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Gregg County, Texas

35 topographic sheets cover 20 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 National Register database, National Park Service

Texas within the United States
Gregg County within Texas

What the record shows

  • 281 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 9 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 7 buildings and 2 districts.
  • 2 of the 9 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 20 populated places in this county; 20 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
Everett Buildingbuilding197979002948
Greggton Commercial Historic Districtdistrict2024100010239
Longview National Bankbuilding2023100009217
McWilliams Buildingbuilding2019100003536
Northcutt Housebuilding197878002938
Nuggett Hill Historic Districtdistrict199898000403
Petroleum Buildingbuilding2019100003494
Frank Taylor and Kate Womack Rembert Housebuilding201111000980
Whaley Housebuilding198080004122

Photographs from libraries nationwide

19 of 21 shown

Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 21 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.

Restaurant Romeo on Highway 26 between Kilgore and Longview, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Restaurant Romeo on Highway 26 between Kilgore and Longview, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Hall Lumber & Material Co., Gladewater, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Hall Lumber & Material Co., Gladewater, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Motel Glade, Hwy. 80 E., Gladewater, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Motel Glade, Hwy. 80 E., Gladewater, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Mansfield Hardwood Lumber Company of Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Mansfield Hardwood Lumber Company of Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Jackson's Motel, Longview, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Jackson's Motel, Longview, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Me worry? No, I buy auto parts from James Evans Parts Co., 337 West Tyler St., Longview, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Me worry? No, I buy auto parts from James Evans Parts Co., 337 West Tyler St., Longview, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Dun-Roamin Ranch Motel, Longview, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Dun-Roamin Ranch Motel, Longview, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Southwest Reserve Life Building, home of Southwest Reserve Life Insurance Co., Longview, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Southwest Reserve Life Building, home of Southwest Reserve Life Insurance Co., Longview, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Airport obstruction chart, OC 807, Gregg County Airport, Longview, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Airport obstruction chart, OC 807, Gregg County Airport, Longview, Texas. United States. National Ocean Service, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Rogers Motel, Kilgore, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Rogers Motel, Kilgore, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Longview Motors Inc., Longview, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Longview Motors Inc., Longview, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Airport obstruction chart, OC 807, Gregg County Airport, Longview, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Airport obstruction chart, OC 807, Gregg County Airport, Longview, Texas. United States. National Ocean Service, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Phillips Motor Co., Gladewater, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Phillips Motor Co., Gladewater, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Roping you for Longview offering, industry - transportation resources, Boston Public Library - undated
Roping you for Longview offering, industry - transportation resources. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Home of W. P. Hurst Motor Co., Longview, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Home of W. P. Hurst Motor Co., Longview, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Bramlette Building, Longview, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Bramlette Building, Longview, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Lone Star Motel, Highway 80 -- Longview, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Lone Star Motel, Highway 80 -- Longview, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Home of Curley's Restaurant, Highway 80 west of Longview, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Home of Curley's Restaurant, Highway 80 west of Longview, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Dun-Roamin Ranch Motel, one mile east of Longview, Texas on U.S. 80, Boston Public Library - undated
Dun-Roamin Ranch Motel, one mile east of Longview, Texas on U.S. 80. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

