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Grayson County, Texas

59 topographic sheets cover 72 settlements here, and 9 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

9 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
Grayson County within Texas
Explore by year 1873 1908

What the record shows

  • 762 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 9 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 8 buildings and 1 district.
  • 2 of the 9 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 73 populated places in this county; 72 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

9

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
Capt. Noble Allan Birge Housebuilding198686002187
George Braun Housebuilding197575001986
Denison Commercial Historic Districtdistrict198383003772
Eisenhower Birthplacebuilding201616000718
Hall Furniture Buildingbuilding200202000994
Ernst Martin Kohl Buildingbuilding197676002035
Old Sherman Public Librarybuilding198686002927
Sherman US Post Office and Courthousebuilding200000001173
Umphress-Taylor Housebuilding198686001956

Bird's-eye views and land ownership maps

5

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.

Bird's-eye view, 1873 - Bird's eye view of the city of Denison, Texas, 1873
Bird's-eye view (1873) - Bird's eye view of the city of Denison, Texas, 1873. Library of Congress.
Bird's-eye view, 1876 - The city of Denison, Grayson Co., Texas, 1876
Bird's-eye view (1876) - The city of Denison, Grayson Co., Texas, 1876. Library of Congress.
Bird's-eye view, 1886 - Denison, Texas, Grayson County 1886
Bird's-eye view (1886) - Denison, Texas, Grayson County 1886. Library of Congress.
Bird's-eye view, 1891 - Denison, Grayson County, Texas 1891
Bird's-eye view (1891) - Denison, Grayson County, Texas 1891. Library of Congress.
Land ownership map, 1908 - Twentieth century plat book of Grayson County, Texas, containing maps of cities, villages and voting precincts of the county and the state, United States and world
Land ownership map (1908) - Twentieth century plat book of Grayson County, Texas, containing maps of cities, villages and voting precincts of the county and the state, United States and world. Library of Congress.

Photographs from libraries nationwide

9 of 18 shown

Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 18 image records catalogued for this county. Every one shown here carries a public-domain status or a licence that permits reuse on a site that carries advertising; non-commercial, share-alike and restricted images are excluded. The selection is spread across the county's towns (at most eight per town), so no single institution's bulk upload crowds out the rest. Each opens the holding library's record, and the complete set at the Digital Public Library of America is one click away.

Red River Dam as it will appear when completed, Boston Public Library - undated
Red River Dam as it will appear when completed. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Tony Anthony Motor Co., 122 No. Crockett St., Sherman, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Tony Anthony Motor Co., 122 No. Crockett St., Sherman, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
First Baptist Church, Travis at Cherry, Sherman, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
First Baptist Church, Travis at Cherry, Sherman, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Waldo Funeral Home, 619 No. Travis, Sherman, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Waldo Funeral Home, 619 No. Travis, Sherman, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Waldo Funeral Home, 619 No. Travis, Sherman, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Waldo Funeral Home, 619 No. Travis, Sherman, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
"Diaper Jeans," trade mark reg. pat. A dude in denim... P. O. Box 336, Denison, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
"Diaper Jeans," trade mark reg. pat. A dude in denim... P. O. Box 336, Denison, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Cecil Wilson Tire Co., Sherman, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Cecil Wilson Tire Co., Sherman, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Hagan Pontiac Used Car Dept., 400 No. Walnut, Sherman, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Hagan Pontiac Used Car Dept., 400 No. Walnut, Sherman, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Hagan Pontiac Sales & Service, 113 - 119 No. Crockett, Sherman, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Hagan Pontiac Sales & Service, 113 - 119 No. Crockett, Sherman, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

