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Harrison County, Texas

62 topographic sheets cover 37 settlements here, and 17 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

17 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Texas within the United States
Harrison County within Texas

What the record shows

  • 502 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 17 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 16 buildings and 1 district.
  • 13 of the 17 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 37 populated places in this county; 37 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

17

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
Arnot Housebuilding197979002970
Dial-Williamson Housebuilding197979002971
Edgemontbuilding197777001449
First Methodist Churchbuilding198080004133
Fry-Barry Housebuilding197878002950
Ginocchio Historic Districtdistrict197474002076
Hagerty Housebuilding197878002951
Harrison County Courthousebuilding197777001450
Hochwald Housebuilding198383004487
Locust Grovebuilding197979002969
Marshall US Post Officebuilding200101000435
Mimosa Hallbuilding197878002949
Old Pierce Housebuilding197373001965
Starr Housebuilding197979002972
John R. Stinson Housebuilding197979002973
James Turner Housebuilding197979002974
Weisman-Hirsch Housebuilding198383004488

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

Photographs from libraries nationwide

5 of 10 shown

Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 10 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.

Palmer Hotel Court, Marshall, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Palmer Hotel Court, Marshall, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Bob Hope Motel, Boston Public Library - undated
Bob Hope Motel. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Bob Hope Motel, Boston Public Library - undated
Bob Hope Motel. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Burnett Motel, Marshall, Texas -- Phone 6648, Boston Public Library - undated
Burnett Motel, Marshall, Texas -- Phone 6648. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
The Gables -- Marshall, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
The Gables -- Marshall, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

The county from the air

46 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 1,317 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 46 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, 1949-10-12, scale 1:70000
1949-10-12, scale 1:70000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1949-10-12, scale 1:70000
1949-10-12, scale 1:70000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1949-10-12, scale 1:70000
1949-10-12, scale 1:70000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1949-10-12, scale 1:70000
1949-10-12, 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, 1957-07-13, scale 1:34000
1957-07-13, scale 1:34000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-07-13, scale 1:34000
1957-07-13, scale 1:34000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-07-13, scale 1:34000
1957-07-13, scale 1:34000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-07-13, scale 1:34000
1957-07-13, scale 1:34000. 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, 1958-03-14, scale 1:20000
1958-03-14, 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, 1963-12-09, scale 1:21670
1963-12-09, scale 1:21670. 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, 1963-12-09, scale 1:16285
1963-12-09, scale 1:16285. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-02-12, scale 1:24000
1969-02-12, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-02-12, scale 1:24000
1969-02-12, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-02-12, scale 1:24000
1969-02-12, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-02-12, scale 1:24000
1969-02-12, scale 1:24000. 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, 1974-05-01, scale 1:76000
1974-05-01, scale 1:76000. 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, 1974-05-01, scale 1:76000
1974-05-01, scale 1:76000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-02-01, scale 1:24000
1975-02-01, 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 1:66000
1980-02-26, scale 1:66000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1980-02-26, scale 1:66000
1980-02-26, scale 1:66000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1980-02-26, scale 1:64666
1980-02-26, scale 1:64666. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1980-02-26, scale 1:64666
1980-02-26, scale 1:64666. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1989-12-04, scale 1:62000
1989-12-04, scale 1:62000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1989-12-04, scale 1:62000
1989-12-04, scale 1:62000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1989-12-04, scale 1:62000
1989-12-04, scale 1:62000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1989-12-04, scale 1:62000
1989-12-04, scale 1:62000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

20 stations, 1 gage

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

70 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.

