Kosciusko, Texas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Stockdale census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78160. The Survey maps it on the Kosciusko quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1920 USGS Smiley quadrangle1:125000
- 1953 USGS Seguin quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Seguin quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Kosciusko quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Cuero quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
32 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 32 fires within 5 miles of Kosciusko between 2005 and 2020, burning about 313 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | KARNES COUNTY CR260 |
| 23 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 22 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 2 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | DANIEL OLINICK |
| 2 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MCCLELLAND/ SYNDER FIRE |
| 8 August 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | STEPHEN MOCZYGEMBA |
| 30 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 23 August 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Kosciusko: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laskowki Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kosciusko in 6 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kosciusko | - | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 58 mph that damaged roofs, trees, and blew down power lines and poles just south of Stockdale near Kosciusko. Damage was reported along FM 541 toward Poth as well as on the east side of Highway 123 near Country Roads 451 and 252. Roof damage was also reported in this area. |
| May 2012 | Tornado (EF0) | Kosciusko | - | Minor damage was reported along County Road 252 a few miles east of Highway 123. Tree damage was reported along with roofing material littered across the road. A Barn was destroyed just south of County Road 252. |
| May 2006 | Flash Flood | Kosciusko | - | Thunderstorms produced 1 to 2 inch rain totals over eastern Wilson County and northern Karnes County. Up to 5 inches fell in the area from Kosciusko and Pandora in Wilson County to Gillette in Karnes County, resulting in flash flooding through the evening. Among the roads closed in Wilson County were SH123 and FM541 near Kosciusko. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kosciusko | - | Trees were blown over and many others uprooted near Kosciusko. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Kosciusko | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Kosciusko | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plummer Crossing | 1.8 miles | 10 | |
| Gray Crossing | 5.0 miles | 10 | |
| Denhawken | 5.1 miles | 10 | |
| Sunnyside | 5.9 miles | 9 | |
| Poth | 7.4 miles | 10 | |
| Unity | 8.4 miles | 9 | |
| Stockdale | 9.1 miles | 10 | |
| Ridout | 10.2 miles | 10 |
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 Kosciusko | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q115804622 | 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 1360752. 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.




