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2 National Register listings published here.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Archer County, Texas
28 topographic sheets and 2 fire insurance atlases across 1 place.
Research this county
What the record shows
- 1 place in this county was surveyed for fire insurance: Archer City, in 1934.
- 2 fire insurance atlases survive for the county. Topographic coverage is national; fire insurance survey reached only incorporated places with something worth insuring.
- 107 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
- 2 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 2 buildings.
- 2 of the 2 listings were added during the 1970s.
- The Geographic Names Information System records 13 populated places in this county; 13 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.
Places on the National Register
2Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.
| Photograph | Property | Type | Listed | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Archer County Courthouse and Jail | building | 1977 | 77001424 |
| Archer County Courthouse and Jail | building | 1977 | 77001424 |
Bird's-eye views and land ownership maps
1Drawn when these were printed as single large sheets: the town seen from the air, and the county divided into its farms with every owner named. Each opens the original at the Library of Congress.
The county from the air
44 shownFlown by the U.S. Geological Survey between 1937 and 1989, the Aerial Photo Single Frames collection is the definitive mid-century view of the land: fields, roads and rivers as the camera saw them. The Survey holds 1,380 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 44 frames below were taken over the county itself, chosen across the decades of flights (at most four a year from that rectangle), so one flight cannot crowd out the rest. The full set is free to browse and download at EarthExplorer under the dataset Aerial Photo Single Frames.
Weather records
9 stations, 2 gagesThe thermometers that kept this county's weather, and the gages that measured the flow of its streams, as the federal records hold them. The extremes below are measured values from those records, not estimates.
- ARCHER CITY 2W 1910 to 2017, hottest 45.6 C, coldest -23.3 C
- DUNDEE 6 NNW 1922 to 2013
- OLNEY 5 NNW 1941 to 2004
- LAKE KICKAPOO 1947 to 1964, hottest 42.8 C, coldest -16.7 C
- SCOTLAND 1997 to 2026
- WICHITA FALLS 5.2 SSW 2012 to 2014
- ARCHER CITY 0.7 SSW 2012 to 2015
- WICHITA FALLS 8.5 S 2017
- WICHITA FALLS 4.6 SSW 2017 to 2023
- Little Wichita Rv nr Archer City, TX 1945 to 2026
- S Side Canal nr Dundee, TX 1971 to 2026
The 1950 census, district by district
13 districtsWho lived here in 1950, one enumeration district at a time, as the Census Bureau described each district. Each row opens its official National Archives result, with Population Schedules and ED Maps available there.
- 5-1Justice Precinct 1: Archer City: Archer City - That part north of Walnut and west of Vine
- 5-2Archer City - That part south of Walnut and west of Vine
- 5-3Archer City - That part east of Vine
- 5-4Justice Precinct 1 - That part outside Archer City
- 5-5Justice Precinct 2: Holliday city
- 5-6Justice Precinct 2 - That part outside Holliday city
- 5-7Justice Precinct 3
- 5-8Justice Precinct 4
- 5-9Justice Precinct 5
- 5-10Justice Precinct 6
- 5-11Justice Precinct 7: Megargel town
- 5-12Justice Precinct 7 - That part outside Megargel town
- 5-13Justice Precinct 8
Wildfire, 2005 to 2020
945 firesEvery wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 945 of them, burning about 94,185 acres. 91 started naturally and 18 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 342 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 219 |
| Debris and open burning | 137 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 120 |
| Natural | 91 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Smoking | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 April 2009 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 21,525 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | TWO MILE HILL |
| 25 February 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 13,548 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ARCHER |
| 1 April 2009 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8,000 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 79 FIRE |
| 16 April 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6,100 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | DAD'S CORNER FIRE |
| 15 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5,913 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ARCHER CITY COMPLEX |
| 2 December 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2,838 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | RIVER ROAD |
| 2 December 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,873 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 5 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,578 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | DUGAN 2 |
Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.
