Centex, Texas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the San Marcos census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78666. It stands on Sink Creek. The Survey maps it on the San Marcos North quadrangle.
On record in Centex
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 within a mile 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Cen-Tex Wool Mill Historic Districtlisted 2005 · 0.2 miles away
Belger-Cahill Lime Kilnlisted 1983 · 0.7 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1911 USGS San Marcos quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1919 USGS San Marcos quadrangle1:125000
- 1953 USGS Seguin quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Seguin quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS San Marcos North quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1985 USGS Seguin quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS San Marcos North quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
33 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Centex between 2003 and 2018, burning about 1,283 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WILLIAM PETUS/21 |
| 24 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | POST ROAD |
| 6 August 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 22 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | COW TRAIL FIRE |
| 7 July 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CENTRAL TX - 15 |
| 20 June 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 10 June 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | SNAKE CREEK |
| 9 May 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | RIVER ROAD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Centex: 2 unknowns, 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acme | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Cummings | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Hughson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Thompson Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Marcos | 1.9 miles | 16 | |
| Kyle | 6.3 miles | 16 | |
| Mountain City | 9.4 miles | 18 | |
| Goforth | 10.5 miles | 18 | |
| Hays City | 10.8 miles | 18 | |
| Flatrock Ford | 11.7 miles | 18 | |
| Wimberley | 11.8 miles | 12 | |
| Pioneer Town | 11.8 miles | 12 |
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 Q122569592 | 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 1332557. 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.






