Elysium, Texas
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Cedar Creek-Red Rock census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78612. It stands on Cottonwood Creek. The Survey maps it on the Webberville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 18 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.
- 1896 USGS Austin quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Austin quadrangle1:125000
- 1910 USGS Austin quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Austin quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Montopolis quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Webberville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Austin quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1987 USGS Webberville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
217 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 217 fires within 5 miles of Elysium between 1992 and 2018, burning about 1,336 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 166 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 132 MAHA DR |
| 9 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 362 OLD 71 |
| 8 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | TUCK ST |
| 8 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 71 HWY W |
| 7 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 139 STONY POINT DR |
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 719 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | UNION CHAPEL |
| 5 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SOUTH BRANCH - 40 |
| 5 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
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 Elysium: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berdoll Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Texas Industries Inc Hacket Pit 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Elysium in 10 storm reports between 2009 and 2024: 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 2 hail, 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2015 | Flash Flood | Elysium | $2,100,000 | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding leading to high water rescues on Tucker Hill Ln. near the Bastrop and Travis County line. Damage assessment from Bastrop County indicated nearly 60 homes destroyed, with 40 also sustaining major damage. Overall more than 100 homes were flooded or affected by the flooding many of them along Dry Creek near the Bastrop/Travis County line. Debris line showed that water was flowing over Highway 71 near this area. Other homes experienced flooding as the Colorado River went into flood due to all the rainfall that fell upstream of Bastrop. County monetary losses are estimated to be 2.1 million dollars to infrastructure, this does not include insured/uninsured losses to homes. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elysium | $25,000 | A barn was destroyed on Highway 71 east of the Austin Bergstrom International Airport by thunderstorm winds estimated at 50 knots. |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elysium | $5,000 | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 55 mph that blew a large tree into power lines knocking out power to the area. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Elysium | - | A thunderstorm produced nickel size hail in Wyldwood. |
| February 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elysium | - | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 65 mph that knocked down some large tree limbs and significantly damaged a car port. |
| May 2015 | Tornado (EF1) | Elysium | - | A NWS storm survey found that an EF-1 tornado initially touched down around Frio Ct, in the River Crossing subdivision producing tree and roof damage at a residence. The tornado moved ENE and crossed several streets in the subdivision. Several trees were uprooted and large oak trees suffered substantial damage. Peak winds were estimated at 95 mph. |
| October 2015 | Flash Flood | Elysium | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding closing Bedroll Loop and Hwy 71. |
| May 2014 | Funnel Cloud | Elysium | - | A thunderstorm produced a funnel cloud on Popebend Rd. in Cedar Creek. |
| October 2013 | Flash Flood | Elysium | - | Bastrop County Emergency Management reported that there was flooding on sections of Highway 812 between State Highway 21 and Elroy Road. |
| March 2010 | Hail | Elysium | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail at the intersection of Old Highway 71 and Highway 71 northwest of Bastrop. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyldwood | 3.4 miles | 17 | |
| Utley | 5.1 miles | 17 | |
| Cedar Creek | 5.6 miles | 17 | |
| Shiloh (historical) | 8.7 miles | 15 | |
| Phelan | 10.0 miles | 16 | |
| Sayersville | 10.9 miles | 16 | |
| Swiftex | 11.0 miles | 16 | |
| Bastrop | 11.3 miles | 17 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Elysium | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q112912248 | 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 2034709. 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.







