Calaveras, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Floresville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78114. It stands on Calaveras Creek. The Survey maps it on the Saspamco quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 9 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.
- 1954 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Saspamco quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
108 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 108 fires within 5 miles of Calaveras between 2006 and 2015, burning about 1,384 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 8 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 | 68 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | MASON |
| 29 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CUELLAR |
| 21 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 18 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 14 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 8 August 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | RIELEY |
| 31 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 30 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Calaveras: 8 producers, 4 past producers. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sand | |
| W S Dickey Clay Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Alamo Pits | Clay | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Barnhart Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Bell Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Bernhardt Pit | Clay | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Bruce Pit | Clay | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Calaveras Unnamed Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Clay | |
| Ermler Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Saspamco Pit | Clay | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Calaveras in 4 storm reports between 2010 and 2016: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 hail. 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 2010 | Flash Flood | Calaveras | $50,000 | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain which caused flooding and the evacuation of several homes near Calaveras. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Calaveras | - | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that knocked down some large tree limbs on FM775 just west of Hwy 181. This storm also produced quarter size hail. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Calaveras | - | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that knocked down power lines on FM775 between Hwy 181 and CR128. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Calaveras | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saspamco | 2.1 miles | 9 | |
| Canada Verde | 2.2 miles | 9 | |
| Graytown | 3.3 miles | 9 | |
| Kicaster | 6.7 miles | 10 | |
| Grass Pond Colony | 7.2 miles | 10 | |
| Floresville | 8.2 miles | 10 | |
| Fairview | 8.3 miles | 9 | |
| Loire | 10.6 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1353527. 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.



