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Burnet, Texas

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Burnet census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78611. It stands on Daugherty Branch. The Survey maps it on the Burnet quadrangle. 6,436 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,286 feet above sea level.

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Burnet within Burnet County

On record in Burnet

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 2 records

Surveyed buildings and structures 1 record

Population over time

2 figures

Burnet grew from 5,987 to 6,436 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.

YearPeople Change
20105,987
20206,436+449 (+7%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 15 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.

Photographs

8 of 32 photographs shown, 2014

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

Falkenstein Castle, built from scratch as a residence by Kim and Terry Young in the hills below Burnet in the Texas Hill Country
Falkenstein Castle, built from scratch as a residence by Kim and Terry Young in the hills below Burnet in the Texas Hill Country
Highsmith, Carol M, 2014. Library of Congress
Field full of cactus near Burnet in the Texas Hill Country
Field full of cactus near Burnet in the Texas Hill Country
Highsmith, Carol M, 2014. Library of Congress
Road through the Texas Hill Country near Burnet
Road through the Texas Hill Country near Burnet
Highsmith, Carol M, 2014. Library of Congress
Interesting clouds over Inks Lake, an inlet of the Colorado River in Burnet County, Texas
Interesting clouds over Inks Lake, an inlet of the Colorado River in Burnet County, Texas
Highsmith, Carol M, 2014. Library of Congress
A pretty field of bluebonnets, the Texas State Flower, near Marble Falls in Burnet County in the Texas Hill Country
A pretty field of bluebonnets, the Texas State Flower, near Marble Falls in Burnet County in the Texas Hill Country
Highsmith, Carol M, 2014. Library of Congress
A portion of the garden and decorative pool at Falkenstein Castle, built from scratch as a residence by Kim and Terry Young in the hills below Burnet in the Texas Hill Country
A portion of the garden and decorative pool at Falkenstein Castle, built from scratch as a residence by Kim and Terry Young in the hills below Burnet in the Texas Hill Country
Highsmith, Carol M, 2014. Library of Congress
A rich array of wisteria shields a house in Burnet in the Texas Hill Country
A rich array of wisteria shields a house in Burnet in the Texas Hill Country
Highsmith, Carol M, 2014. Library of Congress
Goats, part of the attraction, along with fresh strawberries, at Sweet Berry Farm near Marble Falls in Burnet County, Texas
Goats, part of the attraction, along with fresh strawberries, at Sweet Berry Farm near Marble Falls in Burnet County, Texas
Highsmith, Carol M, 2014. Library of Congress

Every photograph of Burnet County

Fires near this place

105 since 2004

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 105 fires within 5 miles of Burnet between 2004 and 2019, burning about 2,009 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 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 burning73
Missing data/not specified/undetermined14
Equipment and vehicle use5
Railroad operations and maintenance5
Smoking4
Arson/incendiarism3
Natural1

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
8 September 2019Debris and open burning72 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceYUCCA
27 September 2011Natural1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceHOOVER VALLEY ASSIST
27 September 2011Debris and open burning50 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceGRASS FIRE
25 September 2011Smoking10 acresTexas A & M Forest Service281/103 FIRE
22 September 2017Debris and open burning20 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceSKYLINE CIRCLE
11 September 2010Debris and open burningunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceGRASS FIRE
8 August 2011Debris and open burning4.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceSUMMIT RIDGE
8 August 2011Equipment and vehicle use470 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceBURNET COUNTY COMPLEX

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Burnet County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Burnet: 4 occurrences, 2 past producers, 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Fluorine-Fluorite, Dolomite, Zinc, Fluorine-Fluorite, Silver, Gold, Molybdenum, Copper, Silver, Fluorine-Fluorite. 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
Dow QuarryDolomiteProducerSedimentary
Pavitte ProspectCopper, Silver, GoldOccurrence
Spring Creek ProspectZinc, Fluorine-Fluorite, Silver, Gold, MolybdenumOccurrenceFluorite, Galena, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
White EagleCopperUnknown
White Eagle ProspectCopper, Silver, Fluorine-FluoritePast ProducerVein
Fluorite ProspectFluorine-FluoriteOccurrenceFluorite
Fluorite ProspectFluorine-FluoriteOccurrenceFluorite
GibbsFluorine-FluoritePast Producer

