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Brazoria County, Texas

129 topographic sheets and 13 fire insurance atlases across 6 places.

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12 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

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What the record shows

  • 6 places in this county were surveyed for fire insurance: Freeport, West Columbia, Alvin, Angleton, Velasco, Lake Jackson, between 1925 and 1951.
  • 13 fire insurance atlases survive for the county. Topographic coverage is national; fire insurance survey reached only incorporated places with something worth insuring.
  • 1,262 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 12 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 6 buildings, 2 structures, 2 districts and 2 objects.
  • 3 of the 12 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 106 populated places in this county; 105 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Photographs

41 photographs, 1943

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.

Freeport Sulphur Company. Hoskins Mound, Texas. Pipe storage. Pipelines are laid for carrying superheated water to the wells and for carrying melted sulphur to relay stations and to the vats
Freeport Sulphur Company. Hoskins Mound, Texas. Pipe storage. Pipelines are laid for carrying superheated water to the wells and for carrying melted sulphur to relay stations and to the vats
Vachon, John, 1943. Library of Congress
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Loading railroad cars with sulphur
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Loading railroad cars with sulphur
Vachon, John, 1943. Library of Congress
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Control room at a relay station for the flow of sulphur from the wells to the vats
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Control room at a relay station for the flow of sulphur from the wells to the vats
Vachon, John, 1943. Library of Congress
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. A driller at a sulphur well
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. A driller at a sulphur well
Vachon, John, 1943. Library of Congress
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Clearing sulphur off the railroad tracks after blasting
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Clearing sulphur off the railroad tracks after blasting
Vachon, John, 1943. Library of Congress
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Cleaning sulphur off railroad tracks after blasting
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Cleaning sulphur off railroad tracks after blasting
Vachon, John, 1943. Library of Congress
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Lowering dynamite into hole preparatory to blasting from top of vat
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Lowering dynamite into hole preparatory to blasting from top of vat
Vachon, John, 1943. Library of Congress
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Sulphur vat from which trains are being loaded
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Sulphur vat from which trains are being loaded
Vachon, John, 1943. Library of Congress
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Hopper with which boxcars are loaded with sulphur
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Hopper with which boxcars are loaded with sulphur
Vachon, John, 1943. Library of Congress
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Explosion as an end of a sulphur vat is blasted
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Explosion as an end of a sulphur vat is blasted
Vachon, John, 1943. Library of Congress
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Sulphur wells and vat
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Sulphur wells and vat
Vachon, John, 1943. Library of Congress
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Loading boxcars with sulphur
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Loading boxcars with sulphur
Vachon, John, 1943. Library of Congress
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Operator of a shovel which loads railroad cars with sulphor
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Operator of a shovel which loads railroad cars with sulphor
Vachon, John, 1943. Library of Congress
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Lowering dynamite into hole preparatory to blasting from top of vat
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Lowering dynamite into hole preparatory to blasting from top of vat
Vachon, John, 1943. Library of Congress
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Hopper with which boxcars are loaded with sulphur
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Hopper with which boxcars are loaded with sulphur
Vachon, John, 1943. Library of Congress
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Loading boxcars with sulphur
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Loading boxcars with sulphur
Vachon, John, 1943. Library of Congress
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Raising the walls on sulphur vat which is being built. Sulphur is put into these vats to a height of sixty feet. As it solidifies the sections of wall are raised
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Raising the walls on sulphur vat which is being built. Sulphur is put into these vats to a height of sixty feet. As it solidifies the sections of wall are raised
Vachon, John, 1943. Library of Congress
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Control room at a relay station for the flow of sulphur from the wells to the vats
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Control room at a relay station for the flow of sulphur from the wells to the vats
Vachon, John, 1943. Library of Congress
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Pulling up a pipe at a sulphur well
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Pulling up a pipe at a sulphur well
Vachon, John, 1943. Library of Congress
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Loading boxcars with sulphur
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Loading boxcars with sulphur
Vachon, John, 1943. Library of Congress
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Sulphur vat from which trains are being loaded
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Sulphur vat from which trains are being loaded
Vachon, John, 1943. Library of Congress
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Sulphur workers arriving at the plant
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Sulphur workers arriving at the plant
Vachon, John, 1943. Library of Congress
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Blasting crew preparing to blast the end of a sulphor vat
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Blasting crew preparing to blast the end of a sulphor vat
Vachon, John, 1943. Library of Congress
Freeport Sulphur Company. Hoskins Mound, Texas. Pipe storage. Pipelines are laid for carrying superheated water to the wells and for carrying melted sulphur to relay stations and to the vats
Freeport Sulphur Company. Hoskins Mound, Texas. Pipe storage. Pipelines are laid for carrying superheated water to the wells and for carrying melted sulphur to relay stations and to the vats
Vachon, John, 1943. Library of Congress
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Sulphur vat
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Sulphur vat
Vachon, John, 1943. Library of Congress
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Loading dynamite charges preparatory to blasting
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Loading dynamite charges preparatory to blasting
Vachon, John, 1943. Library of Congress
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. A driller at a sulphur well
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. A driller at a sulphur well
Vachon, John, 1943. Library of Congress
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Railroad cars in front of a sulphur vat
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Railroad cars in front of a sulphur vat
Vachon, John, 1943. Library of Congress
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Sulphur wells and vat
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Sulphur wells and vat
Vachon, John, 1943. Library of Congress
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Sulphur leaders
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Sulphur leaders
Vachon, John, 1943. Library of Congress
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Sulphur well with a vat in the background
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Sulphur well with a vat in the background
Vachon, John, 1943. Library of Congress
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Sulphur leaders
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Sulphur leaders
Vachon, John, 1943. Library of Congress
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Sulphur workers arriving at the plant
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Sulphur workers arriving at the plant
Vachon, John, 1943. Library of Congress
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Control room at a relay station for the flow of sulphur from the wells to the vats
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Control room at a relay station for the flow of sulphur from the wells to the vats
Vachon, John, 1943. Library of Congress
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Sulphur workers arriving at the plant
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Sulphur workers arriving at the plant
Vachon, John, 1943. Library of Congress
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Power plant and machine shops at Freeport Sulphur Company
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Power plant and machine shops at Freeport Sulphur Company
Vachon, John, 1943. Library of Congress
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Open cars and boxcars loaded with sulphur
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Open cars and boxcars loaded with sulphur
Vachon, John, 1943. Library of Congress
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound Texas. Sulphur well, with a vat in the background
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound Texas. Sulphur well, with a vat in the background
Vachon, John, 1943. Library of Congress
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Railroad cars in front of a sulphur vat
Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Railroad cars in front of a sulphur vat
Vachon, John, 1943. Library of Congress
Varner-Hogg Plantation House, Varner Hogg State Park Museum, West Columbia, Brazoria County, TX
Varner-Hogg Plantation House, Varner Hogg State Park Museum, West Columbia, Brazoria County, TX
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Chenango Sugar Mill, Chenango Vicinity, Angleton, Brazoria County, TX
Chenango Sugar Mill, Chenango Vicinity, Angleton, Brazoria 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
Alvin Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Passenger Depotbuilding2019100003467
Brazoria Bridgestructure199191000783
Alden B. Dow Office and Lake Jackson City Hallbuilding201010000050
Durazno Plantationdistrict198080004081
East Columbia Historic Districtdistrict199191001602
Gazebo for James Richard Marmionstructure200404001173
John McCroskey Cabinbuilding197575001958
Old Brazoria County Courthousebuilding197979002922
Palapa Table for James Richard Marmionobject200404001172
Henry Smith Statueobject2018100003040
Ammon Underwood Housebuilding197676002011
Varner-Hogg Plantationbuilding198080004082