The county from the air

38 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 1,736 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 38 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, 1952-11-21, scale 1:69000
1952-11-21, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-11-21, scale 1:69000
1952-11-21, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-11-21, scale 1:69000
1952-11-21, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-11-21, scale 1:69000
1952-11-21, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-11-17, scale 1:68199
1954-11-17, scale 1:68199. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-11-19, scale 1:68199
1954-11-19, scale 1:68199. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-11-19, scale 1:68199
1954-11-19, scale 1:68199. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1955-02-22, scale 1:18500
1955-02-22, scale 1:18500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1955-02-22, scale 1:18500
1955-02-22, scale 1:18500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1955-02-22, scale 1:18500
1955-02-22, scale 1:18500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1955-02-22, scale 1:18500
1955-02-22, scale 1:18500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1959-09-11, scale 1:18600
1959-09-11, scale 1:18600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1959-09-11, scale 1:18600
1959-09-11, scale 1:18600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1959-09-11, scale 1:18600
1959-09-11, scale 1:18600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1959-09-11, scale 1:18600
1959-09-11, scale 1:18600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-02-16, scale 1:17600
1964-02-16, scale 1:17600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-02-16, scale 1:17600
1964-02-16, scale 1:17600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-02-16, scale 1:17600
1964-02-16, scale 1:17600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-02-16, scale 1:17600
1964-02-16, scale 1:17600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-02-18, scale 1:17600
1966-02-18, scale 1:17600. 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, 1973-04-11, scale 1:128000
1973-04-11, scale 1:128000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-02-01, scale 1:25600
1974-02-01, scale 1:25600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-02-01, scale 1:25600
1974-02-01, scale 1:25600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-02-01, scale 1:25600
1974-02-01, scale 1:25600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-02-01, scale 1:25600
1974-02-01, scale 1:25600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-04-03, scale 1:19000
1975-04-03, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-04-03, scale 1:19000
1975-04-03, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-04-03, scale 1:19000
1975-04-03, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-04-03, scale 1:19000
1975-04-03, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-02-26, scale 1:20000
1976-02-26, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-02-26, scale 1:20000
1976-02-26, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-02-26, scale 1:20000
1976-02-26, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-02-26, scale 1:20000
1976-02-26, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1982-03-07, scale 1:64000
1982-03-07, scale 1:64000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1982-03-07, scale 1:66000
1982-03-07, scale 1:66000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1982-03-07, scale 1:64000
1982-03-07, scale 1:64000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1982-03-07, scale 1:63000
1982-03-07, scale 1:63000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

52 stations, 3 gages

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

The 1950 census, district by district

106 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.

