Selma, Texas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the San Antonio Northeast census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78154. It stands on Selma Creek. The Survey maps it on the Schertz quadrangle.
On record in Selma
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 2 records
Selma Stagecoach Stop and Post Officelisted 2017- John S. Harrison Houselisted 2006
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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 Schertz quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Schertz quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS New Braunfels quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS New Braunfels quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Schertz quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
93 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 93 fires within 5 miles of Selma between 2005 and 2018, burning about 366 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 67 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SZFD111324 |
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SZFD111302 |
| 3 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WEIDERSTEIN FIRE |
| 15 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SZFD121381 |
| 9 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SZFD141296 |
| 5 August 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CBFD130703 |
| 4 August 2015 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRUSH FIRE |
| 28 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SZFD111255 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Selma: 13 producers, 1 unknown. 13 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Perlite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Converse | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Judson Road Perlite Plant | Perlite | Producer | ||
| Barrett Base Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Gifford Hill Ogden Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Ogden Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Unnamed Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | 1973 | |
| Beck Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Beck Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gem Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| Gem Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Selma in 7 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | Flash Flood | Selma | $100,000 | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain leading to flash flooding. There was a news report of nine homes flooded along Shin Oak Dr. in Live Oak. |
| September 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Selma | $5,000 | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph knocking down a sizable tree limb that damaged a Jeep. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Selma | $5,000 | A survey found wind damage in the Live Oak and Windcrest areas just to the northeast of San Antonio. Most of the damage was to fences and trees. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Selma | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Universal City. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Selma | - | A thunderstorm produced half dollar size hail at Toepperwein Rd. and Nacogdoches Rd. in northeastern San Antonio. |
| April 2018 | Hail | Selma | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Selma. The hail fell for two minutes. |
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | Selma | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding closing I-35 at Toepperwein Rd. and the ramp from eastbound I-410 to southbound I-35. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luxello | 1.3 miles | 11 | |
| Live Oak | 2.1 miles | 11 | |
| Universal City | 2.6 miles | 11 | |
| Airport City | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| Converse | 4.6 miles | 11 | |
| Shorts Corner | 6.1 miles | 14 | |
| Wetmore | 6.2 miles | 14 | |
| Windcrest | 6.2 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1346886. 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.






