Lagarto, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the George West census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78383. The Survey maps it on the Sandia quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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.
- 1925 USGS Mathis No. 3 quadrangle1:48000
- 1927 USGS Mathis quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Mathis quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Sandia quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
50 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 50 fires within 5 miles of Lagarto between 2005 and 2019, burning about 1,141 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 burning | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENRY BARAJAS |
| 9 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRUSH FIRE 09 |
| 5 August 2009 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | OLD LAGARTO RD |
| 12 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 666 SAN PAT |
| 10 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 45 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | F.M 70 JOE KNOLLE |
| 9 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRUSH FIRE 06 |
| 6 July 2016 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 704 MATHIS TX |
| 5 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 888 - BUC'S CAMP RD - MATHIS |
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 Lagarto: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lucas Mine | Uranium | Past Producer | Stratabound |
Storms near this place
9 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lagarto in 9 storm reports between 1997 and 2023: 3 tornado, 3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2020 | Tornado (EF0) | Lagarto | $10,000 | An isolated area of damage occurred in Lagarto. Large tree branches were broken at two homes along South Vista Lane along with minor damage to siding and soffits on one home. A swath of small broken tree branches was observed along Farm to Market Road 534 between Farm to Market Roads 3162 and County Road 174. Maximum wind speed was estimated between 70 and 80 mph. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lagarto | $5,000 | A tin roof was blown off of a building and severed power lines. |
| July 2020 | Tornado (EF0) | Lagarto | $5,000 | An isolated area of damage occurred with a tornado near Pernitas Point. A tree was uprooted along with damage to two stop signs in the neighborhood. Maximum wind speed was estimated at 80 mph. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lagarto | $2,000 | Public report of tree branches blown down. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Lagarto | - | Law enforcement reported pea to nickel sized hail occurred at the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 534 and 3162. |
| May 1997 | Tornado (F0) | Lagarto | - | NWS spotter report of three weak funnel clouds that frequently descended from the cloud base and reached the surface. |
| May 1997 | Funnel Cloud | Lagarto | - | Sheriff and spotter reports of several weak funnel clouds across the area. |
| June 1997 | Hail | Lagarto | - | Sheriff report of dime sized hail near Lake Corpus Christi. |
| April 1997 | Hail | Lagarto | - | NWS spotter report of dime sized hail. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peace Valley Harbor | 3.2 miles | 12 | |
| Los Lomas | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Mount Lucas | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| Hideaway Hill | 5.7 miles | 12 | |
| Argenta | 6.7 miles | 11 | |
| Dinero | 7.4 miles | 12 | |
| Mikeska | 12.5 miles | 12 | |
| River Creek Acres | 13.3 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1339448. 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.







