Dilworth, Texas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Gonzales census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78629. It stands on Liveoak Branch. The Survey maps it on the Dilworth quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 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.
- 1901 USGS Flatonia quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Seguin quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Seguin quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Dilworth quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Seguin quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
9 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Dilworth between 2005 and 2014, burning about 644 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | VAUGHAN FIRE |
| 21 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | FRANK JRAL |
| 16 June 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 8 February 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 125 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | STAFFORD FIRE |
| 8 February 2011 | Debris and open burning | 200 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 360 |
| 23 February 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 9 October 2005 | Debris and open burning | 283 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SOUTH TX - 3 |
| 20 October 2010 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BOEDEKER RANCH FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Dilworth: 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Bentonite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennard Pit | Bentonite | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Knorr Pit | Bentonite | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Southern Clay Pits and Plant | Bentonite | Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dilworth in 5 storm reports between 2000 and 2026: 4 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 2026 | Flash Flood | Dilworth | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain the led to flash flooding. TexDoT reported water over the road on FM 532 and FM 795 west of Moulton. |
| January 2024 | Flash Flood | Dilworth | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that flooded FM 795 at the Liveoak Branch Creek crossing east of Gonzales. |
| January 2024 | Flash Flood | Dilworth | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. Several low water crossings were closed along FM 795 and FM 532 between Gonzales and the Lavaca County line. |
| March 2012 | Flash Flood | Dilworth | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding of low water crossings closing FM532 at Peach Creek. |
| November 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Dilworth | - | A small and short-lived tornado was observed by the public as it touched down in an open field. It caused no damage. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little New York | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| Comanche Crossing | 4.6 miles | 11 | |
| Kokernot | 4.6 miles | 9 | |
| Nickel | 4.8 miles | 11 | |
| Hickston | 6.6 miles | 11 | |
| Glaze City | 7.0 miles | 9 | |
| Saturn | 7.1 miles | 11 | |
| Hamon | 7.9 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1334361. 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.




