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Coke County, Texas

44 topographic sheets cover 9 settlements here, and 1 property is on the National Register of Historic Places.

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From the record

1 National Register listing published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Texas within the United States
Coke County within Texas

What the record shows

  • 114 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 1 property here is on the National Register of Historic Places, listed as a building.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 9 populated places in this county; 9 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

1

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
Coke County Jailbuilding200404001395

The county from the air

35 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 701 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 35 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, 1954-05-02, scale 1:63000
1954-05-02, scale 1:63000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-05-02, scale 1:63000
1954-05-02, scale 1:63000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-05-02, scale 1:63000
1954-05-02, scale 1:63000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-05-02, scale 1:63000
1954-05-02, scale 1:63000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-02-11, scale 1:17600
1962-02-11, scale 1:17600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-02-11, scale 1:17600
1962-02-11, scale 1:17600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-02-11, scale 1:17600
1962-02-11, scale 1:17600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-02-11, scale 1:17600
1962-02-11, scale 1:17600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-01-10, scale 1:18800
1966-01-10, scale 1:18800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-01-10, scale 1:18800
1966-01-10, scale 1:18800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-01-10, scale 1:18800
1966-01-10, scale 1:18800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-01-10, scale 1:18800
1966-01-10, scale 1:18800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-03-18, scale 1:72000
1969-03-18, scale 1:72000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-03-18, scale 1:72000
1969-03-18, scale 1:72000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-03-18, scale 1:72000
1969-03-18, scale 1:72000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-03-13, scale 1:111376
1970-03-13, scale 1:111376. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-03-13, scale 1:111376
1970-03-13, scale 1:111376. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-03-13, scale 1:104947
1970-03-13, scale 1:104947. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-03-13, scale 1:109313
1970-03-13, scale 1:109313. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-02-08, scale 1:43500
1971-02-08, scale 1:43500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-02-08, scale 1:43500
1971-02-08, scale 1:43500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-02-08, scale 1:43500
1971-02-08, scale 1:43500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-02-08, scale 1:43500
1971-02-08, scale 1:43500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-06-06, scale 1:16123
1973-06-06, scale 1:16123. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-06-06, scale 1:16123
1973-06-06, scale 1:16123. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-06-06, scale 1:16123
1973-06-06, scale 1:16123. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-08-21, scale 1:59234
1973-08-21, scale 1:59234. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-03-18, scale 1:80000
1975-03-18, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-03-18, scale 1:80000
1975-03-18, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-03-18, scale 1:80000
1975-03-18, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-03-18, scale 1:80000
1975-03-18, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-05-01, scale 1:23200
1976-05-01, scale 1:23200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-05-01, scale 1:23200
1976-05-01, scale 1:23200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-05-01, scale 1:23200
1976-05-01, scale 1:23200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-05-01, scale 1:23200
1976-05-01, scale 1:23200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

10 stations, 3 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

11 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.

  • 41-1Justice Precinct 1: Robert Lee city: Robert Lee city - That part north and west of 9th
  • 41-2Robert Lee city - That part south and east of 9th
  • 41-3Justice Precinct 1 - That part outside Robert Lee city
  • 41-4Justice Precinct 2: Bronte town: Bronte town - That part east of Panhandle and Santa Fe Railway
  • 41-5Bronte town - That part west of Panhandle and Santa Fe Railway
  • 41-6Justice Precinct 2 - That part north of State Hwys. 158 and 109, outside Bronte town
  • 41-7Justice Precinct 2 - That part south of State Hwys. 158 and 109, outside Bronte town
  • 41-8Justice Precinct 3
  • 41-9Justice Precinct 4
  • 41-10Justice Precinct 5
  • 41-11Justice Precinct 6

Wildfire, 2004 to 2020

149 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 149 of them, burning about 288,600 acres. 36 started naturally and 3 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined44
Natural36
Equipment and vehicle use27
Debris and open burning24
Power generation/transmission/distribution11
Arson/incendiarism3
Smoking2
Recreation and ceremony2

The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
10 April 2011Natural158,308 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceWILDCAT FIRE
20 June 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined72,473 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceWHITE HAT FIRE
25 February 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined20,200 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceSILVER FIRE
8 June 2011Equipment and vehicle use19,391 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceDOS AMIGOS FIRE
13 June 2020Debris and open burning4,216 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceMCDANIEL
6 July 2011Power generation/transmission/distribution2,120 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceMALONE FIRE
13 June 2004Natural1,835 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceROLLING PLAINS - 2
15 March 2006Equipment and vehicle use1,120 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceTEMPLIN

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

Storms, 1953 to 2025

60 of 269 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 269 reports for this county, causing no deaths, 7 injuries and about $1,149,080 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Hail170
Thunderstorm Wind65
Tornado16
Flash Flood14
Wildfire1
Funnel Cloud1
Lightning1
Flood1

