Goforth, Texas
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Kyle-Buda census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78640. The Survey maps it on the Buda quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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
- 1958 USGS Buda quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Buda quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1985 USGS Austin quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
77 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 77 fires within 5 miles of Goforth between 2001 and 2020, burning about 853 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 37 |
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ROCKY ROAD |
| 6 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 31 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | KYLE CROSSING |
| 2 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SOUTH BRANCH - 9 |
| 18 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | IH 35 |
| 7 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SANTA FE |
| 4 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | DICKERSON |
| 3 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 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 Goforth: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Clay, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Cement Quarry & Plant | Clay, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle | 5.0 miles | 16 | |
| Buda | 5.0 miles | 18 | |
| Mountain City | 5.1 miles | 18 | |
| Flatrock Ford | 6.2 miles | 18 | |
| Hays | 8.1 miles | 18 | |
| Centex | 10.5 miles | 16 | |
| Hays City | 10.5 miles | 18 | |
| San Marcos | 12.4 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378364. 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.






