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6 National Register listings published here.
Sources: the county history on the Internet Archive · the National Register database, National Park Service
Colorado County, Texas
52 topographic sheets cover 34 settlements here, and 6 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.
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What the record shows
- 336 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
- 6 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 3 buildings, 2 districts and 1 structure.
- 3 of the 6 listings were added during the 1970s.
- The Geographic Names Information System records 34 populated places in this county; 34 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.
Places on the National Register
6Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.
| Photograph | Property | Type | Listed | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Colorado County Courthouse | building | 1976 | 76002015 |
 | Colorado County Courthouse Historic District | district | 1978 | 78002907 |
 | Eagle Lake Commercial Historic District | district | 2007 | 07000494 |
| Harrison-Hastedt House | building | 2004 | 04000231 | |
 | Stafford Bank and Opera House | building | 1973 | 73002276 |
 | State Highway 3 Bridge at the Colorado River | structure | 1996 | 96001111 |
Bird's-eye views and land ownership maps
1Drawn when these were printed as single large sheets: the town seen from the air, and the county divided into its farms with every owner named. Each opens the original at the Library of Congress.
The county from the air
48 shownFlown by the U.S. Geological Survey between 1937 and 1989, the Aerial Photo Single Frames collection is the definitive mid-century view of the land: fields, roads and rivers as the camera saw them. The Survey holds 2,452 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.
Weather records
23 stations, 3 gagesThe thermometers that kept this county's weather, and the gages that measured the flow of its streams, as the federal records hold them. The extremes below are measured values from those records, not estimates.
- ROCK ISLAND 1899 to 1907, hottest 39.4 C, coldest -10.6 C
- WEIMAR 1902 to 1903, hottest 41.1 C, coldest -2.8 C
- COLUMBUS 1903 to 2026, hottest 46.7 C, coldest -15.6 C
- CALHOUN 1948 to 1951
- ATTWATER NWR TEXAS 2002 to 2026, hottest 42.8 C, coldest -12.8 C
- GARWOOD 0.7 NW 2009 to 2026
- WEIMAR 1.2 WNW 2011 to 2016
- EAGLE LAKE RESCH CTR 2011 to 2023, hottest 42.8 C, coldest -9.4 C
- NEW ULM 7.2 S 2012 to 2026
- COLUMBUS 3.2 WSW 2013 to 2023
- NEW ULM 5.1 S 2013 to 2026
- WEIMAR 5.3 SW 2019 to 2026
- WEIMAR 5.0 E 2020 to 2026
- CAT SPRING 6.9 W 2020 to 2025
- WEIMAR 9.3 SE 2021 to 2026
- COLUMBUS 4.0 SSE 2022 to 2026
- FAYETTEVILLE 3.5 E 2022 to 2026
- COLUMBUS 9.5 NE 2022 to 2026
- COLUMBUS 4.7 ENE 2022 to 2026
- WEIMAR 0.3 WSW 2022 to 2026
- WEIMAR 10.8 SSE 2023 to 2026
- WEIMAR 4.8 ESE 2023 to 2026
- WEIMAR 9.4 SE 2024 to 2026
- Colorado Rv at Columbus, TX 1916 to 2026
- Redgate Ck nr Columbus, TX 1962 to 2026
- Colorado Rv abv Columbus, TX 1983 to 1985
The 1950 census, district by district
30 districtsWho lived here in 1950, one enumeration district at a time, as the Census Bureau described each district. Each row opens its official National Archives result, with Population Schedules and ED Maps available there.