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
September 1990Hailnot stated5 hurtno account filed
July 1995Thunderstorm WindBronte2 hurt, $10,000no account filed
May 1994Thunderstorm WindOak Creek Reservoir$500,000no account filed
May 2002Thunderstorm WindRobert Lee$250,000The second severe thunderstorm of the day that moved across Robert Lee produced winds up to 80 MPH causing damage to numerous houses and carports.
June 1997HailTennyson$100,000no account filed
November 1996Thunderstorm WindRobert Lee$50,000no account filed
May 2007HailRobert Lee$30,000Hail lasted for several minutes. Damage to roofs and cars was observed.
May 2005HailRobert Lee$30,000The final severe thunderstorm for the evening developed just to the north of Robert Lee. This thunderstorm maxed out right over Robert Lee producing soft ball size hail and winds to 87 mph. This produced significant damage to vehicles and some houses.
June 1969Tornado (F2)not stated$25,000no account filed
July 2005Thunderstorm WindRobert Lee$23,000Mobile home had the roof blown off, power lines were downed, and tree limbs downed.
June 2007HailBronte$12,000Large hail damaged homes and vehicles.
April 2006HailRobert Lee$10,000Windows broken throughout Robert Lee due to hail.
March 2004Thunderstorm WindBronte$10,000Several roofs had damage and trees were knocked down all over town. The metal roof of a gas station shed was lifted and thrown several yards into a house to the east of the gas station.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindSilver$10,000Several miles of power lines were blown down in northwestern portions of Coke county.
June 2003Flash FloodRobert Lee$10,000Road washouts reported.
May 2002HailRobert Lee$10,000There was some roof and car damage from the storms in Robert Lee. These storms brought Golfball size hail and high winds.
June 1997Thunderstorm WindOak Creek Res$10,000Large tree branches were broken.
May 2005HailRobert Lee$10,000no account filed
May 2005HailSanco$8,000The hail damaged vehicles.
May 2005HailBronte$8,000Vehicle damage due to hail.
July 2011LightningEdith$5,000A lightning strike damaged a chimney and a television.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindBronte$5,000Several outbuildings were damaged by high winds.
May 1999Thunderstorm WindRobert Lee$5,000Several homes in Robert Lee suffered roof damage as high winds blew through the town. Two mobile homes were also lightly damaged.
May 2005HailRobert Lee$5,000no account filed
July 2005Thunderstorm WindRobert Lee$3,000Damage to power poles.
June 2003Thunderstorm WindRobert Lee$3,000no account filed
July 1953Tornado (F2)not stated$2,500no account filed
August 1999WildfireCountywide$2,000Lightning set off a wildfire across the southwestern sections of the county.
March 2007Thunderstorm WindRobert Lee Arpt$1,000Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees near Robert Lee.
March 2007HailRobert Lee$1,000Quarter size hail reported in Robert Lee.
May 1993HailRobert Lee$500Amateur radio spotters reported quarter-size hail in Robert Lee. No significant damage resulted.
May 1993HailBronte$50no account filed
April 1978Tornado (F0)not stated$30no account filed
May 2025HailRobert Lee-Public reported quarter size hail on social media.
April 2025HailEdith-The public reported 2 inch diameter hail.
April 2025HailRobert Lee Arpt-A trained spotter measured hail at 2.25 inches 4 miles west of Robert Lee.
April 2025HailRobert Lee Arpt-Public reported quarter size hail.
April 2025HailTennyson-Public reported quarter size hail.
April 2025HailTennyson-Public reported golf ball size on social media, 2 miles east-northeast of Tennyson.
January 2024HailRobert Lee-A trained storm spotter reported ping pong ball size hail on Highway 208 just south of Robert Lee, Texas.
January 2024HailEdith-Public reported quarter size hail.
May 2024HailOak Creek Res-The public reported baseball size hail 10 miles north of Bronte.
May 2024HailEdith-Public reported ping pong ball size hail.
May 2024HailTennyson-A trained spotter reported two inch size hail south of Robert Lee.
May 2024HailTennyson-A trained spotter reported golf ball size hail.
May 2024HailTennyson-Public reported on social media ping pong ball size hail.
May 2024HailBronte-Public reported quarter size hail.
May 2024HailTennyson-Trained spotter reported golf ball size hail.
May 2024HailEdith-County 911 dispatch reported golf ball size hail.
May 2024Tornado (EF2)Silver-The Silver Tornado damaged a private property just north of FM2029.|The roof of a ranch house was completely ripped off but the walls |remained standing. The tornado also completely destroyed a metal |barn and threw building material a considerable distance away from|the house and barn. The estimated peak wind of the tornado was 125 mph.
May 2024HailSilver-Public reported lime size hail in Silver.
May 2024HailBronte-Public reported baseball size hail 3.5 miles south of Bronte.
May 2024Tornado (EF3)Robert Lee Arpt-The Robert Lee Tornado completely destroyed a manufactured home just west of|Highway 208 as well as damaged the walls and roof of a metal barn|next door to the home. In addition, the tornado damaged the roof|of a home along Highway 208 and snapped some large tree limbs.|Also, the tornado lifted the roof off a concrete building on|Valley View Road. The tornado then moved back to the northwest|before weakening and occluding south of Robert Lee. The estimated |wind speed was 140 mph.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindOak Creek Res-The Fort Chadbourne mesonet reported a wind gust of 71 mph.
May 2024HailBronte-Public reported 2 inch size hail. The time was estimated by radar.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindEdith-Mesonet site reported 68 mph wind gust.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindRobert Lee-Fire department reported a tin roof was ripped off a residential home in Robert Lee.
September 2023Thunderstorm WindBronte-Public reported small tree limbs broken and shingles blown off.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindOak Creek Res-The public reported roof damage, trees were uprooted, heavy metal dumpsters were moved and boat sheds were destroyed near Oak Creek Reservoir.
February 2020HailSilver-The public reported nickle size hail 3 miles south of Silver.

Mines and quarries

8 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 8 workings inside this county. 4 still produce and 4 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Sand and Gravel, Construction4
Strontium2
Copper1
Stone, Crushed/Broken1

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
EdithCopperOccurrence1972
Reece-Albert OperationsStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Whitesides OccurrenceStrontiumOccurrenceCelestite
Whitesides Sr. OccurrenceStrontiumOccurrenceCelestite
Bryan Concrete Abandoned PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Johnson Pit & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Robert Lee PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Robert Lee PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every populated place in the county

9

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.

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.