  • 91-1Justice Precinct 1: Sherman city: Sherman city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by City limits; City limits, Southern Pacific Railroad; College; Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad
  • 91-2Sherman city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by City limits; Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad; Brockett; Travis
  • 91-3Sherman city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by Brockett; Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad; E. Houston; Travis
  • 91-4Sherman city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by College; Southern Pacific Railroad; E. Houston; Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad
  • 91-5Sherman city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by City limits; Travis; Belden; Lockhart
  • 91-6Sherman city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by City limits; Lookhart, Belden, Woods; Washington Ave.; City limits
  • 91-7Sherman city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by Belden; Travis; Texas and Pacific Railway, Crockett, Washington Ave.; Woods
  • 91-8Sherman city - That part of Ward 2, excluding Grayson Hotel Bounded by Washington Ave., Crockett, Texas and Pacific Railway; Travis; W. Houston; Ricketts
  • 91-9Grayson Hotel (In Sherman city, Ward 2)
  • 91-10Sherman city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by Washington Ave.; Ricketts; W. Houston; City limits
  • 91-11Sherman city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by W. Houston; Travis; W. King; Rusk
  • 91-12Sherman city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by W. Houston; Rusk, W. Cherry, Post Oak Creek; City limits; City limits
  • 91-13Sherman city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by W. Cherry; Rusk, Olive, Crockett; Lake Ave., City limits; City limits, Post Oak Creek
  • 91-14Sherman city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by W. King; Travis; Middleton; Rusk
  • 91-15Sherman city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by Middleton; Travis; City limits; City limits, Lake Ave., Crockett, Olive, Rusk
  • 91-16Sherman city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by W. Houston; Southern Pacific Railroad; City limits; Montgomery
  • 91-17Sherman city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by W. Houston; Montgomery; Spring; Travis
  • 91-18Sherman city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by Spring; Montgomery, City limits; City limits; Travis
  • 91-19Sherman city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by City limits; City limits; Dugan; Grand Ave.
  • 91-20Sherman city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by City limits; Grand Ave.; College, Porter, College; Southern Pacific Railroad
  • 91-21Sherman city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by Dugan; City limits; Texas and Pacific Railway; Grand Ave.
  • 91-22Sherman city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by College, Porter, College; Grand Ave.; Texas and Pacific Railway; Southern Pacific Railroad
  • 91-23Sherman city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by Texas and Pacific Railway; Grand Ave.; E. Houston; Southern Pacific Railroad
  • 91-24Sherman city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by Texas and Pacific Railway, City limits; City limits; E. Houston; Grand Ave.
  • 91-25Sherman city - That part of Ward 6 Bounded by E. Houston; City limits; City limits, Lamar, Grand Ave., E. Cherry; Yaden
  • 91-26Sherman city - That part of Ward 6 Bounded by E. Houston; Yaden, E. Cherry, Charles; E. King; Southern Pacific Railroad
  • 91-27Sherman city - That part of Ward 6 Bounded by E. King, Charles, E. Cherry, Grand Ave., E. Lamar; City limits; Thomas Ave.; Southern Pacific Railroad
  • 91-28Sherman city - That part of Werd 6 Bounded by Thomas Ave.; City limits; City limits; Southern Pacific Railroad
  • 91-29Justice Precinct 1 - That part northwest of Texas Electric Railway and east of Sherman - Oak Grove Rd., outside Sherman city
  • 91-30Justice Precinct 1 - That part west of Sherman - Oak Grove Rd. and north of U.S. Hwy. 82, outside Sherman city, excluding Perrin Air Force Base (Part)
  • 91-31Perrin Air Force Base - That part in Justice Precinct 1 (Remainder of Perrin Air Force Base is in Justice Precinct 8)
  • 91-32Justice Precinct 1 - That part northeast of St. Louis Southwestern Railway and southeast of Texas Electric Railway, outside Sherman city
  • 91-33Justice Precinct 1 - That part southwest of St. Louis Southwestern Railway and east of Texas Electric Railway, outside Sherman city
  • 91-34Justice Precinct 1 - That part south of U.S. Hwy. 82 and west of Texas Electric Railway, outside Shermen city
  • 91-35Bells town, comprising parts of Justice Precincts 2 and 3: Bells town - That part in Justice Precincts 2 Bounded by Town limits; Town limits; Texas and Pacific Railway, Town limits; Town limits
