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Cave Creek School

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

From the record

“Cave Creek School is located at 470 Cave Creek Road, in Gillespie County, in the U.S. state of Texas. Built in 1881, it was consolidated with Fredericksburg Independent School District in 1950.”

Wikipedia article Cave Creek School (Gillespie County, Texas), CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 18 National Register listings published here for Gillespie County · listed in 2004 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article

The listing

  • Address. 470 Cave Creek Rd., Fredericksburg, 78624
  • When was it listed? December 2004
  • Category. building
  • Census division. Stonewall
  • National Register reference number. 04001415 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

85 since 2004

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 85 fires within 5 miles of Cave Creek School between 2004 and 2020, burning about 937 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
Debris and open burning63
Missing data/not specified/undetermined14
Equipment and vehicle use4
Natural2
Recreation and ceremony1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 September 2005Debris and open burning3.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
5 September 2012Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service592 SULTEMEIER MOELLERING ROAD
4 September 2019Debris and open burning3.5 acresTexas A & M Forest Service1991 JUNG LN
3 September 2014Naturalunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service990 COOL WATER RANCH ROAD
19 September 2009Debris and open burning1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceHOLTZBUCK RD.
11 September 2010Debris and open burning1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceR.R. 2721 AT RODE RD.
1 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceGRASSHOPPER LN
9 August 2010Equipment and vehicle use5.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceBELL OTTMERS RD. HAY FIRE

Every fire recorded in Gillespie County

Mines and quarries near this property

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Cave Creek School: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Palo Alto Creek Pit & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Standard Gypsum Co. PlantGypsum-AnhydriteProducer