Bird's-eye views and land ownership maps

2

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.

Land ownership map, 1877 - Brazoria County
Land ownership map (1877) - Brazoria County. Library of Congress.
Land ownership map, 1879 - Map of Brazoria Co., Texas
Land ownership map (1879) - Map of Brazoria Co., Texas. Library of Congress.

Photographs from libraries nationwide

3 shown

Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 3 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.

Airport obstruction chart, OC 6453, Brazoria County Airport, Angleton/Lake Jackson, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Airport obstruction chart, OC 6453, Brazoria County Airport, Angleton/Lake Jackson, Texas. United States. National Ocean Service, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Al Welling Motor Co., Cadillac -- Buick -- Pontiac -- Vauxhall, Alvin, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Al Welling Motor Co., Cadillac -- Buick -- Pontiac -- Vauxhall, Alvin, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Alvin Motel, Highway 6 and 35, Alvin, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Alvin Motel, Highway 6 and 35, Alvin, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

The county from the air

48 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 4,296 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 48 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, 1951-11-03, scale 1:23600
1951-11-03, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-11-03, scale 1:23600
1951-11-03, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-11-03, scale 1:23600
1951-11-03, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-11-03, scale 1:23600
1951-11-03, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-04-16, scale 1:69000
1953-04-16, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-05-06, scale 1:69000
1953-05-06, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-10-08, scale 1:34000
1953-10-08, scale 1:34000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-10-08, scale 1:34000
1953-10-08, scale 1:34000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1955-01-24, scale 1:34000
1955-01-24, scale 1:34000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1955-01-24, scale 1:34000
1955-01-24, scale 1:34000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1955-01-24, scale 1:34000
1955-01-24, scale 1:34000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1955-01-24, scale 1:34000
1955-01-24, scale 1:34000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1961-11-23, scale 1:22000
1961-11-23, scale 1:22000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1961-11-23, scale 1:22000
1961-11-23, scale 1:22000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1961-11-23, scale 1:22000
1961-11-23, scale 1:22000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1961-11-23, scale 1:22000
1961-11-23, scale 1:22000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-01-08, scale 1:22000
1962-01-08, scale 1:22000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-01-08, scale 1:22000
1962-01-08, scale 1:22000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-01-08, scale 1:22000
1962-01-08, scale 1:22000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-01-08, scale 1:22000
1962-01-08, scale 1:22000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-05-01, scale 1:30800
1969-05-01, scale 1:30800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-05-01, scale 1:30800
1969-05-01, scale 1:30800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-05-01, scale 1:30800
1969-05-01, scale 1:30800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-05-01, scale 1:30800
1969-05-01, scale 1:30800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-01-07, scale 1:121198
1970-01-07, scale 1:121198. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-01-07, scale 1:121198
1970-01-07, scale 1:121198. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-01-07, scale 1:121198
1970-01-07, scale 1:121198. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-01-07, scale 1:121198
1970-01-07, scale 1:121198. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-11-11, scale 1:120379
1971-11-11, scale 1:120379. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-11-11, scale 1:120379
1971-11-11, scale 1:120379. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-11-11, scale 1:119891
1971-11-11, scale 1:119891. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-11-11, scale 1:119891
1971-11-11, scale 1:119891. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-04-18, scale 1:122998
1972-04-18, scale 1:122998. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-04-18, scale 1:122998
1972-04-18, scale 1:122998. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-04-22, scale 1:121831
1972-04-22, scale 1:121831. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-04-22, scale 1:121831
1972-04-22, scale 1:121831. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-11-12, scale 1:76000
1974-11-12, scale 1:76000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-11-12, scale 1:76000
1974-11-12, scale 1:76000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-11-12, scale 1:76000
1974-11-12, scale 1:76000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-11-12, scale 1:76000
1974-11-12, scale 1:76000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-07-07, scale 1:5550
1975-07-07, scale 1:5550. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-07-07, scale 1:5550
1975-07-07, scale 1:5550. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-07-07, scale 1:5550
1975-07-07, scale 1:5550. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-07-07, scale 1:5550
1975-07-07, scale 1:5550. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-02-01, scale 1:18500
1976-02-01, scale 1:18500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-02-01, scale 1:18500
1976-02-01, scale 1:18500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-02-01, scale 1:18500
1976-02-01, scale 1:18500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-02-01, scale 1:18500
1976-02-01, scale 1:18500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

38 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

59 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.

