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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.

Robards within Bexar County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 12 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

29 since 2006

Regional 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 burning21
Missing data/not specified/undetermined6
Equipment and vehicle use1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
2 September 2008Debris and open burning1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
1 September 2008Debris and open burning2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
8 August 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
28 July 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
20 June 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service1604 COMMAND
9 May 2008Debris and open burning2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
7 May 2008Debris and open burning4.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
1 May 2008Debris and open burning2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Bexar County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 12 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Cementville QuarryLimestone, General, Limestone, Ultra PurePast ProducerLimestone
Huebner Road QuarryLimestone, General, Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Ross Materials PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerGravel, Sand
San Antonio Portland Cement CoClay, Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
San Antonio Portland Clay PitClayProducer
Huebner QuarryLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Lime PlantLimestone, GeneralProducer
AlamoStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
Capitol Cement QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Eastside Quarry & PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Bexar County

Storms near this place

15 since 2012

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2013Thunderstorm WindRobards$1,000A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 50 mph that knocked tree branches into the road.
April 2023HailRobards-A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in northern San Antonio. We received a picture of the hail on Facebook.
July 2021Flash FloodRobards-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 2018Flash FloodRobards-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 2018Flash FloodRobards-Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding closing multiple roads in north central San Antonio.
April 2016HailRobards-A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail near I-10 and I-410 in Balcones Heights.
April 2016HailRobards-A thunderstorm produced 1.5 inch hail in northern San Antonio. The hail dented cars in the area.
June 2016Flash FloodRobards-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 2016HailRobards-A thunderstorm produced 1.5 inch hail near Jackson Keller Rd. and Shalimar Dr. in northern San Antonio.
September 2015Thunderstorm WindRobards-San Antonio resident reported strong thunderstorm winds uprooted two trees and destroyed a small shed on Trudell Street.
February 2012HailRobards-A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Castle Hills.
March 2013HailRobards-no account filed
March 2013HailRobards-no account filed
February 2012HailRobards-no account filed
May 2012HailRobards-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Bexar County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Castle Hills1.5 miles12
Oakland Estates3.3 miles12
Shavano Park3.4 miles12
Balcones Heights3.4 miles12
Hill Country Village4.1 miles14
North Loop4.2 miles14
Olmos Park4.8 miles12
Leon Valley5.1 miles12

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.