Storms, 1955 to 2026
60 of 657 shownThe NOAA Storm Events Database holds 657 reports for this county, causing no deaths, 17 injuries and about $6,208,720 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.
| Kind of event | Reports |
|---|---|
| Hail | 476 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 115 |
| Tornado | 31 |
| Flash Flood | 20 |
| Flood | 9 |
| Funnel Cloud | 4 |
| Lightning | 2 |
The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | not stated | 12 hurt | no account filed |
| May 1986 | Tornado (F3) | not stated | 4 hurt, $2,500,000 | no account filed |
| April 1961 | Tornado (F3) | not stated | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| April 2025 | Lightning | Lakeside City | $800,000 | Relayed social media images show a house fire caused by a suspected lightning strike. Event time is estimated. |
| March 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Kickapoo | $500,000 | Most of the damage in this area was sustained on the north side of the lake. All of the siding was ripped off one home, while the roof on a new two-story home flew off and destroyed a shed. Boats were scattered along the roadside in places far from the lake. A boat dock was also moved many yards. Power lines were downed. In all it was estimated that 31 homes sustained damage, mostly to the rooftops. |
| April 1994 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $500,000 | no account filed |
| March 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holliday | $250,000 | The Holliday School sustained heavy damage. The south wall of the gym collapsed. A building that was used to store football equipment was destroyed. The restroom next to the football field also lost part of its roof. Extensive damage was seen on the softball field. Debris scattered across the parking lot damaging student and faculty vehicles. |
| May 2000 | Hail | Holliday | $250,000 | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Windthorst | $250,000 | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Windthorst | $250,000 | no account filed |
| April 1985 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Windthorst | $150,000 | Minor structural damage in Windthorst with numerous downed trees and power lines and poles. |
| April 2025 | Lightning | Lakeside City | $100,000 | A house fire was reported due to a suspected lightning strike. Event time is approximate. |
| May 2001 | Hail | Lake Kickapoo | $50,000 | Scattered damage to roofs was reported. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | not stated | $50,000 | no account filed |
| December 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakeside City | $30,000 | Fire department reported 2 barns destroyed, a house with all windows blown out by debris, a barn wrapped in power lines, and 4 power poles down. Time is radar estimate. |
| March 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Megargel | $30,000 | A storage bin at McCarson's Grain Elevator came off its foundation and rolled into a mobile home pushing it off its props. Several trees were uprooted at the town cemetery and damage was reported at the City Hall. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holliday | $25,000 | A mobile home was blown over. |
| September 1986 | Tornado (F0) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holliday | $20,000 | The roof of a mobile home was blown off. Trees and powerlines were downed, and lights at a football stadium were blown over. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakeside City | $15,000 | Numerous confirmations, including at least one relayed image, of power poles snapped along U.S. Highway 281 near Half House Road. The location is approximate, and the event time is estimated from radar observations. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holliday | $15,000 | Multiple power poles blown down. Event time is estimated from radar observations. |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Kickapoo | $15,000 | Winds from a severe thunderstorm partially ripped the roof off a garage and house. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Archer City | $10,500 | no account filed |
| May 2023 | Flash Flood | Windthorst | $10,000 | Vehicles stranded near Windthorst. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Archer City | $10,000 | Two transformers blown and a tin roof blown off of a house. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Windthorst | $10,000 | The Windthorst High School gymnasium had significant roof damage from thunderstorm winds. A greenhouse was also destroyed at the school, and a nearby barbecue restaurant sustained roof damage on the southwest side of the building. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Archer City | $10,000 | Power lines were downed along Highway 79, causing parts of Archer City to be without power. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| June 2007 | Flood | Archer City | $10,000 | Two houses on Coleman Road were evacuated due to continued high water. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| September 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakeside City | $8,000 | Four power poles were downed/snapped by strong winds. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakeside City | $5,000 | Powerlines were blown down. The report was relayed through mPING. The event time is estimated from radar observations. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Archer City | $5,000 | Roof blown off building and reported in the Archer City Fire Dept parking lot. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakeside City | $5,000 | Several power lines blown down. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scotland | $5,000 | Numerous 4 to 6 inch diameter tree limbs down. Time estimated from radar. |
