the Bertram library. As the severe thunderstorm moved|east along Highway 29, additional roof damage was observed near Reed Circle. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bertram | $10,000 | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 65 mph that damaged some barns near Bertram. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bertram | $2,000 | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that downed trees along CR 210A north of Bertram. |
| March 2021 | Hail | Bertram | $2,000 | A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail that broke through a skylight on a house in Bertram. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bertram | $2,000 | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 50 mph that blew down two Oak trees. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Bertram | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter to half dollar size hail in Bertram. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Bertram | - | A thunderstorm produced chicken egg size hail south of Bertram. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Bertram | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Bertram. |
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | Bertram | - | Slow-moving thunderstorms brought heavy rain for several hours. Burnet Municipal Airport reported 8.67 inches of rain, and an LCRA gauge in Burnet reported 11.67 inches. The heavy rain flooded FM 243 and FM 1174 and made them impassable in Bertram. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Bertram | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail west of Bertram. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Bertram | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Bertram. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Bertram | - | A thunderstorm produced baseball size hail in Bertram. |
| September 2018 | Flash Flood | Bertram | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. Several low water crossings on CR 330 were flooded along the South Fork of the San Gabriel River southwest of Bertram. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bertram | - | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that damaged trees and several structures on the northwest side of Bertram. |
| August 2016 | Flash Flood | Bertram | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding closing FM243 at FM1174 near Bertram. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bertram | - | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that downed numerous trees and damaged one house off Highway 1174 near Joppa. |
| March 2012 | Flash Flood | Bertram | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding of low crossings closing FM1174 north of Highway 29 outside of Bertram. |
| March 2012 | Flash Flood | Bertram | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding of low water crossings closing FM243 from Highway 29 to US183 between Bertram and Mahomet. |
| February 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bertram | - | A resident reported a measured wind gust of 67 mph along with small hail and said some of their animals were missing as a result. |
| October 2009 | Flash Flood | Bertram | - | Heavy rain caused flooding which closed FM 1174 along with numerous low water crossings. |
| May 2007 | Flash Flood | Bertram | - | Scattered showers and thunderstorms produced general 2 to 3 inch rain amounts over northern Burnet County. Flash flooding put water over SH183 at Mesquite Creek. FM963 was closed at CR233 and FM243 was closed at Oatmeal. |
| November 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Bertram | - | Deputies from the Burnet County Sheriff's Department reported that a small tornado had touched down briefly in open country east of Bertram. It moved toward the northeast for about one tenth of a mile, the lifted and dissipated. No damage was reported. The tornado was rated F0 on the Fujita Scale. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Bertram | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Bertram | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Bertram | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Bertram | - | no account filed |
| November 2004 | Hail | Bertram | - | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | Bertram | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Hail | Bertram | - | no account filed |
| April 1997 | Hail | Bertram | - | 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.
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 Bertram | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q979662 | 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 1372510. 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.