- 45-1Justice Precinct 1: Columbus town: Columbus town - That part Bounded by Town limits; Town limit;s Spring; Prairie
- 45-2Columbus town - That part Bounded by Town limits; Prairie; Spring; Town limits
- 45-3Columbus town - That part Bounded by Spring; Prairie; Town limits; Town limits
- 45-4Columbus town - That part Bounded by Spring; Town limits; Town limits; Prairie
- 45-5Justice Precinct 1 - That part east of State Hwy. 71, outside Columbus town
- 45-6Justice Precinct 1 - That part west of State Hwy. 71, outside Columbus town
- 45-7Justice Precinct 2: Justice Precinct 2 - That part east of Mustang Creek
- 45-8Justice Precinct 2 - That part south of Texas and New Orleans Railroad and west of Mustang Creek
- 45-9Justice Precinct 2 - That part north of Texas and New Orleans Railroad
- 45-10Justice Precinct 3
- 45-11Justice Precinct 4: Weimar city: Weimar city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; U.S. Hwy. 90, Main; Center, North, City limits
- 45-12Weimar city - That part Bounded by North; Center; St. Charles; City limits
- 45-13Weimar city - That part Bounded by St. Charles, Center, Main, U.S. Hwy. 90; City limits; City limits; City limits
- 45-14Justice Precinct 4 - That part north of Texas and New Orleans Railroad and south of Harveys Creek, outside Weimar city
- 45-15Justice Precinct 4 - That part north of Harveys Creek
- 45-16Justice Precinct 4 - That part south of Texas and New Orleans Railroad, west of Unnamed road extending southward from Weimar to precinct line, outside Weimar city
- 45-17Justice Precinct 4 - That part south of Texas and New Orleans Railroad, and east of Unnamed road extending southward from Weimar to precinct line, outside Weimar city
- 45-18Justice Precinct 5: Justice Precinct 5 - That part north of Big Creek and east of State Hwy. 109
- 45-19Justice Precinct 5 - That part west of State Hwy. 109 and east of Big Creek
- 45-20Justice Precinct 5 - That part west of Big Creek and northeast of State Hwy. 71
- 45-21Justice Precinct 5 - That part southwest of State Hwy. 71
- 45-22Justice Precinct 6
- 45-23Justice Precinct 7
- 45-24Justice Precinct 8: Eagle Lake city: Eagle Lake city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; Prairie, San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway; Jones Ave., Post Office, Lake Ave., Prairie, Conner Ave.
- 45-25Eagle Lake city - That part Bounded by City limits; Connor Ave., Prairie, Lake Ave.; Cat Spring Rd., Cat Spring Rd.
- 45-26Eagle Lake city - That part Bounded by City limits; Cat Spring Rd., Cat Spring Rd., Post Office, Jones Ave.; San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway, Hubbards Ferry Rd.; City limits
- 45-27Eagle Lake city - That part Bounded by San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway, Prairie; City limits; City limits; City limits, Hubbards Ferry Rd.
- 45-28Justice Precinct 8 - That part northeast of Texas and New Orleans Railroad, outside Eagle Lake city
- 45-29Justice Precinct 8 - That part southwest of Texas and New Orleans Railroad and north and west of Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway, outside Eagle Lake city
- 45-30Justice Precinct 8 - That part south of Texas and New Orleans Railroad and south and east of Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway, outside Eagle Lake city
Wildfire, 1992 to 2020
50 firesEvery wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 50 of them, burning about 6,874 acres. 2 started naturally and 2 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3,085 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BAILEY ROAD FIRE |
| 4 July 2009 | Fireworks | 1,804 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | REESE LANE |
| 9 December 1999 | Other causes | 352 acres | Attwater Prarie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge | FENCE |
| 21 October 1995 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 350 acres | Attwater Prarie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge | ELECTRIC |
| 6 November 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 350 acres | Attwater Prarie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge | COMPRESSOR |
| 18 October 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 248 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 9 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 96 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRUNES MILL ROAD |
| 14 February 1996 | Debris and open burning | 89 acres | Attwater Prarie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge | FOSTER WILDFIRE |
Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.
