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Fayette County, Texas

74 topographic sheets cover 56 settlements here, and 24 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

24 National Register listings published here · the county-history sources name 2 people · people the book names include Boot And Shoe Maker. I. (Flatonia, 1902) · John Vaoeik Schul.Enburg, Texas (Round Top, 1902) (machine-read).

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

Texas within the United States
Fayette County within Texas

What the record shows

  • 568 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 24 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 13 buildings, 6 structures and 5 districts.
  • 9 of the 24 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 56 populated places in this county; 56 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

24

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
Bedstead Truss Bridgestructure201313000888
Bethlehem Lutheran Churchbuilding197878002928
Cummins Creek Bridgestructure197575001975
Dubina Historic Districtdistrict200303000970
East Navidad River Bridgestructure201414000497
Nathaniel W. Faison Housebuilding201008000538
Fayette County Courthouse Square Historic Districtdistrict200100001664
Fayette County Courthouse and Jailbuilding197575001973
Fayetteville Historic Districtdistrict200808000657
Flatonia Historic Districtdistrict2017100001223
Henry L. Kreische Brewery and Housebuilding197575001974
Mier Expedition and Dawson's Men Monument and Tombdistrict2019100003486
Nativity of Mary, Blessed Virgin Catholic Churchbuilding198383003136
William Neese Sr. Homesteadbuilding197575001977
Simon Pytlovany Housebuilding197575001972
Schulenburg Cotton Compressstructure197979002938
Sengelmann Hall and City Meat Market Buildingbuilding200909000451
St. James Episcopal Churchbuilding197676002026
St. John the Baptist Catholic Churchbuilding198383003137
St. Mary's Church of the Assumptionbuilding198383003138
State Highway 71 Bridge at the Colorado Riverstructure199696001120
State Highway 71 Bridge at the Colorado Riverstructure199696001120
Winedale Inn Complexbuilding197070000745
Zapp Buildingbuilding198383003139

Bird's-eye views and land ownership maps

1

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 Fayette County, Texas
Land ownership map (1879) - Map Fayette County, Texas. Library of Congress.

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 1,455 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, 1952-12-11, scale 1:69000
1952-12-11, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-12-11, scale 1:69000
1952-12-11, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-12-11, scale 1:69000
1952-12-11, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-12-11, scale 1:69000
1952-12-11, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-01-24, scale 1:69000
1953-01-24, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-01-24, scale 1:69000
1953-01-24, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-01-24, scale 1:69000
1953-01-24, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-01-24, scale 1:69000
1953-01-24, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-02-01, scale 1:28000
1957-02-01, scale 1:28000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-02-01, scale 1:28000
1957-02-01, scale 1:28000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-02-01, scale 1:28000
1957-02-01, scale 1:28000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-02-01, scale 1:28000
1957-02-01, scale 1:28000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-02-13, scale 1:17600
1962-02-13, scale 1:17600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-02-13, scale 1:17600
1962-02-13, scale 1:17600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-02-13, scale 1:17600
1962-02-13, scale 1:17600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-02-13, scale 1:17600
1962-02-13, scale 1:17600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1963-01-21, scale 1:17200
1963-01-21, scale 1:17200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1963-01-21, scale 1:17200
1963-01-21, scale 1:17200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1963-01-21, scale 1:17200
1963-01-21, scale 1:17200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1963-01-21, scale 1:17200
1963-01-21, scale 1:17200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-02-10, scale 1:17600
1964-02-10, scale 1:17600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-02-10, scale 1:17600
1964-02-10, scale 1:17600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-02-10, scale 1:17600
1964-02-10, scale 1:17600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-02-10, scale 1:17600
1964-02-10, scale 1:17600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-03-13, scale 1:105925
1970-03-13, scale 1:105925. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-03-13, scale 1:110673
1970-03-13, scale 1:110673. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-03-13, scale 1:110673
1970-03-13, scale 1:110673. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-03-13, scale 1:116651
1970-03-13, scale 1:116651. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-11-11, scale 1:118933
1971-11-11, scale 1:118933. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-11-11, scale 1:118933
1971-11-11, scale 1:118933. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-11-11, scale 1:119969
1971-11-11, scale 1:119969. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-11-11, scale 1:119969
1971-11-11, scale 1:119969. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-04-18, scale 1:120681
1972-04-18, scale 1:120681. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-04-18, scale 1:120681
1972-04-18, scale 1:120681. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-04-18, scale 1:120681
1972-04-18, scale 1:120681. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-04-18, scale 1:124350
1972-04-18, scale 1:124350. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-04-01, scale 1:25600
1974-04-01, scale 1:25600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-04-01, scale 1:25600
1974-04-01, scale 1:25600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-04-01, scale 1:25600
1974-04-01, scale 1:25600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-04-01, scale 1:25600
1974-04-01, scale 1:25600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1978-02-22, scale 1:80000
1978-02-22, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1978-02-22, scale 1:80000
1978-02-22, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1978-02-22, scale 1:80000
1978-02-22, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1978-02-22, scale 1:80000
1978-02-22, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1979-01-21, scale 1:80000
1979-01-21, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1979-01-21, scale 1:80000
1979-01-21, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1979-01-21, scale 1:80000
1979-01-21, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1979-01-21, scale 1:80000
1979-01-21, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

