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Eastland County, Texas

47 topographic sheets cover 31 settlements here, and 2 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

2 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the county history on the Internet Archive · the National Register database, National Park Service

Texas within the United States
Eastland County within Texas
Explore by year 1879 1896

What the record shows

  • 368 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 2 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 1 district and 1 building.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 31 populated places in this county; 31 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

2

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
Cisco Historic Districtdistrict198484000334
Mobley Hotelbuilding198181000628

Bird's-eye views and land ownership maps

3

Drawn when these were printed as single large sheets: the town seen from the air, and the county divided into its farms with every owner named. Each opens the original at the Library of Congress.

Land ownership map, 1879 - Map of Eastland County, Texas
Land ownership map (1879) - Map of Eastland County, Texas. Library of Congress.
Land ownership map, 189? - Map of portions of Eastland, Brown and Comanche Counties : showing the lands of the Texas and Pacific R'y Co. in yellow color
Land ownership map (189?) - Map of portions of Eastland, Brown and Comanche Counties : showing the lands of the Texas and Pacific R'y Co. in yellow color. Library of Congress.
Land ownership map, 1896 - Map of Eastland Co
Land ownership map (1896) - Map of Eastland Co. Library of Congress.

The county from the air

31 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 998 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 31 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, 1953-01-21, scale 1:69000
1953-01-21, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-01-21, scale 1:69000
1953-01-21, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-01-21, scale 1:69000
1953-01-21, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-01-21, scale 1:69000
1953-01-21, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-02-07, scale 1:18400
1964-02-07, scale 1:18400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-02-07, scale 1:18400
1964-02-07, scale 1:18400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-02-07, scale 1:18400
1964-02-07, scale 1:18400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-02-07, scale 1:18400
1964-02-07, scale 1:18400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-01-14, scale 1:17400
1965-01-14, scale 1:17400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-01-14, scale 1:17400
1965-01-14, scale 1:17400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-01-14, scale 1:17400
1965-01-14, scale 1:17400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-01-14, scale 1:17400
1965-01-14, scale 1:17400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-02-03, scale 1:17800
1966-02-03, scale 1:17800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-02-03, scale 1:17800
1966-02-03, scale 1:17800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-02-03, scale 1:17800
1966-02-03, scale 1:17800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-02-03, scale 1:17800
1966-02-03, scale 1:17800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-09-29, scale 1:18400
1967-09-29, scale 1:18400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-09-29, scale 1:18400
1967-09-29, scale 1:18400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-09-29, scale 1:18400
1967-09-29, scale 1:18400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-09-29, scale 1:18400
1967-09-29, scale 1:18400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-01-25, scale 1:18400
1968-01-25, scale 1:18400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-01-25, scale 1:18400
1968-01-25, scale 1:18400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-01-25, scale 1:18400
1968-01-25, scale 1:18400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-01-25, scale 1:18400
1968-01-25, scale 1:18400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-03-20, scale 1:21670
1969-03-20, scale 1:21670. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-03-20, scale 1:21670
1969-03-20, scale 1:21670. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-03-20, scale 1:21670
1969-03-20, scale 1:21670. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-03-20, scale 1:21670
1969-03-20, scale 1:21670. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-07-25, scale 1:18000
1977-07-25, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-07-25, scale 1:18000
1977-07-25, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-07-25, scale 1:18000
1977-07-25, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

11 stations

The thermometers that kept this county's weather, as the federal records hold them. The extremes below are measured values from those records, not estimates.

The 1950 census, district by district

49 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.

