South Bosque, Texas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Waco census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76712. It stands on Cloice Creek. The Survey maps it on the South Bosque quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 16 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.
- 1892 USGS Temple quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1931 USGS Mc Gregor quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS South Bosque quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Temple quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
167 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 167 fires within 5 miles of South Bosque between 2001 and 2020, burning about 1,053 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 72 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 44 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 13-2470007 |
| 4 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY84 |
| 3 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2617 NEW WINDSOR PKWY |
| 3 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 26 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SPEEGLVILLE COMMAND |
| 3 September 2013 | Fireworks | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SPEEGLEVILLE FIRE |
| 27 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 26 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of South Bosque: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waco Quarry | Limestone, General, Clay | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Young Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names South Bosque in 6 storm reports between 2010 and 2025: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, 1 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | Lightning | South Bosque | $10,000 | Emergency manager reported a house fire caused by a lightning strike between Waco and McGregor. |
| April 2020 | Hail | South Bosque | $10,000 | Broadcast media had multiple reports of golf ball sized hail along Highway 84 near the city of Woodway, TX. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Bosque | $3,000 | Waco broadcast media reported thunderstorm winds blew down a few large trees on Old Lorena Road near Woodway. Winds were estimated to have gusted as high as 70 mph. |
| May 2024 | Flash Flood | South Bosque | - | Amateur radio reported that the intersection of Speeglville Rd and Hwy 84 is flooded, with picture. |
| June 2016 | Flood | South Bosque | - | McLennan County Sheriff's Department reported minor flooding in Lorena and along parts of Hwy 84 in Woodway. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Bosque | - | Waco broadcast media reported an estimated wind gust of 60 mph at the intersection of Highway 84 and Old Lorena 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.
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.
| Wikidata item Q122550311 | 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 1368633. 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.