45 stations, 2 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

47 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.

  • 75-1Justice Precinct 1: La Grange city: La Grange city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; City limits, Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad; U. S. Hwy. 77
  • 75-2La Grange city - That part Bounded by City limits; U. S. Hwy. 77; City limits; City limits
  • 75-3La Grange city - That part Bounded by Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad; Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad; City limits; U. S. Hwy. 77
  • 75-4Justice Precinct 1 - That part north of State Hwy. 237 and east of U. S. Hwy. 77, outside La Grange city
  • 75-5Justice Precinct 1 - That part west U. S. Hwy. 77 and northeast of Colorado River, outside La Grange city
  • 75-6Justice Precinct 1 - That part southwest of Colorado River and north of State Hwy. 71
  • 75-7Justice Precinct 1 - That part south of State Hwy. 71 and northwest of Buckners Creek
  • 75-8Justice Precinct 1 - That part south of Colorado River and southeast of Buckners Creek
  • 75-9Justice Precinct 1 - That part south of State Hwy. 237 and northeast of Colorado River, outside La Grange city
  • 75-10Justice Precinct 2: Ellinger town
  • 75-11Fayetteville town
  • 75-12Justice Precinct 2 - That part east of Cummins Creek
  • 75-13Justice Precinct 2 - That part west of Cummins Creek and north of Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad, outside Fayetteville town
  • 75-14Justice Precinct 2 - That part south of Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad, northwest of a metal surface road extending southwest to State Hwy. 71 from Fayetteville and northeast of State Hwy. 71, outside Fayetteville town
  • 75-15Justice Precinct 2 - That part southwest of State Hwy. 71, outside Ellinger town
  • 75-16Justice Precinct 2 - That part southeast of an Unnamed road extending from State Hwy. 71 to Fayetteville, south of Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad, and northeast of State Hwy. 71, outside Ellinger and Fayetteville towns
  • 75-17Justice Precinct 3: Round Top town
  • 75-18Justice Precinct 3 - That part northwest of State Hwy. 237 and northeast of Cummins Creek, outside Round Top town
  • 75-19Justice Precinct 3 - That part southwest of Cummins Creek, northwest of State Hwy. 237 and northeast of Walhalla - Nechanitz Rd. extending westward to precinct line
  • 75-20Justice Precinct 3 - That part southwest of Walhalla - Nechanitz Rd. extending westward to precinct line and northwest of State Hwy. 237
  • 75-21Justice Precinct 3 - That part southwest of Cummins Creek and southeast of State Hwy. 237
  • 75-22Justice Precinct 3 - That part south of Round Top - Winedale Rd. and east of Cummins Creek, outside Round Top town
  • 75-23Justice Precinct 3 - That part north of Round Top - Winedale Rd., and southeast of State Hwy. 237, outside Round Top town
  • 75-24Justice Precinct 4: Justice Precinct 4 - That part east of Texas and New Orleans Railroad
  • 75-25Justice Precinct 4 - That part west of Texas and New Orleans Railroad
  • 75-26AJustice Precinct 5 - That part west of Texas and New Orleans Railroad and south of unnamed rd. extending from State Hwy. 95 to Texas and New Orleans Railroad
  • 75-26BJustice Precinct 5 - That part west of Texas and New Orleans Railroad and north of unnamed rd. extending from State Hwy. 95 to Texas and New Orleans Railroad
  • 75-27Justice Precinct 5 - That part south and east of O'Quinn - Muldoon Rd. and east of Texas and New Orleans Railroad
  • 75-28Justice Precinct 5 - That part northwest of O'Quinn - Muldoon Rd. and east of Texas and New Orleans Railroad
