Gruene, Texas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the New Braunfels census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78130. The Survey maps it on the New Braunfels East quadrangle.
On record in Gruene
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 1 record
Gruene Historic Districtlisted 1975
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.
- 1925 USGS New Braunfels No 1 quadrangle1:48000
- 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 East quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS New Braunfels quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS New Braunfels quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
170 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 170 fires within 5 miles of Gruene between 2005 and 2020, burning about 542 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 6 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 | 89 |
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Smoking | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1101 FIRE |
| 6 September 2009 | Smoking | 110 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WATSON LANE |
| 30 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | NOV-90 |
| 3 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | NOV-02 |
| 29 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PARK ROAD |
| 27 September 2011 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | NOV-23 |
| 2 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | HOFFMAN LN FIRE |
| 2 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | NOV-65 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Gruene: 7 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, Sulfur. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brauntex Pit & Plant | Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Tilden Sulfur Plant | Sulfur | Producer | ||
| Odgen Quarry & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Txi Cement Quarry & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Hays County Gravel Company Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kollman Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand |
Storms near this place
18 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gruene in 18 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 9 hail, 6 flash flood, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gruene | $300,000 | The roof of a truck stop near I-35 was heavily damaged due to strong winds. |
| October 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gruene | $30,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds produced very heavy rain, followed by damaging winds that blew down large Trees in the Oak Run subdivision in Gruene. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Gruene | $2,000 | A thunderstorm produced hail one half to three quarters of an inch in diameter that dented a car. |
| March 2024 | Hail | Gruene | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail north of Gruene. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Gruene | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail at the intersection of Goodwin Ln. and Conrads Ln. in northeastern New Braunfels. |
| August 2016 | Flash Flood | Gruene | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding closing low water crossings on Hueco Springs Loop Rd., River Canyon, Stahl Ln., and Smithson Valley Rd. |
| May 2016 | Flash Flood | Gruene | - | The combination of releases from Canyon Lake and heavy rain from thunderstorms sent the Guadalupe River over the Gruene Bridge. |
| October 2015 | Flash Flood | Gruene | - | Several areas along Highway 1102 were flooded and impassable. Comal ISD had a delay in the morning with classes eventually being cancelled due to significant flooding across all of Comal County. Rainfall totals of 6-12 inches were common across the County especially out near Canyon Lake. |
| November 2014 | Flash Flood | Gruene | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding closing River Rd. at Loop 337 and Gruene Rd. at Business 35 in New Braunfels. |
| May 2014 | Flash Flood | Gruene | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding. Eight roads in New Braunfels were closed due to flooding. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gruene | - | A thunderstorm produced straightline microburst wind gusts estimated at 58 mph which uprooted numerous large trees and knocked down large tree branches. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Gruene | - | A thunderstorm produced pea to penny size hail for two minutes. |
| June 2010 | Flash Flood | Gruene | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain which caused flooding and closed Hueco Springs Loop, Krueger Canyon and Herbelin Roads. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Gruene | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Hail | Gruene | - | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Hail | Gruene | - | no account filed |
| April 2013 | Hail | Gruene | - | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Hail | Gruene | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thorn Hill | 0.4 miles | 14 | |
| Preiss Heights | 0.8 miles | 14 | |
| Landa Park Highlands | 2.3 miles | 14 | |
| Freiheit | 2.4 miles | 14 | |
| New Braunfels | 2.7 miles | 14 | |
| First Crossing | 2.7 miles | 14 | |
| Second Crossing | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| Jentsch Acres | 4.2 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1337053. 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.