  • 20-1BAngleton city - That part Bounded by E. Locust, N. Rock Island, E. Locust, N. Tinsley, E. Cedar, State Hwy. 35, City limits; City limits; City limits; State Hwy. 288
  • 20-1AAngleton city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits, State Hwy. 35; E. Cedar, N. Tinsley, E. Locust, N. Rock Island, E. Locust; State Hwy. 288
  • 20-2Angleton city - That part west of State Hwy. 288
  • 20-3BN/A
  • 20-3AN/A
  • 20-4Retrieve State Penal Farm - That part in Justice Precinct 1 (Remainder of Retrieve State Penal Farm is in Justice Precinct 4)
  • 20-5Justice Precinct 1 - That part south of Rosharon - Alvin Rd., west of State Hwy. 35 and east of State Hwy. 288, outside Angleton city
  • 20-6Justice Precinct 1 - That part west of State Hwy. 288, north of State Hwy. 35 and north of Rosharon - Alvin Rd., outside Angleton city, excluding Darrington State Penal Farm (part), and Ramsey State Penal Farm
  • 20-7Ramsey State Penal Farm (In Justice Precinct 1)
  • 20-8Darrington State Penal Farm - That part in Justice Precinct 1 (Remainder of Darrington State Penal Farm is in Justice Precinct 3)
  • 20-9Justice Precinct 2: West Columbia city: West Columbus city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; State Hwy. 58 (new 35), Brazos Ave.; State Hwy. 36
  • 20-10West Columbia city - That part Bounded by City limits; State Hwy. 36; City limits; City limits
  • 20-11West Columbia city - That part Bounded by Brazos Ave.; Broad; Jackson, State Hwy. 58 (new 35); State Hwy. 36
  • 20-12West Columbia city - That part Bounded by Brazos Ave., State Hwy. 58 (new 35); City limits; City limits; State Hwy. 36, State Hwy. 58 (new 35), Jackson, Broad
  • 20-13Justice Precinct 2 - That part east of State Hwy. 36, outside West Columbia city
  • 20-14BJustice Precinct 2 - That part east of San Bernard River and west of State Hwy. 36, outside West Columbia city.
  • 20-14AJustice Precinct 2 - That part west of San Bernard River.
  • 20-15Justice Precinct 3: Alvin city: Alvin city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; House; Lee, Willis, Durant, Mustang Bayou, Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway
  • 20-16Alvin city - That part Bounded by City limits; Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway, Mustang Bayou, Durant; Willis; City limits
  • 20-17Alvin city - That part Bounded by Willis, Durant, Willis; Lee; Adoue; City limits
  • 20-18Alvin city - That part Bounded by House; City limit;s City limits; City limits, Johnson, Dumble, Lee
  • 20-19Alvin city - That part Bounded by Adoue; Lee, Dumble, Johnson; City limits; City limits
  • 20-20Justice Precinct 3 - That part northeast and east of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway, outside Alvin city
  • 20-21Justice Precinct 3 - That part west of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway and northeast of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway outside Alvin city
  • 20-22Justice Precinct 3 - That part northwest of St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway, northeast of Chocolate Bayou and south of Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway, outside Alvin city
  • 20-23Justice Precinct 3 - That part southeast of St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway, including all islands in this enumeration district
  • 20-24Justice Precinct 3 - That part west of Chocolate Bayou, northwest of St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway, excluding Darrington State Penal Farm (part)
  • 20-25Darrington State Penal Farm - That part in Justice Precinct 3 (Remainder of Darrington State Penal Farm is in Justice Precinct 1)
  • 20-26Justice Precinct 4: Brazoria town
  • 20-27Justice Precinct 4 - That part northeast of San Bernard River, southeast of State Hwy. 524, and southeast of State Hwy. 521, outside Brazoria town, excluding Clemens State Penal Farm and Retrieve State Penal Farm (part)
  • 20-28Clemens State Penal Farm (In Justice Precinct 4)
  • 20-29Retrieve State Penal Farm - That part in Justice Precinct 4 (Remainder of Retrieve State Penal Farm is in Justice Precinct 1)
  • 20-30Justice Precinct 4 - That part northwest of State Hwy. 521, northwest of State Hwy. 524, and northeast of San Bernard River, outside Brazoria town
  • 20-31Justice Precinct 4 - That part southwest of San Bernard River, and north of an Unnamed rd. extending west from San Bernard River to County line
  • 20-32Justice Precinct 4 - That part south of an Unnamed rd. extending east from County line to San Bernard River, and southwest of San Bernard River
  • 20-33Justice Precinct 5: Sweeny town: Sweeny town - That part Bounded by Town limits; Town limits; Brockman, Hackberry, 3rd; Main
  • 20-34Sweeny town - That part Bounded by Town limits; Main; Town limits; Town limits
  • 20-35Sweeny town - That part Bounded by 3rd, Hackberry, Brockman; Town limits; Town limits; Main
  • 20-36Justice Precinct 5 - That part northeast of State Hwy. 524, outside Sweeny town
  • 20-37Justice Precinct 5 - That part southwest of State Hwy. 524, outside Sweeny town
  • 20-38Justice Precinct 6: Velasco city: Velasco city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; Ave. G.; City limits
  • 20-39Velasco city - That part Bounded by Ave. G., City limits; N. 7th, Ave. A., N. 11th; City limits; City limits
  • 20-40Velasco city - That part Bounded by City limits; Division, Division extended; City limits; N. 11th, Ave. A., N. 7th
  • 20-41Velasco city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; Division extended, Division
  • 20-42Lake Jackson city: Lake Jackson city - That part Bounded by Town limits; Town limits; Oyster Creek Dr., Winding Way; Circle Way, Oyster Creek Dr., Oak Dr.
  • 20-43Lake Jackson city - That part Bounded by Town limits; Oak Dr.; Plantation Dr.; Town limits
  • 20-44Lake Jackson city - That part Bounded by Oyster Creek Dr.; Circle Way, Winding Way, Yaupon; Plantation Dr.; Oak Dr.
  • 20-45Lake Jackson city - That part Bounded by Plantation Dr., Yaupon, Winding Way, Oyster Creek Dr.; Town limits; Town limits; Town limits
  • 20-46AJustice Precinct 6 - That part, excluding Brazos River Lighthouse and Velasco Coast Guard Station, east of Houston & Brazos Valley Railroad, outside Velasco city, including all islands in this enumeration district.
  • 20-46BJustice Precinct 6 - That part west of Houston & Brazos Valley Railroad, outside Lake Jackson and Velasco cities.
  • 20-47Brazos River Lighthouse (In Justice Precinct 6)
  • 20-48Velasco Coast Guard Station (In Justice Precinct 6)
  • 20-49Justice Precinct 7: Freeport town: Freeport town - That part Bounded by Town limits; Town limits; Town limits; Pine, 2nd, Maple, 1st, Houston & Brazos Valley Railroad
  • 20-50Freeport town - That part Bounded by 2nd; Pine; Houston & Brazos Valley Railroad; Maple
  • 20-51Freeport town - That part Bounded by Town limits; Houston & Brazos Valley Railroad, 1st, Maple; 6th, Mulberry, State Hwy. 36; Town limits
  • 20-52Freeport town - That part Bounded by State Hwy. 36, Mulberry, 6th; Maple, Houston & Brazos Valley Railroad, Pine; Town limits; Town limits
  • 20-53Justice Precinct 7 - That part outside Freeport town, including all islands in this enumeration district
  • 20-54Justice Precinct 8: Pearland, unincorporated (See boundaries shown on aerial photo BQR - 5 - 57)
  • 20-55Justice Precinct 8 - That part outside Pearland, unincorporated (See aerial photo BQR - 5 - 57 for boundaries of Pearland)