  • 75-29Justice Precinct 6: Flatonia town: Flatonia town - That part north of the Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railroad
  • 75-30Flatonia town - That part south of Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railroad
  • 75-31Justice Precinct 6 - That part east of State Hwy. 95 and west of Texas and New Orleans Railroad
  • 75-32Justice Precinct 6 - That part west of State Hwy. 95 and north of the Colony - Elm Groove Rd. extended westward to county line
  • 75-33Justice Precinct 6 - That part south of Colony - Ein Groove Rd. extended westward to county line, south of State Hwy. 95, and west of Texas and New Orleans Railroad, outside Flatonia town
  • 75-34Justice Precinct 6 - That part south of U. S. Hwy. 90, and east of Texas and New Orleans Railroad, outside Flatonia town
  • 75-35Justice Precinct 6 - That part north of U. s. Hwy. 90 and east of Texas and New Orleans Railroad, outside Flatonia town
  • 75-36Justice Precinct 7: Justice Precinct 7 - That part east of Harveys Creek
  • 75-37Justice Precinct 7 - That part west of Harveys Creek and east of Dubina - Ammannsville - La Grange Rd.
  • 75-38Justice Precinct 7 - That part west of La Grange - Ammannsville - Dubina Rd.
  • 75-39Justice Precinct 8: Schulenburg town: Schulenburg town - That part Bounded by Town limits; Town limits; Anderson; Town limits
  • 75-40Schulenburg town - That part Bounded by Anderson; Town limits; Baumgarten, James Ave., Town limits; Town limits
  • 75-41Schulenburg town - That part Bounded by Baumgarten; Town limits; Town limits; James Ave.
  • 75-42Justice Precinct 8 - That part north of U. S. Hwy. 90 and east of U. S. Hwy. 77, outside Schulenburg town
  • 75-43Justice Precinct 8 - That part west of U. S. Hwy. 77, north of U. S. Hwy. 90 and east of Navidad Creek, outside Schulenburg town
  • 75-44Justice Precinct 8 - That part west of Navidad Creek and north of U. S. Hwy. 90
  • 75-45Justice Precinct 8 - That part south of U. S. Hwy. 90, and west of U. S. Hwy. 77, outside Schulenburg town
  • 75-46Justice Precinct 8 - That part south of U. S. Hwy. 90 and east of U. S. Hwy. 77, outside Schulenburg town

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

401 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 401 of them, burning about 7,112 acres. 16 started naturally and 3 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning180
Missing data/not specified/undetermined100
Equipment and vehicle use60
Natural16
Smoking14
Power generation/transmission/distribution11
Railroad operations and maintenance8
Fireworks4
Recreation and ceremony3
Arson/incendiarism3
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
4 September 2011Power generation/transmission/distribution2,700 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceLUTHER HILL FIRE
22 November 1999Missing data/not specified/undetermined278 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceJORDAN CREEK
23 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined150 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceCENTRAL TX - 25
19 March 2011Debris and open burning125 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceTHREE MILE FIRE
27 October 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined125 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
6 August 2011Equipment and vehicle use100 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceHOLMAN COMPLEX
21 March 2009Debris and open burning100 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceHWY 95 OIL STORAGE TANKS
13 June 2008Debris and open burning90 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named

