Nameless, Texas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Northwest Travis census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78641. It lies in Nameless Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Nameless quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1893 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Austin quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Nameless quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Taylor quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Nameless quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
80 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 80 fires within 5 miles of Nameless between 1992 and 2020, burning about 293 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 38 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 84 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MOONGLOW FIRE |
| 27 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2020002006 |
| 27 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Balcones Canyon National Wildlife Refuge | POLE |
| 13 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | LANSING CV |
| 6 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 3 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | CRYSTAL COVE |
| 29 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.6 acres | Balcones Canyon National Wildlife Refuge | BURNT TRUCK FIRE |
| 29 August 1993 | Natural | 10 acres | Balcones Canyon National Wildlife Refuge | VICTORIA |
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 Nameless: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Featherlite Corp | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone |
Storms near this place
9 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nameless in 9 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 7 hail, 1 funnel cloud, 1 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 2025 | Hail | Nameless | - | A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail northwest of Leander. |
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | Nameless | - | Slow-moving thunderstorms produced torrential rainfall over northwestern Travis County between the late evening hours of July 4 and the early morning hours of July 5. An estimated 3 to 13 inches of rain fell within the Big Sandy Creek watershed, with the heaviest rainfall occurring in the creek headwaters near the Travis-Williamson county line. Lone Mountain Pass, north of Jonestown, was under water and impassable. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Nameless | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail northwest of Cedar Park. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Nameless | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail northwest of Cedar Park. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Nameless | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Nameless southwest of Leander. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Nameless | - | A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail west of Leander. |
| June 2014 | Funnel Cloud | Nameless | - | Several funnel clouds were observed from thunderstorms in Travis County. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Nameless | - | no account filed |
| October 2009 | Hail | Nameless | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonestown | 2.0 miles | 24 | |
| Round Mountain | 3.6 miles | 14 | |
| South Jonestown Hills | 3.8 miles | 24 | |
| Lago Vista | 5.5 miles | 24 | |
| Volente | 6.4 miles | 24 | |
| Hudson Bend | 7.4 miles | 24 | |
| North Shore Acres | 7.8 miles | 24 | |
| Four Points | 9.2 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2034691. 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.




