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Bosqueville, Texas

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Waco census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76708. It stands on Keys Branch. The Survey maps it on the Waco West quadrangle.

Bosqueville within McLennan County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 19 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

395 since 2004

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 395 fires within 5 miles of Bosqueville between 2004 and 2020, burning about 852 acres in total. 2 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 burning270
Missing data/not specified/undetermined84
Power generation/transmission/distribution12
Equipment and vehicle use10
Recreation and ceremony7
Smoking7
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Natural2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2020Debris and open burningunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service2530031
9 September 2017Debris and open burningunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service17-2520018
8 September 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service2510037
7 September 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service16-2510003
6 September 2015Debris and open burning150 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceWILDFIRE-SPRING LAKE ROAD
5 September 2018Debris and open burning1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service18318
5 September 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service16-2490003
30 September 2017Debris and open burningunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service17-2730020

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in McLennan County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Bosqueville: 5 producers, 2 past producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Grayson PitSilicaPast Producer
Universal Atlas Clay PitClayProducer
Universal Atlas Cement PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Waco Quarry & PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Bosqueville Pit & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Waco Sand and Gravel Co Pit & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in McLennan County

Storms near this place

10 since 2010

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bosqueville in 10 storm reports between 2010 and 2025: 5 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, 1 flash flood. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2023HailBosqueville$500,000Softball sized hail was reported in Bosqueville near the Waco Regional Airport. HVAC damage was reported at the airport along with other notable damage due to the large hail.
May 2021LightningBosqueville$15,000Lightning started a fire in the attic of Brookdale Senior Living Solutions. No one was hurt.
June 2016Flash FloodBosqueville$5,000Multiple high water rescues were reported in the City of Waco. One rescue took place at 3801 Sanger Ave.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindBosqueville$5,000Strong thunderstorm winds caused tree damage and downed power lines along a stretch from north Waco to downtown Waco. Large trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds on Lake Shore Drive near McLennan Community College. Four large trees were also down at 19th Street and Tanglewood Ave near the McLennan Community College. Other downed large tree limbs and splintered trees were reported along the path towards downtown Waco.
April 2023HailBosqueville$2,000Ping pong ball sized hail was reported at the McLennan Community College Main Campus.
May 2025HailBosqueville-Emergency manager reported nickel sized hail at McLennan County College.
April 2023HailBosqueville-HAM radio reported quarter sized hail near Bosqueville.
June 2019HailBosqueville-A public report indicated dime size hail approximately 4 miles northwest of the city of Waco, TX.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindBosqueville-The Waco Airport Automated Surface Observation System measured a wind gust of 60 MPH.
May 2011FloodBosqueville-Minor street flooding was reported in Waco.

Every storm recorded in McLennan County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Bannas Junction0.4 miles19
Valley View3.0 miles18
Erath4.0 miles18
Bellmead4.7 miles18
Rock Creek4.7 miles18
Speegleville4.8 miles19
Waco4.9 miles19
Lacy-Lakeview5.1 miles18

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 Q104870181The 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 1352711. 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.