Bluffton, Texas
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Llano North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78607. It stands on Redrock Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lake Buchanan quadrangle. It stands 1,066 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 18 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
- 1925 USGS Burnet 2-c quadrangle1:48000
- 1932 USGS Tow quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Llano quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Llano quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Llano quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Lake Buchanan quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Llano quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Llano quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
16 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Bluffton between 2003 and 2020, burning about 2,146 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 | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 376 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CHIANS |
| 5 August 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 200 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HILL COUNTRY - 1 |
| 2 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 217 |
| 15 July 2005 | Debris and open burning | 800 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 8 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MULTIPLE FIRES |
| 30 June 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 586 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LONE GROVE |
| 4 March 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | TOW ASSIST |
| 2 March 2016 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LIGON |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Bluffton: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, REE, Feldspar, Fluorine-Fluorite, Zirconium, Beryllium, Lead, Uranium, Titanium, Metal, Thorium, Molybdenum, Lithium, Rubidium, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Copper, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baringer Hill Mine | REE, Feldspar, Fluorine-Fluorite, Zirconium, Beryllium, Lead, Uranium, Titanium, Metal, Thorium, Molybdenum, Lithium, Rubidium, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | 1887 | |
| Granite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Granite | |
| Texas Crushed Stone Llano Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bluffton in 5 storm reports between 2001 and 2024: 3 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 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bluffton | $50,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds caused widespread damage to trees, roofs from Llano eastward. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bluffton | $5,000 | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts measured at 78 mph that knocked down numerous trees northwest of Buchanan Dam. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Bluffton | - | A thunderstorm produced penny size hail along Hwy 261 on the west side of Lake Buchanan. |
| September 2011 | Hail | Bluffton | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail and wind gusts estimated at 45 mph near Lake Buchanan. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Bluffton | - | A thunderstorm produced nickel size hail at the Bluffton Store. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Beach | 1.7 miles | 18 | |
| Buchanan Lake Village | 3.0 miles | 18 | |
| Tow | 4.4 miles | 18 | |
| Lone Grove | 4.5 miles | 16 | |
| Stolz | 4.6 miles | 16 | |
| Buchanan Dam | 6.4 miles | 20 | |
| Baby Head (historical) | 9.8 miles | 17 | |
| Gainesville | 10.0 miles | 15 |
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 Bluffton | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4930692 | 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 1379435. 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.