The county from the air

39 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 707 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 39 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, 1947-04-17, scale 1:27200
1947-04-17, scale 1:27200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1947-04-17, scale 1:27200
1947-04-17, scale 1:27200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1947-04-17, scale 1:27200
1947-04-17, scale 1:27200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1947-04-17, scale 1:27200
1947-04-17, scale 1:27200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1949-11-01, scale 1:70000
1949-11-01, scale 1:70000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1949-11-01, scale 1:70000
1949-11-01, scale 1:70000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1949-11-01, scale 1:70000
1949-11-01, scale 1:70000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1949-11-01, scale 1:70000
1949-11-01, scale 1:70000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-03-28, scale 1:28000
1954-03-28, scale 1:28000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-03-28, scale 1:28000
1954-03-28, scale 1:28000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-03-28, scale 1:28000
1954-03-28, scale 1:28000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-03-28, scale 1:28000
1954-03-28, scale 1:28000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-08-13, scale 1:20000
1957-08-13, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-08-13, scale 1:20000
1957-08-13, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-08-13, scale 1:20000
1957-08-13, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-08-13, scale 1:20000
1957-08-13, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-03-14, scale 1:20000
1958-03-14, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-03-14, scale 1:20000
1958-03-14, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-03-14, scale 1:20000
1958-03-14, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-03-20, scale 1:20000
1958-03-20, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1963-12-09, scale 1:21670
1963-12-09, scale 1:21670. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-01-26, scale 1:17200
1965-01-26, scale 1:17200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-01-26, scale 1:17200
1965-01-26, scale 1:17200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-01-26, scale 1:17200
1965-01-26, scale 1:17200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-01-26, scale 1:17200
1965-01-26, scale 1:17200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-03-22, scale 1:17600
1970-03-22, scale 1:17600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-03-22, scale 1:17600
1970-03-22, scale 1:17600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-03-22, scale 1:17600
1970-03-22, scale 1:17600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-03-22, scale 1:17600
1970-03-22, scale 1:17600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-05-01, scale 1:76000
1974-05-01, scale 1:76000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-02-27, scale 1:24000
1975-02-27, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-02-27, scale 1:24000
1975-02-27, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-02-27, scale 1:24000
1975-02-27, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-02-27, scale 1:24000
1975-02-27, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1980-02-26, scale 1:64333
1980-02-26, scale 1:64333. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1980-02-26, scale 1:64600
1980-02-26, scale 1:64600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1980-02-26, scale 1:64600
1980-02-26, scale 1:64600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1980-02-26, scale 1:64600
1980-02-26, scale 1:64600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1983-03-28, scale 1:65000
1983-03-28, scale 1:65000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

15 stations, 6 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

74 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.