Wildfire, 1993 to 2020

484 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 484 of them, burning about 48,241 acres. 60 started naturally and 31 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning199
Missing data/not specified/undetermined105
Natural60
Arson/incendiarism31
Equipment and vehicle use30
Smoking23
Recreation and ceremony13
Power generation/transmission/distribution13
Railroad operations and maintenance4
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Fireworks2
Other causes1

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

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
3 August 2002Natural4,028 acresBrazoria National Wildlife RefugeCHOCOLATE BAYOU
18 November 2017Arson/incendiarism3,741 acresSan Bernard National Wildlife Refuge2018 WOLF ISLAND ASSIST
5 January 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined2,982 acresSan Bernard National Wildlife RefugeCATTAILS
21 June 2008Natural2,682 acresSan Bernard National Wildlife RefugeCOW TRAP 2008
25 August 1997Natural2,551 acresBrazoria National Wildlife RefugeMOUND
10 October 1993Natural2,200 acresSan Bernard National Wildlife RefugeSALT BAYOU
22 November 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,500 acresBrazoria National Wildlife RefugeENTRANCE ROAD FIRE
3 March 1998Arson/incendiarism1,300 acresBrazoria National Wildlife RefugeCHOCOLBAY

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

Storms, 1950 to 2026

60 of 549 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 549 reports for this county, causing 3 deaths, 77 injuries and about $2,021,698,180 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind199
Hail134
Tornado96
Flash Flood61
Funnel Cloud37
Lightning19
Heavy Rain2
Waterspout1