Storms, 1954 to 2025
60 of 233 shownThe NOAA Storm Events Database holds 233 reports for this county, causing 1 death, 24 injuries and about $31,075,780 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.
| Kind of event | Reports |
|---|---|
| Hail | 83 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 78 |
| Tornado | 32 |
| Flash Flood | 27 |
| Funnel Cloud | 10 |
| Flood | 2 |
| Lightning | 1 |
The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1991 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | 1 killed, 11 hurt, $25,000,000 | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Tornado (EF2) | Weimar | 8 hurt, $500,000 | The tornado touched down near a railroad track producing a small area of EF-2 damage when boxcars of a parked train were overturned. The tornado tracked toward the north northeast across a cemetery. Extensive tree damage occurred with numerous large trees snapped and debris deposited in different directions. The tornado then continued onto the grounds of Weimar High School where the press box of the football field was destroyed, stadium light poles were snapped, and a metal storage building was damaged. Eight injuries were reported, most of them occurring when a food service truck was overturned in the school parking lot. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Columbus | 4 hurt, $100,000 | Walmart sign blown down on several cars. Three 18-wheelers blown over on several parked cars on I-10. While DPS investigated the accident, 90 mph winds blew a 9000 lb/27 foot long culvert 1/2 mile across I-10. |
| February 1964 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | 1 hurt, $250,000 | no account filed |
| April 2016 | Flash Flood | Weimar | $2,500,000 | Numerous roads and bridges were closed and water rescues were performed due to flooding across northern portions of the county. The FM 109 bridge over Cummings Creek, just north of Brunes Mill Road north of Columbus, was completely washed out. |
| October 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eagle Lake | $215,000 | Numerous power lines and telephone lines downed. Roofs also blown off several businesses. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Countywide | $150,000 | Damage in Columbus. Numerous trees and power lines down across the county, especially along a 20-mile stretch between Weimar and Frelsburg. |
| January 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eagle Lake | $100,000 | Damage on NW side of Eagle Lake surveyed by emergency manager. Several areas of tree and metal roof damage found along a fairly broad path. Damage and radar consistent with straight line wind damage. |
| April 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eagle Lake | $100,000 | Tree down on house with widespread wind damage in the city. |
| August 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Eagle Lake | $100,000 | Four cars and other structures near golf course damaged and three large trees downed. Dime sized hail also reported. |
| May 1999 | Hail | Sheridan | $100,000 | Numerous reports of baseball-sized hail between Sheridan and Columbus. |
| July 1998 | Lightning | Columbus | $75,000 | Lightning induced fire destroyed Po' Boy's restaurant. |
| April 2002 | Hail | Columbus | $75,000 | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Flash Flood | Weimar | $70,000 | Flooding reported on FM 155 and surrounding county roads. Water also entered businesses at the intersection of Main and North Exchange. |
| March 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Weimar | $60,000 | Approximately four homes received roof damage with debris in some homes. A baby was injured by flying glass when a tree fell into the baby's bedroom window. Minor structural damage to downtown businesses and trees. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alleyton | $50,000 | A semi truck and travel trailer were overturned near the westbound Interstate 10 area of Alleytown and Columbus. A mobile home was blown over, and there were also multiple trees blown down. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Eagle Lake | $50,000 | An apartment complex flooded and this required an evacuation. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Columbus | $50,000 | Barn destroyed along I-10 near Columbus |
| January 1995 | Tornado (F0) | Near Eagle Lake | $50,000 | Trees and Power lines down reported by Eagle Lake Police. |
| April 1994 | Hail | not stated | $50,000 | One and one-half inch hail and estimated 60 mph wind near Highway 102 and Colorado County line. |
| April 1994 | Hail | not stated | $50,000 | One and one-half-inch hail and estimated 60 mph wind near highway 102 and Colorado County line. |