  • 91-36Bells town - That part in Justice Precinct 3 Bounded by Texas and Pacific Railway; Town limits; Town limits; Town limits
  • 91-37Justice Precinct 2, outside Bells town: Denison city: Denison city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by City limits; City limits; Main; Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad
  • 91-38Denison city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by City limits; Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad; Bond; Rusk Ave., Washington, Rusk Ave., Ward line
  • 91-39Denison city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by Bond; Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad; Main; Rusk Ave.
  • 91-40Denison city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by City limits; Ward line, Rusk Ave., Washington, Rusk Ave.; Main; Fannin Ave., City limits
  • 91-41Denison city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by City limits; Fannin Ave.; Morton; Barrett Ave.
  • 91-42Denison city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by Morton; Fannin Ave.; Main; Barrett Ave.
  • 91-43Denison city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by Washington, City limits; Berrett Ave.; Morton; Tone Ave.
  • 91-44Denison city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by City limits; City limits, Washington, Tone Ave.; Bond; City limits
  • 91-45Denison city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by Bond; Tone Ave.; Main; City limits
  • 91-46Denison city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by Morton; Berrett Ave.; Main; Tone Ave.
  • 91-47Denison city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by Main; Berrett Ave.; Day; Scullin Ave.
  • 91-48Denison city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by Main; Scullin Ave.; Munson; Tone Ave.
  • 91-49ADenison city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by Shepherd; Tone Ave.; City limits; City limits
  • 91-49BDenison city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by City limits, Main; Tone Ave.; Shepherd; City limits
  • 91-50Denison city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by Munson; Scullin Ave., City limits; City limits; City limits, Tone Ave.
  • 91-51Denison city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by Day; Barrett Ave., Acheson, Barrett Ave.; City limits; Scullin Ave.
  • 91-52Denison city - That part of Ward 5 excluding Denison Hotel Bounded by Main; Rusk Ave., Ward line; Day; Texas Electric Railway
  • 91-53Denison Hotel (In Denison city Ward 5)
  • 91-54Denison city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by Main; Texas Electric Railway, Day, Fannin Ave.; Hull; Barrett Ave.
  • 91-55Denison city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by Hull; Fannin Ave. City limits; City limits; Barrett Ave., Acheson, Barrett Ave.
  • 91-56Denison city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by Day; Ward lime, Rusk Ave.; City limits; Fannin Ave.
  • 91-57Denison city - That part of Ward 6 Bounded by Main, City limits; City limits; Nelson, 6th Ave., Day; Crockett Ave.
  • 91-58Denison city - That part of Ward 6 Bounded by Main; Crockett Ave.; Munson; Ward line, Rusk Ave.
  • 91-59Denison city - That part of Ward 6 Bounded by Munson; Houston Ave.; City limits; Rusk Ave.
  • 91-60Denison city - That part of Ward 6 Bounded by Munson, Crockett Ave., Day; Travis Ave., Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad, City limits; City limits; Houston Ave.
  • 91-61Denison city - That part of Ward 6 Bounded by Day, Sixth Ave., Nelson; City limits; Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad; Travis Ave.
  • 91-62Mills, unincorporated Bounded by Denison city limits; Texas and Pacific Railway, Coffin St. ext., Coffin St., Fannin Ave.; Amsden St., Texas Electric Railway (probably an abandoned right of way), Seymore St.; Maurice Ave., Unnamed stream, Coffin St., Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad, Bullock St., Maurice Ave. ext.
  • 91-63Justice Precinct 2 - That part north and west of Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad
  • 91-64Justice Precinct 2 - That part south of Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad and west of U.S. Hwy. 75, outside Denison city and Mills unincorporated (See separate map for boundaries of Mills)
  • 91-65Justice Precinct 2 - That part north of Choctaw Creek and Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad and southeast of U.S. Hwy. 75 and Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad, outside Denison city
  • 91-66Justice Precinct 2 - That part southwest of Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad, northwest of Choctaw Creek, and east of U.S. Hwy. 75, outside Denison city and Mills unincorporated (See separate map for boundaries Mills)