| August 2005 | Flash Flood | Megargel | $5,000 | At 6:42 am CST, a local law enforcement official reported that a car was stalled in high water on Texas State Highway 114, one mile southeast of Megargel. |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scotland | $5,000 | A roof was blown off a two-story structure and one large tree was downed. |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nr Windthorst | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mankins | $4,000 | A roof was blown off a vacant building and onto Highway 25. Utility poles were also downed in the area. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holliday | $3,500 | Power lines were downed. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scotland | $3,000 | Shingles were blown off a house and some tree limbs were blown down. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| March 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holliday | $2,500 | Five power poles were downed on Highway 1954. |
| May 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Archer City | $2,500 | This tornado formed 1 mile south of Archer City. Minor damage was sustained to the roof of a tin barn, and some fences were damage, which is consistent with an F0 rating. |
| April 1979 | Tornado (F4) | not stated | $2,500 | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Tornado (EFU) | Scotland | $2,000 | Numerous spotters and chasers observed a tornado east of State Highway 79 and near Coleman Road. The tornado occurred over open pastureland with the only known damage occurring to some cattle feeders near Coleman Road. Much of the tornado path is estimated. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakeside City | $2,000 | Shed and windows damages. Time estimated by radar. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Archer City | $2,000 | Roof damage along Hwy 79 and West Evergreen in Archer City. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holliday | $2,000 | Tree limbs snapped and trees uprooted. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scotland | $1,000 | Large tree downed. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Windthorst | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds uprooted trees and blew down power lines along Highway 281. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Windthorst | $500 | Several damaged signs and no power in town. |
| April 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scotland | $500 | Power lines were downed. |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Archer City | $500 | Power poles were blown down in Archer City. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scotland | $200 | Several tree limbs were blown down. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| September 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Archer City | $200 | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Archer City | $100 | Severe thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 mph blew tree limbs down on power lines. |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Archer City | $100 | An 18-inch diameter tree was blown over by severe thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakeside City | $50 | Two inch diameter tree limbs were downed. |
| May 1982 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $30 | no account filed |
| April 1957 | Tornado (F0) | not stated | $30 | no account filed |
| October 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Windthorst | $10 | Large tree limbs were downed. |
Mines and quarries
8 recordedThe Survey's mineral resources record lists 8 workings inside this county. None of them still produces: all are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.
| Commodity | Workings |
|---|---|
| Copper | 8 |
The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abercrombie Ranch-1 | Copper | Occurrence | 1873 | |
| Anarene-1 | Copper | Occurrence | 1877 | |
| Boone Ranch-1 | Copper | Occurrence | 1973 | |
| Isbell Mine | Copper | Past Producer | 1864, 1882 | |
| Judge Kerr Prospect | Copper | Past Producer | 1895, 1898 | |
| Lakeside-1 | Copper | Occurrence | 1864 | |
| Long Creek-1,2 | Copper | Past Producer | 1864, 1882 | |
| Spring Mountain | Copper | Occurrence | 1873 |
Every populated place in the county
13Named 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 1 place that was also surveyed for fire insurance comes first, with the number of atlases and photographs held for them.
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Archer City
Archer City census division · 76351 · Archer City West quadrangle
9 sheets, 1931 to 1985
Fire insurance: 2 atlases
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Dundee
Holliday census division · 76366 · Near Johnson Draw · Dundee quadrangle
9 sheets, 1932 to 1985
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Lakeside City
Holliday census division · 76308 · On Pecan Creek · Lake Wichita quadrangle
10 sheets, 1954 to 1985
Recorded here
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.