  • 92-1Justice Precinct 1: Longview city: Longview city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; U.S. Hwy. 80; Jefferson Rd.
  • 92-2Longview city - That part Bounded by City limits; Jefferson Rd.; U.S. Hwy. 80, E. Marshall Ave., N. 6th, Short; Hillcrest Dr., Judson Rd.
  • 92-3Longview city - That part Bounded by Hillcrest Dr., Short; N. 6th; E. Marshall Ave.; N. Fredonia, Judson Rd.
  • 92-4Longview city - That part Bounded by City limits; Judson Rd., N. Center; Harlem Ave., Gates Ave.; McCann Rd.
  • 92-5Longview city - That part Bounded by City limits, McCann Rd., Gates Ave., Harlem Ave., N. Center; N. Fredonia; W. Marshall; City limits
  • 92-6Longview city - That part Bounded by W. Marshall Ave.; N. Fredonia; Texas and Pacific Railway; City limits
  • 92-7Longview city - That part excluding the Hilton Hotel Bounded by E. Marshall Ave.; N. 4th, Whaley, N. 6th; Texas and Pacific Railway; N. Fredonia
  • 92-8Hilton Hotel (In Longview city)
  • 92-9Longview city - That part Bounded by E. Marshall Ave., U.S. Hwy. 80; City limits; Texas and Pacific Railway; N. 6th, Whaley, N. 4th
  • 92-10Longview city - That part Bounded by Texas and Pacific Railway; City limits, Cotton, 16th; Timpson, Clover Lane, Cotton; Mobberly Ave.
  • 92-11Longview city - That part Bounded by International and Great Northern Railroad; Mobberly Ave., Cotton, Clover Lane, Timpson, Mobberly Ave.; E. Melton; S. Green
  • 92-12Longview city - That part Bounded by Texas and Pacific Railway; International and Great Northern Railroad; S. Center, W. College, S. Fredonia
  • 92-13Longview city - That part Bounded by Texas and Pacific Railway; S. Fredonia; W. College, S. Center, W. South; City limits
  • 92-14Longview city - That part Bounded by W. South; S. Center; W. College, Harrison, Boyd; City limits
  • 92-15ALongview city - That part Bounded by Boyd; Park, Sabine Ave.; International and Great Northern Railroad, City limits; Old city limits
  • 92-15BLongview city - That part Bounded by City limits; Old city limits; City limits; City limits
  • 92-16Longview city - That part Bounded by W. College; S. Center; International and Great Northern Railroad, Sabine Ave.; Park, Boyd, Harrison
  • 92-17Longview city - That part Bounded by International and Great Northern Railroad; S. Green, Avalon Ave., Hawthorne; Humble Ave., S. Green, Richardson; City limits
  • 92-18Longview city - That part Bounded by E. Melton; Mobberly Ave., Young, Mobberly Ave.; Avalon Ave.; S. Green
  • 92-19Longview city - That part Bounded by Timpson; 12th; Level; Mobberly Ave., Young, Mobberly Ave.
  • 92-20Longview city - That part Bounded by Timpson, 16th, E. Cotton, City limits; City limits; Booker, 16th, Morgan; 12th
  • 92-21BLongview city - That part Bounded by Level, 12th, Morgan, 16th, Booker; City limits; Birdsong extended, Birdsong, 12th, Butler Drive; Oneal, Dean, Clover Lane
  • 92-21ALongview city - That part Bounded by Butler Drive, 12th, Birdsong, Birdsong extended; City limits; City limits; Moberly Ave.
  • 92-22Longview city - That part Bounded by Level; Clover Lane, Dean, O'Neal; Butler Dr., Mobberly Ave., Humble Ave.; Hawthorne, Avalon Ave., Mobberly Ave.
  • 92-23Longview city - That part Bounded by Richardson, S. Green, Humble Ave.; Mobberly Ave.; City limits; City limits
  • 92-24Justice Precinct 1 - That part north of State Hwy. 26, and east of Grace Creek, outside Longview city
  • 92-25Justice Precinct 1 - That part west of Grace Creek, and north of State Hwy. 26
  • 92-26Justice Precinct 1 - That part south of State Hwy. 26, and west of Grace Creek, outside Longview city
  • 92-27Justice Precinct 1 - That part south of State Hwy. 26, and east of Grace Creek, outside Longview city
  • 92-28Justice Precinct 2: Justice Precinct 2 - That part east of State Hwy. 26
  • 92-29Justice Precinct 2 - That part west of State Hwy. 26
  • 92-30Justice Precinct 3: Gladewater city - That part in Gregg County, comprising parts of Justice Precinct 3: Gladewater city - That part Bounded by County line, City limits; State Hwy. 65, Main; Upshur Ave.; Wood, Gay Ave., Holly
  • 92-31Gladewater city - That part Bounded by County line; Holly, Gay Ave., Wood; Upshur Ave.; City limits
  • 92-32Gladewater city - That part Bounded by Texas and Pacific Railway, Ferry, Glade Ave.; Main, E. Main, Snaveley Rd.; City limits; City limits
  • 92-33Gladewater city - That part Bounded by Upshur Ave.; Main; Glade Ave., Ferry, Texas and Pacific Railway, City limits; City limits
  • 92-34Gladewater city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; U.S. Hwy. 80; Quitman Ave., Main, State Hwy. 65
  • 92-35Gladewater city - That part Bounded by Quitman Ave., U.S. Hwy. 80; City limits; City limits, Texas and Pacific Railway; Main
  • 92-36Gladewater city - That part Bounded by Texas and Pacific Railway; City limits; City limits; Snaveley Rd., E. Main, Main (Remainder of Gladewater city is in Justice Precincts 5 and 7, Upshur County)
