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Helotes, Texas

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the San Antonio Northwest census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78023. It stands on Los Reyes Creek. The Survey maps it on the Helotes quadrangle. 9,030 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,037 feet above sea level.

Helotes within Bexar County

On record in Helotes

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 2 records

Population over time

2 figures

Helotes grew from 7,341 to 9,030 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20107,341
20209,030+1,689 (+23%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 13 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

16 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Helotes between 2005 and 2018, burning about 46 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
Debris and open burning5
Missing data/not specified/undetermined4
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Equipment and vehicle use2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Recreation and ceremony1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
2 August 2011Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceCEPEDA
24 June 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service20171129
25 May 2017Power generation/transmission/distribution10 acresTexas A & M Forest Service20170924
13 May 2017Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service201700850
27 April 2005Debris and open burning20 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceHILL COUNTRY - 3
26 April 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service20170744
17 March 2017Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service20170512
25 February 2017Debris and open burningunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceBRICEWOOD TREE FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Bexar County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Helotes: 5 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Helotes QuarryLimestone, General, Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducerLimestone
Arrow Materials PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
D and B Materials PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
Helotes QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Vulcan's Helotes QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Bexar County

Storms near this place

40 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Helotes in 40 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 24 hail, 7 flash flood, 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. The reports record 1 death and 1 injury. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
September 2007Flash FloodHelotes1 killed, 1 hurtUp to 2 inches of rain fell over the northwestern part of the county. At around 1:00 AM a man and a woman were washed away in a four door sedan as they attempted to cross the Tower View Bridge on Scenic Loop Road which was in flood due to Helotes Creek. The man was later rescued with minor bruises to his arms and torso. The womans body was found less than a mile downstream at 3:19 PM.
May 2020Tornado (EF1)Helotes$500,000An NWS damage survey concluded that a small EF1 tornado touched down in the Wildhorse subdivision, between Loop 1604 and the Government Canyon State Natural area on the west side of Bexar County. A large severe storm was moving northeast through the area just after 7 PM when it appears a tornado developed near the Flying Fury Dr. cul-de-sac and neighborhood drainage ditch. There was minor damage on Flying Fury with substantial roof damage to several homes on the east side of Palomino Path as the tornado moved northeast. Several of the homes had broken windows, large sections of roof lifted off, along with puncture marks from flying debris on many of the exterior walls. The maximum winds were reached at this location and were estimated to be 100 mph. The tornado continued moving northeast, taking down a fence at the end of Palomino Path before likely dissipating near the Wildhorse HOA Sports Park and open field/drainage area.
June 2007Flash FloodHelotes$30,000Scattered to numerous thunderstorms across northern Atascosa, eastern Medina and western Bexar Counties produced rain totals of 2 to 3 inches. Highest totals in Bexar County were 5 inches near Loop 1604 and Marbach Road. FM471, FM1957, and Marbach Road, among others, were closed due to flash flooding.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindHelotes$20,000A National Weather Service storm damage survey found a wide swath of 60 to 70 mph winds caused extensive tree damage to areas near Cartwright Trail, Talley Rd., and along Culebra Rd. Fences were blown down, sheds overturned, and some roofs were damaged.
July 1998Thunderstorm WindHelotes$20,000A severe thunderstorm knocked down tree limbs and damaged sheds at the Sea World theme part on the western edge of San Antonio.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindHelotes$5,000A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 75 mph that displaced a fence and damaged a gazebo in the Waterford Park neighborhood in Helotes.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindHelotes$5,000A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that knocked down fences and tree limbs in Helotes.
April 2023Thunderstorm WindHelotes$2,000A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that caused some roof damage and snapped tree limbs in the Alamo Ranch area of San Antonio.
March 2025HailHelotes-A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail near Government Canyon State Natural Area.
May 2025HailHelotes-A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail near Government Canyon State Natural Area.
May 2025HailHelotes-A thunderstorm produced three inch diameter hail at Culebra Rd. and Talley Rd. in northwestern San Antonio.
May 2025HailHelotes-A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Helotes.
June 2025Flash FloodHelotes-Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. Bexarflood.org showed several low water crossings closed in northwestern Bexar County.
March 2024HailHelotes-A thunderstorm produced penny size hail in Helotes.
April 2023HailHelotes-A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Helotes.
April 2023HailHelotes-A thunderstorm produced hail 1.1 inches in diameter in Helotes.
April 2023HailHelotes-A thunderstorm produced half dollar size hail in Helotes.
April 2021HailHelotes-A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail along Loop 1604 in northwestern San Antonio.
July 2021Flash FloodHelotes-Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. Bexarflood.org reported that a low water crossing on Leslie Rd. in northwestern San Antonio was closed due to flooding.
January 2020HailHelotes-A thunderstorm produced nickel size hail in Helotes.
June 2019Flash FloodHelotes-Thunderstorms produced heavy rain with as much as 3.19 inches in just over an hour reported at a site in Helotes. This rain caused flash flooding closing 28 low water crossings in Bexar County.
September 2018Flash FloodHelotes-Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. The low water crossing near Helotes Creek at FM 1560 and Parrigin Rd. in Helotes was flooded up to the three foot marker.
April 2016HailHelotes-A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail near Talley Rd. and Culebra Rd. in western Bexar County.
May 2016HailHelotes-A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail and wind gusts estimated at 55 mph.
April 2014HailHelotes-A thunderstorm produced dime to penny size hail.
April 2013Flash FloodHelotes-Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding closing FM 1506 between Culebra and Bandera Rds.
May 2010Funnel CloudHelotes-A thunderstorm produced a funnel cloud which was reported by a park ranger at Government Canyon State Park.
December 2002Tornado (F0)Helotes-A small tornado was spotted by a Helotes Fireman who was also a Skywarn Amateur Radio Spotter. It was small and dipped down briefly before lifting and dissipating. No damage was indicated.
March 2002Thunderstorm WindHelotes-A very small and compact downburst struck northwest Bexar County, knocking over some 15 trees.
April 2000HailHelotes-The hail was reported by Amateur Radio Operators.
September 2021HailHelotes-no account filed
May 2017HailHelotes-no account filed
April 2016HailHelotes-no account filed
April 2013HailHelotes-no account filed
March 2013HailHelotes-no account filed
March 2013HailHelotes-no account filed
March 2013HailHelotes-no account filed
May 2011HailHelotes-no account filed
March 2009HailHelotes-no account filed
April 2007HailHelotes-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Bexar County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Grey Forest2.6 miles13
Cross Mountain4.9 miles12
Beckmann5.1 miles12
Oakland Estates5.5 miles12
San Geronimo6.3 miles11
Dominion6.7 miles11
Leon Springs6.8 miles12
Leon Valley6.8 miles12

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 HelotesAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q577233The 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 1337583. 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.