White Stone, 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
56 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 56 fires within 5 miles of White Stone between 2005 and 2020, burning about 271 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 | 26 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| 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 |
| 3 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 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 |
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 White Stone: 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 |
Storms near this place
37 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names White Stone in 37 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 20 hail, 7 flash flood, 6 thunderstorm wind, 4 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2017 | Lightning | White Stone | $600,000 | Lightning struck a house on Goodnight Tr. causing a fire in Leander. |
| July 2017 | Lightning | White Stone | $270,000 | Lightning struck a house on Lookout Knoll Dr. causing a fire in Leander. |
| July 2017 | Lightning | White Stone | $100,000 | Lightning struck a house on Paden Dr. causing a fire in Cedar Park. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Stone | $10,000 | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 75 mph that caused damage in the Cedar Grove neighborhood of Cedar Park. Fences and power lines were blown down and roof shingles blown off. The Emergency Manager sent us a photo of a six inch diameter tree limb blown through a wall. |
| October 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Stone | $5,000 | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that blew over a tree onto a fence in Cedar Park. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Stone | $5,000 | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that blew down a 50 foot section of fence in Leander. |
| May 2015 | Lightning | White Stone | $5,000 | Lightning struck a house in the 3000 block of Palominos Pass near Cedar Park causing a fire. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Stone | $1,000 | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that knocked down a large tree limb in Leander. |
| May 2025 | Flash Flood | White Stone | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding of a low water crossing on Cypress Ln. at Black House Creek in Cedar Park. |
| May 2025 | Hail | White Stone | - | A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail between Leander and Cedar Park. |
| May 2025 | Hail | White Stone | - | A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail between Leander and Cedar Park. |
| April 2024 | Hail | White Stone | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail on the west side of Cedar Park. |
| September 2023 | Hail | White Stone | - | A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail in Round Rock. |
| August 2022 | Flash Flood | White Stone | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding of a low water crossing on Peach Tree Ln. at Peggy Garner Park. |
| August 2022 | Flash Flood | White Stone | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding of a low water crossing on Krienke Ranch Rd. at Brushy Creek. |
| May 2021 | Flash Flood | White Stone | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. Several roads were flooded near Peggy Garner Park to the north and east of New Hope Dr. |
| April 2021 | Hail | White Stone | - | A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail in Cedar Park. |
| April 2021 | Hail | White Stone | - | A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail in Cedar Park. |
| October 2019 | Hail | White Stone | - | A thunderstorm produced penny size hail near Cedar Park. |
| August 2016 | Flash Flood | White Stone | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding. Broadcast media reported water over roads in and around Cedar Park. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Stone | - | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that snapped and uprooted multiple trees. Some of the trees had trunks as large as 12 inches in diameter. |
| October 2015 | Flash Flood | White Stone | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding closing low water crossings on Peach Tree Ln., Sumac Ln., and Cypress Ln. near Block House Creek in Cedar Park. |
| October 2015 | Flash Flood | White Stone | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding closing low water crossings on Cedar Park Dr. near Cluck Creek in Cedar Park. |
| March 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Stone | - | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that knocked down some tree limbs near Cedar Park. |
| June 2009 | Hail | White Stone | - | Hail was reported on FM 1431 4 miles east of I35. |
| July 2017 | Hail | White Stone | - | no account filed |
| March 2014 | Hail | White Stone | - | no account filed |
| March 2014 | Hail | White Stone | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | White Stone | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | White Stone | - | no account filed |
| March 2009 | Hail | White Stone | - | no account filed |
| March 2009 | Hail | White Stone | - | no account filed |
| March 2009 | Hail | White Stone | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | White Stone | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | White Stone | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | White Stone | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | White Stone | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walkerton | 0.9 miles | 17 | |
| Cedar Park | 1.2 miles | 17 | |
| Leander | 4.2 miles | 17 | |
| Anderson Mill | 4.7 miles | 23 | |
| Brushy Creek | 4.8 miles | 19 | |
| Turkey Hollow | 5.3 miles | 17 | |
| Pond Springs | 5.4 miles | 23 | |
| Jollyville | 6.1 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1371416. 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.