  • 91-67Justice Precinct 2 - That part south of Choctaw Creek and east of Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad, outside Bells town
  • 91-68Justice Precinct 2 - That part south of Choctaw Creek and west of Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad, outside Bells town (Remainder of Justice Precinct 2 is in Bells town)
  • 91-69Justice Precinct 3, outside Bells town: Tom Bean town
  • 91-70Whitewright town: Whitewright town - That part north of Grand Ave.
  • 91-71Whitewright town - That part south of Grand Ave.
  • 91-72Justice Precinct 3 - That part north of St. Louis Southwestern Railway, east and south of Tom Bean - Bells Rd., outside Bells, Tom Bean, and Whitewright towns
  • 91-73Justice Precinct 3 - That part north and west of Bells - Tom Bean Rd. and northeast of St. Louis Southwestern Railway, outside Bells and Tom Bean towns
  • 91-74Justice Precinct 3 - That part mouthwest of St. Louis Southwestern Railway, west of Tom Bean - Pilot Grove Rd., and north of Pilot Grove - Van Alstyne Rd., outside Tom Bean town
  • 91-75Justice Precinct 2 - That part, excluding Ysleta College Bounded by El Paso city limits, U.S. Hwy. 62; Precinct line; State Hwy. 659, State Hwy. 76, Hampton Rd., Floyd Rd., Lafayette Dr., Unnamed road, Mauer Dr., Orchard Dr., EL Paso Dr., Bassett Dr., Mesa Drain, Half Moon Dr., North Loop Dr.; El Paso city limits
  • 91-76Justice Precinct 3 - That part south of St. Louis Southwestern Railway, east of State Hwy. 160, and south of Van Alstyne - Pilot Grove - Trenton Rd., outside Whitewright town (Remainder of Justice Precinct 3 is in Bells town)
  • 91-77Justice Precinct 4: Howe town
  • 91-78Van Alstyne town: Van Alstyne town - That part Bounded by Town limits; Town limits; Town limits; Houston & Texas Central Railway
  • 91-79Van Alstyne town - That part Bounded by Town limits; Houston & Texas Central Railway; Stephens; Town limits
  • 91-80Van Alstyne town - That part Bounded by Stephens; Houston & Texas Central Railway; Town limits; Town limits
  • 91-81Justice Precinct 4 - That part north of Van Alstyne - Cannon Rd. and east of Texas and New Orleans Railroad, outside Howe and Van Alstyne towns
  • 91-82Justice Precinct 4 - That part west of Texas Electric Railway and north of Gunter - Van Alstyne Rd., outside Howe and Alstyne tows
  • 91-83Justice Precinct 4 - That part south of Gunter - Van Alstyne - Cannon Rd., outside Van Alstyne town
  • 91-84Justice Precinct 5: Collinsville town
  • 91-85Gunter town
  • 91-86Tioga town
  • 91-87Justice Precinct 5 - That part north and east of Valley View - Collinsville - Ethel - Dorchester Rd., outside Collinsville town
  • 91-88Justice Precinct 5 - That part south and west of Valley View - Collinsville - Ethel - Dorchester Rd., north and west of Range Creek, and northwest of Isle du Bois Creek, outside Collinsville town
  • 91-89Justice Precinct 5 - That part south and east of Isle du Bois and Range Creeks, west and south of Ethel - Dorchester Rd., west of St. Louis, San Francisco and Texas Railway, and north of Gunter - Tioga - Mountain Springs Rd., outside Gunter and Tioga towns, excluding Gaskin Air Force Auxiliary Field
  • 91-90Gaskin Air Force Auxiliary Field (In Justice Precinct 5)
  • 91-91Justice Precinct 5 - That part south of Mountain Springs - Tioga - Gunter Rd. and west of St. Louis, San Francisco and Texas Railway, outside Gunter and Tioga towns
  • 91-92Justice Precinct 5 - That part east of St. Louis, San Francisco and Texas Railway, outside Gunter town
  • 91-93Justice Precinct 6: Whitesboro town: Whitesboro town - That part east of Union
  • 91-94Whitesboro town - That part west of Union
  • 91-95Justice Precinct 6 - That part northwest of Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad, outside Whitesboro town
  • 91-96Justice Precinct 6 - That part southeast of Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad and north of Texas and Pacific Railway, excluding Gibbons Air Force Auxiliary Field
  • 91-97Gibbons Air Force Auxiliary Field (In Justice Precinct 6)
  • 91-98Justice Precinct 6 - That part south of Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad and Texas and Pacific Railway, outside Whitesboro town
  • 91-99Justice Precinct 7: Justice Precinct 7 - That part east and south of Whitesboro - Willis Ferry Rd.
  • 91-100Justice Precinct 7 - That part north and west of Whitesboro - Willis Ferry Rd.
  • 91-101Justice Precinct 8: Pottsboro town
  • 91-102Justice Precinct 8 - That part north of Pottsboro - Denison Rd., east and south of Pottsboro - Preston Rd., and east of State Hwy. 91
  • 91-103Justice Precinct 8 - That part west of State Hwy. 91, north and west of Preston - Pottsboro Rd., and north of Pottsboro - Gordonville Rd.
  • 91-104Justice Precinct 8 - That part south of Gordonville - Pottsboro Rd. outside Pottsboro town, excluding Perrin Air Force Base (Pert)
  • 91-105Perrin Air Force Base - That part in Justice Precinct 8 (Remainder of Perrin Air Force Base is in Justice Precinct 1)

