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Bowie County, Texas

80 topographic sheets and 11 fire insurance atlases across 2 places.

Research this county

From the record

12 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Texas within the United States
Bowie County within Texas
Explore by year 1879 1894

What the record shows

  • 2 places in this county were surveyed for fire insurance: Texarkana, New Boston, between 1885 and 1953.
  • 11 fire insurance atlases survive for the county. Topographic coverage is national; fire insurance survey reached only incorporated places with something worth insuring.
  • 677 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 12 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 12 buildings.
  • 6 of the 12 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 50 populated places in this county; 50 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Photographs

11 photographs, 2014

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

Branches spell out the state name and what this ranch raises near Texarkana, Texas
Branches spell out the state name and what this ranch raises near Texarkana, Texas
Highsmith, Carol M, 2014. Library of Congress
Entrance to a cattle ranch near Texarkana, Texas
Entrance to a cattle ranch near Texarkana, Texas
Highsmith, Carol M, 2014. Library of Congress
On a wire fence on this ranch near Texarkana, Texas, branches spell out, or in this case partially misspell out, the spread's name and what it raises
On a wire fence on this ranch near Texarkana, Texas, branches spell out, or in this case partially misspell out, the spread's name and what it raises
Highsmith, Carol M, 2014. Library of Congress
Branches on a wire fence spell out what this ranch raises near Texarkana, Texas
Branches on a wire fence spell out what this ranch raises near Texarkana, Texas
Highsmith, Carol M, 2014. Library of Congress
Branches spell out the state name on a wire fence on this ranch near Texarkana, Texas
Branches spell out the state name on a wire fence on this ranch near Texarkana, Texas
Highsmith, Carol M, 2014. Library of Congress
Municipal Building, Texas Boulevard at Third Street, Texarkana, Bowie County, TX
Municipal Building, Texas Boulevard at Third Street, Texarkana, Bowie County, TX
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Stevens Courts Housing Project, Building 9, 2220 West 15th Street, Texarkana, Bowie County, TX
Stevens Courts Housing Project, Building 9, 2220 West 15th Street, Texarkana, Bowie County, TX
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Stevens Courts Housing Project, 2220 West 15th Street, Texarkana, Bowie County, TX
Stevens Courts Housing Project, 2220 West 15th Street, Texarkana, Bowie County, TX
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Stevens Courts Housing Project, Building 14, 2220 West 15th Street, Texarkana, Bowie County, TX
Stevens Courts Housing Project, Building 14, 2220 West 15th Street, Texarkana, Bowie County, TX
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Stevens Courts Housing Project, Building 7, 2220 West 15th Street, Texarkana, Bowie County, TX
Stevens Courts Housing Project, Building 7, 2220 West 15th Street, Texarkana, Bowie County, TX
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Stevens Courts Housing Project, Administration Building, 2220 West 15th Street, Texarkana, Bowie County, TX
Stevens Courts Housing Project, Administration Building, 2220 West 15th Street, Texarkana, Bowie County, TX
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Places on the National Register

12

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
Bowie County Jailbuilding197777001429
Draughn-Moore Housebuilding197676002007
Earl-Rochelle Housebuilding199999000720
Garland Community School Teacheragebuilding200202000146
Hotel Grimbuilding201616000348
Hotel McCartneybuilding197979002920
Offenhauser Insurance Buildingbuilding197171000922
Rialto Buildingbuilding198282004493
Saenger Theaterbuilding197878002897
Texarkana National Bankbuilding2021100006403
Texarkana National Bank (Motor Bank and Parking Garage)building2021100006491
Whitaker Housebuilding197979002921

Bird's-eye views and land ownership maps

3

Drawn 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.

Bird's-eye view, 1888 - Perspective map of, Texarkana, Texas and Arkansas
Bird's-eye view (1888) - Perspective map of, Texarkana, Texas and Arkansas. Library of Congress.
Land ownership map, 1879 - Map of Bowie County, Texas
Land ownership map (1879) - Map of Bowie County, Texas. Library of Congress.
Land ownership map, 1894 - Bowie County, Texas
Land ownership map (1894) - Bowie County, Texas. Library of Congress.

Photographs from libraries nationwide

19 of 21 shown

Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 21 image records catalogued for this county. Every one shown here carries a public-domain status or a licence that permits reuse on a site that carries advertising; non-commercial, share-alike and restricted images are excluded. The selection is spread across the county's towns (at most eight per town), so no single institution's bulk upload crowds out the rest. Each opens the holding library's record, and the complete set at the Digital Public Library of America is one click away.

