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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 19 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.
- 1892 USGS Waco quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1920 USGS Waco quadrangle1:125000
- 1924 USGS Waco 4-c quadrangle1:48000
- 1931 USGS Elm Mott quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Waco West quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Waco quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
395 since 2004Regional 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 burning | 270 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 84 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2530031 |
| 9 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 17-2520018 |
| 8 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2510037 |
| 7 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 16-2510003 |
| 6 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 150 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WILDFIRE-SPRING LAKE ROAD |
| 5 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 18318 |
| 5 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 16-2490003 |
| 30 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 17-2730020 |
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 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grayson Pit | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Universal Atlas Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Universal Atlas Cement Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Waco Quarry & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Bosqueville Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Waco Sand and Gravel Co Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 2010Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2023 | Hail | Bosqueville | $500,000 | Softball 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 2021 | Lightning | Bosqueville | $15,000 | Lightning started a fire in the attic of Brookdale Senior Living Solutions. No one was hurt. |
| June 2016 | Flash Flood | Bosqueville | $5,000 | Multiple high water rescues were reported in the City of Waco. One rescue took place at 3801 Sanger Ave. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bosqueville | $5,000 | Strong 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 2023 | Hail | Bosqueville | $2,000 | Ping pong ball sized hail was reported at the McLennan Community College Main Campus. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Bosqueville | - | Emergency manager reported nickel sized hail at McLennan County College. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Bosqueville | - | HAM radio reported quarter sized hail near Bosqueville. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Bosqueville | - | A public report indicated dime size hail approximately 4 miles northwest of the city of Waco, TX. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bosqueville | - | The Waco Airport Automated Surface Observation System measured a wind gust of 60 MPH. |
| May 2011 | Flood | Bosqueville | - | Minor street flooding was reported in Waco. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bannas Junction | 0.4 miles | 19 | |
| Valley View | 3.0 miles | 18 | |
| Erath | 4.0 miles | 18 | |
| Bellmead | 4.7 miles | 18 | |
| Rock Creek | 4.7 miles | 18 | |
| Speegleville | 4.8 miles | 19 | |
| Waco | 4.9 miles | 19 | |
| Lacy-Lakeview | 5.1 miles | 18 |
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 Q104870181 | 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 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.







