Rabbs Prairie, Texas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the La Grange census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78945. It stands on Smalley Creek. The Survey maps it on the La Grange West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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 Seguin quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS La Grange quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS La Grange West quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Seguin quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Eagle Lake quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
54 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 54 fires within 5 miles of Rabbs Prairie between 1992 and 2019, burning about 3,633 acres in total. 6 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 | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | PINEY CREEK RD |
| 4 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2,700 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LUTHER HILL FIRE |
| 25 September 2015 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | RACE TRACK ROAD |
| 24 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CENTRAL TX - 26 |
| 23 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 150 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CENTRAL TX - 25 |
| 22 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CENTRAL TX - 21 |
| 21 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CENTRAL TX - 20 |
| 19 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Rabbs Prairie: 3 past producers, 2 producers. 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Grange Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lagrange Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rabbs Prairie in 4 storm reports between 2009 and 2021: 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2017 | Flood | Rabbs Prairie | $50,000,000 | Tropical Storm force winds and winds gusts caused minor tree damage. A few trees were uprooted. The highest rainfall total was 29.19 inches outside of LaGrange in Fayette County. Most locations in Fayette County received 20 or more inches of rain. Heavy rain and flooding caused the evacuation of about 400 residents as the Colorado River at LaGrange rose to 54.2 feet. This was the third highest crest ever. Much of the city below Waters Street was flooded. Schools in the Fayetteville Independent School District sustained $80,000 damage. There were roughly 400 impacted homes across the county, 200 had substantial flood damage, 150 moderate damage, and 50 minor damage. About 2 dozen businesses in and near LaGrange sustained major flood damage. Flooding was mainly along the Colorado River from Bastrop County all the way through Fayette County. Additional flooding and homes flooded along Buckners Creek in LaGrange and Cummins Creek near Round Top area. 5 to 6 homes flooded near Fayetteville. Infrastructure loss from roads and bridges across the county is about $500K. Insured/uninsured losses is unknown but is likely in the tens of millions. |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rabbs Prairie | $5,000 | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 50 mph that blew down numerous trees across the northern half of Fayette County. The AWOS at La Grange Airport measured a gust of 47 mph. |
| October 2021 | Flash Flood | Rabbs Prairie | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. There were several high water rescues in La Grange and Hwy 77 and Hwy 71 were both closed due to flooding. Rainfall totals around La Grange were as high as 8.65 inches. |
| September 2009 | Hail | Rabbs Prairie | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wendt | 4.0 miles | 11 | |
| La Grange | 4.1 miles | 11 | |
| Plum | 4.5 miles | 11 | |
| Rutersville | 5.1 miles | 10 | |
| Prairie Valley | 5.7 miles | 11 | |
| Warda | 6.4 miles | 8 | |
| Nechanitz | 6.6 miles | 8 | |
| Oldenburg | 6.7 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380410. 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.




