Shorts Corner, Texas
14 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 78217. The Survey maps it on the Longhorn quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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 Longhorn quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Longhorn quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1985 USGS New Braunfels quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Longhorn quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS New Braunfels quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
60 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 60 fires within 5 miles of Shorts Corner between 2006 and 2011, burning about 149 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 |
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 2008 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 19 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 18 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | RUSTIC FOREST |
| 16 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | NEW WORLD |
| 11 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WETMORE FIRE |
| 4 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 30 August 2009 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRANDBURY |
| 28 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | 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 Shorts Corner: 11 producers, 1 past producer. 11 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Cement Rock, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Cement Plant | Cement Rock, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Judson Road Perlite Plant | Perlite | Producer | ||
| Bulverde Road Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Cloud Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Longhorn Quarry and Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Olmos Rock Products Corp | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Bulverde Road Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Capitol Cement Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Dean Word Co Ackerman Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Kaiser Cement and Gypsum Corp | Limestone, General | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wetmore | 1.2 miles | 14 | |
| Longhorn | 1.3 miles | 14 | |
| Fratt | 2.3 miles | 14 | |
| Windcrest | 2.8 miles | 14 | |
| North Loop | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| Live Oak | 4.1 miles | 11 | |
| Kentwood Manor | 4.4 miles | 14 | |
| Hill Country Village | 4.8 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1347097. 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.