Wildfire, 1996 to 2020

1,310 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 1,310 of them, burning about 14,751 acres. 9 started naturally and 67 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined535
Debris and open burning402
Equipment and vehicle use167
Arson/incendiarism67
Power generation/transmission/distribution49
Smoking37
Recreation and ceremony20
Misuse of fire by a minor15
Natural9
Railroad operations and maintenance8
Other causes1

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

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 August 2011Arson/incendiarism1,700 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceGAGE
10 July 2011Debris and open burning550 acresHagerman National Wildlife RefugeSANDY CREEK
3 September 2011Equipment and vehicle use500 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceNAYLOR FIRE
28 July 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined450 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceOLD SHERMAN RD.
25 August 2006Arson/incendiarism420 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceSOUTHMAYD- 212
1 September 2011Equipment and vehicle use350 acresTexas A & M Forest ServicePLAINVIEW ROAD
25 July 2006Arson/incendiarism350 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceEISENHOWER- 153
19 August 2006Equipment and vehicle use335 acresHagerman National Wildlife RefugeG-21 WF

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

Storms, 1952 to 2026

60 of 1,077 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 1,077 reports for this county, causing 10 deaths, 87 injuries and about $67,320,320 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Hail482
Thunderstorm Wind388
Flash Flood98
Tornado72
Flood20
Lightning15
Heavy Rain2

