Startzville, Texas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Canyon Lake census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78133. It stands on Tom Creek. The Survey maps it on the Smithson Valley quadrangle. It stands 1,040 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1920 USGS Smithsons Valley quadrangle1:62500
- 1927 USGS Smithson Valley quadrangle1:62500
- 1929 USGS Smithson Valley quadrangle1:62500
- 1940 USGS Smithson Valley quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Smithson Valley quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS New Braunfels quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS New Braunfels quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
45 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 45 fires within 5 miles of Startzville between 2005 and 2020, burning about 59 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 31 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BORDEAUX |
| 4 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | NOV-28 |
| 2 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 12 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 11 July 2020 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | VIA PRINCIPALE |
| 1 July 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SUNNYSIDE |
| 6 June 2018 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | S. CRANES MILL RD. |
| 30 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GLENN DR. |
| 28 June 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | VINTAGE WAY |
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 Startzville: 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Quarry | Limestone, General | Occurrence | Limestone | |
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canyon Lake Forest | 1.3 miles | 15 | |
| Westhaven | 1.5 miles | 15 | |
| Canyon Springs | 2.1 miles | 15 | |
| Canyon Lake | 2.2 miles | 17 | |
| Smithson Valley | 4.0 miles | 15 | |
| Valley View | 5.0 miles | 15 | |
| Canyon City | 5.0 miles | 14 | |
| Sattler | 5.2 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 Startzville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q122541909 | 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 1369131. 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.