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

Storms, 1954 to 2026

60 of 278 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 278 reports for this county, causing 1 death, 14 injuries and about $58,630,750 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Hail95
Flash Flood80
Thunderstorm Wind64
Tornado32
Flood4
Funnel Cloud3

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
April 2009Flash FloodSchulenburg1 killed, $10,000A law enforcement official reported a stalled car in an underpass in Schulenburg with the water rising rapidly. The car was on Highway 77 and the car stalled while going underneath the railroad underpass. An elderly couple was in the car. The woman was rescued, the elderly man drowned.
October 1998Flash FloodCountywide10 hurt, $300,000no account filed
October 1960Tornado (F1)not stated2 hurt, $250,000no account filed
April 1991Tornado (F0)not stated1 hurt, $2,500,000no account filed
October 1973Tornado (F2)not stated1 hurt, $25,000no account filed
August 2017FloodRabbs Prairie$50,000,000Tropical Storm force winds and winds gusts caused minor tree damage. A few trees were uprooted. The highest rainfall total was 29.19 inches outside of LaGrange in Fayette County. Most locations in Fayette County received 20 or more inches of rain. Heavy rain and flooding caused the evacuation of about 400 residents as the Colorado River at LaGrange rose to 54.2 feet. This was the third highest crest ever. Much of the city below Waters Street was flooded. Schools in the Fayetteville Independent School District sustained $80,000 damage. There were roughly 400 impacted homes across the county, 200 had substantial flood damage, 150 moderate damage, and 50 minor damage. About 2 dozen businesses in and near LaGrange sustained major flood damage. Flooding was mainly along the Colorado River from Bastrop County all the way through Fayette County. Additional flooding and homes flooded along Buckners Creek in LaGrange and Cummins Creek near Round Top area. 5 to 6 homes flooded near Fayetteville. Infrastructure loss from roads and bridges across the county is about $500K. Insured/uninsured losses is unknown but is likely in the tens of millions.
May 2019Tornado (EF2)Plum$4,000,000The same storm that produced the Salem-Freyburg Rd. EF0 tornado continued to move north through central Fayette County. As it approached the west side of La Grange, it produced another tornado with visible tree damage just south of the La Grange airport near the intersection of Supak Ln. and Jackson Rd. Large oak trees were damaged and uprooted near this area and areas along Old Lockhart Rd. Damage in this area was estimated to be EF1. The tornado then approached Hwy 71 producing heavy damage to a business on the south side of the road. At this location a large metal building was destroyed while another was heavily damaged. Business and employee vehicles were overturned and a 90,000 lb. piece of machinery was shifted and overturned. Damage was estimated to be EF2 as it crossed this area. Employees successfully took shelter in the business office and no injuries were reported. The tornado continued to move north and crossed Hwy 71, destroying/collapsing a metal building across the street and|doing considerable damage to very large oak trees. The path continued north to Egypt Rd. where a small church was heavily damaged and more tree damage was observed. The tornado finally dissipated north of this area near Egypt Rd. just south of the Colorado River.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindWarda$150,000As the line of thunderstorms associated with the late season cold front moved southward into Fayette County, they produced severe winds that knocked down numerous trees, blew over signs along the road, and damaged roofs of homes and businesses across central Fayette County from north to south. Some parts of the county were without power until the following afternoon.
December 2002Tornado (F1)Ledbetter$150,000The small tornado touched down 3 miles south of Ledbetter near FM1291 and dissipated after striking the town. As it reached the town, It damaged the roofs of businesses and homes, knocking over a windmill, toppling large trees and moving a wooden church five feet off its foundation of concrete blocks. It also rolled over a vehicle. No one was injured.
May 2021Tornado (EF1)Swiss Alp$100,000The combination of an NWS damage survey and storm chaser video and documentation has concluded that an EF1 tornado occurred during the early evening hours of May 18th near Swiss Alp, TX in Fayette County. The tornado occurred in a large cluster of storms that were generally moving east across Fayette County. There were multiple mid-level circulations evident on radar during this event. So while a single tornado path has been created, there may have been other smaller satellite tornadoes or vortices that caused minor wind damage in other areas of Fayette County that evening. Storm Chaser video|showed a multi-vortex tornado on the ground near Swiss Alp and this discussion is the best conclusion we have on the path, width and strength of that tornado. Based on video, storm reports, and tree damage, it appears the tornado first touched down around 6:42 PM CDT just west of Hwy 77near the intersection of Hwy 77 and CR 956. Some minor tree damage was