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Texas County, Missouri

126 topographic sheets cover 73 settlements here, and 4 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

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From the record

4 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Missouri within the United States
Texas County within Missouri

What the record shows

  • 1,253 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 4 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 3 buildings and 1 district.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 73 populated places in this county; 73 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

4

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Photograph PropertyType ListedReference
Bates-Geers Housebuilding198282003159
Cole, Arthur W., and Chloe B., Housebuilding199898001500
Houston High Schoolbuilding200909000016
Houston Ranger Station Historic Districtdistrict200303000713

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

633 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 633 of them, burning about 8,714 acres. 5 started naturally and 180 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning313
Arson/incendiarism180
Missing data/not specified/undetermined80
Equipment and vehicle use31
Smoking16
Recreation and ceremony5
Natural5
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. Four of them were set deliberately.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
18 November 1999Smoking844 acresMark Twain National ForestROBY LAKE
28 March 2002Arson/incendiarism500 acresMark Twain National ForestAMBITIOUS
24 March 1997Debris and open burning220 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
22 November 2001Arson/incendiarism162 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
8 March 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined153 acresMark Twain National ForestPULASKI
14 November 1999Arson/incendiarism146 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
4 April 2005Debris and open burning138 acresMark Twain National ForestSUCCESS
7 April 1998Arson/incendiarism131 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1953 to 2026

60 of 643 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 643 reports for this county, causing 3 deaths, 26 injuries and about $30,230,110 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Hail254
Thunderstorm Wind170
Flash Flood94
Flood55
Tornado41
Heavy Rain22
Lightning4
Funnel Cloud2
Wildfire1