  • 92-37Justice Precinct 3 - That part north of Gladewater - Spring Hill Rd., outside Gladewater city
  • 92-38Justice Precinct 3 - That part south of Gladewater - Spring Hill Rd., and north of U.S. Hwy. 80, outside Gladewater city
  • 92-39Justice Precinct 3 - That part south of U.S. Hwy. 80, and north of Sabine River, outside Gladewater city
  • 92-40Justice Precinct 3 - That part south of Sabine River
  • 92-41Justice Precinct 4: Justice Precinct 4 - That part east of State Hwy. 259
  • 92-42Justice Precinct 4 - That part west of State Hwy. 259, north of Peavine Creek, and east of State Hwy. 135
  • 92-43Justice Precinct 4 - That part south of Peavine Creek, west of State Hwy. 259, and east of State Hwy. 135
  • 92-44Justice Precinct 4 - That part west of State Hwy. 135 and east of Gladewater - Liberty Rd.
  • 92-45Justice Precinct 4 - That part southwest of Gladewater - Liberty Rd.
  • 92-46Justice Precinct 5: Easton village - That part in Gregg County, comprising part of Justice Precinct 5 (Remainder of Easton village is in Justice Precinct 3, Rusk County)
  • 92-47Justice Precinct 5 - That part northeast of State Hwy. 149, outside Easton village
  • 92-48Justice Precinct 5 - That part southwest of State Hwy. 149
  • 92-49Justice Precinct 6: Kilgore city - That part in Gregg County, comprising part of Justice Precinct 6: Kilgore city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits, Longview; Fritz - Swanson Rd.; City limits
  • 92-50Kilgore city - That part Bounded by Fritz - Swanson Rd., Longview; City limits; Kilgore, Main, Griffin, Cedar Top Rd.; City limits
  • 92-51Kilgore city - That part Bounded by Cedar Top Rd., Griffin, Main; Martin, Danville, Martin; Houston, State Hwy. 135, City limits; City limits
  • 92-52Kilgore city - That part Bounded by Kilgore; State Hwy. 26; North, Martin, Main
  • 92-53Kilgore city - That part Bounded by Kilgore; City limits; Houston; Henderson Blvd., State Hwy. 26
  • 92-54Kilgore city - That part Bounded by North; Henderson Blvd.; Houston; Martin, Danville, Martin
  • 92-55Kilgore city - That part Bounded by State Hwy. 135, Houston; Broadway Blvd.; Laird Ave., Florence, Laird Ave.; Commerce
  • 92-56Kilgore city - That part Bounded by State Hwy. 135; Commerce; City limits; City limits
  • 92-57Kilgore city - That part Bounded by Laird Ave., Florence, Laird Ave.; Broadway Blvd., Harris Ave., Broadway Blvd.; County line, City limits; Commerce
  • 92-58Kilgore city - That part Bounded by Houston, Henderson Blvd., Houston; City limits; County line; Broadway Blvd., Harris Ave., Broadway Blvd. (Remainder of Kilgore city is in Justice Precinct 2, Rusk County)
  • 92-59Melrose, unincorporated Bounded by Rabbit Creek; State Hwy. 26, Unnamed rd.; International and Great Northern Railroad; Corporate limits of Kilgore city, State Hwy. 259
  • 92-60Shell Camp, unincorporated Bounded by Rabbit Creek, Unnamed hwy., Unnamed rd.; Corporate limits of Kilgore city; West Harris Ave., Unnamed rd., Unnamed rd., Unnamed rd.; Unnamed rd., Helton's Creek
  • 92-61Justice Precinct 6 - That part north of State Hwy. 349, outside the unincorporated place of Melrose
  • 92-62Justice Precinct 6 - That part outside Kilgore city and the unincorporated places of Melrose and Shell Camp
  • 92-63Justice Precinct 6 - That part outside Kilgore city and the unincorporated place of Shell Camp
  • 92-64Justice Precinct 6 - That part south of State Hwy. 349, outside Kilgore city and the unincorporated place of Melrose (See separate map for boundaries of Melrose)
  • 92-65Justice Precinct 7: Greggton, unincorporated: Greggton, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Offset line 1/4 mile north and parallel to U.S. Hwy. 80, Unnamed Hwy., Unnamed st., Unnamed rd.; Branch of Grace Creek, Unnamed rd.; U.S. Hwy. 80; Unnamed rd.
  • 92-66Greggton, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Unnamed rd., U.S. Hwy. 80; Unnamed rd.; Texas and Pacific Railway; Unnamed rd.
  • 92-67Justice Precinct 7 - That part northeast of Gladewater - Spring Hill Rd., and east of Hawkins Creek
  • 92-68Justice Precinct 7 - That part west of Hawkins Creek, and north of U.S. Hwy. 80
  • 92-69Justice Precinct 7 - That part south of Gladewater - Spring Hill Rd., west of Spring Hill - Greggton Rd., north of U.S. Hwy. 80, and east of Hawkins Creek, outside the unincorporated place of Greggton (See separate map for boundaries of Greggton)
  • 92-70Justice Precinct 7 - That part north of U.S. Hwy. 80, and east of Spring Hill - Greggton Rd., outside the unincorporated place of Greggton (See separate map for boundaries of Greggton)
  • 92-71Justice Precinct 7 - That part south of U.S. Hwy. 80, and east of Hawkins Creek, outside the unincorporated place of Greggton
  • 92-72Justice Precinct 7 - That part south of U.S. Hwy. 80 and west of Hawkins Creek