  • 67-1Justice Precinct 1: Eastland city: Eastland city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; Main; Lamar, Charles, City limits
  • 67-2Eastland city - That part excluding Connellee Hotel Bounded by City limits, Charles; Lamar; Plummer, Walnut, Commerce; Oak, City limits
  • 67-3Connellee Hotel (In Eastland city)
  • 67-4Eastland city - That part Bounded by City limits; Oak; Commerce; City limits
  • 67-5Eastland city - That part Bounded by Commerce; Ammerman Ave.; City limits; City limits
  • 67-6Eastland city - That part excluding an area entirely surrounded by Eastland city, but not a part thereof and which is located as follows: South of Sadosa, west of Seaman, north of Burkett Blvd. and east of Daugherty Ave. Bounded by Commerce, Walnut, Plummer; Lamar, Sadosa, Seaman; City limits; City limits, Ammerman Ave.
  • 67-7Eastland city - That part Bounded by Main; City limits; Plummer, Marsh, Valley; Lamar
  • 67-8Eastland city - That part Bounded by Valley, Marsh, Plummer; City limits; City limits; Seaman, Sadosa, Lamar
  • 67-9Justice Precinct 1 - That part north of Texas and Pacific Railway, outside Eastland city
  • 67-10Justice Precinct 1 - That part south of Texas and Pacific Railway and west of State Hwy. 67, outside Eastland city and including an area entirely surrounded by Eastland city, but not a part thereof and which is located as follows: South of Sadosa, west of Seaman, north of Burkett Blvd., and east of Daugherty Ave.
  • 67-11Justice Precinct 1 - That part south of Texas and Pacific Railway and east of State Hwy. 67, outside Eastland city
  • 67-12Justice Precinct 2: Ranger city: Ranger city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; Strawn Rd., Barber; Texas and Pacific Railway
  • 67-13Ranger city - That part Bounded by City limits; Texas and Pacific Railway; Cypress, Hodges, Cypress; Lula Ave., Wayland Rd.
  • 67-14Ranger city - That part Bounded by City limits; Wayland Rd., Lula Ave.; Pine, Eastland Rd.; City limits
  • 67-15Ranger city - That part excluding Gholson Hotel Bounded by Cypress, Hodges, Cypress; Texas and Pacific Railway; Pine; Lula Ave.
  • 67-16Gholson Hotel (In Ranger city)
  • 67-17Ranger city - That part Bounded by Barber, Strawn Rd.; City limits; City limits, Blundell, Spring, Hunt; Texas and Pacific Railway
  • 67-18Ranger city - That part Bounded by Hunt, Spring; Blundell, City limits; City limits; Texas and Pacific Railway
  • 67-19Ranger city - That part Bounded by Eastland Rd., Pine; Texas and Pacific Railway; City limits; City limits
  • 67-20Justice Precinct 2 - That part northeast of Wichita Falls and Southern Railroad and east of Texas and Pacific Railway, outside Ranger city
  • 67-21Justice Precinct 2 - That part west of Texas and Pacific Railway and U.S. Hwy. 80, outside Ranger city
  • 67-22Justice Precinct 2 - That part west of Wichita Falls and Southern Railroad and southeast of U.S. Hwy. 80, outside Ranger city
  • 67-23Justice Precinct 3
  • 67-24Justice Precinct 4: Justice Precinct 4 - That part east of U.S. Hwy. 283
  • 67-25Justice Precinct 4 - That part west of U.S. Hwy. 283
  • 67-26Justice Precinct 5: Carbon town
  • 67-27Gorman city: Gorman city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad; Winkler, Rogan
  • 67-28Gorman city - That part Bounded by City limits; Rogan, Winkler, Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad; City limits; City limits
  • 67-29Justice Precinct 5 - That part north of Nash Creek and Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad, and east of State Hwy. 67, outside Carbon town
  • 67-30Justice Precinct 5 - That part south of Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad and Nash Creek and northeast of State Hwy. 67, outside Carbon town and Gorman city
  • 67-31Justice Precinct 5 - That part west and southwest of State Hwy. 67, outside Carbon town and Gorman city
  • 67-32Justice Precinct 6: Cisco city: Cisco city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by City limits; City limits; Texas and Pacific Railway; City limits
  • 67-33Cisco city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by Texas and Pacific Railway; City limits; Eastland Rd., E. 16th; Ave. D
  • 67-34Cisco city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by E. 16th, Eastland Rd.; City limits; City limits; Beaumont Ave., Ave. D
  • 67-35Cisco city - That part of Ward 6 Bounded by Texas and Pacific Railway; Ave. D; 6th, Ave. F, 7th; Ave. J, 3rd, Ave. I
  • 67-36Cisco city - That part of Ward 6 Bounded by Texas and Pacific Railway; Ave. I, 3rd, Ave. J; 7th, Bliss Ave.; City limits
  • 67-37Cisco city - That part of Ward 6 Bounded by Bliss Ave., 7th; Ave. K; 12th, Front, Rodman Ave.; City limits
  • 67-38Cisco city - That part of Ward 6 Bounded by 7th, Ave. F, 6th; Ave. D; 12th; Ave. K
  • 67-39Cisco city - That part of Ward 6 Bounded by Rodman Ave., Front, 12th; Ave. D; 17th, South Blvd., Front, Scranton Rd.; City limits
  • 67-40Cisco city - That part of Ward 6 Bounded by Scranton Rd., Front, South Blvd., 17th; Ave. D, Beaumont Ave.; City limits; City limits
  • 67-41Justice Precinct 6 - That part east of U.S. Hwy. 283 and Sandy Creek, outside Cisco city
  • 67-42Justice Precinct 6 - That part west of Sandy Creek and north of Texas and Pacific Railway, outside Cisco city
  • 67-43Justice Precinct 6 - That part south of Texas and Pacific Railway and west of U.S. Hwy. 283, outside Cisco city
  • 67-44Justice Precinct 7: Rising Star town: Rising Star town - That part east of Main
  • 67-45Rising Star town - That part west of Main
  • 67-46Justice Precinct 7 - That part east of U.S. Hwy. 283, outside Rising Star town
  • 67-47Justice Precinct 7 - That part west of U.S. Hwy. 283 and north of State Hwy. 36, outside Rising Star town
  • 67-48Justice Precinct 7 - That part south of State Hwy. 36 and west of U.S. Hwy. 283, outside Rising Star town
  • 67-49Justice Precinct 8