found in this area as well as power poles snapped on Hwy 77. As the tornado crossed Hwy 77, it became larger and multi-vortex as it moved northeast across open pasture and farmland. At approximately 6:48 PM CDT it caused significant damage to a cattle farm approximately one mile south of FM 1383. Metal roofing was removed from multiple cattle shade shelters, there was roof damage to|the business office, and partial structure collapse and roof damage to the main covered building, and cattle working area. Several trees had significant trunk and branch damage on the property as well. Metal roofing material was found several hundred yards away. The tornado continued to move northeast and eventually crossed Berger|Rd. Several trees were snapped along Berger Rd. and adjacent properties. It is not totally clear where the tornado dissipated as some sporadic minor tree damage was found farther NE by about a mile. Due to the weak nature of the damage, we elected to end the track just east of Berger Rd. at 6:52 PM CDT. Based on the damage seen on the ground, it is estimated that peak winds were near 100 mph (EF1) and the tornado was several hundred yards wide when it was multi-vortex. It was on the ground for a little over 3 miles.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindFayetteville$100,000Severe thunderstorms moving southward through eastern Fayette County produced damaging winds that blew down trees and power lines from Fayetteville to Schulenburg. Power was lost to nearly 1400 persons for several hours as a result of the storm. One man pumping gas at Schulenburg narrowly avoided injury when winds detached the roof from a store and it landed beside him.
June 2003Thunderstorm WindLa Grange$80,000Severe thunderstorm winds were reported by the Fayette County Sheriff's Department to have blown down trees and power lines in the LaGrange area.
April 2023HailLa Grange$50,000A thunderstorm produced hail up to two inches in diameter in La Grange. The hail dented vehicles in the area.
January 2020Thunderstorm WindWarda$50,000A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 75 mph that blew over an 18-wheeler truck on Hwy 77 near Warda.
May 2019Tornado (EF0)Engle$50,000A thunderstorm moved over southern Fayette County near I-10 between Flatonia and Schulenburg. A weak tornado touched ground near Farek-Loth Rd where it turns north and becomes Ehler-Grasshof Road. A storage shed was destroyed along Ehler-Grasshof along with some minor tree damage. The tornado appears to have moved north and crossed Salem-Freyburg Rd where power lines where damaged off Gebert Road and large trees were down on Schultz Road. North of this area there was no visible damage as the path was not accessible. For this reason the tornado path was ended on Schultz Road. Maximum winds were estimated to be 80 mph.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindLa Grange$50,000Severe thunderstorm winds knocked over trees and blew down power lines in the LaGrange area.
April 2002Thunderstorm WindSchulenburg$50,000A severe downburst blew over trees and knocked down large tree limbs in the Schulenburg area.
November 1998Flash FloodSouth Portion$40,000no account filed
June 2007Flash FloodLa Grange$30,000Up to 3 inches of rain was produced by showers and thunderstorms in less than one hour between Plum and LaGrange. As a result of the heavy rainfall, FM609, FM154 were closed through the late night and into the early morning.
October 2002Flash FloodWest Portion$30,000Moving eastward into Fayette County from Bastrop County just prior to midnight, rainfall over the western half of the county averaged 2 to 3 inches. Isolated totals of 6 to 8 were reported near LaGrange. According to the Fayette County Sheriff's Department, flash flooding closed numerous county roads from just after midnight until nearly 3 am.
August 1998Thunderstorm WindSchulenburg$30,000no account filed
October 1997Flash FloodCountywide$30,000no account filed
January 2020Thunderstorm WindWarrenton$25,000A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 85 mph that caused considerable damage in Warrenton. Several metal siding buildings were destroyed near FM 954 and Hwy 237 and numerous trees were uprooted and snapped near Bauer Rd.
September 1988Tornado (F0)not stated$25,000no account filed
November 1971Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
January 1965Tornado (F2)not stated$25,000no account filed
April 1954Tornado (F2)not stated$25,000no account filed
December 2002Tornado (F0)La Grange$20,000The tornado, as surveyed by the Fayette County Emergency Manager, touched down along East Radhost School Road, approximately 6 miles south of LaGrange at 1735 CST and moved for three-fourths of a mile toward the northeast. It was estimated at 50 yards wide and damaged a 20 foot by 20 foot carport and a 15 foot by 20 foot wooden building before dissipating near 1740CST. The tornado was rated F0 on the Fujita Scale.
July 1998Thunderstorm WindFayetteville$20,000Trees were blown down by severe winds, blocking FM955 for nearly 1 hour.
March 1995Tornado (F0)La Grange$20,000A small tornado struck an outbuilding and moved mobile homes off their pads a it struck briefly near La Grange. The tornado moved southeastward, doing minor roof damage and knocking over some street signs before lifting up and disappearing. It picked up a two-by-four and propelled it through a window in the unused bedroom of a home, but caused no injuries. Persons near the path of the tornado reported hearing a "roaring sound."