Phil Dunklin Motors, Texarkana, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Phil Dunklin Motors, Texarkana, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Texarkana Scenic Co., P. O. Box 114, Texarkana, Texas. Exterior stage setting No. 10, Boston Public Library - undated
Texarkana Scenic Co., P. O. Box 114, Texarkana, Texas. Exterior stage setting No. 10. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Texarkana Scenic Co., P. O. Box 114, Texarkana, Texas. Cyclorama stage set #8, Boston Public Library - undated
Texarkana Scenic Co., P. O. Box 114, Texarkana, Texas. Cyclorama stage set #8. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Lester L. Prud'homme, offices and warehouse, Texarkana, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Lester L. Prud'homme, offices and warehouse, Texarkana, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Home of V. F. W. Post 2549, Texarkana, Arkansas - Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Home of V. F. W. Post 2549, Texarkana, Arkansas - Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Bell's Tourist Camp, 22 blocks north of post office on state line Highway No. 71, "Your home away from home", Texarkana, U. S. A., Boston Public Library - undated
Bell's Tourist Camp, 22 blocks north of post office on state line Highway No. 71, "Your home away from home", Texarkana, U. S. A.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Two States Coffee Shop, Texarkana, U. S. A., hyws. 67 and 59, Boston Public Library - undated
Two States Coffee Shop, Texarkana, U. S. A., hyws. 67 and 59. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
NuGrape building, Texarkana, U. S. A., Boston Public Library - undated
NuGrape building, Texarkana, U. S. A.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Red River Chemical Company, Inc., P. O. Box 1152 -- 1619 Spruce St. -- Texarkana, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Red River Chemical Company, Inc., P. O. Box 1152 -- 1619 Spruce St. -- Texarkana, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
L. W. Ledwell & Son Body & Equipment Company, 2025 W. 7th, Texarkana, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
L. W. Ledwell & Son Body & Equipment Company, 2025 W. 7th, Texarkana, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Home of Womack's Modern Cleaners, 210 W. 7th St., Texarkana, Boston Public Library - undated
Home of Womack's Modern Cleaners, 210 W. 7th St., Texarkana. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Shamrock Motel, state line Texas, Arkansas, Boston Public Library - undated
Shamrock Motel, state line Texas, Arkansas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
"Little buster and his daughter Diana.", Boston Public Library - undated
"Little buster and his daughter Diana.". Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Texarkana Machinery and Supply Co., P. O. Box 233 - 1007, W. Third St., Texarkana, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Texarkana Machinery and Supply Co., P. O. Box 233 - 1007, W. Third St., Texarkana, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Lacy's, hwys 67 and 82, Texarkana, U. S. A., Boston Public Library - undated
Lacy's, hwys 67 and 82, Texarkana, U. S. A.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Tanner-Pharr Servicenter, 7th at Spruce -- Texarkana, U. S. A., Boston Public Library - undated
Tanner-Pharr Servicenter, 7th at Spruce -- Texarkana, U. S. A.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Dun Sailin' Motel, Highway 67 west, Texarkana, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Dun Sailin' Motel, Highway 67 west, Texarkana, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
B. P. O. E. No. 399, Texarkana, U. S. A., Boston Public Library - undated
B. P. O. E. No. 399, Texarkana, U. S. A.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Two State Motel, U.S. hyws. 67 and 59 W., Texarkana, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Two State Motel, U.S. hyws. 67 and 59 W., Texarkana, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

The county from the air

34 shown

Flown 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 1,264 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 34 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.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1948-12-10, scale 1:32800
1948-12-10, scale 1:32800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1948-12-10, scale 1:32800
1948-12-10, scale 1:32800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1948-12-10, scale 1:32800
1948-12-10, scale 1:32800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1948-12-20, scale 1:32800
1948-12-20, scale 1:32800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1949-01-06, scale 1:32800
1949-01-06, scale 1:32800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1949-09-22, scale 1:70000
1949-09-22, scale 1:70000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1949-09-22, scale 1:70000
1949-09-22, scale 1:70000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1949-09-22, scale 1:70000
1949-09-22, scale 1:70000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-04-19, scale 1:20000
1953-04-19, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-04-19, scale 1:20000
1953-04-19, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-04-19, scale 1:20000
1953-04-19, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-04-19, scale 1:20000
1953-04-19, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1955-10-22, scale 1:85997
1955-10-22, scale 1:85997. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-02-10, scale 1:17200
1964-02-10, scale 1:17200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-02-10, scale 1:17200
1964-02-10, scale 1:17200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-02-10, scale 1:17200
1964-02-10, scale 1:17200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-02-10, scale 1:17200
1964-02-10, scale 1:17200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-02-02, scale 1:18000
1968-02-02, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-02-16, scale 1:29600
1970-02-16, scale 1:29600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-02-16, scale 1:29600
1970-02-16, scale 1:29600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-02-16, scale 1:29600
1970-02-16, scale 1:29600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-02-16, scale 1:29600
1970-02-16, scale 1:29600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-02-25, scale 1:43000
1975-02-25, scale 1:43000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-02-25, scale 1:43000
1975-02-25, scale 1:43000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-02-25, scale 1:43000
1975-02-25, scale 1:43000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-02-25, scale 1:43000
1975-02-25, scale 1:43000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1979-11-10, scale 1:64333
1979-11-10, scale 1:64333. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1979-11-10, scale 1:64333
1979-11-10, scale 1:64333. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1979-11-10, scale 1:64333
1979-11-10, scale 1:64333. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1979-11-10, scale 1:63800
1979-11-10, scale 1:63800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1982-03-07, scale 1:64000
1982-03-07, scale 1:64000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1982-03-07, scale 1:64000
1982-03-07, scale 1:64000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1982-03-07, scale 1:64000
1982-03-07, scale 1:64000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1982-03-07, scale 1:64000
1982-03-07, scale 1:64000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

21 stations, 5 gages

The 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.

The 1950 census, district by district

83 districts

Who 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.