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 1954Tornado (F4)not stated2 killed, $25,000no account filed
March 2008FloodLicking1 killed, $10,000Widespread flooding occurred over Texas County. A section of Highway BB one quarter mile east of the bridge over the Big Piney River became flooded and impassable to motorists. A 53 year old man was killed after his car was swept off of Highway BB. An investigation concluded that the man may not have observed the flooding prior to driving into it. Visibilities were reduced due to heavy snow.
April 1979Tornado (F3)not stated9 hurt, $2,500,000no account filed
March 1988Tornado (F2)not stated5 hurt, $2,500,000no account filed
June 2007LightningHuggins5 hurtFive people were injured from a lightning strike near the community of Huggins.
February 1999Flash FloodCountywide3 hurt, $30,000no account filed
May 2009Tornado (EF0)Pine Crest2 hurt, $500,000This tornado is a continuation of the Howell County tornado. A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-2 tornado entered southeastern Texas County from northern Howell County. The tornado tracked across rural portions of southeastern Texas County, destroying one home and several outbuildings. Two injuries occurred to the residents of the home. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted. The tornado eventually tracked into west central Shannon County.
August 2009Tornado (EF1)Evening Shade1 hurt, $25,000A National Weather Service storm survey rated the tornado an EF-1. The tornado rolled a mobile home resulting in 1 injury. The tornado produced a path three quarters of a mile long with a width of 100 yards.
February 2006HailHartshorn1 hurtAn 80 year old man sustained minor injuries from being caught outside as golf ball sized hail occurred.
April 2017Flash FloodHouston$8,000,000Numerous homes and business sustained severe flood damage across Texas County. Numerous roads and bridges were severely damaged or washed away across the county. This report will contain the total dollar estimate for flood damage to infrastructure, businesses, and homes across Texas County.
August 2013Flash FloodClara$2,500,000This storm report will include the total estimated damages due to the flooding event. Numerous roadways and low water crossings were flooded and damaged due to the flood waters across the county. Several homes were flooded. Route ZZ near Douglas Road was closed due to flood waters.
December 1982Tornado (F2)not stated$2,500,000no account filed
December 2015Flash FloodRoubidoux$1,600,000Route M north of Route YY near Roubidoux Creek was closed due to flooding. Nearly all low water crossings were flooded across the county. There were numerous reports of flood-related damage to homes and businesses. There was significant damage to county roads and bridges. This storm report will contain the damage estimates for the entire county for this event.
July 2015Flash FloodSimmons$1,000,000Highway Z was impassable and closed due to high water. This storm report will contain the overall flood damage estimates across Texas County for this storm event. There were several episodes and heavy rainfall events which led to a compound affect to the flooding damage. Numerous roads, bridges, and low water crossings were heavily damaged. Several businesses in Houston suffered flood damage.
April 2011Flash FloodSolo$1,000,000Widespread flooding of rural roads and low water crossings were reported throughout the county.||The total cost estimate for flooding damages for Texas County for this entire episode has been included. This includes roads, bridges, and structures which were affected.
March 2008Flash FloodPlato$1,000,000Six to nine inches of rain fell over Texas County. All areas that experience flooding during periods of excessive rain were flooded. Major damage occurred to county roads and bridges.
May 2024Tornado (EF1)Fowler$500,000A NWS Storm Survey found that an EF-1 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 100 mph caused extensive tree damage with numerous trees uprooted or snapped. This tornado started north of Dawson in eastern Wright County and tracked east into Texas County where five outbuildings were heavily damaged or destroyed with two homes sustaining roof damage. The tornado lifted 7 miles southwest of Houston in Texas County.
March 2020HailRaymondville$500,000A swath of hail from tennis to softball size was reported from the northern portions of Houston to the town of Raymondville. Several reports were received via social media of large damaging hail. As the storm moved east numerous homes, businesses and vehicles sustained significant damage.
July 2015Flash FloodHouston$500,000There were rainfall reports of 4 to 5 inches which caused Brushy Creek to flash flood in Houston. Flood waters damaged several homes and multiple businesses including a recycling business, a restaurant, and a bowling alley. Numerous roads were closed and heavily damaged due to the flooding in Houston.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindPlato$500,000Sixty to 85 mph winds impacted most of Texas County. Thousands of trees were damaged along with more than 200 power poles that were destroyed. Nearly 10,000 power outages were estimated by Intercounty Electric. Numerous outbuildings were either damaged or destroyed. In Gladden, recovery crews worked 15 hours straight to remove storm debris along a one mile stretch of a county road. Hundreds of structures in the community of Licking were damaged. A pavillion structure at the Old City Park was completely flattened by a large tree. Several mobile homes at the Green Acres mobile home park were crushed by downed large trees.
June 1998Flash FloodCountywide$400,000no account filed
May 2002Thunderstorm WindLicking$300,000no account filed
April 2026HailSummersville$250,000Hail to the size of ping pong balls were reported with impacts reported to roofs of homes and businesses, vehicles, equipment and outbuildings.
October 1984Tornado (F1)not stated$250,000no account filed
September 1975Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
April 1974Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
April 2026HailElk Creek$200,000Hail up to 3 inches in size was reported in a mainly rural area. Damage occurred to a home, several outbuilding and a few vehicles.
April 2026HailTyrone$200,000Hail to the size of baseballs was reported in a mainly rural area. A few homes and vehicles suffered damage.
July 2015Flash FloodHouston$200,000There were numerous low lying areas that were flooded across the county. This storm report will contain the overall storm damage estimates across Texas County for this storm event. Numerous roads, bridges, and low water crossings were heavily damaged.
March 2024Thunderstorm WindHouston$180,000Twenty four broken power poles were reported with the storms that went through Texas and Dent counties.
April 2026HailTyrone$150,000Hail to the size of tennis balls was reported in a mainly rural area. Two trailers and multiple vehicles had minor damage.
April 2001HailCabool$150,000no account filed
July 2011Thunderstorm WindPrescott$100,000Downburst wind gusts destroyed two machine sheds that were 25 feet wide and 60 feet in length. Two corn cribs were also destroyed along with several down large trees. This damage occurred near the intersection of Highway E and Sand Shores Road south of Prescott.
January 2008Tornado (EF1)Fowler$100,000This is an extension of the Wright County tornado. A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-1 tornado tracked across rural areas of southwest Texas County. A few barns and outbuildings sustained damage from this tornado.
October 2019Tornado (EF1)Licking$90,000A National Weather Service storm survey confirmed that an EF-1 tornado touched down about 2 miles west of Licking and tracked to the north-northeast before lifting 4 miles north-northwest of Licking. The tornado was on the ground for 6 minutes, with a path length of 1.1 miles a width of 450 yards and maximum wind speeds of 95 mph. Dozens of trees were broken or uprooted along the path. Several homes and outbuildings received minor damaged and a mobile home was overturned.
March 2026Tornado (EF1)Cabool Arpt$80,000A NWS survey team concluded that a brief EF-1 tornado touched down between Cabool and Simmons in Texas County, with maximum winds of 94 mph. Two barns were destroyed, with several trees uprooted.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindLicking$80,000Two large oak tees were downed by high winds. Winds also removed shingles and caused minor roof damage to several homes.
April 2017LightningCabool$70,000A dairy farmer near Cabool lost 32 dairy cows due to a lightning strike. Time and location was estimated.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindArroll$65,000An auto salvage business had its roof torn off by high winds and a frame home had shingles removed. A tree fell on a car and a flag pole was broken at its base. A fifth wheel camping trailer was rolled and destroyed.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindHouston$50,000Numerous trees were damaged or downed in the city of Houston. A tree fell through a garage causing severe damage with several other outbuildings also suffering tree damage across town. Winds were estimated at 70mph.
March 2015HailSummersville$50,000Golf ball size hail broke several car windshields.
May 2009Tornado (EF0)Dunn$50,000A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-0 tornado tracked across rural sections of southwest Texas County. The tornado damaged several outbuildings, while significant tree damage also occurred.
September 2008Flash FloodLicking$50,000Two to four inches of rain fell over Texas County resulting in flooding in some areas. The Big Piney River appeared to be impacted the greatest flooding several low lying roads and low water crossings. The city of Cabool experienced flash flooding on numerous city streets. All of this flooding resulted in several miles of road damage along with two bridges that were washed out.
January 2005Thunderstorm WindHouston$50,000Severe thunderstorms affected rural areas of Texas County south of Houston. The storms packed severe straight line winds which damaged a large rodeo arena along Highway 137. Debris in the road caused an accident when the motorist ran into the debris. Numerous trees and power lines were also downed.
May 2025HailPlato$40,000Report of tennis ball size hail.
December 2021Thunderstorm WindDunn$40,000Several power lines and poles were reported down causing power outages to around 2000 customers.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindDykes$35,000A very wide swath of large trees were uprooted and snapped. In addition to impacting trees, a medium sized outbuilding and a home south of Bendavis lost half of their sheet metal roofing. A metal framed building had its bay doors blow in and roof bulged upward. Two other residences sustained minor damage. The path ended northeast of Bendavis after removing some shingles from an old schoolhouse and uprooting several more trees.
March 2026Tornado (EF0)Summersville$30,000A NWS survey team found EF-0 damage with maximum winds of 85 mph south of Summersville in Texas County that later tracked into Shannon County. Multiple trees and limbs along the path were uprooted and/or snapped. Additionally, several roofs were damaged, including a barn roof that was partially removed, a metal roof that was removed from its building and blown away, and other buildings that suffered shingle damage.
May 2025HailRoby$30,000Report of two inch size hail.
November 2024Flash FloodSuccess$30,000The Fire Department conducted a water rescue on Highway 17 between Roby and Success. The road was under construction, and developed large pot holes due to the flood waters washing away the roadway.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindCabool$30,000Several trees and a few power lines were reported down causing power outages.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindRaymondville$30,000Several outbuilding suffered damage in addition to a trailer being knocked on its side. Multiple trees were also reported down .
August 2020Thunderstorm WindCabool$30,000A large storage trailer was blown onto its side by thunderstorm winds. Some shingles were also removed from homes near the trailers location.
March 2019HailRoby$30,000Hail to the size of golf balls fell in a mostly rural area north of Roby. Minor roof damage occurred to a few homes and outbuildings and a few vehicles received minor damage.
January 2008Thunderstorm WindCabool$30,000Thunderstorm winds toppled several trees and downed large limbs. Shingles were also blown off of several roofs and there was minor damage reported to one barn.
April 2026HailStultz$25,000Hail to the size of hen eggs was reported in a mainly rural area. A home and at least one vehicle suffered minor damage.
April 2026HailYukon$25,000Hail to the size of hen eggs fell in a mainly rural area. A home and a few outbuilding along with at least one vehicle had some minor damage.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindEunice$25,000Two trees and multiple power poles were down.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindHouston$25,000The Emergency Manager reported power outages from trees and large limbs down on power lines. Winds were estimated at 60-70 mph.
October 2019Thunderstorm WindSherrill$25,000Damage was reported to multiple outbuildings.