Wildfire, 2000 to 2020

506 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 506 of them, burning about 81,453 acres. 10 started naturally and 7 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined201
Equipment and vehicle use120
Debris and open burning85
Power generation/transmission/distribution45
Railroad operations and maintenance20
Smoking11
Natural10
Arson/incendiarism7
Recreation and ceremony5
Misuse of fire by a minor2

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

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
1 January 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined35,300 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceCARBON
7 April 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined18,360 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceCEDAR MOUNTAIN FIRE
15 April 2011Power generation/transmission/distribution3,000 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceEAST SIDWYNICKS FIRE
29 August 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined3,000 acresNational Forests And Grasslands In TexasRANGER HILLS
26 December 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined2,000 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceCOOKE CANYON
16 April 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,980 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceCR 104 FIRE
12 August 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,320 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceRANGER HILL FIRE
12 February 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,200 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceCISCO

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

Storms, 1954 to 2025

60 of 508 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 508 reports for this county, causing 1 death, 9 injuries and about $8,720,620 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Hail270
Thunderstorm Wind121
Tornado56
Flash Flood46
Lightning7
Flood5
Heavy Rain3

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
May 2015Tornado (EF3)Nimrod1 killed, 2 hurt, $300,000A National Weather Service storm survey crew found evidence of EF-3 damage to the south of the city of Cisco. The tornado began as a small funnel, just west of State Highway 206, before making a slow trek eastward. As the tornado grew, the damage occurred to several buildings along U.S. 183. One house was completely destroyed, along with a mobile home just to the south of the main house. Two cars, one tractor, and several farm implements were tossed over one mile to the east with this tornado.
April 1971Tornado (F1)not stated3 hurt, $250,000no account filed
February 1954Tornado (F2)not stated2 hurt, $25,000no account filed
April 1985Hailnot stated1 hurtno account filed
June 1955Tornado (F0)not stated1 hurtno account filed
March 2002HailEastland$2,000,000Widespread damage occurred across Eastland. The worst damage was in the east and south parts of town. Roof damage occurred to at least 150 homes. There were numerous reports of broken windows and damage to cars. Some locals claim this was the worse hailstorm in Eastland in 50 years.
June 2007FloodOlden$1,200,000Flooding of residences around Lake Leon continued from residual floodwaters flowing into the lake. Over 200 homes sustained flood damage.
April 2021HailRanger$1,000,000no account filed
April 2019Thunderstorm WindEastland$600,000Local news reported that a car dealership suffered approximately 600,000 dollars in damage from severe thunderstorm winds in the city of Eastland, TX.
April 1997HailEastland$600,000Large hail damaged cars and buildings, and broke windows.
May 1985Tornado (F0)not stated$250,000no account filed
March 1975Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
May 1955Tornado (F1)not stated$250,000no account filed
