Jollyville, Texas
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Round Rock-Georgetown census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78729. The Survey maps it on the Jollyville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 23 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
- 1932 USGS Mt. Bonnell quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Austin quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Lake Travis quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1968 USGS Jollyville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Austin quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1987 USGS Jollyville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
46 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 46 fires within 5 miles of Jollyville between 2005 and 2016, burning about 272 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 28 August 2006 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 28 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 20 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | MCNEIL |
| 13 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 12 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 1 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 6 July 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 Jollyville: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Calcium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mc Neil Plant & Quarry | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone |
Storms near this place
24 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jollyville in 24 storm reports between 1999 and 2023: 13 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood. 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 2015 | Flash Flood | Jollyville | $20,000 | A water rescue was performed at McNeil Drive and Pecan Street in north Austin. A vehicle was stranded with the driver inside. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jollyville | $1,000 | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that knocked down large tree limbs in Jollyville. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jollyville | $1,000 | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that snapped small to medium tree branches in northern Austin near Jollyville. |
| April 2023 | Flash Flood | Jollyville | - | Thunderstorms produced locally heavy rain that flooded roads in Jollyville. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Jollyville | - | A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail south of Jollyville. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Jollyville | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Jollyville. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Jollyville | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Jollyville. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jollyville | - | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jollyville | - | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jollyville | - | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph near Parmer Ln at RR620 in Jollyville. |
| June 2016 | Flash Flood | Jollyville | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding resulting in a swift water rescue by the Austin PD near Anderson Mill Rd. and Millwright Pkwy. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jollyville | - | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that knocked down a large tree. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jollyville | - | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 50 kts and pea size hail. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Jollyville | - | A thunderstorm produced one and half inch hail and wind gusts estimated between 60 and 70 mph. |
| September 2009 | Flash Flood | Jollyville | - | Heavy rain caused flooding which left vehicles stalled in high water on roadways. |
| March 2014 | Hail | Jollyville | - | no account filed |
| March 2013 | Hail | Jollyville | - | no account filed |
| March 2013 | Hail | Jollyville | - | no account filed |
| March 2009 | Hail | Jollyville | - | no account filed |
| March 2009 | Hail | Jollyville | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Jollyville | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Jollyville | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Jollyville | - | no account filed |
| March 1999 | Hail | Jollyville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pond Springs | 0.8 miles | 23 | |
| Anderson Mill | 1.8 miles | 23 | |
| Turkey Hollow | 3.2 miles | 17 | |
| Cedar Park | 4.9 miles | 17 | |
| Brushy Creek | 5.2 miles | 19 | |
| White Stone | 6.1 miles | 17 | |
| Round Rock | 6.8 miles | 19 | |
| Walkerton | 7.0 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1360365. 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.








