Schroeder, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Weesatche-Ander census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77963. The Survey maps it on the Schroeder quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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 Beeville quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Schroeder quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Goliad quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
97 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 97 fires within 5 miles of Schroeder between 2006 and 2020, burning about 4,075 acres in total. 4 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 | 55 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | COLETOVILLE RD #2 |
| 4 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 125 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 09042011-LEROY SCHNEIDER |
| 27 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | ORT ROAD FIRE |
| 24 September 2014 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ELLIOT 9/24/14 |
| 15 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 601 ARNOLD ROAD |
| 11 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 032-14 |
| 8 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 16-11 |
| 8 August 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 7000 BLOCK OF FM 622 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
15 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Schroeder in 15 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 8 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Schroeder | $50,000 | An internet tower 150 feet tall collapsed on a house along Bego Road. |
| May 2015 | Hail | Schroeder | $10,000 | Quarter sized hail fell for approximately 10 minutes at Schroeder. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Schroeder | $5,000 | Power lines were blown down in Schroeder. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Schroeder | $5,000 | Quarter to half dollar sized hail occurred near Schroeder. |
| June 2025 | Heavy Rain | Schroeder | - | Total rainfall accumulation of 5.34 inches. |
| November 2025 | Hail | Schroeder | - | Received video from public. Location and size estimated via radar. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Schroeder | - | A tree was blown down across Farm to Market Road 622 near Schroeder. |
| March 2007 | Hail | Schroeder | - | Golf ball sized hail was reported in Schroeder.| |
| December 2002 | Hail | Schroeder | - | Dime sized hail reported by spotter on County Road 622. |
| December 1997 | Funnel Cloud | Schroeder | - | Sheriff report of a funnel cloud. |
| September 1997 | Flash Flood | Schroeder | - | Several reports of flooded roadways. |
| October 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Schroeder | - | The Goliad Sheriff's Office reported several trees damaged in Schroder. Approximately five minutes later the Department of Public safety reported baseball-size hail at the intersection of Highway 183 and FM 119. |
| May 1997 | Hail | Schroeder | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Schroeder | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Schroeder | - | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1367856. 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.
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.