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

1,635 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 1,635 of them, burning about 11,946 acres. 29 started naturally and 141 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning803
Missing data/not specified/undetermined382
Arson/incendiarism141
Power generation/transmission/distribution107
Equipment and vehicle use78
Misuse of fire by a minor31
Natural29
Smoking27
Recreation and ceremony24
Fireworks7
Railroad operations and maintenance5
Other causes1

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/distribution3,341 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceOLD MAGNOLIA COMPLEX
4 September 2011Power generation/transmission/distribution1,556 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceMOORE COMPLEX
4 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined187 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceWHITE OAK ROAD FIRE
12 July 2008Natural177 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceHENDERSON - 166
4 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined150 acresTexas A & M Forest ServicePLEASANT GREEN RD
16 April 1996Debris and open burning139 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
16 September 2011Power generation/transmission/distribution108 acresTexas A & M Forest Service213
14 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined81 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceFLOYD FIRE

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

Storms, 1954 to 2026

60 of 637 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 637 reports for this county, causing 3 deaths, 9 injuries and about $43,052,750 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind264
Hail218
Flash Flood89
Tornado38
Lightning15
Flood12
Funnel Cloud1

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 2015Thunderstorm WindGladewater1 killed, 1 hurt, $20,000A large tree fell on top of an SUV in Gladewater, Texas killing one of the two occupants in the vehicle and severely injuring the other.
March 2018Thunderstorm WindTenneryville1 killed, $50,000A large oak tree was uprooted and fell on a mobile home at the Flamingo Mobile Home Park in Northwest Longview. The tree crushed much of the mobile home, killing a 41 year old male inside. His 12 year old son was also inside, but was uninjured.
September 2007LightningLongview1 killedA 53 year old man was struck and killed by lightning on Cox Lane. Victim was located approximately 25 feet from a large tree that was struck by lightning.
November 1983Thunderstorm Windnot stated3 hurtno account filed
May 1999Tornado (F2)Kilgore2 hurt, $19,000,000Major damage to homes and businesses. Stoneridge Apartment complex lost portions of its roof and walls collapsed. The complex was condemned. This tornado is separate from the Gree County to Rusk County to Gregg County tornado event which occurred at the same time.
September 2007Thunderstorm WindLongview1 hurt, $100,000Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. A few trees fell on top of homes in town. One injury was reported when a tree fell on a home trapping the person inside.
August 2022Thunderstorm WindLongview Eastside Ar1 hurtA downburst with maximum winds estimated at 105 mph resulted in numerous downed trees near the intersection of Loop 281 and Highway 80 in East Longview. Five buildings sustained shingle damage at the Pinehurst Apartment Complex, with the most intense damage occurring just west of the apartment complex along Pat Drive and Highway 80. Approximately 15 trees were snapped and around 30 trees were uprooted at this location. Further downstream to the west, trees were uprooted and large branches broken across the Longview Heights area, with the damage ending at the Memory Park Cemetery. One person was injured when a tree fell onto their vehicle in the Longview Heights area.
April 2008HailJudson1 hurtHail smashed through the windshield of a moving vehicle causing a non-life threatening injury to the driver.
May 1999Tornado (F2)Kilgore$6,000,000Numerous homes and businesses damages. This tornado continued into Rusk County, TX then reentered Gregg County, TX.
March 2008Tornado (EF0)Kilgore East$3,000,000This EF0 tornado was approximately 100 yards wide and was a continuation of the tornado in Rusk County, Texas. Many large trees were uprooted or snapped in the city of Longview, Texas. Damage started along the Rusk, Gregg County line near Stone Road were trees were uprooted. Dozens of trees were downed near the intersection of Jean Road and High Street to near Electra Street and Timpson Street to near Alpine Road and Glover Drive. Numerous trees were downed or snapped causing damage to cars, houses and outbuildings throughout the city including Valley View Elementary School where trees fell on the roof puncturing holes in the roof. Trees were reported down east of Fourth Street and south Cotton Street. Trees were also reported downed at Mobberly and Young Streets and east of 4th Street.