  • 19-1Justice Precinct 1: North Texarkana city: North Texarkana city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; City limits; Hazel, W. 36th, Wood, W. 42nd, Wood
  • 19-2North Texarkana city - That part Bounded by City limits; Wood, W. 42nd, Wood, W. 36th, Hazel; City limits; Pine, W. 36th, State, W. 42nd, Main
  • 19-3North Texarkana city - That part (including detached area at southwest corner of city, north of 29th and west af Main) Bounded by City limits; Main, W. 42nd, State, W. 36th, Pine; City limits; City limits
  • 19-4Texarkana city: Texarkana city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by Ward line, W. 9th; City limits; W. 6th; Kansas City Southern Railway
  • 19-5Texarkana city - That part of Ward 1, excluding Grim, and Holman Hotels Bounded by W. 6th; City limits; W. 3rd; Kansas City Southern Railway
  • 19-6Grim Hotel (In Texarkana city, Ward 1)
  • 19-7Holman Hotel (In Texarkana city, Ward 1)
  • 19-8Texarkana city - That part of Ward 1, excluding McCartney and Parker Hotels Bounded by W. 3rd; City limits; Texas and Pacific Railway; Kansas City Southern Railway
  • 19-9The McCartney Hotel (In Texarkana city, Ward 1)
  • 19-10Texarkana city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by Texas and Pacific Railway; City limits; City limits; S. Lelia Ave., St. Louis Southwestern Railway, Lelia Ave.
  • 19-11Texarkana city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by Texas and Pacific Railway; Lelia Ave., St. Louis Southwestern Railway, S. Lelia Ave.; City limits; Buchanan Ave., Bertha, Factory
  • 19-12Texarkana city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by Bertha; Buchanan Ave.; City limits; City limits
  • 19-13Texarkana city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by Texas and Pacific Railway; Factory; Bertha, City limits; City limits
  • 19-14Texarkana city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by City limits; City limits; W. 25th; Olive
  • 19-15Texarkana city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by City limits; Olive; Tilson Ave.; Kansas City Southern Railway, City limits
  • 19-16Texarkana city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by Tilson Ave.; Olive; Estes, Mill, New Boston Rd.; Kansas City Southern Railway
  • 19-17Texarkana city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by W. 25th; City limits; W. 21st; Olive
  • 19-18Texarkana city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by W. 21st; City limits; W. 13th; Olive
  • 19-19Texarkana city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by New Boston Rd., Mill, Estes; Olive; W. 14th; Kansas City Southern Railway
  • 19-20Texarkana city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by W. 14th; Main; W. 9th; Kansas City Southern Railway
  • 19-21Texarkana city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by W. 14th, Olive, W. 13th; City limits; W. 9th; Main
  • 19-22Texarkana city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by City limits; City limits, Kansas City Southern Railway; New Boston Rd.; Summerhill Rd., Taylor, Johnson, Lincoln Ave., Eddings Ave., Summerhill Rd., Parish, Ward line
  • 19-23Texarkana city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by Parish, Summerhill Rd., Eddings Ave.; Lincoln Ave., Johnson, Taylor, Summerhill Rd.; New Boston Rd.; Reading Ave., Ward line
  • 19-24Texarkana city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by New Boston Rd.; Kansas City Southern Railway; 13th, Waterfall, 15th; Milam
  • 19-25Texarkana city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by 13th; Kansas City Southern Railway; W. 7th; Waterfall
  • 19-26Texarkana city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by 15th; Waterfall; W. 7th; Jeannette, W. 10th, Sylvan
  • 19-27Texarkana city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by 15th; Sylvan, W. 10th, Jeannette; W. 7th; Milam
  • 19-28Texarkana city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by W. 7th; Whitaker, W. 5th, Waterfall; W. 4th, Texas and Pacific Railway; Milam
  • 19-29Texarkana city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by W. 7th; Kansas City Southern Railway; Texas and Pacific Railway; W. 4th, Waterfall, W. 5th, Whitaker
  • 19-30Texarkana city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by City limits; Ward line; Richmond Rd., Robbins, Wheeler, Tucker, Robison Bd., Old Boston Rd.; City limits
  • 19-31Texarkana city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by Tucker, Wheeler, Robbins, Richmond Rd.; Reading Ave.; New Boston Rd.; Virginia Ave.
  • 19-32Texarkana city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by Old Boston Rd., Robison Rd., Tucker; Virginia Ave.; New Boston Rd., U.S. Hwy. 82; City limits
  • 19-33Texarkana city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by New Boston Rd.; Milam; 15th, W. 15th; Robison Rd.
  • 19-34Texarkana city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by U.S. Hwy. 82, Robison Rd., W. 15th; Ave. X; Texas and Pacific Railway; City limits
  • 19-35Texarkana city - That part of Ward 5. Bounded by 15th; Milam; Texas and Pacific Railway; Ave. X
  • 19-36South Texarkana town
  • 19-37Wake Village city: Wake Village city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; Burma Rd. W., Mac Arthur Ave.
  • 19-38Village Wake city - That part Bounded by City limits, MacArthur Ave., Burma Rd. W.; City limits; City limits
  • 19-39Red Cut Heights (Area S.W. of Texarkana city), unincorporated: Red Cut Heights (Area S.W. of Texarkana city), unincorporated - That part Bounded by Old Texarkana city limits; Old Texarkana city limits; Unnamed street, Findley Ave.; Proposed Texarkana city limits