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
December 2024Tornado (EF2)Liverpool1 killed, 5 hurtAn emergency manager relayed the first report of tornado damage in the area, reporting multiple homes damaged or destroyed between Alvin and Liverpool. ||The survey team found that the tornado tracked along Co Road 172 in rural Brazoria County into Hillcrest. EF-0 and EF-1 damage was observed along most of the tornado's track. The most significant damage occurred at Walt Disney Elementary School, which suffered serious damage to a large amount of its roof structure and to some exterior walls. The damage at this school is the basis for the EF2 rating. 1 death and 5 injuries were reported with this tornado.
October 2007LightningDanbury1 killedA 30 year-old male was killed by a lighting strike while standing underneath a tree.
August 2000LightningAngleton1 killedLightning struck and killed 31 year old man on motorcycle.
March 1976Tornado (F3)not stated18 hurt, $2,500,000no account filed
July 1997LightningFreeport11 hurt, $100,000Lightning struck HCl tank at Dow Chemical causing it to rupture. 11 people treated for contact of the HCl.
May 1981Tornado (F2)not stated10 hurt, $250,000no account filed
March 1983Tornado (F1)not stated7 hurt, $250,000no account filed
May 1972Tornado (F1)not stated6 hurt, $250,000no account filed
October 2015Tornado (EF1)Manvel3 hurt, $50,000The EF-1 tornado tracked along Wink Road between Alvin and Manvel. The tornado injured three people as it destroyed one mobile home and damaged several other mobile homes. The estimated peak wind was 100 mph.
August 2019LightningIowa Colony3 hurtThree construction workers were injured after the home they were working on was struck by lightning. The victims were in the garage when lightning strike occurred.
July 1983Tornado (F1)not stated2 hurt, $250,000no account filed
October 2015Tornado (EF1)Hastings2 hurt, $200,000The EF-1 tornado tracked along a trailer park in Alvin where it damaged fifteen to twenty trailers and overturned one trailer. An elderly couple sustained injuries in the overturned trailer. The estimated peak wind was 90 mph.
June 2006LightningQuintana2 hurtTwo victims (a 13 year old female and a 23 year old female) sought shelter under a cabana on Surfside Beach when lightning struck. The younger victim was initially in critical condition when airlifted to the hospital but fully recovered after a four day stay with only scars around her neck from a necklace she was wearing when struck. The older victim had bleeding ears after the strike, but was treated and released the same day.
November 1987Thunderstorm Windnot stated2 hurtno account filed
May 1999Thunderstorm WindAlvin1 hurt, $200,000One mobile home destroyed and several mobile homes damaged at Pine Colony subdivision. Car overturned along CR 296.
November 2003Tornado (F0)Brazoria1 hurt, $75,000Tornado touch down in downtown Brazoria. Roof damage to several buildings along Highway 36 with tree damage in Old Town Brazoria. A semi-trailer was lifted and over-turned on its side at intersection of Road 332 and Highway 36.
April 2002Thunderstorm WindFreeport1 hurt, $60,000In extreme southeast Brazoria county, on the eastern end of Follets Island just before San Luis Pass, several homes received roof damage, two mobile homes were overturned, and there was one serious injury. Reported by Emergency Management.
June 2007LightningDanbury1 hurtLightning strike at a Brazoria County golf course, seriously injuring one golfer.
November 1987Thunderstorm Windnot stated1 hurtno account filed
May 1972Tornado (F1)not stated1 hurtno account filed
August 2017Flash FloodPearland$2,000,000,000Flash flood waters, from sheet flooding and bayous/creeks coming out of banks, completely inundated hundreds to thousands of homes and businesses. Roads and highways in and around Pearland and south into Manvel, or east of Highway 288 along Highway 6, were flooded and therefore closed for long time periods. Major record flooding of the Brazos, San Bernard and Oyster Creek caused the flooding of hundreds to thousands of vicinity homes, vehicles and businesses. Numerous Roads and homes were inundated with flood waters on east side of Oyster Creek including the Columbia Lakes, Mallard Lakes, Great Lakes, Riverside Estates and Bar X subdivisions as well as homes along CR 39. Other county roads that became impassable due to high flood waters include, but are not limited to, FM 1462, Highways 35 and 90, FM 950, CR 25, 380A, CR 42 and FM 521. The Phillips refinery outside of the town of Sweeny took on water from the west near Little Linville Bayou. Hanson Riverside County Park along the San Bernard River southwest of West Columbia was inundated and water over-topped the Phillips Terminal. Areas around Alvin also flooded.