April 1988Tornado (F3)not stated$2,500,000no account filed
April 1979Tornado (F3)not stated$2,500,000no account filed
March 2008Flash FloodSwamp City$2,000,000River Road and High Street in Longview were both closed. In addition...17 other roads in and around Longview, Texas were closed due to excessive heavy rainfall. The downtown area had several businesses flooded with as many as two feet of water in them.
April 2015Tornado (EF1)Longview Eastside Ar$1,000,000An EF-1 tornado touched down near downtown Longview, Texas...traveling in a east northeast direction for approximately 1.32 miles before lifting some 5 minutes later.|Damage consisted of roof damage to a nursing home. A nearby mobile home park also sustained damage. The tornado did minor to moderate damage to homes along the Eden Drive/Eastman Road corridor. Three mobile homes were completely destroyed by fallen trees. The tornado also tore the roof off a local church on Eden Drive.
January 1998HailLongview$1,000,000Grapefruit to softball size hail went through the roofs of houses and mobile homes. Two to three inch hail drifts remained along Hwy 300 between Longview and Gilmer 17 hours after it fell.
May 2017Tornado (EF1)Spring Hill$750,000An EF-1 tornado with maximum estimated winds near 105 mph touched down along Pine Tree Road just north of West Cheryl Street northwest of Longview. The tornado proceeded south southeast through the Tenneryville area snapping and uprooting numerous trees in the area. The tornado traveled just west of the Pine Tree ISD campus and continued southeast towards Highway 80, uprooting and twisting numerous trees, with several landing on homes. The tornado continued southeast towards the Greggton community where it damaged a few homes along Willow Springs Drive before crossing Highway 31 and the West Loop 281 where it began to turn more to the east southeast. The tornado caused the most visible damage along its path where it collapsed a steel dome owned by Komatsu, before continuing to the southeast causing mainly tree damage before lifting along Huntsman Way south of Interstate 20 just west of the Eastman Chemical Company.
January 1999Thunderstorm WindKilgore$640,000Numerous roofs were damaged. Several mobile homes were destroyed and extensive roof damage to an apartment complex.
March 2008Thunderstorm WindKilgore$500,000A roof was blown off a gas station on Highway 259 in Kilgore, Texas. Numerous trees and powerlines were downed in town. Damage was also reported to 5 local schools in and near the Kilgore, Texas area.
July 1996Flash FloodLongview$500,000no account filed
May 1978Tornado (F1)not stated$250,000no account filed
April 1970Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
May 1958Tornado (F3)not stated$250,000no account filed
October 2009Thunderstorm WindGreggton$200,000Numerous trees were downed including some on homes and automobiles in the Longview Heights subdivision.
August 2002Thunderstorm WindKilgore$150,000Numerous trees down. Several trees fell on a house doing considerable damage to the roof and frame of the home while another tree crushed a pickup truck.
January 1998HailLongview$125,000Numerous homes suffered severe roof damage resulting in water damage to the interior of homes.
October 2025Tornado (EF1)Kilgore$115,000An EF-1 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 94 mph touched down along CR 1122 in Southern Gregg County, just east of FM 2012 west of Kilgore, where a few trees were snapped and uprooted. A doublewide manufactured home lost most of its metal skirting and sustained the loss of about half of its roof and porch covering. The tornado continued east and caused significant roof damage to a second doublewide manufactured home. As the tornado entered the city of Kilgore, two businesses along Industrial Blvd lost most of their roofs. The tornado then tracked across Commerce Street at the Harris Street Park, where multiple trees were snapped and uprooted, and dugouts were damaged at Driller Park. The tornado then took a slight southeast turn, crossing into Northern Rusk County.