  • 19-40Red Cut Heights (Area S.W. of Texarkana city) unincorporated - That part Bounded by Findley Ave., Unnamed street; Old Texarkana city limits, Proposed Texarkana city limits; Proposed Texarkana city limits; Proposed Texarkana city limits
  • 19-41Justice Precinct 1 - That part (including two small areas surrounded by Texarkana and North Texarkana cities) east of Texarkana - Wamba Rd. and Unnamed road extending northward from Wamba to Barkman Creek and east of Barkman Creek outside Texarkana and and North Texarkana cites
  • 19-42Justice Precinct 1 - That part west and north of Barkman Greek
  • 19-43AN/A
  • 19-43BN/A
  • 19-44Justice Precinct 1 - That part south of Texas and Pacific Railway and north of U.S. Hwy. 67, outside Texarkana and Wake Village cities
  • 19-45Justice Precinct 1 - That part south of U.S. Hwy. 67 and north of St. Louis Southwestern Railway, outside Texarkana city and Red Cut Heights (Area S.W. of Texarkana city), unincorporated (See separate mep for boundaries of Red Cut Heights (Area S.W. of Texarkana city)
  • 19-46Justice Precinct 1 - That part south of St. Louis Southwestern Railway, and northwest of U.S. Hwy. 59, outside Red Cut Heights (Area S.W. of Texarkana city), unincorporated. (See separate map for boundaries of Red Cut Heights (Area S.W. of Texarkana city)
  • 19-47Justice Precinct 1 - That part southeast of U.S. Hwy. 59, west of State Hwy. 558, west and north of Unnamed road extending southwestward from State Hwy. 558 to Spring Creek, and west of Spring Creek, outside Red Cut Heights (Area S.W. of Texarkana city) unincorporated (See separate map for boundaries of Red Cut Heights, (Area S.W. of Texarkana city)
  • 19-48Justice Precinct 1 - That part east of Spring Creek, south and east of Unnamed road extending northeastward from Spring Creek to State Hwy. 558, and east of State Hwy. 558, outside Texarkana and South Texarkana cities and Red Cut Heights (Area S.W. of Texarkana city) unincorporated (See separate map for boundaries of Red Cut Heights, (Area S.W. of Texarkana city)
  • 19-49Justice Precinct 2: Hooks town
  • 19-50New Boston town: New Boston town - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; County; Elm, city limits
  • 19-51New Boston town - That part Bounded by City limits; Elm; County, Merrell, Hazel, City limits; City limits
  • 19-52New Boston town - That part Bounded by Hazel, Merrell, County; City limits, State Hwy. 8; Runnells, Merrell, Dillard; City limits
  • 19-53New Boston town - That part Bounded by Dillard, Merrell, Runnells, State Hwy. 8; City limits; City limits; City limits
  • 19-54Justice Precinct 2 - That part north of Red Bank - Malta Rd. and east of State Hwy. 8
  • 19-55Justice Precinct 2 - That part south of Malta - Red Bank Rd., north of Texas and Pacific Railway, and east of State Hwy. 8, outside Hooks and New Boston towns
  • 19-56Justice Precinct 2 - That part west of State Hwy. 8 and north of Texas and Pacific Railway, outside New Boston town
  • 19-57Justice Precinct 2 - That part south of Texas and Pacific Railway and north and west of State Hwy. 98, outside New Boston town
  • 19-58Justice Precinct 2 - That part west of State Hwy. 8 and east and south of State Hwy. 98, outside New Boston town
  • 19-59Justice Precinct 2 - That part excluding Red River Arsenal, south of Texas and Pacific Railway and east of State Hwy. 8, outside Hooks and New Boston towns
  • 19-60Red River Arsenal (In Justice Precinct 2)
  • 19-61BN/A
  • 19-61CN/A
  • 19-61AN/A
  • 19-62AN/A
  • 19-62BN/A
  • 19-63Justice Precinct 3 - That part north of Texas and Pacific Railway, southeast of County road from De Kalb town through Bethlehem extending northeast to Hooks Bayou and south of Hooks Bayou, outside De Kalb town
  • 19-64Justice Precinct 3 - That part east of State Hwy. 26 and State Hwy. 26 extending to county line, northwest of county road from De Kalb town through Bethlehem extending northeast to Hooks Bayou and north of Hooks Bayou, outside De Kalb town
  • 19-65Justice Precinct 3 - That part west of State Hwy. 26 and State Hwy. 26 extending to county line and north of county road from English through Spring Hill to intersection with State Hwy. 26
  • 19-66Justice Precinct 3 - That part west of State Hwy. 26, north of Texas and Pacific Railway, and south of county road from English through Springs Hill to intersection with State Hny. 26, outside De Kalb town
  • 19-67Justice Precinct 3 - That part south of Texas and Pacific Railway and west of State Hwy. 26, outside De Kalb town
  • 19-68Justice Precinct 3 - That part south of Texas and Pacific Railway and east of State Hwy. 26, outside De Kalb town
  • 19-69Justice Precinct 4: Justice Precinct 4 - That part west of State Hwy. 98 and north of Dolby Springs - Siloam - Simms Rd.
  • 19-70Justice Precinct 4 - That part south of Dolby Springs - Siloam - Simms Rd., east of State Hwy. 98, and north of U.S. Hwy. 67
  • 19-71Justice Precinct 4 - That part south of U.S. Hwy. 67
  • 19-72Justice Precinct 5: Maud city
  • 19-73Redwater village
  • 19-74Justice Precinct 5 - That part north of St. Louis Southwestern Railway and east of Caney Creek, outside Redwater village
  • 19-75Justice Precinct 5 - That part west of Caney Creek and north of St. Louis Southwestern Railway, outside Maud city
  • 19-76Justice Precinct 5 - That part south of St. Louis Southwestern Railway and west of State Hwy. 8, outside Maud city
  • 19-77Justice Precinct 5 - That part south of St. Louis Southwestern Railway and east of State Hwy. 8, outside Maud city and Redwater village
  • 19-78Justice Precinct 7
  • 19-79The Parker Hotel (In Texarkana city, Ward 1)

