Robards, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the San Antonio North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78230. The Survey maps it on the Castle Hills quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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 Castle Hills quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Castle Hills quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS New Braunfels quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Castle Hills quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS New Braunfels quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
29 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Robards between 2006 and 2013, burning about 168 acres in total. None 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 | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 1 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 8 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 28 July 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 20 June 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1604 COMMAND |
| 9 May 2008 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 7 May 2008 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 1 May 2008 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Robards: 9 producers, 2 past producers, 1 unknown. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, Limestone, Ultra Pure, Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cementville Quarry | Limestone, General, Limestone, Ultra Pure | Past Producer | Limestone | |
| Huebner Road Quarry | Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Ross Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| San Antonio Portland Cement Co | Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| San Antonio Portland Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Huebner Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Lime Plant | Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Alamo | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Capitol Cement Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Eastside Quarry & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
15 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Robards in 15 storm reports between 2012 and 2023: 9 hail, 4 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Robards | $1,000 | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 50 mph that knocked tree branches into the road. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Robards | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in northern San Antonio. We received a picture of the hail on Facebook. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Robards | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. An mPing user reported street flooding near I-10 and Vance Jackson Rd. in northwestern San Antonio. |
| September 2018 | Flash Flood | Robards | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. Cars were stranded in high water at I410 and NW Military Dr. in northern San Antonio. There were also dozens of other roads closed across the city. |
| September 2018 | Flash Flood | Robards | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding closing multiple roads in north central San Antonio. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Robards | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail near I-10 and I-410 in Balcones Heights. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Robards | - | A thunderstorm produced 1.5 inch hail in northern San Antonio. The hail dented cars in the area. |
| June 2016 | Flash Flood | Robards | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding resulting in a water rescue at I-410 and Vance Jackson Rd. in northwestern San Antonio. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Robards | - | A thunderstorm produced 1.5 inch hail near Jackson Keller Rd. and Shalimar Dr. in northern San Antonio. |
| September 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Robards | - | San Antonio resident reported strong thunderstorm winds uprooted two trees and destroyed a small shed on Trudell Street. |
| February 2012 | Hail | Robards | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Castle Hills. |
| March 2013 | Hail | Robards | - | no account filed |
| March 2013 | Hail | Robards | - | no account filed |
| February 2012 | Hail | Robards | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Robards | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Hills | 1.5 miles | 12 | |
| Oakland Estates | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| Shavano Park | 3.4 miles | 12 | |
| Balcones Heights | 3.4 miles | 12 | |
| Hill Country Village | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| North Loop | 4.2 miles | 14 | |
| Olmos Park | 4.8 miles | 12 | |
| Leon Valley | 5.1 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378962. 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.






