Hunter, Texas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the New Braunfels census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78132. It lies near Bullhead Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Hunter quadrangle. It stands 627 feet above sea level.
On record in Hunter
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 within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Riley's Tavernlisted 2018 · 0.1 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1929 USGS Hunter quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Hunter quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1985 USGS New Braunfels quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS New Braunfels quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
59 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 59 fires within 5 miles of Hunter between 2005 and 2020, burning about 1,624 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 | 28 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
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 2014 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | San Marcos Aquatic Resources Center | BAILER |
| 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 |
| 2 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | HOFFMAN LN FIRE |
| 8 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 4700 IH 35 N |
| 29 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | NATURES WAY FIRE |
| 23 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | N I-35, 14-5561 |
| 21 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 4817 IH 35 FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Hunter: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Pit | Limestone, General | Producer | 1973 | |
| Texas Industries Cement Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Clay | Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
16 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hunter in 16 storm reports between 2012 and 2025: 13 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hunter | $5,000 | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 65 mph that uprooted a large tree at the corner of Beaver Ln. and Deer Run Way in New Braunfels. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Hunter | - | A thunderstorm produced penny size hail west-southwest of Hunter. |
| March 2024 | Hail | Hunter | - | A thunderstorm produced nickel size hail northeast of New Braunfels. |
| March 2023 | Hail | Hunter | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail west of Hunter. |
| March 2023 | Hail | Hunter | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail west of Hunter. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Hunter | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail near Hunter. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Hunter | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail near Hunter. |
| March 2021 | Hail | Hunter | - | A thunderstorm produced two inch diameter hail northeast of New Braunfels. |
| March 2021 | Hail | Hunter | - | A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail northeast of New Braunfels. |
| April 2019 | Hail | Hunter | - | A thunderstorm produced nickel to half dollar size hail north of New Braunfels. |
| April 2019 | Hail | Hunter | - | A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail north of New Braunfels. |
| April 2019 | Hail | Hunter | - | A thunderstorm produced one inch hail near Wegner Rd. and Lost Trail west of San Marcos. |
| April 2019 | Hail | Hunter | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in the River Chase and Havenwood subdivisions north of New Braunfels. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hunter | - | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 50 to 60 mph. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Hunter | - | Dime to quarter size hail was reported by an NWS employee north of the city of Gruene. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hunter | - | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Forest | 4.4 miles | 14 | |
| Thorn Hill | 6.0 miles | 14 | |
| Gruene | 6.4 miles | 14 | |
| Freiheit | 6.7 miles | 14 | |
| Preiss Heights | 6.8 miles | 14 | |
| First Crossing | 6.9 miles | 14 | |
| Third Crossing | 7.4 miles | 14 | |
| Second Crossing | 7.5 miles | 14 |
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 Hunter | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q126659324 | 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 1359837. 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.