June 1998Tornado (F1)Engle$20,000no account filed
June 1998Thunderstorm WindFlatonia$20,000no account filed
November 1998Flash FloodSouth Portion$20,000no account filed
October 1997Flash FloodCountywide$20,000no account filed
February 2003Flash FloodCountywide$15,000Numerous roads closed as a general 2 inch rain fell over the county, with up to 5 inches in some parts of the county. County soils had remained very saturated through the past several weeks and that contributed significantly to the flooding.
November 2002Flash FloodCountywide$15,000General 1 to 2 inch rainfall with isolated totals to 3.5 inches at LaGrange and nearly 4 inches at Flatonia produced flash flooding from early afternoon through the late evening hours. Spotty damage was reported to area roads and bridges.
June 1997Flash FloodCountywide$15,000no account filed
April 2026Thunderstorm WindSchulenburg$10,000A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph. The wind knocked down a tree and caused some minor structural damage in southwestern portions of Schulenburg.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindWinedale$10,000A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that damaged a barn and flipped a recreational vehicle off of FM 2714 near Winedale.
May 2021Thunderstorm WindLa Grange Arpt$10,000A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 80 mph that blew down a tree over the southbound lanes of Hwy 77 south of La Grange.
May 2019Tornado (EF0)Praha$10,000A small EF0 tornado formed early Friday morning as showers and storms were moving north through western Lavaca County. The tornado touched down just northeast of Moulton in Lavaca County and traveled 1.9 miles and then crossed into Fayette County about 100 yards west of CR 257. It continued for another 0.9 miles in Fayette County. Tree damage was found on E. Wiedemann Rd. just on the other side of the Lavaca County line in far southern Fayette County. It appears that the weak tornado dissipated near this location as no other damage was found farther north. Maximum winds were estimated to be 75 mph.
May 2015Flash FloodSchulenburg Arpt$10,000Sections of Highway 90 and FM 1579 east of Schulenberg have water over the roadways. There were also reports of road damage and washed out culverts along these roadways.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindWest Pt$10,000A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 65 mph which tore the roof off a house.
February 1999Thunderstorm WindMuldoon$10,000Severe winds blew down trees and large tree limbs in an area 2 miles wide and nearly 10 miles long in open country.
June 1995Thunderstorm WindCountywide$10,000Damage reported to trees and roofs across the county.
May 1999Flash FloodCountywide$10,000no account filed
January 1998HailFlatonia$10,000no account filed
April 1998HailLa Grange$10,000no account filed
April 1996Thunderstorm WindSchulenberg$10,000no account filed
May 2024Thunderstorm WindWarda$5,000A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that knocked down some trees and large tree limbs in Warda.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindLedbetter$5,000A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that uprooted some trees southeast of Ledbetter.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindRutersville$5,000A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 65 mph that knocked down a tree. The downed tree blocked the westbound lane of Hwy 159 approximately five miles outside of La Grange.
September 2023Thunderstorm WindFlatonia Muni Arpt$5,000A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 65 mph that damaged some roofs in Flatonia.
May 2021Thunderstorm WindJoiner$5,000Strong thunderstorm winds uprooted and damaged several large oak trees along Zapalac Rd. just west of Ellinger.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindSwiss Alp$5,000A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that blew down several power poles and knocked out power to over 2000 customers. Wind damage was reported in Swiss Alp, as well as West Point, Plum, Elm Grove, and Muldoon.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindLa Grange$5,000A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that knocked down multiple trees in La Grange.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindLa Grange Arpt$5,000A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 75 mph that blew down large Oak trees in La Grange.
April 2014Thunderstorm WindRabbs Prairie$5,000A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 50 mph that blew down numerous trees across the northern half of Fayette County. The AWOS at La Grange Airport measured a gust of 47 mph.
June 2003Flash FloodWest Portion$5,000The line of showers and thunderstorms reached Fayette County shortly before sunset, with general rainfall of 1 to 2 inches over the western part of the county. Totals of up to 4 inches were reported between Ledbetter and Round Top. Flash flooding developed and ended in the late evening period.
May 1999Thunderstorm WindEngle$5,000Severe thunderstorm winds uprooted trees near Engle.

