Walburg, Texas
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Jarrell census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78626. The Survey maps it on the Weir quadrangle. It stands 810 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 17 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.
- 1893 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1928 USGS Round Rock quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Round Rock quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Round Rock quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Austin quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1982 USGS Weir quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Taylor quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
34 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Walburg between 2005 and 2018, burning about 301 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 500 CR 314 |
| 6 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | COUNTY ROAD 324 |
| 4 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1100 CR 237 |
| 4 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 237 |
| 31 August 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 630 CR 234 |
| 30 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 5501 N IH 35 |
| 27 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 4100 N IH 35 NB |
| 26 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WINDY HILL/ JARRELL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
4 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Walburg in 4 storm reports between 2006 and 2021: 2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2021 | Hail | Walburg | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Walburg. |
| January 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Walburg | - | A tornado formed near FM 1105, roughly 1 mile south of FM 972 and Walburg. The tornado tracked north for just over one mile, damaging 4 homes and 1 business. The most significant damage occurred at a business where a large section of the metal roof was taken off. Minor roof and shingle damage, as well as damage to vegetation, occurred at several homes. The tornado dissipated near FM 972 in Walburg. The peak wind was estimated at 80 mph. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walburg | - | As the severe thunderstorms moved southeastward across Williamson County, they dropped one inch diameter hail and produced wind gusts that damaged the roofs of barns, flattened outbuildings and destroyed a mobile home in the Walburg area. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Walburg | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theon | 2.0 miles | 12 | |
| New Corn Hill | 2.3 miles | 12 | |
| Keelersville | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| Mozo | 4.3 miles | 17 | |
| Weir | 4.4 miles | 17 | |
| Berrys Creek | 4.5 miles | 20 | |
| Sonterra | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| Corn Hill | 5.2 miles | 12 |
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 Walburg | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14711400 | 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 1370743. 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.






