BlockVanderpool, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Medina census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78885. It stands on Jernigan Creek. The Survey maps it on the Vanderpool quadrangle. It stands 1,578 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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
- 1956 USGS Utopia quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Vanderpool quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Bandera quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
17 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Vanderpool between 2007 and 2020, burning about 50 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 607 SPEARS RD. GRASS FIRE |
| 11 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 8 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 187 BRUSH PILE |
| 7 August 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 187 S. BALER |
| 10 July 2011 | Natural | 7.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LONE HOLLOW FIRE |
| 22 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SOUTH 187 BRUSH PILE BURNING |
| 15 April 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LONE HOLLOW TRASH FIRE |
| 17 March 2009 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 28018 FM 187 |
Storms near this place
38 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Vanderpool in 38 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 18 hail, 14 flash flood, 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. The reports record 1 death and 2 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2007 | Lightning | Vanderpool | 1 killed, 2 hurt | A father and two sons took shelter under a medium-sized cedar tree at Lost Maples State Natural Area in western Bandera County as a storm approached. Lightning hit the tree, injuring all three, with the father the most serious. One son was still able to go for help. A park ranger and a trained medical responder who was visiting the park came quickly but could not revive the father. Both of his sons were taken to a hospital. |
| April 2001 | Flash Flood | Vanderpool | $80,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds tore roofs off buildings, knocked over trees and damaged sheds in and around Vanderpool. |
| October 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vanderpool | $25,000 | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 65 mph. There were several large tree limbs down, broken windows, and the roof of a barn was completely lifted up and blown off at a residence north of Vanderpool. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vanderpool | $10,000 | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 50 knots which blew a large tree onto a roof and knocked down a chimney. |
| January 1995 | Hail | Vanderpool | $3,000 | Hail up to 0.75 in diameter was reported by a cooperative observer as covering the ground near Lost Maples State Park. |
| March 2026 | Hail | Vanderpool | - | A thunderstorm produced up to baseball ball sized hail in western Bandera County. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Vanderpool | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Lost Maples State Natural Area. |
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | Vanderpool | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding closing FM 187 at the Sabinal River. The emergency manager reported about 1.5 feet of water over the road. |
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | Vanderpool | - | Several rounds of thunderstorms dropped 2-5 inches of rain causing flash flooding. The Sabinal River flooded RM 187 at the B&R Crossing north of Utopia. |
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | Vanderpool | - | Several rounds of thunderstorms dropped 2-5 inches of rain causing flash flooding. The Sabinal River flooded RM 187 at RM 337 in Vanderpool. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Vanderpool | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail near Vanderpool. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vanderpool | - | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts measured at 53 kts. at the Love Creek Preserve between Vanderpool and Medina. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vanderpool | - | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts measured at 58 mph on the Lost Maples SNA RAWS. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Vanderpool | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail west of Tarpley. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Vanderpool | - | A thunderstorm produced one inch hail. People were moving their vehicles under carports to protect them from the hail. |
| May 2014 | Flash Flood | Vanderpool | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding closing Old Mill Creed Rd. at the Sabinal River crossing. |
| March 2012 | Flash Flood | Vanderpool | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding of low water crossings and closed Ranch Road 187 from Vanderpool south to Ranch Road 470. |
| May 2012 | Flash Flood | Vanderpool | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that flooded low water crossings closing Highway 187 from Vanderpool to Lost Maples State Park. |
| May 2012 | Flash Flood | Vanderpool | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused a rock slide due to flash flooding two miles east of Vanderpool. |
| April 2010 | Flash Flood | Vanderpool | - | A slow moving thunderstorm produced heavy rain and flooding which closed Hwy 470 between Tarpley and Hwy 187. |
| April 2010 | Flash Flood | Vanderpool | - | A slow moving thunderstorm produced heavy rain and flooding which closed Hwy 187 south of Vanderpool. |
| March 2008 | Hail | Vanderpool | - | Quarter size hail was reported on the Thunder Creek Ranch. |
| March 2008 | Hail | Vanderpool | - | The Bandera County emergency manager reported half dollar size hail in Vanderpool. |
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | Vanderpool | - | Thunderstorms across much of Kendall and Bandera Counties produced general rainfall of 2 to 3 inches, closing FM187 from Vanderpool southward through early evening. SH16 was also closed from Medina to Kerr County line. |
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | Vanderpool | - | Between 2 and 3 inches of rain fell over Bandera, Kerr, Edwards and Real Counties. The heaviest amounts in Bandera County were in the western part. Flash flooding closed FM187 and FM337. |
| May 2007 | Flash Flood | Vanderpool | - | Scattered showers and thunderstorms produced general 1 to 2 inch rain amounts over Bandera County with up to 4 inches between Medina and Bandera. SH16 was closed near the Kerr County line due to high water and SH187 was closed between Vanderpool and Utopia. |
| July 2006 | Flash Flood | Vanderpool | - | Early morning showers and thunderstorms produced 2 to 3 inches of rain from Utopia to south of Vanderpool. Coming shortly after widespread rainfall the previous evening, this was sufficient to cause flash flooding that closed SH187 and FM470 through the mid morning. |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vanderpool | - | The Sheriff's Department reported large trees blown down both to the north and south of Vanderpool. |
| March 1993 | Hail | Vanderpool | - | The Emergency Management Officials reported golfball-size hail in Vanderpool. |
| January 2017 | Hail | Vanderpool | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Vanderpool | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Vanderpool | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Vanderpool | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | Vanderpool | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Vanderpool | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Vanderpool | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Vanderpool | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Vanderpool | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuff | 8.2 miles | 9 | |
| Tarpley | 16.0 miles | 9 | |
| Medina | 16.7 miles | 9 | |
| Highland Waters | 22.2 miles | 9 | |
| Bandera | 25.5 miles | 9 | |
| English Crossing | 31.0 miles | 11 | |
| Bandera Falls | 31.7 miles | 11 | |
| Pipe Creek | 32.9 miles | 11 |
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 Vanderpool | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3477745 | 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 1379206. 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.
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.