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
June 2007Flash FloodCollinsville2 killed, $20,000,000Significant flooding occurred with cars and mobile homes moved by the force of the water. Numerous roads were closed across the county, including Highways 377 and 75, and more than 450 people were rescued from high water. One woman died in floodwaters as she drove on Texoma Parkway under the U.S. Highway 75 overpass. Another fatality occurred when a truck flooded at the intersection of FM 1417 and Highway 11. A bridge on Highway 11 south of Sherman suffered extensive damage.
December 2024FloodSherman Muni Arpt2 killed, $50,000Two fatalities occurred when their SUV hydroplaned off of the US 75 service road and ended up overturned in a flooded drainage culvert. The two individuals were swept away into Post Oak Creek.
April 1955Tornado (F3)not stated1 killed, 27 hurt, $2,500,000no account filed
March 2022Tornado (EF2)Cedar Mills1 killed, 11 hurtThe tornado first touched down in a field near Thousand Oak Trails. It then moved through the Sherwood Oaks community, producing extensive and widespread damage to trees and homes. Multiple manufactured homes were flipped, many trees were snapped in half, and one home was moved off its foundation. The tornado then crossed Lake Texoma and moved into Marshall County Oklahoma. A total of 105 structures were damaged, 53 destroyed, and 27 sustained major damage. Maximum estimated winds in Grayson County were 130 mph. One fatality occurred in a mobile home.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindCedar Mills1 killed, 7 hurtA boat with 8 people on board capsized in thunderstorm winds resulting in the fatality of a 6 year old boy.
May 2006Tornado (F3)Pilot Grove1 killed, 4 hurt, $500,000A significant tornado which formed in northern Collin County continued into southeastern Grayson County. A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service in Fort Worth found that the tornado remained strong F3 as it crossed into Grayson County. A fatality occurred on Black Road, just over the border into Grayson County, where permanent homes suffered heavy damage. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted along Yellow Bridge Road, Durham Road, and Red Moore Road. The tornado damaged outbuildings, rolled over a mobile home, and caused at least minor damage to structures in the area. The tornado, which had briefly weakened to an F1, strengthened again and caused F2 damage as it approached Gordon Road southeast of the Pilot Grove community. At least two additional homes were heavily damaged. The tornado crossed FM 121 and damaged a shed along Bethel Canyon Road, just west of Highway 160. The tornado crossed Highway 160, weakened to an F0, and dissipated approximately three miles south of Whitewright just before 11 PM. In addition to the fatality, several people suffered injuries and were transported to the hospital.
April 2009Flash FloodLake Texhoma East1 killed, 1 hurt, $50,000Water was reported over the roads in several locations across the northern portions of the county. Road and bridge damage was being observed. At 330 pm, a fatal accident occurred on HWY 377 north of Whitesboro.
June 2025LightningGunter1 killed, 1 hurtBroadcast media reported that two men were struck by lightning at The Bridges golf course in Gunter. One man was killed and another injured.
April 2016Tornado (EF0)Howe5 hurt, $450,000A National Weather Service damage survey team determined a tornado produced EF-0 and EF-1 damage to several homes, businesses, and one school on the evening of April 26th. The tornado occurred in Howe, just south of the Sherman city limits, beginning on the west side of US 75. The tornado damaged a mobile home business near the Howe High School, where superficial damage was done due to debris flying into and onto the school. The damage to the school was mainly superficial, however. The tornado continued to move northeast and damaged approximately 20 homes, causing widespread roof, fence, and vehicle damage. Five people were injured in this area, but none had life threatening injuries.
December 2008Tornado (EF2)Denison Mckeon Arpt3 hurt, $750,000According to a damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service in Fort Worth, a lower EF-2 tornado affected areas of south and southwest Denison. Trees and power lines were downed. Dozens of homes, storage shelters, and businesses were damaged. About 500 homes in the area were without power.
January 1960Tornado (F1)not stated3 hurt, $250,000no account filed
March 1973Tornado (F3)not stated3 hurtno account filed
April 1957Tornado (F3)not stated2 hurt, $250,000no account filed
April 1957Tornado (F2)not stated2 hurt, $25,000no account filed
May 1985Thunderstorm Windnot stated2 hurtno account filed
December 2008Tornado (EF1)Collinsville1 hurt, $400,000According to a storm survey conducted by the National Weather Service in Fort Worth, an EF-1 tornado touched down near Collinsville and moved northeast. About 20 homes in the Collinsville area 15 homes in the Southmayd area were damaged. A few businesses were also damaged. Trees, power lines, and sheds were blown down. One injury was reported.
October 1997Tornado (F0)Sherman1 hurt, $300,000A tornado destroyed a business, damaged two homes, and destroyed billboards. One person received minor injuries due to broken glass.
March 1981Tornado (F2)not stated1 hurt, $250,000no account filed
December 1971Tornado (F2)not stated1 hurt, $250,000no account filed
July 2025Thunderstorm WindGunter1 hurt, $200,000Grayson County Emergency Management reported that 10 RVs were flipped over at the Good Shepherd RV Park at 1000 Fox Lane, with 4 suffering major damage and 6 minor damage. One minor injury was also reported.
April 1996Thunderstorm WindDixie1 hurt, $200,000no account filed
December 2008Thunderstorm WindEthel1 hurt, $50,000To the east of the tornado, thunderstorm winds damaged roofs and storage buildings east of Collinsville.
May 1994Thunderstorm WindPottsboro1 hurt, $50,000Thunderstorm winds blew down a boathouse, sunk one boat, and blew down trees. One person was injured in the boathouse.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindSadler1 hurt, $40,000High winds caused substantial damage to a home in Sadler. A person inside the home suffered a broken arm. There was also damage to several outbuildings, two metal barns suffered roof damage, and many large trees were blown down.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindDenison1 hurt, $30,000A man was injured on the 1600 block of West Bond when a large tree fell through his home. He suffered minor cuts and bruises.
April 1952Tornado (F2)not stated1 hurt, $25,000no account filed
September 2010Thunderstorm WindHanger1 hurt, $10,000A construction trailer was damaged at the Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center, and several trees that were larger than 6 inches in diameter were split. One minor injury was reported.
October 2014LightningDenison1 hurtThe Grayson County Emergency Manager reported a teacher at Lamar Elementary school was struck by lightning while walking to her car.
October 2014LightningDenison1 hurtLightning struck and injured a teacher about 15 minutes after school ended on Thursday.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindDenison1 hurtA 70 year old woman was in critical condition after being struck in the head by a tree limb. The limb was blown down by high winds at a Denison Dam campground.
September 1991Thunderstorm Windnot stated1 hurtno account filed
April 1995Hailnot stated$20,000,000Damage from hail across the county was extensive with car dealerships reporting the most damage. The damage estimate for the county was $20 million.
