Woodway, Texas
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Waco census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76712. The Survey maps it on the Waco West quadrangle. 9,383 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 633 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 19 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.
- 1892 USGS Waco quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1920 USGS Waco quadrangle1:125000
- 1924 USGS Waco 4-c quadrangle1:48000
- 1931 USGS Elm Mott quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Waco West quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Waco quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
405 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 405 fires within 5 miles of Woodway between 2005 and 2020, burning about 817 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 273 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 73 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Smoking | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 17-2520007 |
| 8 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2510033 |
| 7 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2500034 |
| 6 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2490037 |
| 5 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2480036 |
| 5 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 16-2490003 |
| 4 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 13-2470007 |
| 3 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2617 NEW WINDSOR PKWY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Woodway: 5 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, Clay, Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Universal Atlas Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Waco Quarry | Limestone, General, Clay | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Young Brazos River Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Universal Atlas Cement Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Waco Quarry & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
22 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Woodway in 22 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 10 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind, 2 lightning. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2021 | Lightning | Woodway | 1 hurt | A man was struck by lightning while under a tree in the Woodway area. He lost some teeth and had burns on his hands. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodway | $125,000 | Wind estimated at 80 mph did widespread damage to trees and power lines. At least 50 streets were blocked by downed trees and utility poles. |
| July 1998 | Lightning | Woodway | $25,000 | A house was struck by lightning. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Woodway | $20,000 | Waco broadcast media reported golfball sized hail in Woodway. |
| December 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodway | $12,000 | The metal paneling roof and sides of a large metal barn used as a storage shed and workshop were torn off along Loop 340 on the southwest side of Waco. The beams of the barn were made of metal and still standing. A brick facade was also knocked down. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodway | $10,000 | Emergency manager reported significant wind damage to a fast food restaurant on North Valley Mills Drive. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodway | $10,000 | A social media video indicated roof damage at the Waco First Assembly of God. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Woodway | $10,000 | Golfball-size hail was reported at the intersection of North Valley Mills Drive and Cobbs Drive. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodway | $5,000 | A public report was received about major roof damage to a Hobby Lobby just off of Valley Mills Drive. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodway | $5,000 | A 73 MPH wind gust was estimated at HWY 6 and Imperial Drive. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodway | $1,000 | A public report of trees and power lines down was received near Woodway, TX. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodway | - | Large tree branches were broken at the Raintree Apartments on the southwest side of Waco. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodway | - | A public report indicated trees down in the city of Woodway, TX. |
| June 2016 | Hail | Woodway | - | Quarter size hail fell at the Mclennan County Fairgrounds. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Woodway | - | Penny sized hail fell at the Richland Mall in West Waco. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Woodway | - | Nickel-size hail was reported at the intersection of Highways 6 and 84. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Woodway | - | Quarter-size hail was reported at the intersection of Highway 6 and Sanger Road. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Woodway | - | Relayed by the media. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Woodway | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Woodway | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodway | - | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Hail | Woodway | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jewell | 0.5 miles | 19 | |
| Ritchie | 2.2 miles | 16 | |
| Atco | 2.8 miles | 16 | |
| Beverly Hills | 2.9 miles | 19 | |
| Hewitt | 3.0 miles | 16 | |
| Beverly | 3.6 miles | 19 | |
| Speegleville | 4.3 miles | 19 | |
| Waco | 4.3 miles | 19 |
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 Woodway | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q981404 | 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 1371942. 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.