Every working recorded in Burnet County

Storms near this place

51 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Burnet in 51 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 22 hail, 14 thunderstorm wind, 8 flash flood, 5 tornado. The reports record 2 deaths. 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
July 2025Flash FloodBurnet2 killed, $6,000,000Slow-moving thunderstorms brought heavy rain for several hours to Burnet on the morning of July 5. Burnet Municipal Airport reported 8.67 inches of rain. An LCRA gauge in Burnet reported 11.67 inches. The torrential rainfall caused the rapid rise of Hamilton Creek. Additional inundation also occurred along Daugherty Branch and Haynie Branch in Burnet. Homes, businesses, and other buildings along Hamilton Creek experienced up to 7 ft of inundation. Oak St. in the northwestern part of the city was especially hard hit by the swollen Hamilton Creek. Around a dozen homes along the road were damaged, primarily near 7th and 8th Street. One house was torn off its foundation and was carried by floodwaters onto the opposite side of the street. Several businesses were flooded along South Water St. A 57 year old man was swept by floodwaters while commuting through Burnet along US 281. His body was recovered about a quarter mile away from his vehicle along Hamilton Creek. Most of the units at the Hamilton Creek Manor housing complex were impacted by floodwaters. Fields at YMCA of the Highland Lakes on the south side of Burnet were damaged by flooding with fences washed out and dugouts damaged. Pafford Place Assisted Living was heavily damaged. An 85 year old man at the facility drowned in the flooding. Seven others were successfully evacuated from Pafford Place. Parts of Burnet Municipal Airport experienced 5 to 7 ft of inundation, resulting in damage to PAPI lighting and the runway. Several homes were inundated along Delaware Creek to the west and southwest of Burnet with washouts on roads. Across the county first responders rescued at least 63 people. The county Emergency Manager estimated more than 400 homes were affected and the damages were at least $6 million.
October 2001Thunderstorm WindBurnet$150,000Severe thunderstorm winds blew the roofs off homes around Burnet.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindBurnet$100,000Roofs were torn off homes by severe thunderstorm winds estimated at 50 to 60 knots.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindBurnet$100,000Trees were split and knocked over into homes by severe thunderstorm winds. An aircraft was flipped onto its top at the Burnet airport by the winds.
March 2000Thunderstorm WindBurnet$100,000Severe thunderstorm winds destroyed several roofs and collapsed a metal building in Burnet.
November 2000Tornado (F0)Burnet$80,000A small and short-lived tornado was observed by the public as it touched down near Burnet. It damaged two homes and some barns and around a dozen trees before lifting and dissipating.
October 2006Thunderstorm WindBurnet$50,000Thunderstorms produced a wind gust measured at 54 knots as they struck the Burnet Municipal Airport. Moving northeastward near 25 mph, they produced winds estimated as high as 60 knots, blowing down trees and power lines in the city of Burnet, and tearing the roof off a barn. Sporadic wind damage persisted as the storms continued to knock over trees and power lines between Burnet and Briggs.
May 1995Thunderstorm WindBurnet$20,000Trees were uprooted and roofs were damaged between Burnet and Bertram.
May 1995Thunderstorm WindBurnet$20,000Tree and roof damage was indicated.
May 2008Tornado (EF0)Burnet$10,000Storm survey revealed a small tornado crossed a wooded area and partially struck a mobile home on Overlook Trail. There was light damage to a parked vehicle in front of the home. A small porch was damaged and lumber was thrown into the front window. A large two by four was found stuck into a pop up travel camper next to the mobile home. Numerous trees were damaged.
June 1995Tornado (F1)Burnet$10,000Small tornado touched down briefly, causing minor building damage.
May 1999Thunderstorm WindBurnet$10,000no account filed
