Lindenau, Texas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Westhoff-Arneckville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77954. It stands on Deer Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cuero quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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.
- 1953 USGS Seguin quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Seguin quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Cuero quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Cuero quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
76 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 76 fires within 5 miles of Lindenau between 2005 and 2020, burning about 242 acres in total. 2 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 | 33 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | JUNIPER / CEDAR TREE |
| 2 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 2 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 14 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WINSLOW |
| 12 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MUTUAL AID WITH YORKTOWN |
| 1 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HAY BALE FIRE |
| 5 August 2008 | Natural | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 29 August 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.5 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MARK HALESPASKE |
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 Lindenau: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C W and A Incorporated | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand |
Storms near this place
3 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lindenau in 3 storm reports between 2015 and 2026: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2017 | Flood | Lindenau | $3,000,000 | The maximum rainfall recorded in DeWitt County was 22.99 inches near Yoakum with multiple reports of 10-15 inches. This caused widespread flash flooding as well as river flooding on the Guadalupe River. As many as 100 houses were affected by high water in and around Cuero. The Guadalupe River at Cuero crested at 44.36 feet, it's second highest crest on record. Damages due to flooding and river flooding is estimated from Emergency Management to be near 3 million dollars. |
| February 2026 | Hail | Lindenau | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail on Smith Ranch Rd. west of Cuero. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lindenau | - | Large tree limbs were reported down by the public west of the city of Cuero. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuero | 4.6 miles | 10 | |
| Buchel | 5.1 miles | 10 | |
| Kubala Store | 7.2 miles | 10 | |
| Westhoff | 7.5 miles | 9 | |
| Concrete | 9.3 miles | 10 | |
| Edgar | 9.4 miles | 10 | |
| Arneckeville | 10.1 miles | 7 | |
| Verhelle | 10.7 miles | 9 |
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 Lindenau | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q22073214 | 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 1377683. 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.