Mines and quarries

41 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 41 workings inside this county. 21 still produce and 20 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Bentonite21
Sand and Gravel, Construction16
Clay3
Fullers Earth1

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unnamed PitFullers EarthProducerSedimentary
Balcones PitClayProducer
Flatonia PitClayProducer
UnknownClayPast Producer
Ellinger PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerGravel, Sand
Halsted MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerFlint, Gravel
Holman Valley PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerGravel, Sand
La Grange PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Lagrange PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerGravel, Sand
Pit No. 1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Thorstenberg Baca PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Ash PitBentoniteProducerSedimentary
Ash PitBentonitePast Producer
Baroid Muldoon MineBentonitePast Producer
Brenner PitBentoniteProducerSedimentary
Brenner PitBentoniteUnknown
Brown PitBentoniteProducerSedimentary
Brown PitBentonitePast Producer
Cherry PitBentoniteProducerBentonite
Cherry PitBentonitePast Producer
Dewitt PitBentoniteProducerSedimentary
Dewitt PitBentonitePast Producer
Henderson PitBentoniteProducerSedimentary
Henderson PitBentoniteProducer
Hopper Ivy PitBentonitePast Producer
Hopper-Ivy PitBentoniteProducerSedimentary
Mica PitBentoniteProducer1981
Mica Pit and PlantBentonitePast Producer
Milwhite Syler PitBentoniteProducer
Parker PitBentonitePast Producer
Southern Clay Syler PitBentoniteProducer
Syler PitBentoniteProducerSedimentary

Town by town, in the county's histories

8,800 words

The part of each published history that is about one town: 6 chapters, each reproduced complete.

TownChapter FromLength
CarmineFayette County, Her History and Her PeopleFayette County, Her History and Her People (1902)468 words
EllingerFayette County, Her History and Her PeopleFayette County, Her History and Her People (1902)825 words
FayettevilleFayette County, Her History and Her PeopleFayette County, Her History and Her People (1902)1,589 words
FlatoniaFayette County, Her History and Her PeopleFayette County, Her History and Her People (1902)1,043 words
La GrangeFayette County, Her History and Her PeopleFayette County, Her History and Her People (1902)2,385 words
Round TopFayette County, Her History and Her PeopleFayette County, Her History and Her People (1902)2,490 words

The county's history books

114,653 words

One book written about this county, cut here where the book itself is cut, at its printed chapters: 1 chapter 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.

Fayette County, Her History and Her People (1902)

ChapterLength
The whole text114,653 words in 8 parts

The people it describes

2 named

Everyone Fayette County, Her History and Her People stops to write about, with the section that describes them. Among them are the men who founded the place and governed the Territory. Each name opens the passage itself, in the words of 1902.

Every populated place in the county

56

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 Fayette 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.