La Vernia, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the La Vernia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78121. It stands on Dry Hollow Creek. The Survey maps it on the La Vernia quadrangle. 1,077 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 489 feet above sea level.
On record in La Vernia
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
Mueller Bridgelisted 2007
Population over time
2 figuresLa Vernia grew from 1,034 to 1,077 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,034 | |
| 2020 | 1,077 | +43 (+4%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 9 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.
- 1954 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS La Vernia quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
145 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 145 fires within 5 miles of La Vernia between 2005 and 2015, burning about 1,046 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 25 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 59 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 37 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 25 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 5 September 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MOORE FIRE |
| 29 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 21 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 775 FIRE |
| 19 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODCREEK POND FIRE |
| 18 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HARTFEILD RD |
| 13 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 9 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MANROE FIRE |
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 La Vernia: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Clay |
Storms near this place
32 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names La Vernia in 32 storm reports between 1993 and 2023: 18 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 3 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 2000 | Tornado (F1) | La Vernia | $80,000 | A small tornado struck a semi-rural area just southwest of the town of LaVernia. It damaged or destroyed several trees and caused damage to around a dozen homes. In a few cases, it pulled very large, old oak trees with diameters over two feet out of the ground. An NWS survey revealed that the tornado was apparently lifting up and touching down along much of its half-mile path. |
| November 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | La Vernia | $80,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds damaged mobile homes, and blew down power lines south and southwest of LaVernia. |
| May 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | La Vernia | $25,000 | The brief tornado affected a dozen homes and aluminum carports in the Country Garden and Woodcreek communities of La Vernia. The tornado formed in an open field near the intersection of Woodcreek Dr. and Bluff Creek Rd. in Woodcreek. It then traveled north before dissipating. Straight line winds from the same storm produced additional damage further north along Country Gardens Rd., but damage ended just short of Bluebonnet Rd. (FM 775). Maximum winds are estimated to be 70 mph. |
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | La Vernia | $15,000 | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 75 mph that damaged four houses in La Vernia. The damage included a tipped over carport, broken fences, and roof damage. |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | La Vernia | $5,000 | Wind damage reported to outbuildings. Several trees uprooted by the severe winds. |
| March 1993 | Hail | La Vernia | $5,000 | Golfball-size hail was reported by the public southwest of La Vernia along with minor roof damage. |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | La Vernia | $3,000 | Trees were uprooted with large limbs broken off by severe winds. |
| April 2023 | Hail | La Vernia | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail east of La Vernia. |
| April 2020 | Hail | La Vernia | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail near La Vernia. |
| June 2019 | Flash Flood | La Vernia | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding closing Dry Hollow Rd. at the Dry Hollow Creek crossing outside of La Vernia. |
| April 2018 | Hail | La Vernia | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail at the Pizza Hut at Hwy 87 and FM 1346 in La Vernia. |
| April 2018 | Hail | La Vernia | - | A thunderstorm produced half dollar size hail east of La Vernia. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | La Vernia | - | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that caused widespread wind damage in and around La Vernia. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | La Vernia | - | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that snapped around a dozen trees and damaged a fence in the Lake Valley Estates Subdivision in La Vernia. There was also nickel size hail with this storm. |
| April 2015 | Hail | La Vernia | - | Penny sized hail was reported at a Grocery Store in La Vernia, Texas. |
| October 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | La Vernia | - | A citizen reported damage to their mobile home and barn, as well as damage to adjacent properties. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | La Vernia | - | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that ripped the roof off a mobile home. |
| May 2009 | Flash Flood | La Vernia | - | Portion of FM 539 was closed due to high water. |
| April 2009 | Hail | La Vernia | - | Golf ball size hail was reported near FM539 and FM2772. |
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | La Vernia | - | A cluster of thunderstorms stretching from near Pearsall in Frio County across southern Bexar County and northern Atascosa County, through Seguin and Stockdale to Gonzales produced general 2 to 3 inch rain totals and spotty flash flooding problems. FM2772 and FM775 were closed due to high water in Wilson County. |
| February 1998 | Tornado (F0) | La Vernia | - | A brief tornado was observed by HAM radio spotters. |
| May 2016 | Hail | La Vernia | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | La Vernia | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Hail | La Vernia | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | La Vernia | - | no account filed |
| September 2011 | Hail | La Vernia | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | La Vernia | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | La Vernia | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | La Vernia | - | no account filed |
| March 1999 | Hail | La Vernia | - | no account filed |
| February 1998 | Hail | La Vernia | - | no account filed |
| February 1998 | Hail | La Vernia | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carpenter | 4.0 miles | 10 | |
| Kicaster | 5.9 miles | 10 | |
| Sutherland Springs | 6.5 miles | 9 | |
| Grass Pond Colony | 7.3 miles | 10 | |
| Alum | 9.0 miles | 12 | |
| Nockenut | 10.8 miles | 12 | |
| Unity | 11.4 miles | 9 | |
| Stockdale | 11.7 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 La Vernia | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q974313 | 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 1360813. 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.