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

2,178 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 2,178 of them, burning about 24,643 acres. 44 started naturally and 265 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning1344
Missing data/not specified/undetermined285
Arson/incendiarism265
Equipment and vehicle use116
Power generation/transmission/distribution45
Natural44
Misuse of fire by a minor21
Recreation and ceremony19
Railroad operations and maintenance16
Smoking16
Fireworks4
Other causes3

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

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
31 August 1999Equipment and vehicle use1,850 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
18 November 2007Arson/incendiarism740 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceLINDEN - 189 S CURVE FIRE
7 October 2011Equipment and vehicle use665 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceSPRINGHILL FIRE
25 November 1995Recreation and ceremony354 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
14 February 2015Arson/incendiarism270 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceVALENTINE FIRE
2 March 2006Debris and open burning263 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceBAGWELL
2 March 2009Arson/incendiarism250 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceLINDEN - 94
22 December 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined205 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceBASSETT

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

Storms, 1950 to 2026

60 of 852 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 852 reports for this county, causing 2 deaths, 56 injuries and about $271,760,860 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind366
Hail324
Flash Flood83
Tornado59
Funnel Cloud8
Lightning7
Flood5

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
February 1950Tornado (F2)not stated1 killed, 8 hurt, $25,000no account filed
March 1971Tornado (F4)not stated1 killed, 5 hurtno account filed
May 1999Tornado (F3)De Kalb22 hurt, $125,000,000This tornado moved directly through the downtown district of De Kalb and across a high school. Numerous homes and businesses were severely damaged or destroyed. The high school suffered severe damage. Sirens sounded 15 minutes prior to arrival of the storm. The damage resulted in a Presidential Disaster Declaration. This tornado moved from Red River county, TX across Bowie county, TX into Little River county, AR.
April 1973Tornado (F2)not stated8 hurt, $2,500,000no account filed
November 1983Thunderstorm Windnot stated4 hurtno account filed
May 1998Flash FloodTexarkana2 hurt, $1,100,000Excessive rain over a short period of time caused numerous flooding problems across the city. Cars were stranded and stalled with several underpasses flooded. A 21 year old woman was critically injured when her car was swept off a road into a drainage ditch. A 20 year old man riding with her managed to pull himself free of the vehicle by grabbing onto a branch hanging over the ditch. An estimated 500 residents were evacuated from their homes including 50 residents of a Texarkana, TX nursing home.
April 1982Tornado (F3)not stated2 hurt, $250,000no account filed
October 1992Thunderstorm Windnot stated2 hurtno account filed
April 2008Tornado (EF2)Red Spgs1 hurt, $1,000,000Most of the tornado damage was north of interstate 30 with some structures showing EF2 damage. In particular, the cinderblock and brick lawnmower business just north of Hwy 82 was completely destroyed with roofing debris and lawnmower parts thrown to the west and north of the building location. A brick home several hundred yards from the lawnmower business sustained significant damage to its roof and exterior walls. A metal shop building built with large metal I-beams was completely destroyed. I-beams were twisted and thrown in a northerly and westerly direction up to 200 yards from the building location with concrete still attached. The trees between the large metal building and the interstate were uprooted or snapped in a convergent pattern...indicative of tornadic winds. In total...12 structures were damaged or destroyed between Hwy 82 and the interstate and numerous trees were downed. Three tractor trailers were flipped on interstate 30 which resulted in the interstate being shut down and there was one injury. Further south of Hwy 82 on the Lonestar Army Ammunition Depot, numerous trees were snapped or uprooted and damage to parts of the Depot were reported...although it was not surveyed. North of interstate 30 along the service road...an outbuilding sales business lost several buildings and had many others damaged. Along Farm to Market 2253, numerous trees were snapped and uprooted on either side of the road and several sheds and barns were damaged or destroyed. A greenhouse was severely damaged near the end of the track. Some homes were also damaged from fallen trees.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindTexarkana1 hurt, $1,000,000Two severe thunderstorms came together over the south side of the city. One severe storm was moving northeastward from southern Bowie County while the other was moving northwestward through Miller County. Both storms collided in an area just south of downtown Texarkana. As a result of the collision, the storm cores collapsed in an area just east of State Line Avenue over a several block area between 16th and 20th Streets. Numerous large trees were snapped or uprooted onto homes and cars in the Glendale Subdivision. As the survey expanded outward to the north near 24th Street and the Woodlawn Cemetery, trees were noted to have fallen in a north or northeastward direction typical of a microburst. Damage was found as far northeast as the Calvary Cemetery area with trees downed in a north to northeast direction. Trees were also uprooted and snapped on the Texas side of State Line Avenue with a heavier concentration along Magnolia Street between 24th Street and 30th Streets. It was noted that the trees fell in a northwesterly direction which would be expected if a microburst had occurred to the south and east of those locations. Numerous homes were damaged on the Texas side of State Line Avenue as a result. Powerlines were also downed throughout the area as a result of either poles snapping or trees falling on the lines. The area impacted by the microburst is approximately 3.5 miles long to the northeast of the origin and 4 miles in width from one end of the damage swath to the other. City and County officials estimate that 44 homes sustained major damage with an unknown number of vehicles damaged. At least 100 damage reports have been collected thus far. Only one minor injury occurred when a tree fell on a home injuring an elderly woman inside.
July 2008LightningCarbondale1 hurtA 21 year old male was struck by lightning in the community of Simms, Texas. The man was working on an oil rig when lightning struck the oil derrick. The man was treated at a local hospital from burns but was released.
March 2008HailWhatley$120,000,000Fire department reported that car windows and sky lights and the roofs of many homes throughout the city were damaged from this devastating hail storm. Preliminary monetary estimate at the time of this publication was near 90 million dollars with local emergency management officials saying this amount would likely increase.
