Dunlay, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Castroville-LaCoste census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78861. The Survey maps it on the Castroville 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
- 1964 USGS Castroville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
23 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Dunlay between 2006 and 2020, burning about 388 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ROBBINS PROPANE |
| 12 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | US 90 E HONDO |
| 7 August 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 4617 |
| 23 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 19 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 467 |
| 27 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | US90W & CR 4612 |
| 6 June 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | US90 WEST (ROBBINS) |
| 17 June 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 366 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Dunlay: 2 producers. All of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidel Guerra Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Rosita Gravel Guerra Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dunlay in 9 storm reports between 2007 and 2022: 6 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dunlay | $100,000 | An NWS Storm Survey Team determined that damage done east of the EF-1 tornado south of Dunlay was caused by straight line thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 to 105 mph. Two separate sections of power lines were knocked down, the roofs of two houses were damaged, several center pivot irrigation systems were damaged, and large tree limbs were knocked down. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Dunlay | - | A thunderstorm produced tennis ball size hail in Dunlay. |
| March 2018 | Hail | Dunlay | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail west of Castroville. |
| May 2010 | Flash Flood | Dunlay | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain which closed US Highway 90 between Hondo and Dunlay due to water expected to cover the road from Hondo Creek. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Dunlay | - | The public reported hail along County Road 4581. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Dunlay | - | The public reported hail along County Road 4581. |
| June 2007 | Flash Flood | Dunlay | - | Thunderstorms in eastern Medina County produced from 2 to 4 inches of rain along US90 from Dunlay to the Bexar County line. FM471, FM1343, and FM1957 were closed due to high water. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Dunlay | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Dunlay | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bader | 2.5 miles | 9 | |
| Quihi | 3.6 miles | 9 | |
| New Fountain | 4.5 miles | 9 | |
| Castroville | 6.0 miles | 9 | |
| Noonan | 7.2 miles | 9 | |
| Hondo | 8.0 miles | 9 | |
| Pearson | 8.3 miles | 10 | |
| Riomedina | 8.4 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1356464. 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.