April 2003HailSherman$10,000,000Hail up to baseball size did extensive damage in Sherman to cars and houses. This is the same storm that hit the Whitesboro area earlier.
April 2009FloodLake Texhoma East$2,000,000Widepsread flooding continued through the night across the county with several roads and bridges under water and several areas inaccessible.
September 2010Flash FloodTioga$750,000Numerous roads throughout the county were closed due to high water, especially in the southwestern portions of the county. Water rescues were conducted in the cities of Sherman and Gunter. One house was flooded in the city of Denison.
June 2007Flash FloodDenison$320,000Highway 69 east of Denison was flooded and closed, as was Highway 75 north of town. A few homes in Denison were flooded. Several bridges were washed out in Sherman including bridges on Mayes Road and Ida Road. An automotive shop in Denison had water damage to computers, furniture, and cars and expected damages to total around $250,000.
April 2003HailWhitesboro$250,000no account filed
April 1991Tornado (F1)not stated$250,000no account filed
May 1960Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
March 2025Thunderstorm WindSouthmayd$200,000Emergency management reported that partial siding was removed from multiple homes along with partial loss of roof decking in the town of Southmayd. One RV was overturned and sheet metal was also removed from car ports.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindAmbrose$200,000Thunderstorm winds damaged the metal roof of a home and rolled an unsecured fifth-wheel on a property near Ambrose, destroying the fifth-wheel. Tree damage was also noted in the area and sporadic tree damage was noted extending north and northeast of the home for a few miles.
April 2016Tornado (EF0)Whitesboro$200,000A National Weather Service storm survey crew determined a brief tornado produced EF-0 damage on the southeast side of Whitesboro. This tornado was embedded in a squall line and produced damage to four homes and two businesses. The most damage was done to a business, which took the brunt of a direct hit of a roof which was blown off of another house upstream.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindWhitesboro$200,000Thunderstorm winds blew a portion of a roof off a wood-framed residence, flipped a SUV on its side and destroyed 8 outbuildings in and near Whitesboro. A single-wide manufactured home was also turned upside down, and a third home sustained moderate roof damage and the garage door was bent. An additional 9 outbuildings were damaged, a large barn had half of its roof blown off, seven power poles were knocked down, and two hotel signs were blown over along Highway 82. The most significant damage was from Crow Road north to Sadler Road, on the east side of town.
July 2007Flash FloodSherman$200,000Highway 11 at FM 1417, Highway 91 between Sherman and Denison, and several other roads were flooded. A high water rescue was required in Sherman, and Choctaw Creek was over its banks. High water was reported on Texoma Parkway under Highway 75, and on North Branch and Travis Streets. An auto store on Texoma Parkway suffered flood damage, as well as several cars.
February 2013Thunderstorm WindHilton$150,000Straight line winds estimated at 85-95 mph damaged several homes and uprooted several trees in the Luella area. The damage stretched for approximately 6 miles and occurred in conjunction with a bookend vortex on the north side of a bow echo. A home on Tribble and another home on Bois D'Arc suffered major damage. Most of the roof of the home on Bois D'Arc was torn off and much of the second story of the home on Tribble was destroyed. Another 3 homes suffered roof damage.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindDenison$150,000A 65 MPH wind gust was measured in northern Denison. Throughout the city, numerous trees were uprooted, large limbs were knocked down, damage occurred to outbuildings, and minor damage to local businesses was reported. The awning of a gas station at Highway 75 and FM 120 was torn off.
August 2006LightningCollinsville$130,000Lightning struck a house and followed the electrical system inside. The house was a total loss, but firefighters were able to save some of the owners' possessions.
September 2025Thunderstorm WindGunter$100,000A broadcast media report indicated that Preston Trail Farms along Hwy 289 south of Gunter had a barn destroyed and roof damage to their feed store, with 3 goats killed.
September 2025HailLuella$100,000A trained spotter measured tennis ball sized hail in Luella.
May 2024HailCollinsville$100,000A trained spotter shared a picture of measured golf-ball sized hail.
April 2024LightningDenison$100,000Emergency management reported a tank battery fire caused by a lightning strike near the intersection of FM 1417 and Davy Ln in Denison.
March 2023Flash FloodGunter$100,000Fire and rescue reported swift water multiple feet high and several road closures in the city of Gunter, TX.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindWhitesboro$100,000Thunderstorms winds between 50-70 mph caused damage in and east of Whitesboro. The strongest winds were located east of Whitesboro where a semi trailer was blown over and a self-storage building was destroyed. In Whitesboro, tree and utility pole damage was reported, and a 53 mph wind gust was measured.
June 2023HailGunter$100,000Hail of 2-2.5 was reported in Gunter.
September 2023Flash FloodDenison$100,000Heavy rainfall in Denison caused water to flow into businesses in the downtown area. Multiple low-lying and poor drainage portions of roads were also closed in the area.
April 2022FloodSherman Muni Arpt$100,000Low lying feeder roads in constructions areas along northbound Highway 75 in Sherman were flooded. Some stalled vehicles were reported.
August 2017Flash FloodSherman Muni Arpt$100,000Emergency management reported multiple water rescues throughout the city of Sherman, TX. Water also entered several homes and businesses. One media outlet reported that there were 25 high water rescues and that 20 to 25 homes were evacuated due to high water.
April 2016Thunderstorm WindSherman$100,000Amateur radio reported a 90 MPH wind gust in Sherman, TX.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindVan Alstyne$100,000Three businesses at the Wilson N. Jones Plaza located on the northeast corner of HWY 75 and FM 121 in Van Alstyne partially lost their roof due to straight line winds. Extensive water damage was sustained in the buildings. In addition, several trees were down in town and some fell on houses and vehicles.
January 2005Flash FloodCountywide$100,000Flooding caused three bridges to be washed out around 8 AM. These bridges were at Tioga, Central Sherman, and on Old Luella Road. Numerous county roads were also washed out and in bad need of repair.

Mines and quarries

11 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 11 workings inside this county. 3 still produce and 8 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Sand and Gravel, Construction9
Stone, Crushed/Broken2

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Grayson County Quarry & PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Grayson Pits & PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Lattimore Sand Pit & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Town by town, in the county's histories

5,873 words

The part of each published history that is about one town: 1 chapter, each reproduced complete.

TownChapter FromLength
DenisonSouvenir of Denison "the Gate City of Texas" ..Souvenir of Denison "the Gate City of Texas" .. (1887)5,873 words

Every populated place in the county

73

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 Grayson 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.