October 2015Tornado (EF2)Hastings$2,000,000The EF-2 tornado touched down just east of Clover Field Airport (Brazoria County) and continued on a narrow northeast track into Galveston County. This tornado expanded in size and weakened in intensity as it approached FM 518 over the last half of its track. There was extensive tree damage along the entire track. Homes sustained partial roof loss and tree damage consistent with an EF-1 rating from east of the airport through Sunset Drive in Friendswood (Galveston County). Low-end EF-2 damage occurred on Chester Drive in Friendswood where there was complete loss of a residential home's roof. Estimated peak wind was 115 mph.
October 2015Tornado (EF2)Hastings$2,000,000The EF-2 tornado touched down just east of Clover Field Airport (Brazoria County) and continued on a narrow northeast track into Galveston County. This tornado expanded in size and weakened in intensity as it approached FM 518 over the last half of its track. There was extensive tree damage along the entire track. Homes sustained partial roof loss and tree damage consistent with an EF-1 rating from east of the airport through Sunset Drive in Friendswood (Galveston County). Low-end EF-2 damage occurred on Chester Drive in Friendswood where there was complete loss of a residential home's roof. Estimated peak wind was 115 mph.
July 2010Flash FloodWest Columbia$1,250,000Heavy rainfall caused flooding of 40 to 45 homes and businesses in the town of West Columbia.
May 2000Thunderstorm WindPearland$1,000,000Severe wind damage at Clover Field. Two airplane hangars, 8 trailers, 1 helicopter, and an unknown number of small airplanes overturned or destroyed. Large awning and billboard down at FM 518 and SH 35. Large trees and power lines down in the Pearland area.
August 2017Tornado (EF1)Iowa Colony$500,000An EF-1 tornado touched down southeast of Juliff and tracked from Brazoria into Fort Bend County. Damage occurred to some roofs Several trees there were either snapped or downed. Damage path crossed county line from Brazoria to Fort Bend County. This entry is for the Brazoria County segment.
July 2010Flash FloodSweeny$500,000Heavy rainfall caused flooding of 30 to 35 homes in the town of Sweeny.
October 2006Flash FloodBrazoria$500,000Approximately 115 homes flooded in several locations around the county including Pearland. Several roads flooded including County Road 5995 near Bastrop Bayou, Highway 36 and County Road 304 near Jones Creek, and near County Road 769B.
August 2001Flash FloodNorth Portion$500,000Newspaper reported water in some homes in Pearland, as well as high water in Alvin, Manvel, and Danbury.
May 1993Thunderstorm Windnot stated$500,000Brazoria County Sheriff Department reported numerous trees limbs blown down county-wide. Some trees snapped and some were uprooted in the northern portions of the county. Roof damage was reported in the Pearland vicinity.
April 2017Flash FloodDanbury$450,000Over 60 homes had at least a couple of inches of water in them within the town of Danbury. The worst flooding occurred in the eastern and western side of town, or in the vicinity of the sloughs. Sections of County Roads 208, 201 and 211 were impassable due to the flooding.
September 2002Flash FloodSweeny$250,000Waist deep water and flooding in Sweeny.
November 1992Tornado (F1)not stated$250,000no account filed
January 1991Tornado (F0)not stated$250,000no account filed
January 1983Tornado (F1)not stated$250,000no account filed
May 1982Tornado (F1)not stated$250,000no account filed
August 1981Tornado (F1)not stated$250,000no account filed
March 1976Tornado (F1)not stated$250,000no account filed
March 1957Tornado (F1)not stated$250,000no account filed
June 2007LightningLiverpool$210,000Home was destroyed by fire caused by a lightning strike.
May 2017Tornado (EF0)Anchor$200,000An EF0 tornado damaged a porch roof in back of a home, destroyed a pump house and damaged a trailer, and knocked over several trees.
October 2015Tornado (EF0)Angleton Bailes Arpt$200,000The EF-1 tornado severely damaged a farm house and barn then flipped three trailers over at an RV park before weakening. Estimated peak wind was 90 mph.
