Stolz, Texas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Llano North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78643. It stands on Little Llano River. The Survey maps it on the Lone Grove quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 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.
- 1887 USGS Llano quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Llano quadrangle1:125000
- 1904 USGS Llano quadrangle1:125000
- 1909 USGS Llano quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1918 USGS Llano quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Llano quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Llano quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Cherokee quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Llano quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Lone Grove quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Llano quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Llano quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
13 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Stolz between 2005 and 2020, burning about 1,537 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 | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | INDIAN BEND |
| 18 August 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 410 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | L BAR |
| 10 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WHITEHEAD FIRE (09-0085) |
| 27 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CHANNAS RANCH |
| 8 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MULTIPLE FIRES |
| 29 June 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,000 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRANITE HILLS |
| 28 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 29 E |
| 7 May 2016 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 215B |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Stolz: 4 past producers, 3 occurrences, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Graphite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Gold, Vanadium, Bismuth, Vermiculite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Mountain Deposit | Magnesite | Occurrence | ||
| Heath Mine | Gold, Vanadium, Bismuth, Vermiculite | Past Producer | Gold | |
| Olive Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1892 | |
| Olive Mine Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Talc Occurrence | Talc-Soapstone | Occurrence | Talc | |
| Dixie Graphite Mine | Graphite | Past Producer | Graphite | |
| Granite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Granite | |
| Graphite Mine | Graphite | Past Producer | Graphite | |
| Texas Crushed Stone Llano Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Stolz in 2 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 1 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 2025 | Hail | Stolz | - | A thunderstorm produced nickel to quarter size hail southeast of Llano. |
| October 2009 | Flash Flood | Stolz | - | Heavy rain caused flooding which closed numerous roads in and around Kingsland including FM 1431, FM 2545, County Road 309, and County Road 307. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Grove | 2.6 miles | 16 | |
| Bluffton | 4.6 miles | 18 | |
| Golden Beach | 4.8 miles | 18 | |
| Llano | 6.4 miles | 17 | |
| Gainesville | 7.1 miles | 15 | |
| Buchanan Dam | 7.1 miles | 20 | |
| Buchanan Lake Village | 7.6 miles | 18 | |
| Tow | 8.6 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380611. 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.