May 2024Tornado (EF2)Pioneer$100,000An EF-2 tornado developed in southwestern Eastland county and continued towards the east-northeast, where it damaged some trees along CR 376 and CR 240. It continued strengthening and caused significant damage to two neighboring properties along CR 223. On the first property, it snapped at least two wooden utility poles and the trunks of several large trees. An RV trailer was completely destroyed, where a family of three survived when they left their RV trailer and sheltered behind a small building. Fortunately, no injuries were sustained. On the second property, the tornado knocked over a large RV which resulted in broken windows and a door. The tornado also moved a small, well-built, structure off of its wooden blocks about thirty feet and pushed it into a tree, where it sustained minor roof damage. It also completely destroyed a metal barn along with a chicken coop and snapped some tree trunks. The tornado continued northeast across an open field where it snapped several large tree trunks along both sides of CR 223. After crossing the road the tornado started weakening as it moved across an open field then dissipated south of FM 2731. Maximum estimated winds were 115 mph.
April 2023HailGorman$100,000A trained spotter reported 3 inch hail near Gorman near Highway 6.
June 2007LightningCisco$100,000A lightning strike hit a chemical plant, causing several explosions. One man was killed in the fire that followed.
October 2002Flash FloodCountywide$100,000Many county roads, especially in the south part of the county, had substantial flash flood damage.
May 2015Tornado (EF0)Staff$90,000Amateur radio operators and storm spotters observed a brief tornado near the southern shore of Lake Leon. A National Weather Service storm survey crew confirmed the tornado damage the next day. Trees, fences, and one home suffered damage from this tornado.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindEastland Muni Arpt$75,000A social media report with photos showed planes and hangars that were destroyed at the Eastland Municipal Airport.
October 1996HailEastland$70,000no account filed
April 2023HailGorman$50,000A social media picture near Gorman measured tennis ball sized hail.
June 2016Flash FloodCisco Muni Arpt$50,000Eastland County Emergency Management reported that Highway 6 just downstream of Cisco Dam along Sandy Creek has been washed out.
October 2013Heavy RainTiffin$50,000A 24 year old female was killed in a chain reaction accident on Ranger Hill in rainy conditions.
May 2009HailRising Star$50,000Softball size fell in Rising Star. The newspaper reported that the hail broke car windows, tore limbs off trees, damaged outbuildings, knocked out power, damaged gardens and knocked fruit off trees.
May 2006HailRising Star$50,000Golf ball-size hail caused damage to roofs, skylights, and windows.
March 2002Tornado (F1)Rising Star$50,000Three barns were destroyed.
June 2012HailCisco Muni Arpt$40,000Quarter to golf ball sized hail fell for approximately 30 minutes 3 miles west of Cisco.
May 1995Tornado (F0)Rising Star-Gorman$40,000Mobile homes were damaged by a tornado. There was widespread damage to barns, outbuildings, and trees.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindRising Star$30,000Tree limbs and a few trees were knocked down by thunderstorm winds in and around Rising Star. Homes and vehicles were also damaged by the winds and hail.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindEastland$25,000Several large tree limbs and power lines were blown down by estimated an estimated 60 mph wind gust.
July 2002Flash FloodCountywide$25,000Many county roads were washed out. Many crops were washed out or flooded from the heavy rain.
October 2000Tornado (F0)Desdemona$25,000A tornado touched down just south of town and moved north-northeast with intermittent touchdowns for 2.5 miles. Damage was done to an abandoned turkey barn, three sheds, a house, a mobile home, a car and power lines.
May 1999Thunderstorm WindRanger$25,000A house roof was damaged by thunderstorm winds. Airport hangars were also damaged by the wind.
July 1996Heavy RainRanger$25,000no account filed
June 1971Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
May 2023HailStaff$20,000Tennis ball size hail was reported north of Kokomo.
April 2015HailRising Star$20,000Local spotters reported ping pong ball sized hail in Rising Star during the event but a newspaper article after the event reported the hail in and around Rising Star was as big as baseballs.
October 2013HailEastland$20,000Near tennis ball sized hail was reported in Eastland.
