Longhorn, Texas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the San Antonio Northeast census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78217. The Survey maps it on the Longhorn quadrangle. It stands 755 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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 Longhorn quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Longhorn quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1985 USGS New Braunfels quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Longhorn quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS New Braunfels quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
104 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 104 fires within 5 miles of Longhorn between 2006 and 2011, burning about 209 acres in total. None 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 | 66 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 19 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 18 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | RUSTIC FOREST |
| 16 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | NEW WORLD |
| 11 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WETMORE FIRE |
| 10 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 6 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | LAKE GLEN |
| 4 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Longhorn: 6 producers, 1 past producer. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, Cement Rock, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Perlite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Cement Plant | Cement Rock, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Judson Road Perlite Plant | Perlite | Producer | ||
| Cloud Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Longhorn Quarry and Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Capitol Cement Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Kaiser Cement and Gypsum Corp | Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Longhorn Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Limestone |
Storms near this place
21 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Longhorn in 21 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 16 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 hail. The reports record 11 deaths. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | Flash Flood | Longhorn | 11 killed, $23,000,000 | Training of thunderstorms with intense rainfall rates produced a swath of 3-8 inches of rain across San Antonio. Several vehicles were swept off the Loop 410 access road into Beitel Creek. There were 11 fatalities in this creek and the surrounding area. Ten people were rescued from the water, and two others were able to get to safety on their own. Damage from the flooding totaled $23 million across Bexar County. |
| April 2020 | Lightning | Longhorn | $1,000,000 | Lightning from a thunderstorm started a fire that burned down an eight unit apartment building on Salado Creek Dr. in northern San Antonio. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Longhorn | $2,000 | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 80 mph that snapped a large tree trunk in northeastern San Antonio. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Longhorn | $1,000 | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that knocked down some one inch tree limbs near Windcrest. |
| June 2025 | Flash Flood | Longhorn | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. There was a high water rescue on I-35 near the Windcrest Business Park along Walzem Creek. |
| January 2024 | Flash Flood | Longhorn | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. A vehicle drove into flood water on Ira Lee Rd. at Corinne Dr. along Salado Creek in northeastern San Antonio. |
| September 2024 | Flash Flood | Longhorn | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding closing the northbound frontage road of I-35 between Randolph and Weidner in northeast San Antonio. |
| September 2024 | Flash Flood | Longhorn | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding requiring several water rescues near the I-35/I-410 interchange in northeast San Antonio. |
| June 2019 | Flash Flood | Longhorn | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. There was water over the road in the vicinity of Walzem Rd. and I-35 in San Antonio. |
| October 2019 | Flash Flood | Longhorn | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. The San Antonio Fire Department made a water rescue at I-35 and Starlight Terrace near Beitel Creek in northeastern San Antonio. Rainfall reports in the area were between two and three inches. |
| October 2019 | Flash Flood | Longhorn | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. The San Antonio Fire Department made a water rescue at I-35 and Walzem Rd. near Walzem Creek in northeastern San Antonio. Rainfall reports in the area were between two and three inches. |
| March 2018 | Flash Flood | Longhorn | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding requiring a water rescue at I-35 and Thousand Oaks in northeastern San Antonio. |
| April 2016 | Flash Flood | Longhorn | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding requiring a water rescue along Salado Creek in the 8800 block of Village Dr. near I-410 in northeastern San Antonio. |
| June 2015 | Flash Flood | Longhorn | - | Heavy rain from Tropical storm Bill caused flash flooding closing Vicar Dr. at Perrin Beitel Rd. in northeast San Antonio. |
| February 2012 | Flash Flood | Longhorn | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain which caused flash flooding and closed Cave Lane and Kenilworth Boulevard in San Antonio. Rainfall totals in the area ranged from 1.5 to 2.5 inches. |
| March 2012 | Tornado (EF0) | Longhorn | - | Minor damage near the San Antonio post office on Perrin Beitel Rd was caused by a small tornado that formed along the leading edge of a large cluster of storms pushing east in the early morning hours of March 20 (CDT). This cluster of storms interacted with an outflow boundary causing a few brief tornadoes. In addition to the damage at the post office, one home sustained major damage and 10 others were left with minor damage. Seventy-three other homes were affected by the tornado with other property damage; either debris on the property or damage to fences and plants. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Longhorn | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain which caused flash flooding and closed Perrin Beitel Road at Vicar Drive. |
| April 2010 | Flash Flood | Longhorn | - | Heavy rainfall near the San Antonio International Airport caused street flooding on Country Club Lane. |
| June 2010 | Flash Flood | Longhorn | - | A thunderstorm produced heavy rain which caused flooding and closed Oak Glen Drive and Cave Lane in San Antonio. |
| October 2009 | Flash Flood | Longhorn | - | Austin Highway at Ira Lee Road was closed due to high water. There were numerous roads closed across northeast San Antonio at this time. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Longhorn | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fratt | 1.0 miles | 14 | |
| Shorts Corner | 1.3 miles | 14 | |
| Windcrest | 1.6 miles | 14 | |
| Wetmore | 2.5 miles | 14 | |
| North Loop | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Live Oak | 4.2 miles | 11 | |
| Alamo Heights | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Terrell Hills | 4.7 miles | 12 |
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 Longhorn | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14710973 | 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 1340525. 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.