Every working recorded in Gillespie County

Storms near this property

60 of 90 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fredericksburg, the town this property stands in, in 90 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 65 hail, 12 thunderstorm wind, 11 flash flood, 2 tornado. The reports record 1 death. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2007Flash FloodFredericksburg1 killedContinued periods of showers and thunderstorms through the nighttime hours produced general 3 to 4 inch rain amounts over much of Gillespie County. Amounts as high as 6 inches were reported near Willow City and also southwest of Fredericksburg. Most rural roads were closed through both the late evening and in the morning hours due to high water. A young man was swept away in his vehicle at a low water crossing on Goehmann Lane near Fredericksburg about 2100 CST.
March 2005HailFredericksburg$200,000Large hail, propelled by 30 to 40 mph winds broke the windows of homes, dented vehicles, and damaged trees near Fredericksburg.
April 2020Tornado (EF1)Fredericksburg$100,000A tornado first touched ground near the Beyer Feed Store on the north side of Fredericksburg on Hwy 16. It moved northeast and caused tree damage and took down a power line off Knopp School Rd. and Quail Run Dr. From aerial images, there is significant tree damage in about a 150 yard wide path extending to Koennecke-Eckhardt Rd. The tornado continued moving northeast where it crossed Herber-Schaefer Rd. There was tree and roof damage at a residence on FM 1631. The tornado dissipated a short time later as it crossed Wahrmund-Ahrens Rd. The highest estimated wind speed was 100 mph and it was rated EF-1.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindFredericksburg$100,000Severe thunderstorm winds blew roofs off homes.
February 1998Thunderstorm WindFredericksburg$80,000no account filed
October 2001Thunderstorm WindFredericksburg$50,000no account filed
July 2000Thunderstorm WindFredericksburg$30,000Severe thunderstorm winds uprooted several trees.
April 1998Thunderstorm WindFredericksburg$25,000no account filed
September 2000Thunderstorm WindFredericksburg$20,000Severe thunderstorm winds blew down several trees.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindFredericksburg$5,000A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph northeast of Fredericksburg. The wind tore a large portion of a tin roof off a metal building and blew it 200 to 300 feet away.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindFredericksburg$5,000A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that downed several trees and tree branches between N. Acorn St. and N. Kay St. in Fredericksburg.
April 2023Thunderstorm WindFredericksburg$2,000A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 65 mph that knocked down some two to four inch diameter tree limbs near Fredericksburg.
May 2025HailFredericksburg-A thunderstorm produced penny size hail in Fredericksburg.
May 2025HailFredericksburg-A thunderstorm produced half dollar size hail in Fredericksburg.
May 2025HailFredericksburg-A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Fredericksburg.
May 2025HailFredericksburg-A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail in Fredericksburg.
May 2025HailFredericksburg-A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail on the northwest side of Fredericksburg.
May 2025HailFredericksburg-A thunderstorm produced 2.25 inch diameter hail in Fredericksburg.
May 2025HailFredericksburg-A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail in downtown Fredericksburg.
May 2025HailFredericksburg-A thunderstorm produced tennis ball size hail in Fredericksburg.
May 2025HailFredericksburg-A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail northeast of Fredericksburg.
March 2024HailFredericksburg-A thunderstorm produced nickel to quarter size hail in Fredericksburg.
April 2024HailFredericksburg-A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail southeast of Fredericksburg.
April 2023HailFredericksburg-A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail in Fredericksburg.
April 2023HailFredericksburg-A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Fredericksburg.
April 2023HailFredericksburg-A thunderstorm produced half dollar size hail in Fredericksburg.
April 2023HailFredericksburg-A thunderstorm produced half dollar size hail near Fredericksburg.
April 2023HailFredericksburg-A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail north of Fredericksburg.
April 2023HailFredericksburg-A thunderstorm produced two inch diameter hail northwest of Fredericksburg.
April 2023HailFredericksburg-A thunderstorm produced two inch diameter hail north of Fredericksburg.
April 2023HailFredericksburg-A thunderstorm produced hail up to the size of half dollars in Fredericksburg.
April 2023HailFredericksburg-A thunderstorm produced penny size hail in Fredericksburg.
April 2023HailFredericksburg-A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail north of Fredericksburg.
April 2023HailFredericksburg-A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail north of Fredericksburg.
March 2023HailFredericksburg-A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Fredericksburg.
March 2023HailFredericksburg-A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail north of Fredericksburg.
June 2023HailFredericksburg-A thunderstorm produced half dollar size hail near Fredericksburg.
June 2023HailFredericksburg-A thunderstorm produced nickel size hail near Fredericksburg.
May 2020HailFredericksburg-A thunderstorm produced half dollar size hail in Fredericksburg.
May 2019Flash FloodFredericksburg-Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding closing several low water crossings in Fredericksburg.
May 2019Flash FloodFredericksburg-Thunderstorms produced heavy rain west of Fredericksburg. A CoCoRAHS observer reported 2.23 inches that flooded a road along Dittmar Creek.
April 2015HailFredericksburg-Quarter size hail was reported by a CoCoRaHs observer located in southwest Fredericksburg.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindFredericksburg-A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that downed several trees causing widespread power outages in Fredericksburg.
October 2015Thunderstorm WindFredericksburg-A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that blew down numerous trees along Crabapple and Oakhaven Rds. in northern Fredericksburg.
May 2013HailFredericksburg-A thunderstorm produced hail that covered the ground with drifts up to eight inches deep. The largest hail was golf ball size.
May 2012HailFredericksburg-Thunderstorms produced quarter to half dollar size hail that covered the ground.
June 2010HailFredericksburg-A thunderstorm produced hail estimated between quarter and half dollar size.
September 2010Flash FloodFredericksburg-Heavy rain from Tropical Storm Hermine produced flash flooding covering parts of West Shubert Street and Old San Antonio Road with water in Fredericksburg.
September 2010Flash FloodFredericksburg-Heavy rain from Tropical Storm Hermine produced flash flooding which closed Old San Antonio Road in Fredericksburg with water and debris over the roadway.
July 2007Flash FloodFredericksburg-From 3 to 5 inches fell in the southeast quarter of Gillespie County, with the heaviest rain just southeast of Fredericksburg. US87 and FM1376 were closed.
July 2007Flash FloodFredericksburg-Thunderstorms produced from 3 to 5 inches of rain around Fredericksburg, causing flash flooding that closed FM965 and FM2323.
June 2007Flash FloodFredericksburg-Thunderstorms produced general 3 to 4 inch amounts over eastern Gillespie County, with up to 7 inches near Willow City. The resulting flash flooding closed most of the roads in eastern Gillespie County, including FM1323, FM965, and SH16.
March 2007Flash FloodFredericksburg-Up to 4 inches of rain fell between Fredericksburg and Willow City, causing flash flooding that closed FM1323 through the mid afternoon.
May 2006Flash FloodFredericksburg-General 1 to 2 inch rainfall, with spotty totals to 4 inches caused flash flooding between Fredericksburg and Doss, closing several roads. Including FM648 and FM783.
March 2005Flash FloodFredericksburg-Heavy rainfall produced accumulations of nearly 2 inches in about one hour over very saturated soils southwest of Fredericksburg. Officials reported that a car was washed off Alfred Petsch Rd. at a low water crossing where Pedernales River crosses. The driver escaped and there were no injuries.
November 2004Tornado (F0)Fredericksburg-Skywarn-trained Amateur Radio Operators observed a small tornado that dropped into an open area. The tornado was about 20 yards wide and continued over the ground for less than a quarter mile. It caused no damage and was rated F0 on the Fujita Scale.
February 1998HailFredericksburg-Severe winds caused damage to numerous roofs in the Fredercksburg area.
March 1998HailFredericksburg-Hail was reported to have covered roads.
May 1997Thunderstorm WindFredericksburg-Tree damage reported by the Sheriff's Department in downtown Fredericksburg.
May 2015HailFredericksburg-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Gillespie County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Listed places nearby

5 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Photograph PropertyDistance Listed
Rheingold School3.5 miles2005
Lower South Grape Creek School5.8 miles2005
Nebgen School6.3 miles2005
Willow City School6.7 miles2005
Feller-Barsch Homestead6.7 miles2019

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 04001415 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Gillespie CountyAll 18 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • 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.