Luxello, Texas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the San Antonio Northeast census division. The Survey maps it on the Schertz quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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 Schertz quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Schertz quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS New Braunfels quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS New Braunfels quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Schertz quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
66 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 66 fires within 5 miles of Luxello between 2005 and 2018, burning about 252 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 | 50 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SZFD111324 |
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SZFD111302 |
| 3 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WEIDERSTEIN FIRE |
| 15 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SZFD121381 |
| 9 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SZFD141296 |
| 5 August 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CBFD130703 |
| 4 August 2015 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRUSH FIRE |
| 28 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SZFD111255 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Luxello: 15 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1604 Cement Plant and Quarry | Cement Rock, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Judson Road Perlite Plant | Perlite | Producer | ||
| Barrett Base Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Gifford Hill Ogden Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Dean Word Co Ackerman Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Midwestern Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Ogden Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Unnamed Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | 1973 | |
| Beck Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Beck Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Luxello in 10 storm reports between 2010 and 2024: 4 flash flood, 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. The reports record 1 death. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2010 | Flash Flood | Luxello | 1 killed | Heavy rain from Tropical Storm Hermine produced flash flooding of Cibolo Creek along the Bexar Comal county border resulting in one death. A man was killed when his vehicle was swept off FM1863 at the low water crossing approximately one quarter mile east of Beck Road. After successfully driving through another flooded crossing a few moments earlier, he entered the flood waters and was swept away. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Luxello | $100,000 | An NWS Storm Survey Team determined thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 mph caused damage to an area one mile wide and four miles long in northeastern San Antonio and adjacent parts of Bexar County outside the city limit to Bracken in Comal County. The damage was to trees, fences, and power lines. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Luxello | $100,000 | An NWS Storm Survey Team determined thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 mph caused damage to an area one mile wide and four miles long in northeastern San Antonio and adjacent parts of Bexar County outside the city limit to near the Comal County line. The damage was to trees, fences, and power lines. |
| March 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Luxello | $5,000 | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that knocked down power lines near the intersection of FM 1863 and Smithson Valley Rd. in Bulverde. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Luxello | $2,000 | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that knocked down trees in northeastern San Antonio. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Luxello | - | A thunderstorm produced two inch diameter hail along Smithson Valley Rd. in northern Bexar County. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Luxello | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail at Rolling Meadows Elementary School in northeastern San Antonio. |
| March 2018 | Flash Flood | Luxello | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding requiring a water rescue at Loop 1604 and Green Mountain Rd. on the far northeast side of San Antonio. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Luxello | - | Farm to market road 1863 was closed in both directions due to water over the roadway. Information provided by www.drivetexas.org. |
| June 2015 | Flash Flood | Luxello | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding in northeast San Antonio. The fire department reported a water evacuation at 6900 N. Loop 1604 near Nacogdoches Rd. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selma | 1.3 miles | 11 | |
| Live Oak | 2.8 miles | 11 | |
| Universal City | 3.9 miles | 11 | |
| Airport City | 4.8 miles | 11 | |
| Converse | 5.8 miles | 11 | |
| Wetmore | 6.1 miles | 14 | |
| Shorts Corner | 6.3 miles | 14 | |
| Longhorn | 6.7 miles | 14 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122558997 | 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 1340745. 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.