May 2018Thunderstorm WindBurnet$5,000A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 80 mph that damaged the Metal Mart building east of Burnet. A garage door on the building was blown in by the wind and sheet metal was strewn about.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindBurnet$5,000The Burnet County Sheriff's Office reported a thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 58 mph that caused minor roof damage to some homes.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindBurnet$5,000Multiple trees were reported down or snapped across the county. A large bow echo moved through the county and produced wind damage mainly through the central sections of the county from Granite Shoals, to Marble Falls, to Burnet, and over to Bertram.
February 1998Thunderstorm WindBurnet$5,000no account filed
May 2025HailBurnet-A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail southwest of Bertram.
April 2023HailBurnet-A thunderstorm produced half dollar size hail in Burnet.
April 2023HailBurnet-A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Burnet.
April 2023HailBurnet-A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail east of Burnet.
May 2023Flash FloodBurnet-Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that flooded a road southeast of Burnet.
May 2023HailBurnet-A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail east of Burnet.
May 2023HailBurnet-A thunderstorm produced two inch diameter hail east of Burnet.
May 2023HailBurnet-A thunderstorm produced egg size hail on Hwy 29 east of Burnet.
May 2023Flash FloodBurnet-Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to street flooding in Burnet.
June 2023HailBurnet-A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Burnet.
November 2016FloodBurnet-Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused minor flooding sending water over the road at the intersection of CR340 and CR340A east of Hamilton Creek.
May 2015Flash FloodBurnet-Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused Hamilton Creek to flood a road.
October 2012Thunderstorm WindBurnet-A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 58 mph that blew down some small trees.
July 2007Flash FloodBurnet-Thunderstorms produced a general 2 to 3 inch rain over much of Llano, Burnet, Blanco and Williamson Counties. Up to 4 inches was reported in the extreme northwest part of Burnet County. Flash flooding closed most rural roads in that corner of the county, including FM2341.
May 2007Flash FloodBurnet-Between 4 and 6 inches of rain fell in thunderstorms along the Burnet-Lampasas County line in the northwest part of Burnet County. Flash flooding closed US281 through the early morning hours. Many rural roads, including FM2341, were also closed.
April 2006Thunderstorm WindBurnet-Severe thunderstorm winds damaged a barn and destroyed a shed.
May 2006Tornado (F0)Burnet-The Burnet County Sheriff's Department reported that a second tornado touched down briefly near Oatmeal. It did not cause any visible damage.
May 2006Tornado (F0)Burnet-A small tornado was spotted by the Burnet County Sheriff's Department as it touched down briefly in an open field near Lake Victor. No damage was noted.
August 2005Flash FloodBurnet-Thunderstorms over the north half of Burnet County dropped between 1 and 2 inches or rain, with up to 4 inches falling between Burnet and Okalla near the Lampasas County line. High water closed FM963 through the late morning.
September 2005Flash FloodBurnet-Showers and thunderstorms produced between 1 and 2 inches of rain over northwestern Burnet County. The heaviest rain fell north of SH29 and west of FM693, where up to 4 inches was reported. In the mid morning, the Sheriff's Department closed US281 around 10 miles north of Burnet due to flash flooding.
April 2021HailBurnet-no account filed
May 2011Funnel CloudBurnet-no account filed
May 2007HailBurnet-no account filed
March 2006HailBurnet-no account filed
April 2006HailBurnet-no account filed
May 2006HailBurnet-no account filed
May 2006HailBurnet-no account filed
April 2005HailBurnet-no account filed
February 2004HailBurnet-no account filed
May 2001HailBurnet-no account filed
June 2001HailBurnet-no account filed
April 2000HailBurnet-no account filed
July 2000HailBurnet-no account filed
May 1999HailBurnet-no account filed
February 1998HailBurnet-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Burnet 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
Gandy2.7 miles17
Sudduth7.0 miles19
Oatmeal8.3 miles17
Fairland8.4 miles19
Shady Grove8.9 miles14
Scobee9.0 miles19
Bertram9.2 miles17
Lake Victor10.6 miles14

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 BurnetAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q979916The 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 1353341. 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.