Mines and quarries

77 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 77 workings inside this county. 3 still produce and 74 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Stone, Crushed/Broken31
Iron25
Sand and Gravel, Construction8
Barium-Barite4
Kaolin3
Clay2
Lead, Zinc2
Zinc, Lead1
Iron, Lead, Zinc1

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Lead Hill DiggingsZinc, LeadPast Producer
Unknown - Iron-Lead-ZincIron, Lead, ZincPast Producer
Brunet DiggingsLead, ZincPast Producer
Unknown - ClayClayPast Producer
Unknown - ClayClayPast Producer
Unknown - Lead & ZincLead, ZincPast Producer
Unknown - ClayKaolinPast Producer
Unknown - ClayKaolinPast Producer
Unknown - ClayKaolinPast Producer
Mc CanlessBarium-BaritePast Producer1916
Mccanless Barite MineBarium-BaritePast Producer
Murphy Barite MineBarium-BaritePast Producer
Unknown - BariteBarium-BaritePast Producer
M. Manier Sand & GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerSurface
Neatherly Sand and Gravel PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unknown - S&GSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown - S&GSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown - S&GSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown - S&GSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown - S&GSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown - S&GSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Childress MineIronPast Producer
Duke M.E. LandIronOccurrence
Field BankIronOccurrence
Fred SuttonIronPast Producer1953
Gerrard ProspectIronPast Producer
Government Land No. 6IronOccurrenceOcher
J.E. CoatneyIronOccurrenceSurface
Licking MineIronPast Producer
Roger's Mill LandIronOccurrenceHematite, Limonite
Rogers Mill LandIronPast Producer
Smith N.W. LandIronOccurrenceSurface
Sutton T.J. LandIronOccurrence
Unknown - IronIronPast Producer
Unknown - IronIronPast Producer
Unknown - IronIronPast Producer
Unknown - IronIronPast Producer
Unknown - IronIronPast Producer
Unknown - IronIronPast Producer
Unknown - IronIronPast Producer
Unknown - IronIronPast Producer
Unknown - IronIronPast Producer
Unknown - IronIronPast Producer
Unknown - IronIronPast Producer
Unknown - IronIronPast Producer
Unknown - IronIronPast Producer
Baker QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Hamilton QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Martin QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Mountain Grove QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Seth Smith QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Stubbs QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
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Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
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Every populated place in the county

73

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.

The vanished settlements of Texas County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.

Provenance

  • Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
  • Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
  • Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
  • 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.