Zorn, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Northeast Guadalupe census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78666. The Survey maps it on the San Marcos South quadrangle. It stands 538 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1911 USGS San Marcos quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1919 USGS San Marcos quadrangle1:125000
- 1953 USGS Seguin quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Seguin quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS San Marcos South quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Seguin quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
33 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Zorn between 2005 and 2019, burning about 706 acres in total. None 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 | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1000 KOHLENBERG |
| 15 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SOECHTING, 14-5362 |
| 10 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | NOV-79 |
| 2 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | YORK FIRE |
| 29 June 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 27 June 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | CANEY CREEK FIRE |
| 29 May 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SOECHTING LN FIRE |
| 26 April 2006 | Debris and open burning | 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Zorn: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Pit | Clay | Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
5 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Zorn in 5 storm reports between 1997 and 2016: 2 flash flood, 1 funnel cloud, 1 tornado, 1 hail. 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 2007 | Flash Flood | Zorn | $500,000 | Widespread 3 to 4 inch rainfall was reported over the county, with up to 8 inches in the area from Zorn to Seguin to McQueeny. Widespread severe flooding was reported, with damage to more than a dozen homes. Nearly all rural roads in northwest part of county were closed, including SH46 and SH123. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Zorn | - | Highway 123 between Farm to Market Road 1978 and 1979 was impassable due to water over the roadway. |
| October 2015 | Tornado (EF1) | Zorn | - | A tornado developed near Centerpoint Rd. and Old Zorn Rd. in Guadalupe County and continued to the north-northeast for approximately 2.25 miles into Hays County ending near Centerpoint Rd. and Viewpoint Rd. . The tornado caused minor roof damage to a few homes where it first developed. As it continued north-northeastward, the tornado struck a series of electrical transmission line towers, causing 11 towers to either partially or completely collapse. The tornado continued through an open field near Centerpoint Rd. causing mainly tree damage. Several homes east of Centerpoint Rd., in the Southridge Estates subdivision, received minor roof damage along with large tree limbs snapped. In addition, a garage with an attached apartment completely collapsed in the Southridge Estates subdivision. Peak winds were estimated to be 90-100 mph. One person was injured. At the time of this writing, there is no estimate of insured monetary losses. |
| March 2016 | Hail | Zorn | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Funnel Cloud | Zorn | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galle | 2.1 miles | 15 | |
| Redwood | 4.4 miles | 13 | |
| Barbarosa | 4.6 miles | 14 | |
| Weinert | 5.7 miles | 15 | |
| Staples | 6.2 miles | 13 | |
| Geronimo | 6.3 miles | 15 | |
| Clear Springs | 8.0 miles | 14 | |
| Lake Dunlap | 8.5 miles | 14 |
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 Zorn | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14711416 | 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 1372107. 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.