November 2022Tornado (EF3)Bassett$7,000,000The supercell thunderstorm which produced a second tornado ending in northwestern Cass County continued on to the northeast and produced another tornado just north of the Sulphur River in southwestern Bowie County. This tornado was determined to be the strongest one produced by this particular thunderstorm and generated a few spots of low end EF-3 damage in several locations along its nearly 16-mile long path, with estimated maximum winds near 140 mph. This tornado first touched down along U.S. Highway 67 to the southwest of Simms and quickly grew in strength and width after tracking a few miles, briefing reaching a width of nearly a half mile at times. Just west of Simms and continuing northeast just past FM-561, the tornado produced many instances of EF-2 damage to both trees and structures. As the tornado crossed FM-561, there were several structures, a few well built, which had roofs and many walls removed, with 140 mph winds estimated here which were just inside the EF-3 threshold. Additionally, near this structural damage, there was a small section of asphalt road removed from FM-561 and the road debris was thrown into one residence. From there, the tornado then tracked northeast nearly four miles through very rural and uninhabited areas west of Texas Highway 98. The tornado finally moved back over Highway 98 and produced another area of considerable damage at the intersection of Highway 98 and CR-1840. In this area, several structures were largely destroyed, including a few small retail buildings, and this again garnered some high end EF-2 and low end EF-3 ratings with no injuries. After this point, the tornado travelled its final seven miles by crossing the southwestern, then western, and then northern portions of the city of New Boston, before ending just west of Highway 8 north of Interstate 30. Damage to structures and trees in these areas was mostly EF-1 caliber, although considerable damage to one or two well-built homes on the western side of New Boston did warrant an EF-2 damage rating.
January 2018Tornado (EF2)College Hill$2,500,000An EF-2 tornado with maximum estimated winds around 125 mph touched down along Highway 259 just southwest of Dekalb and tracked northeast across the intersection of County Road 4231 and Farm to Market Road 44. Here, it caused significant damage to a well constructed two-story home shifting it off its foundation, and significantly damaging eight chicken houses, two of which were destroyed. The tornadic storm continued northeast where it crossed County Road 4230 and significantly damaged the Dekalb Water Treatment Plant, before crossing the intersection of Farm to Market Road 990 and Farm to Market Road 1840 where a one-story home had its roof removed and several hardwood and softwood trees were snapped or uprooted. As the tornado tracked across County Road 4228, there were signs of it widening where the snapped hardwood trees and downed power lines were more noticeable. Once the tornado tracked across Highway 82, hardwood trees snapped at its base and significant damage to roofs of a church and nearby one and two-story homes were prevalent. The tornadic storm continued to move northeast across County Road 3201 where numerous hardwood trees were downed and a camper was destroyed. The tornado continued northeast where it crossed County Road 3203, uplifting a metal roof from a home and destroyed seven chicken farm buildings. Once it crossed northeast across County Road 3202, it split and twisted hardwood trees and destroyed an outbuilding before finally dissipating.||In all, 16 single family homes were damaged, 9 suffering minor damage, and 7 with major damage, with 32 mobile homes damaged, 25 suffering minor damage, 4 with major damage, and 3 mobile homes destroyed. The Dekalb Water Treatment Plant suffered about $500,000 in damage, with another $500,000 damage done to the chicken houses that were destroyed, as well to an auto repair shop and a gun shop that were significantly damaged. Approximately 200,000 chickens were killed, and 1 cow was killed as well.
March 2008Thunderstorm WindOld Boston$2,000,000Straight line winds over a 6 mile stretch and up to 2 miles wide caused major damage in and around the Old Boston, Texas community 5 miles south of New Boston, Texas. Several hundred large trees were snapped or uprooted and some of these fell on homes and businesses. Numerous powerlines were downed as a result and roof damage was common throughout the community. Damage was also reported at the Red River Army Depot just east of Old Boston, Texas.
June 2015FloodPine Spgs$1,400,000Excessive heavy rainfall during the month of May resulted in very high water on the Red River bordering McCurtain County in Southeast Oklahoma and Red River and Bowie Counties in Northeast Texas during the entire month of June. Rainfall amounts during the month of May across the Upper and Middle Red River basins of Southern Oklahoma and Northern Texas totaled over 20 inches of rain. The Oklahoma state climatologist reported that May of 2015 was the all time wettest month of any month in state history. Lake Texhoma, a flood control reservoir to the Red River upstream of Arthur City, Texas rose to its highest pool stage on record early on June 1st at 645.66 feet with peak releases of around 140,000 CFS. The Muddy Boggy Creek tributary to the Red River rose to near its flood of record cresting near 55 feet earlier on May 29th with inflows upwards of 70,000 CFS into the Red River. Muddy Boggy Creek crested just shy of the 1990 flood of record with 55.27 feet near Unger, Oklahoma. Other tributaries of the Red River also crested at very high levels during the final week of May and early in June, 2015 below Lake Texhoma including Bois D'Arc and Bokchito Creeks. Finally the Kiamichi River at Hugo Reservoir crested just below a new pool stage record after May 25th and contributed peak releases of near 60,000 CFS as well to the Red River. This excessive heavy rainfall and inflow into the Red River resulted in river levels that eclipsed the flood of May of 1990 at Pecan Point and was just shy of the Red River flood of May of 1908 at Pecan Point. The Red River at Pecan Point north of Dekalb, Texas went above the 24 foot flood stage on May 10th, 2015 and remained above that flood stage through the entire month of June and did not fall below flood stage until until July, 2015. The Red River at Pecan Point north of Dekalb, Texas went above the 30 foot major flood stage on May 24th, 2015 and crested at a stage of 35.0 feet on June 2nd, 2015. This is the 3rd highest crest in recorded history at the gauging location, eclipsed only by the flood of record of 36.0 feet in 1938 and 35.5 feet in 1908. The river fell below the 30 foot major flood stage on June 10th. A secondary rise on the Red River developed because of excessive heavy rainfall once again in the middle Red River Basin from the remnants of Tropical Storm Bill. As a result, the Red River at Pecan Point north of Dekalb, Texas went back above the 30 foot major flood stage on June 22nd and crested at a stage of 32.5 feet on June 24th. The Red River then fell below the 30 foot major flood stage on June 28th. Below Pecan Point north of Dekalb, Texas, the Red River at Index, Arkansas crested at 31.4 feet on June 3rd. This was the 3rd highest flood at Index, Arkansas in recorded history at the gauging location, eclipsed only by the flood of record of 34.4 feet in 1938 and 32.3 feet in 1990. The river fell below the 28 foot major flood stage on June 8th. A secondary rise on the Red River developed because of excessive heavy rainfall once again in the middle Red River Basin from the remnants of Tropical Storm Bill. As a result, the Red River at Index, Arkansas crested again at 26.6 feet on June 27th and fell below the 25 foot flood stage on June 29th. USDA estimated that more than 41,474 acres of pasture land were inundated. In addition, row crop inundation was 27,474 acres with 9,000 acres of wheat, 9,000 acres of soybean, 8,000 acres of corn, 1,000 acres of grain sorghum and 500 acres of rice also inundated across Bowie County. The crop and pasture land losses totaled $28,435,670. County roads, culverts and bridge repairs totaled $1,025,343. Hundreds of livestock having to be evacuated as well. Bank erosion was extreme on the McCurtain County side of the Red River as well as the Red River and Bowie County sides of the river. 200 homes were affected by the flood waters with a total of 45 homes inundated with water. Nearly 40 homes in the Wamba, Texas community alone were damaged by the flood. The United States Highway 259 bridge, Hwy 8 bridge and the Hwy. 71 bridge going over the Red River were closed. U.S. Hwy. 59 north of Interstate 30, Farm to Market Roads 559, 1397 and 2253 were also closed.
