Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
One of 24 National Register listings published here for Fayette County · listed in 1983 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of St. Mary's Church of the Assumption between 1993 and 2013, burning about 266 acres in total. 1 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 | 11 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | KEY |
| 7 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 7 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 7 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 7 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 7 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 7 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 7 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of St. Mary's Church of the Assumption: 4 producers, 1 past producer. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Bentonite, Fullers Earth. 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 | Fullers Earth | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Balcones Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Flatonia Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Mica Pit | Bentonite | Producer | 1981 | |
| Mica Pit and Plant | Bentonite | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Praha, the town this property stands in, in 3 storm reports between 2014 and 2024: 1 hail, 1 tornado, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2019 | Tornado (EF0) | Praha | $10,000 | A small EF0 tornado formed early Friday morning as showers and storms were moving north through western Lavaca County. The tornado touched down just northeast of Moulton in Lavaca County and traveled 1.9 miles and then crossed into Fayette County about 100 yards west of CR 257. It continued for another 0.9 miles in Fayette County. Tree damage was found on E. Wiedemann Rd. just on the other side of the Lavaca County line in far southern Fayette County. It appears that the weak tornado dissipated near this location as no other damage was found farther north. Maximum winds were estimated to be 75 mph. |
| January 2024 | Flash Flood | Praha | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding closing numerous low water crossings between Flatonia and Schulenburg. |
| March 2014 | Hail | Praha | - | no account filed |
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.
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 | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flatonia Historic District | 2.8 miles | 2017 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 83003138 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Fayette County | All 24 listed properties in this county. |
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