Solms, Texas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1927 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the New Braunfels census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78132. The Survey maps it on the New Braunfels West quadrangle. It stands 663 feet above sea level.
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.
- 1927 USGS New Braunfels quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS New Braunfels West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS New Braunfels quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS New Braunfels West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS New Braunfels quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
139 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 139 fires within 5 miles of Solms between 2005 and 2020, burning about 3,688 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 10 were 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 | 78 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | NOV-30 |
| 5 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | NOV-62 |
| 3 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | NOV-02 |
| 27 September 2011 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | NOV-23 |
| 2 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | NOV-65 |
| 18 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | FAUST FIRE |
| 17 September 2019 | Smoking | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 3500 IH 35 S FIRE |
| 16 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | NOV-18 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Solms: 6 producers, 1 unknown, 1 past producer. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sulfur. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tilden Sulfur Plant | Sulfur | Producer | ||
| Brauntex Materials | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Comal | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| General Portland Cement Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Brauntex Pit & Plant | Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| New Braunfels Quarry & Plant | Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| New Braunfels Quarry & Plant No.265 | Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
4 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Solms in 4 storm reports between 2009 and 2022: 3 flash flood, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Solms | $20,000 | Multiple road closures were reported across Comal County. Closures included River Road South, Hueco Springs Loop, Smithson Valley Road North, Rolling Creek, Fawn Lane, Cypress Cove Road, and Spring Branch Road. A few citizens had to be lead away from a van stranded in high water on Hoffman Lane. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Solms | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail at the intersection of I-35 and Rueckle Rd. in New Braunfels. |
| September 2009 | Flash Flood | Solms | - | Heavy rain caused flooding which closed West San Antonio Street at Loop 337. |
| September 2009 | Flash Flood | Solms | - | Heavy rain caused flooding which closed Morningside Drive at Solms Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dittlinger | 1.1 miles | 14 | |
| Jentsch Acres | 2.0 miles | 14 | |
| Comal | 3.1 miles | 14 | |
| New Braunfels | 3.6 miles | 14 | |
| Corbyn | 3.6 miles | 14 | |
| Landa Park Highlands | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| Ogden | 5.1 miles | 11 | |
| Preiss Heights | 5.8 miles | 14 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Solms | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q127433600 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1347369. 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.






