Walkerton, Texas
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Cedar Park-Liberty Hill census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78613. The Survey maps it on the Leander quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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
- 1954 USGS Austin quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Leander quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1985 USGS Taylor quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Leander quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
58 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 58 fires within 5 miles of Walkerton between 2005 and 2020, burning about 302 acres in total. 2 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 | 27 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 84 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MOONGLOW FIRE |
| 4 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BLOCKHOUSE |
| 13 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | POWELL DR & HORSESHOE DR |
| 6 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 28 August 2006 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 28 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 16 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 15 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HORSESHOE FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Walkerton: 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Featherlite Corp | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Allen Pit & Plant | Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Stone | 0.9 miles | 17 | |
| Cedar Park | 2.1 miles | 17 | |
| Leander | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| Brushy Creek | 5.2 miles | 19 | |
| Anderson Mill | 5.6 miles | 23 | |
| Turkey Hollow | 6.0 miles | 17 | |
| Pond Springs | 6.3 miles | 23 | |
| Jollyville | 7.0 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380736. 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.