July 2024Tornado (EF0)Elderville$100,000This is a continuation of the Northern Rusk County tornado. This EF-0 tornado, with estimated maximum winds near 85 mph, tracked northwest into Southeast Gregg County across the East Texas Regional Airport. Sporadic tree damage occurred just south of the airport, but as the tornado crossed over onto the airport property, it damaged several hangars by knocking down or twisting the large metal hangar doors, while ripping off some side paneling to the hangars. Two nearby stop signs were also twisted at the base. Additional tree damage also occurred on the west side of Highway 322 across from the airport before lifting shortly thereafter just north of FM 2204.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindGladewater$100,000Numerous trees and powerlines were downed in the area. Several of these trees fell on homes. The roof was removed from a business on Hwy. 80. A portion of the roof landed on an automobile.
May 2008Flash FloodGreggton$100,000Flash flooding was reported over much of the city. Flooding resulted to at least 24 temporary street closures in town. Nine residents reported flooding in their homes as well.
March 2008Thunderstorm WindGreggton$100,000Windows were blown out and a roof was torn off an apartment complex on Farm to Market Road 1845. A tree was also down on a home in town.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindGreggton$75,000Siding was removed from a car wash at West Marshall and Pine Tree Road. Wind also damaged the roof of an auto repair shop. Several vehicles were damaged as well.
March 2017Tornado (EF1)Tenneryville$60,000An EF-1 tornado with maximum estimated winds of 100-110 mph touched down along Reel Road just north of West Loop 281, primarily snapping and uprooting trees. A tree did fall on the back side of one house at the corner of Reel Road and Buckner Street, damaging the house. Several homes had roof damage in the Hobson Road area, and several fences were blown over as well. The cross at the Grace Crossing United Methodist Church was leaning significantly and a light pole was also bent in this area. The tornado partially lifted the roof at the Judson Road Animal Clinic. One home and two cars were crushed by trees along Mary Ellen Drive. Another home along Airline Road lost several shingles as well as several trees on the property were snapped or uprooted. The tornado finally lifted just east of Sam Page Road.
April 2019LightningKilgore$50,000The Sabine Fire Department reported that a tank battery was struck by lightning on Watson Road, causing the tank to catch fire. Officials stated that mud and high water prevented them from getting equipment close enough to extinguish the flames. The fire melted power lines hanging near the tanks. No injuries were reported.
May 2017Tornado (EF1)White Oak$50,000This is a continuation of the Southern Upshur County tornado that initially touched down along North White Oak Road. This tornado strengthened into an EF-1 tornado with maximum estimated winds between 100-110 mph as it entered Northern Gregg County between Morgan Road and East Mountain Road, where several large pine, cedar, and mesquite trees were snapped or uprooted across open pastureland. A few shingles were also blown off of a home at the intersection of East Mountain Road and Shiloh Road. This tornado partially lifted back to treetop levels as it moved along Shiloh Road, with numerous trees sheared near the top. The most extensive damage came to the Shiloh Baptist Church, where the tornado tore off a small section of the roof and steeple and threw them northeast into the adjacent church cemetery. Several large hardwoods were also snapped at the base or uprooted along Shiloh Road and in the cemetery, with this damage justifying the high end EF-1 damage. The tornado continued east along Shiloh Road where it partially lifted back to treetop level, shearing the tops off of numerous trees before finally lifting about one-half mile west of Farm to Market Road 1845 near the East Mountain community.
September 2013Flash FloodBodie$50,000A portion of Scenic Drive in front of the Penwood Apartments collapsed due to flash flooding. The underpass at High Street and Cotton Street was closed due to high water. The underpass at Green and Nelson Streets were also closed due to high water. A bridge was also washed out in the 2200 block of Lafamo. Another road was washed out at Lincoln and Avenue B.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindGreggton$50,000Several trees were downed in the Longview Heights area. Some homes were also damaged by the trees.
March 2008Thunderstorm WindKilgore$50,000Numerous trees and power lines downed across the northern portion of the county. Many residents without power. One tree fell across a home on Vinewood Street.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindLongview$50,000Trees down on a home in town.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindGladewater$50,000Powerlines down.