| October 1993 | Hail | not stated | $50,000 | The Colorado County Sheriff's Department reported dime-size hail in the vicinity of Weimar. |
| October 1993 | Hail | not stated | $50,000 | The Bernado Farm and Ranch Supply Store reported dime to golfball size hail and minor damage to a barn two miles northeast of Bernado. |
| October 1993 | Hail | not stated | $50,000 | The Weimer Police reported dime-size hail and very heavy rain in Weimar. |
| May 1999 | Hail | Columbus | $40,000 | Golfball-sized hail in Shaws Bend. |
| May 1999 | Hail | Glidden | $40,000 | Golfball-sized hail in Glidden |
| September 2001 | Flash Flood | West Portion | $35,000 | Numerous roads flooded and closed, including roads along Skull Creek. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Altair | $30,000 | A pole barn was severely damaged by thunderstorm winds. |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Weimar | $30,000 | Sheriff reported roof damage to a barn and homes just west of Weimar, and numerous power poles down in Weimar, and other parts of the county with electricity out. |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Weimar | $30,000 | no account filed |
| March 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eagle Lake | $25,000 | Sheriff reported roof damage and power lines down in Eagle Lake. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Weimar | $25,000 | Tree down on carport. |
| November 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Borden | $25,000 | Tree down on FM 109 with roof damage to barn. |
| October 1998 | Flash Flood | East Portion | $25,000 | Major flooding across the county, especially in Eagle Lake, Garwood, and Nada. |
| May 1997 | Tornado (F0) | Sheridan | $25,000 | Tornado blew down powerlines, temporary buildings, and 12" diameter trees |
| May 2000 | Hail | Frelsburg | $25,000 | no account filed |
| April 1988 | Tornado (F0) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| February 1971 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| September 1970 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| September 1967 | Tornado | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| March 1966 | Tornado (F3) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| February 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sheridan | $21,500 | Numerous trees blown down (one on a house). Barn destroyed. |
| February 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Columbus | $21,500 | Numerous roofs damaged. Car blown off a road. |
| February 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garwood | $21,500 | Windows blown out at Garwood Elementary School. Several trees blown down along HWY 71. |
| April 2004 | Hail | Columbus | $20,000 | Golfball-size hail in Columbus. |
| April 2004 | Hail | Columbus | $20,000 | Golfball-size hail between Columbus and Weimar. |
| November 2002 | Flash Flood | Countywide | $20,000 | Numerous roads closed due to high water on extremely saturated grounds. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Columbus | $20,000 | Billboard sign blown down. |
| December 2002 | Tornado (F0) | Weimar | $18,000 | Tornado damaged part of a Catholic cemetary. |
| November 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eagle Lake | $15,000 | Numerous trees down. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Weimar | $15,000 | Rain gutter blown down and struck power lines. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Columbus | $15,000 | Power lines down. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Columbus | $15,000 | Trees and power lines down. |
| October 1998 | Flash Flood | Countywide | $15,000 | Major flooding countywide. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Columbus | $15,000 | no account filed |
| February 1999 | Hail | Frelsburg | $15,000 | no account filed |
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eagle Lake | $13,000 | There was damage to a structure and also to a line of trees near South McCarty Avenue. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Glidden | $12,000 | Golf ball size hail 5 miles west of Columbus. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Borden | $10,000 | Strong winds collapsed one barn roof along County Road 210 and damaged another barn along FM 2434. There were numerous reports of trees downed over roadways along County Road 215 near the entrance of Oakridge Ranch and County Road 213. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Weimar | $10,000 | Several large trees with a utility pole down across Huvar Street. Downtown sidewalk damage due to a fallen Cottonwood tree. |
Mines and quarries
111 recordedThe Survey's mineral resources record lists 111 workings inside this county. 55 still produce and 56 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.
