Comal, Texas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1927 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the New Braunfels census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78132. The Survey maps it on the New Braunfels West quadrangle.
On record in Comal
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 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Saint Joseph's Chapellisted 2014 · 0.3 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1927 USGS New Braunfels quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS New Braunfels West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS New Braunfels quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS New Braunfels West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS New Braunfels quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
80 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 80 fires within 5 miles of Comal between 2005 and 2020, burning about 3,539 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 46 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | NOV-30 |
| 5 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | NOV-62 |
| 3 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WEIDERSTEIN FIRE |
| 17 September 2019 | Smoking | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 3500 IH 35 S FIRE |
| 15 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SZFD121381 |
| 14 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 3183 IH 35 S FIRE |
| 14 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SZFD111369 |
| 13 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WESTON |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Comal: 7 producers, 1 unknown, 1 past producer. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beck Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Brauntex Materials | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Comal | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| General Portland Cement Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Gifford Hill Ogden Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| New Braunfels Quarry & Plant | Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| New Braunfels Quarry & Plant No.265 | Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Ogden Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Unnamed Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
6 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Comal in 6 storm reports between 2009 and 2022: 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2022 | Hail | Comal | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail between Schertz and New Braunfels. |
| April 2016 | Flash Flood | Comal | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding closing Schoenthal Rd. between FM1863 and FM3009 near Rockwall Ranch. |
| May 2014 | Flash Flood | Comal | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding closing many low water crossings in eastern Comal County. |
| September 2010 | Flash Flood | Comal | - | Heavy rain from Tropical Storm Hermine produced flash flooding which closed parts of County Road 1337 and Smithson Valley Road. |
| June 2010 | Flash Flood | Comal | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain which caused one foot of water to flow across Covers Cove in the Northcliffe Scenic Hills subdivision in Schertz. |
| October 2009 | Flash Flood | Comal | - | Portions of Farm to Market road 1863 were closed due to flooding. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corbyn | 0.6 miles | 14 | |
| Ogden | 2.0 miles | 11 | |
| Solms | 3.1 miles | 14 | |
| Dittlinger | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| Garden Ridge | 4.4 miles | 11 | |
| Jentsch Acres | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| Bracken | 5.7 miles | 11 | |
| New Braunfels | 6.6 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1333165. 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.