March 2008HailNash$1,000,000Hail broke out windows at the Alumax Plant at interstate 30 and Nash.
May 2003HailMaud$880,000Numerous home and car windows broken. Roofs were torn open. Vegetation flattened and trees stripped for a several mile area.
March 2008Tornado (EF1)New Boston$750,000An EF1 tornado touched down 4 miles southwest of Hooks, Texas at the Red River Army Depot. Trees were downed and snapped. An outbuilding was destroyed, and a security guard shelter was pushed over. The intermittent tornado then moved northeast and crossed Interstate 30 where it knocked trees down on a house and damaged and destroyed several campers at a camper sale store on the interstate. Some of the main building was also damaged.
March 2025Tornado (EF1)Dalby Spgs$500,000This QLCS-embedded EF1 tornado began along U.S. Highway 259 in southwest Bowie County and moved east northeast across County Road 4307, Interstate 30, County Road 4210, County Road 4230, and Farm-to-Market Road 561, damaging numerous trees. Most of the trees were either uprooted or snapped with several large limbs being downed on power lines. As the tornado continued northeast, it removed most of the metal roof covering from a house at the intersection County Road 4206 and County Road 4204. More tree damage was noted as the tornado crossed County Road 990, County Road 4121, County Road 4122, and County Road 4120. More tree damage occurred along Highway 98, County Road 4015, County Road 4011, and County Road 4116. At the Barry B. Telford Unit, a large metal building system on the southeast side of the prison property was destroyed when the metal frame was pulled free from its anchors. Three camper trailers in the prison's RV park were overturned and destroyed. The tornado continued northeast, breaking more large softwood limbs along FM Road 1840 and Highway 8 in the southern portion of New Boston where it finally lifted. The tornado had a maximum width of 580 yards and tracked nearly 19 miles.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindNash$300,000Widespread wind damage started approximately one mile east northeast of Hooks and continued almost to Leary. Several trees were snapped and uprooted. A number of homes lost shingles, with one mobile home losing an entire roof structure suspended over the home. Several outbuildings were damaged or destroyed. The damage path continued east towards Texarkana, with some of the most concentrated damage occurring along Farm to Market Road 2148, County Road 2213, North Kings Highway, and along Interstate 30 between Leary and Nash. Numerous very large hardwood trees were snapped and uprooted. One very large tree fell onto a house causing major damage to the structure. The front face of a paint store was blown away when the winds hit two pillars of the facade which extended several feet above the roof and was completely exposed to the high winds.
March 1983Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
April 1982Tornado (F3)not stated$250,000no account filed
March 1981Tornado (F1)not stated$250,000no account filed
November 1977Tornado (F3)not stated$250,000no account filed
January 1975Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
April 1975Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
May 2003Tornado (F2)De Kalb$200,000A violent thunderstorm moved rapidly southeast across McCurtain County, OK into Bowie County, TX and Cass County, TX. This thunderstorm also produced a strong microburst in McCurtain County southwest of Idabel, OK and again southeast of Maud, TX, located in Bowie County. Numerous trees and limbs were snapped or pushed over along the entire track. Several homes, mobile homes, barns, garages, and outbuildings were either damaged or destroyed. The primary damage from this event occurred southeast of Maud, TX and was also associated with a microburst with wind speeds approaching 100 mph. The microburst occurred along the east side of the tornado track.
January 1999Flash FloodTexarkana$166,000Reports of cars floating off highways in town. West 70th was flooded and closed. FEMA declared a disaster area.
May 2009Flash FloodLiberty Hill$150,000Numerous city and county roads in and around New Boston, Texas were flooded from excessive heavy rainfall. Two homes were flooded by three to four feet of water on Lacy Street in Hooks, Texas.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindHooks$125,000Widespread tree damage occurred along Garden Road in Hooks. Several trees were uprooted here, one tree fell on a home, and another fell on a vehicle.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindMalta$100,000Several trees and powerlines were downed in and near the community of Malta near County Road 3103. The winds destroyed one 180x50 steel frame shed, one 12x12 wood frame shed, one 20x40 horse covered stall, one 8x8 well house and one 40x60 pole barn. There were no injuries reported.
October 2009Flash FloodEylau$100,000Water flooded several homes in the Liberty Eyleau community. In addition, nearly 14 city streets were flooded in the community.
July 2024Tornado (EF1)Wake Vlg$75,000An EF-1 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 90 mph touched down between King and Celeste Avenues just north of Highway 82 on the Texas side of Texarkana, where several hardwood and softwood trees were uprooted, and large limbs were snapped. While some structural damage was noted along the tornado's track, it was primarily attributed to falling trees and limbs onto buildings and vehicles. There were a few instances though where the tornadic winds lifted the roofing off of two homes and an older retail building. The tornado lifted shortly after entering Beverly Park.
November 2009Tornado (EF1)New Boston$75,000An EF1 tornado briefly touched down in New Boston, Texas along Pearly Street. A mobile home was destroyed and 4 other homes sustained moderate to major damage. Several trees were uprooted. The tornado crossed Interstate 30 and quickly dissipated.
October 2014Thunderstorm WindMaud$60,000Damaging thunderstorm wind gusts resulted in a roof being blown off a house and the siding ripped off the southwest side of a building on Broadway Avenue in Maud, Texas. A large doughnut sign was also shifted from a fixed position on top of an eatery in Maud.
April 2012Thunderstorm WindNash$60,000Trees were downed on houses in the Nash and Wake Village areas. Another tree was downed on a car in the Liberty-Eylau community.