March 2007HailBrazoria$200,000Residence damaged by near racqetball-size hail. Damage to home's front windows and screens with damage to 2 vehicles in yard. Roof damage to a city facility. 43 vehicle windshields were shattered with back windshield damage to 3 other vehicles at a local automotive dealership. Damage reported to two other businesses in the town of Brazoria with reports of damage to a few residential homes.
December 2001Tornado (F1)Brazoria$200,000An F1 Tornado touched down 5 miles southwest of Brazoria. Several homes in the Lazy Oak Ranch Subdivision on CR 461A had roof damage. A machine shop on CR 461 sustained heavy damage, along with the cars and boats in its parking lot. There were no injuries. Numerous trees were down from the San Bernard River to the Lazy Oak subdivision. Reported by Emergency Management.
December 2001Tornado (F0)Brazoria$200,000An F0 Tornado touched down in the city of Brazoria. There was roof and structural damage to homes and businesses, in a 10 block area, along TX Highway 36 in Brazoria. A 175 foot internet tower was blown down, signs were bent over, and minor roof damage to Brazoria Elementary school. No injuries. Reported by Emergency Management
September 2000Flash FloodSouth Portion$150,000Several roads and railroad underpass impassable in Freeport and Clute. Water inside a house in Clute. Cars flooded and high water in streets in Clute, Freeport, and Danbury. Total of 7.7 inches of rainfall in Angleton.
February 1998Thunderstorm WindLake Jackson$125,000Trees downed on houses, roof partially blown off American Apartments, numerous powerlines down, McDonalds sign blown down, softball fence blown down.
May 2007Flash FloodAngleton$110,000Three flooded homes with over a foot of water in them off of Henderson Road. Reports of 50 more flooded homes, or homes with water damage, in Angleton.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindWest Columbia$100,000There were roofs blown off of a business and carports. Trees were downed too.
February 2017Tornado (EF0)Sweeny$100,000This EF-0 tornado touched down along CR 321 and then dissipated near the intersection of FM 524 and CR 321. Damage was mainly to trees and power lines. Estimated peak winds were 75 mph.
August 2017Tornado (EF0)Bailey Prairie$100,000A high-end EF-0 tornado touched down east of West Columbia damaging numerous trees... roofs...and outbuildings in a neighborhood off of highway 35. A barn and several outbuildings were also destroyed on the east side of the Brazos River. Damage described by property owner. Property was flooded.
August 2017Tornado (EF0)Danbury$100,000The tornado began in Danbury and damaged a barn along with several trees off of County Road 207. The tornado then crossed Hwy 35 and moved over an open field. The tornado then snapped and/or downed several trees along County Rd 45 before lifting at the Crocodile Encounter on County Rd 48.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindLake Jackson Arpt$100,000Thunderstorm winds downed trees, damaged traffic lights and caused roof damage to the local library in Lake Jackson.
August 2013Thunderstorm WindPearland$100,000A severe thunderstorm downed hundreds of trees, numerous power poles, and a lot of fences in the Pearland area between Highway 35 and Highway 288. Winds were estimated to be gusting up to 60 mph as the storm moved southward across the area.
July 1999Thunderstorm WindBrazoria$100,000Canopy blown onto several cars at car dealership and three large trees blown onto houses by strong winds.
August 2002Flash FloodAlvin$90,000Several roads in and around Alvin have high water; water is in homes in Alvin.
May 2005Thunderstorm WindCountywide$87,000Trees down and roofs blown off mobile homes in Rosharon, Danbury and Liverpool. Also had a fence down in Pearland, and a metal shed and billboards down in Alvin.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindBrazoria$80,000A metal barn was destroyed, with the loss of a roof to another barn, near the intersection of County Road 463 and FM 521 southwest of Brazoria.
September 2001Flash FloodNorth Portion$80,000Homes flooded in the Shadow Bend subdivision on Austin Bayou in Danbury. Numerous streets flooded, including Highway 6 between Manvel and Alvin and Highway 36 in Damon.
May 2015Flash FloodAngleton$75,000Widespread flooding was reported with water in homes in Angleton.