May 1994Thunderstorm WindLongview$50,000Thunderstorm winds blew a tree down onto a house in northwest Longview.
October 1994Thunderstorm Windnot stated$50,000Numerous roads were closed by fallen trees.
May 1994Thunderstorm WindLongview$50,000Trees, signs, and traffic lights were blown down by thunderstorm winds. Some windows were blown out.
May 1994Thunderstorm WindLongview$50,000Trees were blown down onto Highway 300 and roofs were damaged.
September 1993Thunderstorm WindKilgore$50,000Thunderstorm winds damaged trees and power lines. A few trees were blown onto houses, and some windows were broken from flying debris.
September 1993Thunderstorm WindLongview$50,000Thunderstorm winds blew down three utility poles and some large tree limbs.
October 1993Thunderstorm WindKilgore$50,000Strong winds blew power lines down. Signs were also blown down.
November 1993Thunderstorm WindKilgore$50,000Strong winds blew power lines down. Signs were also blown down.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindGreggton$40,000Trees were downed in Longview, Texas. One tree, a 100 foot tall pine tree, fell through a home in the 4300 block of Kennedy Trail in north Longview.
May 2002Thunderstorm WindWhite Oak$40,000A tree was blown onto a house causing severe structural damage. Power lines were toppled and numerous trees felled.
May 2014Thunderstorm WindKilgore$35,000Several large trees were downed in Kilgore, Texas. One tree fell on top of a carport on Lantrip Street off of Hwy. 259. Another tree fell across a fence in town. Trees were also downed at the Kilgore, Police Department and a tin roof was blown off a building.
April 2019LightningSpring Hill$30,000Lightning struck a home on Whitaker Circle which resulted in a fire to the home. No injuries were reported.
September 2013LightningGreggton$30,000Lightning struck a rotting tree which caused the tree to fall on a home in Longview, Texas on Oakdale Avenue.
April 2012Thunderstorm WindGreggton$30,000Metal roofing was removed from the Le Tourneau Technologies building on Estes Drive.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindGladewater$30,000Trees and powerlines were downed in the town of Gladewater. One tree fell on top of a brick home. There were no report of any injuries.
September 1998Flash FloodGladewater$30,000Several roads washed out including Commerce, West Lake, and East Lake.
May 2017Tornado (EF1)Easton$25,000A weak EF-1 tornado with maximum estimated winds near 90 mph touched down 2 miles west of the Easton community along Highway 2906 where it uprooted several trees. This tornado continued east along Highway 2906 where several more trees were snapped or uprooted with the most noticeable damage found in the city of Easton along the Gregg/Rusk County line. Several trees were uprooted and fell on homes in Easton, before moving across the city on the Rusk County side.
September 2013Thunderstorm WindTenneryville$25,000A large tree was downed on the corner of a home on Fenton Road, northwest of Longview, Texas. Several other areas were dealing with downed powerlines as well.
July 2007Flash FloodLongview$25,000Numerous streets and the intersection of Loop 281 and Hwy. 80 under water. A tree fell on top of a home in town resulting in moderate damage to the home. The prolonged heavy rain and the super saturation of the soil allowed the tree to fall as the weight of the tree was too heavy for the root system to support it.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindLongview$25,000The roof to a manufacturing plant was damaged.
August 2002Thunderstorm WindWhite Oak$25,000Numerous trees down including trees across two homes causing moderate to light roof damage.

Mines and quarries

5 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 5 workings inside this county. All of them still produce. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Sand and Gravel, Construction4
Clay1

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Kilgore Ceramics Corp PlantClayProducer
A & T Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Ingram PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Norton PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Texas Bitulithic PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every populated place in the county

20

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.

Provenance

  • Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
  • Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
  • Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.