April 1999Thunderstorm WindTexarkana$60,000Several trees down including a tree across a home. Several mobile homes were also damaged.
June 1997Thunderstorm WindHooks$60,000Strong straight line winds downed numerous trees and power lines producing widespread power outages. The wind uprooted a sycamore tree which fell through a home. An above ground swimming pool was shoved 75 while a swing set was twisted beyond repair. A storage shed was also ripped apart. A gas company shed was also destroyed.
March 2025Tornado (EF1)Hodgson$50,000This EF1 tornado was the continuation of a tornado that began in Red River County. Upon exiting Red River County, the tornado continued east toward the town of New Hope, continuing to produce extensive tree damage in the form of snapped trunks and uproots. After moving east of New Hope, the tornado followed along County Road 4303 toward Hubbard, eventually crossing Farm-to-Market Road 1840 before heading toward the town of Malta. The tornado crossed U.S. Highway 82 near Malta and continued east northeast for a few more miles, before eventually lifting near the intersection of County Road 3014 and FM Road 3378. The tornado tracked nearly 17 miles across western and northwestern parts of Bowie County with a maximum width of 850 yards and estimated peak wind speeds of 100 mph.
January 2018Tornado (EF0)Liberty Hill$50,000An EF-0 tornado with maximum estimated winds around 80 mph touched down along County Road 3109 where it damaged the roof of a one story home. This tornadic storm traveled northeast where it damaged the roof of Liberty Hill Church located along County Road 3109. The tornado also uprooted several hardwood trees before dissipating along Highway 992.
December 2015Thunderstorm WindDe Kalb$50,000A NWS Storm Survey team determined that damage along the west side of Dekalb, Texas was consistent with that of rear flank storm damage. This rear flank was the remaining remnant of a tornado that touched down earlier west of this location. The rear flank downdraft caused sporadic damage in the city of Dekalb, Texas. Several trees were uprooted. Numerous homes withstood light shingle damage. A light pole at the city park was snapped and the metal roof from one of the downtown buildings was lifted off.
May 2009Flash FloodNew Boston$50,000Numerous city streets were flooded and closed. Floodwaters from the city's water system backed up which resulted in the local Scout Hutt at Tapp Park in New Boston being innundated by three feet of water.
October 2009Thunderstorm WindRedwater$50,000Trees reported downed throughout the county. There was one indirect injury south of New Boston, Texas when the driver of an 18-wheeler had to be taken to the hospital after his rig struck a downed tree on Texas highway 8.
April 2008Thunderstorm WindEylau$50,000Large tree was downed on a mobile home on George Thomas Road in the Liberty Elyau community. Woman and child were rescued from the mobile home with no injuries reported. Trees were also downed across South State Line Road.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindTexarkana$50,000Trailer homes damaged by high winds along Hwy 67 in the community of Liberty Eylau.
April 2001Flash FloodNew Boston$50,000Flooding rains led to numerous road closures including Hwy 8 and Hwy 82. Water was high enough to flood 5 homes in town.
May 1994Thunderstorm Windnot stated$50,000Numerous trees were blown down along Highway 8 near the Red River Bridge.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindTexarkana$50,000Wind gusts to 65 miles per hour uprooted trees and blew the roof off a house.
May 1993Thunderstorm WindNew Boston$50,000Thunderstorm winds destroyed a barn.
November 1993Thunderstorm WindDe Kalb$50,000Thunderstorm winds damaged roofs, broke windows, and downed trees.
April 1993Thunderstorm WindTexarkana$50,000Thunderstorm winds rolled a mobile home and blew down some trees.
May 1993Tornado (F1)Dekalb$50,000One home destroyed, minor roof damage to 60 homes most due to falling trees, roof damage to an apartment complex, and some businesses received damage. There was also some damage to a nursing home. The tornado was accompanied by 90 mile an hour straight line winds.
April 1993Thunderstorm Windseveral trees were bl$50,000Four mobile homes were rolled over and damaged and numerous trees blown down by thunderstorm winds.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindHooks$40,000Widespread tree damage occurred just east northeast of Hooks. Several trees were uprooted, all of which pointed to the south southeast. One tree landed on a corner of a house.
December 2012Thunderstorm WindVictory City$40,000A tree fell on a home in Leary, Texas. There were no reports of injuries.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindTexarkana$40,000Thunderstorm wind gusts peeled back the roof of an apartment complex off of Main street in Texarkana, Texas.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindTexarkana$40,000Numerous trees down in the Liberty-Eylau community including one that fell on a home on Macedonia Street. A tree also fell on a barn off of County Road 2516 at the end of Ryan Loop Road.
June 2003Thunderstorm WindTexarkana$40,000Trees fell across a house causing moderate damage.
January 1999Tornado (F1)New Boston$40,000A tornado touched down near the 700 block of Anderson St. and traveled northeast across Texas Hwy 8 then onto I-30 and lifted. Damage: The Bostonian Motor Inn, EZ-Mart convenience store, construction site of a new Ford Dealership and one house. All damage was minor. A piece of sheet metal 22 x 27 feet was ripped from the roof of the Bostonian Inn and thrown into a car. A window was shattered, ceiling tile damaged, and store merchandise damaged at the E-Z Mart. Scaffolding at the Ford Dealership toppled onto a pickup truck breaking the front window and crushing the hood. A construction trailer was set upside down in its original spot. Numerous eye witness and photographed by the New Boston Citizen Tribune.

Mines and quarries

14 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 14 workings inside this county. 4 still produce and 10 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Sand and Gravel, Construction10
Clay2
Sulfur1
Iron1

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Natural Gas Pipeline Plant 360SulfurProducer
S. W. A. PitsIronProducer
DickeyClayUnknown
Texarkana PlantClayProducer
Bruce Kennedy PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Bruce Kennedy Pit 1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Bruce Kennedy Pit 2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Bruce Kennedy Pit and PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Kennedy CrusherSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every populated place in the county

50

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 2 places that were also surveyed for fire insurance come first, with the number of atlases and photographs held for them.

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

Recorded here

Texarkana, Texas

21 topographic sheets and 10 fire insurance atlases, 1885 to 1953

New Boston, Texas

14 topographic sheets and 1 fire insurance atlases, 1952

Everything this county holds

The complete index, with nothing left out. Each of these is a separate record with its own page: a federal survey report, or the case file that argued a property on to the National Register. Both are public domain and reproduced word for word.

Surveyed structures

8 structures

The vanished settlements of Bowie County, the places these records name 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.