January 2010Thunderstorm WindChuckville$20,000The roof of a barn was torn off and a large tree was uprooted. Several structures also suffered minor damage.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindRanger$20,000Several homes in Ranger had shingles blown off the roofs. Winds were estimated at 55 to 60 MPH.
April 2008Thunderstorm WindEastland$20,000A large tree was blown down in Eastland and two docks were damaged along Lake Leon. Winds were estimated at 60 MPH in Ranger.
April 2006LightningEastland$20,000Lightning caused a house fire on South Daugherty Street. The fire was put out quickly and damage was confined to the attic.
April 2001Tornado (F0)Carbon$20,000A tornado touched down just south of town. It then moved northeast, damaging two homes.
April 2023HailCarbon$20,000no account filed
April 2025Thunderstorm WindEastland$15,000Trained spotter reported via social media pictures of paneling removed from a gas station awning, and scattered trees that were snapped. A glass window of a business was shattered.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindOlden$15,000Social media photos showed widespread wind damage across Olden.
May 2012HailCarbon$15,000Golf ball sized hail was reported in Carbon.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindCisco$15,000Power lines were blown down in Cisco. The local emergency manager estimated a 60 mph wind gust.
June 2009HailCisco$15,000Marble to Softball size hail fell in and southeast of Cisco for approximately 15 minutes.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindRising Star$15,000Barn roofs were damaged and tree limbs were blown down.
May 2007LightningCisco$15,000Lightning knocked out power to the county's dispatch center, forcing employees to move to another building.
March 2004Thunderstorm WindRising Star$15,000Power lines and large trees were blown down by high winds. A barn was destroyed and other barns and sheds were damaged. The roof of the Cooperative Observer's house was damaged and his farm equipment was moved.
April 2001Thunderstorm WindCarbon$15,000A tree was blown onto a roof and a barn was destroyed.
May 1998Thunderstorm WindRanger$15,000Thunderstorm winds destroyed an historic oil well.
June 1997Thunderstorm WindOlden$15,000Strong winds blew down trees and destroyed several barns.
May 1995Thunderstorm WindGorman$15,000Wind gusts to 70 miles an hour blew down trees, damaged carports and outbuildings.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindPioneer$12,000Thunderstorm wind damage was reported at a property in western Eastland County, along TX-206 and south of FM 221. Metal paneling was pulled off the roof of a barn, a trailer was overturned and tree branches were broken.
April 2025HailCisco Muni Arpt$12,000A Facebook photo showed tennis ball sized hail fell near Cisco.
April 2025HailCisco Muni Arpt$11,000Mping report of 2.25 inch hail.
April 2025HailCisco$10,000Mping report of 2 inch hail.

Mines and quarries

13 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 13 workings inside this county. 8 still produce and 5 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Clay9
Stone, Crushed/Broken2
Kaolin, Stone, Crushed/Broken1
Sand and Gravel, Construction1

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Waters PitsKaolin, Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer1940
B C Company OperationsStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Finley Pit and PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Featherlite Corp Ranger PlantClayProducer
Laura Todd PitClayProducer
Ranger Clay Company OperationsClayProducer
Ranger PitsClayProducerSedimentary
Terra Firma Tile Corp OperationsClayProducer
UnknownClayPast Producer
UnknownClayPast Producer
UnknownClayPast Producer
UnknownClayPast Producer

The county's history books

30,436 words

One book written about this county, cut here where the book itself is cut, at its printed chapters: 12 chapters in all. Every chapter is public domain, machine-read from the scan and reproduced complete. A chapter already given under one of the county's towns is not repeated in this list.

History of Eastland County, Texas (1904)

Every populated place in the county

31

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 vanished settlements of Eastland 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.