Mines and quarries

29 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 29 workings inside this county. 16 still produce and 13 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Sand and Gravel, Construction9
Sulfur5
Halite4
Magnesite4
Sulfur, Halite, Limestone, General1
Sulfur, Halite1
Limestone, Ultra Pure1
Halite, Limestone, Ultra Pure1
Sulfur, Limestone, Ultra Pure1
Halite, Zinc1
Gypsum-Anhydrite, Halite, Limestone, Ultra Pure1
Halite, Gypsum-Anhydrite1
Stone, Crushed/Broken1
Vanadium, Molybdenum1

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Allen Dome ProspectSulfur, Halite, Limestone, GeneralOccurrence1927
Bryan Mound MineSulfur, Halite, Limestone, Ultra PurePast Producer1904, 1912, 1968
Clemens Dome MineSulfur, Halite, Limestone, Ultra PurePast Producer1937, 1960
Damon Mound MineSulfur, Limestone, Ultra Pure, Halite, ZincPast Producer1916, 1953, 1957
Dresser MineralsStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Gulf Chem and Metallurgical PlantVanadium, MolybdenumProducer
Hoskins Mound MineSulfur, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Halite, Limestone, Ultra PurePast Producer1903, 1923, 1955
Stratton RidgeSaltUnknown
West Colombia Salt DomeHalite, Gypsum-AnhydriteOccurrence1901
A P Green RefractoriesMagnesiteProducer
Bryan MoundHaliteUnknown
Danbury Salt DomeHaliteOccurrence1929
Dow Chemical PlantMagnesiteProducer
Dow Freeport Plants A and BMagnesitePlant1941
Manvell Salt DomeHaliteOccurrence1929
Stratton Ridge MineHalitePast Producer1913
Us Gypsum Freeport PlantMagnesiteProducer
Clemens DomeSulfurUnknown
Hoskins MoundSulfurUnknown
Sweeny Sulfur PlantSulfurProducer
Flora PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gunnels Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Leggett Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Miller Sand PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Moller PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Pand W Materials Co.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerSand
Riggs Oak Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Riggs Oaks Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerSand
Shelton Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every populated place in the county

106

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

Recorded here

Freeport, Texas

12 topographic sheets and 3 fire insurance atlases, 1926 to 1943

West Columbia, Texas

11 topographic sheets and 3 fire insurance atlases, 1926 to 1936

Alvin, Texas

15 topographic sheets and 2 fire insurance atlases, 1925 to 1942

Angleton, Texas

11 topographic sheets and 2 fire insurance atlases, 1926 to 1943

Velasco, Texas

12 topographic sheets and 2 fire insurance atlases, 1926

Lake Jackson, Texas

13 topographic sheets and 1 fire insurance atlases, 1951

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

3 structures

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.