| Commodity | Workings |
|---|---|
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | 109 |
| Silica | 3 |
The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Star Industries Pit | Silica | Producer | ||
| Parker Brothers Eagle Lake Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica | Producer | ||
| Thurstenburg Pit | Silica | Producer | ||
| Alleyton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| Altair Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Altair Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| Altair Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sand | |
| Altair Pit & Plant No. 317 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Anday Corp Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Angletex 7 Day Concrete Pit-Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Arena Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| Arena Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| B and B Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| B. B. Pit No. 4 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Benavidez Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Benevidez Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| Blue Roan Bend Dredge & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Blue Roan Bend Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| Colorado Rock Co Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Columbus Const Alleyton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Crenek | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Daley and Holland Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| Daley and Holland Plant and Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dredge and Plant No. 34 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Eagle Lake Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| Eagle Lake Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sand | |
| Eagle Lake Plant No. 29 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Garwood Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| Gulf Coast Road Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| H&H No. 319 Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Helms Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| Helms Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Horton and Horton Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Flint, Gravel | |
| Jayray Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| Kollman Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| Lone Star Pit 33 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| New Altair Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pit No. 33 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Plant No. 68 Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Prihoda Gravel Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Prihoda Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel | |
| Sand & Gravel Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Skull Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| Skull Creek Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Spring Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| Sprint Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Stafford Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| Superior No. 3 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| Superior No. 4 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| Superior Plant 1 and 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Superior Plant 3 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Superior Sand and Gravel Plant 4 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Thorstenberg Arena Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
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| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Yancey Gravel Co Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Yancey Sand & Gravel Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Town by town, in the county's histories
1,209 wordsThe part of each published history that is about one town: 2 chapters, each reproduced complete.
| Town | Chapter | From | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus | Colorado County, Texas: Its Health, Climate, Soil, Advantages and Reso | Colorado County, Texas: Its Health, Climate, Soil, Advantages and Resources (1877) | 949 words |
| Weimar | Colorado County, Texas: Its Health, Climate, Soil, Advantages and Reso | Colorado County, Texas: Its Health, Climate, Soil, Advantages and Resources (1877) | 260 words |
Every populated place in the county
34Named 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.
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Alleyton
Columbus census division · 78935 · On Live Oak Creek · Alleyton quadrangle
11 sheets, 1953 to 1985
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Atascosito Crossing
Columbus census division · On Wolfpen Creek · Alleyton quadrangle
11 sheets, 1953 to 1985
No longer a settlement
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Boedecker Junction
Eagle Lake census division · 77434 · On Marys Branch · Bonus quadrangle
9 sheets, 1953 to 1994
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Columbus
Columbus census division · 78934 · On Ratliff Creek · Columbus quadrangle
10 sheets, 1953 to 1985
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Glidden
Columbus census division · 78943 · On Rocky Creek · Columbus quadrangle
10 sheets, 1953 to 1985
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Gwinns Crossing
Garwood census division · 77442 · On Dry Branch · Altair quadrangle
10 sheets, 1953 to 1985
No longer a settlement
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Helms
Columbus census division · 78934 · On Wolfpen Creek · Columbus quadrangle
10 sheets, 1953 to 1985
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Hillcrest
Columbus census division · 78934 · On Yupon Creek · Columbus quadrangle
10 sheets, 1953 to 1985
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Laban
Eagle Lake census division · 78935 · On Sandy Branch · Alleyton quadrangle
11 sheets, 1953 to 1985
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Lafitte
Eagle Lake census division · 78933 · On Coushatta Creek · Eagle Lake NE quadrangle
10 sheets, 1953 to 1985
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Lone Oak
Columbus census division · 78940 · On Stein Branch · Industry quadrangle
9 sheets, 1919 to 1985
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Oakland
Weimar census division · 78951 · On McKinnon Branch · Oakland quadrangle
10 sheets, 1919 to 1985
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Pisek
Columbus census division · 78940 · On Stein Branch · Industry quadrangle
9 sheets, 1919 to 1985
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Shaws Bend
Columbus census division · 78934 · On Harveys Creek · Borden quadrangle
11 sheets, 1953 to 1985
The vanished settlements of Colorado County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.
Provenance
- Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
- Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
- Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
- Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
- Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
- Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.