Thelma, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the San Antonio South census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78264. The Survey maps it on the Thelma quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 9 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.
- 1954 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Thelma quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
152 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 152 fires within 5 miles of Thelma between 2005 and 2018, burning about 1,249 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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 | 54 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 8 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BIG OAK FIRE |
| 7 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 7 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 6 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 200 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SILVER MOUNTAIN |
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | APPLE WHITE RD |
| 20 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRUSH FIRE |
| 14 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Thelma: 8 producers, 2 unknowns, 1 past producer. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris Sand Pit | Silica, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Osburn Pit & Plant | Silica | Producer | ||
| Harris Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sand | |
| Kite Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sand | |
| Kite Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lehr Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sand | |
| Brotze Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Clay | |
| Stone Pit | Clay | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Stone Pit | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Wright Pit | Clay | Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
4 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Thelma in 4 storm reports between 2014 and 2022: 3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thelma | $10,000 | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 80 mph that blew two foot diameter trees over onto roads near Sandy Oaks. |
| March 2022 | Hail | Thelma | - | A thunderstorm produced penny size hail in Thelma. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Thelma | - | A thunderstorm produced one inch hail near Sandy Oaks. |
| March 2014 | Hail | Thelma | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Losoya | 2.7 miles | 10 | |
| Cassin | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| Oak Island | 3.2 miles | 9 | |
| Earle | 3.4 miles | 12 | |
| Buena Vista | 4.5 miles | 12 | |
| Sandy Oaks | 5.5 miles | 10 | |
| Southton | 7.2 miles | 12 | |
| Garza Crossing | 7.6 miles | 13 |
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 Thelma | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q113634989 | 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 1380654. 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.