  • 102-1Justice Precinct 1: Justice Precinct 1 - That part east of Socagee Creek
  • 102-2Justice Precinct 1 - That part west of Socagee Creek and east of State Hwy. 31
  • 102-3Justice Precinct 1 - That part west of State Hwy. 31
  • 102-4Justice Precinct 2: Justice Precinct 2 - That part west of Harrison Beyou, northeast of Leigh - Karnack Rd., and northwest of State Hwy. 43, excluding Longhorn Ordnance Works
  • 102-5Longhorn Ordnance Works (In Justice Precinct 2)
  • 102-6Justice Precinct 2 - That part southeast of State Hwy. 43, southwest of Karnack - Leigh Rd., and west of Harrison Bayou
  • 102-7Justice Precinct 2 - That part north and east of Waskom - Lotta - Leigh Rd. and east of Harrison Bayou, including all islands in this enumeration district
  • 102-8Justice Precinct 2 - That part south and west of Leigh - Lotta - Waskom Rd. and east of Harrison Bayou
  • 102-9Justice Precinct 3: Marshall city: Marshall city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by I. Houston Ave., Victory Dr., U.S. Hwy. 80; City limits; City limits; Marshall and East Texas Railway Spur, E. End Blvd. S.
  • 102-10Marshall city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by E. Houston Ave.; E. End Blvd. S.; Marshall and East Texas Railway Spur; Garrett, E. Border, S. Williams
  • 102-11Marshall city - That part of Ward 1, excluding Marshall Hotel Bounded by Ward line, E. Houston Ave.; S. Williams, E. Border, S. Garrett; Marshall and East Texas Railway Spur; S. Washington Ave., W. Border, S. Washington Ave., Ward line
  • 102-12Marshall Hotel (In Marshall city, Ward 1)
  • 102-13Marshall city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by Marshall and East Texas Railway Spur; S. Garrett, E. Meredith, S. Garrett; City limits; S. Washington Ave.
  • 102-14Marshall city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by Marshall and East Texas Railway Spur; E. End Blvd. S.; Johnson; S. Garrett
  • 102-15Marshall city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by Johnson, E. End Blvd. S.; Marshall and East Texas Railway Spur; City limits; S. Garrett, E. Meredith, S. Garrett
  • 102-16Marshall city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by City limits; City limits; Texas and Pacific Railway; 3rd, Park Ave., Upper Port Caddo Rd., E. End Blvd. N., U.S. Hwy. 59
  • 102-17Marshall city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by City limits; U.S. Hwy. 59, E. End Blvd. N.; Upper Port Caddo Rd., Park Ave., Jefferson Ave., Summitt; Lake
  • 102-18Marshall city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by City limits; Lake, Summitt, Jefferson Ave., Park Ave., 3rd; Texas and Pacific Railway; Ward line, Texas and Pacific Railway
  • 102-19Marshall city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by Texas and Pacific Railway; E. End Blvd. S.; E. Grand Ave., Blanche, E. Burleson; N. Washington Ave., Ward line
  • 102-20Marshall city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by E. Burleson, Blanche, E. Grand Ave.; E. End Blvd. S.; E. Houston Ave., Ward line; Ward line, N. Washington Ave.
  • 102-21Marshall city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by Texas and Pacific Railway, City limits; City limits; U.S. Hwy. 80, Victory Dr., E. Houston Ave.; E. Ind Blvd. S.
  • 102-22Marshall city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by W. Houston Ave., Ward line; Ward line, S. Washington Ave., W. Border, S. Washington Ave.; Marshall and East Texas Railway spur; Sanford
  • 102-23Marshall city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by Marshall and East Texas Railway Spur; S. Washington Ave.; Medill Ave.; Wiley Ave., University Ave., Sanford
  • 102-24Marshall city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by W. Houston Ave.; Sanford; University Ave.; S. Allen Blvd.
  • 102-25Marshall city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by City limits, W. Houston Ave.; S. Allen Blvd.; University Ave.; City limits
  • 102-26Marshall city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by University Ave.; Sanford, Carter's Ferry Rd.; City limits; City limits
  • 102-27Marshall city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by University Ave.; Wiley Ave., Rosborough Springs Rd.; City limits; Carter's Ferry Rd., Sanford
  • 102-28Marshall city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by Medill Ave.; S. Washington Ave.; City limits; Rosborough Springs Rd., Wiley Ave.
  • 102-29Marshall city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by City limits; Texas and Pacific Railway, Ward line; Texas and Pacific Railway; N. Grove, Van Zandt, N. George Gregg
  • 102-30Marshall city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by City limits; N. George Gregg; Van Zandt; City limits
  • 102-31Marshall city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by Van Zandt; N. Grove; Texas and Pacific Railway; City limits
  • 102-32Marshall city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by Texas and Pacific Railway; Parker, W. Grand Ave., Young, W. Rusk, Young; W. Houston Ave.; City limits
  • 102-33Marshall city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by Texas and Pacific Railway; Compress, W. Grand Ave., N. Bishop; W. Houston Ave.; Young, W. Rusk, Young, W. Grand Ave., Parker
  • 102-34Marshall city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by Texas and Pacific Railway; Ward line, N. Washington Ave.; W. Burleson; N. Bishop, W. Grand Ave., Compress
  • 102-35Marshall city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by W. Burleson; N. Washington Ave., Ward line; Ward line, W. Houston Ave.; N. Bishop
  • 102-36Justice Precinct 3 - That part north of Texas and Pacific Railway and east of U.S. Hwy. 59, outside Marshall city
  • 102-37Justice Precinct 3 - That part west of U.S. Hwy. 59 and east of Texas and Pacific Railway, outside Marshall city
  • 102-38Justice Precinct 3 - That part west of Texas and Pacific Railway and north of State Hwy. 154, outside Marshall city
  • 102-39Justice Precinct 3 - That part south of State Hwy. 154 and north of Marshall - Gilmer Rd., outside Marshall city
  • 102-40Justice Precinct 3 - That part south of Gilmer - Marshall Rd., and north of Texas and Pacific Railway, outside Marshall city
  • 102-41Justice Precinct 3 - That part south of Texas and Pacific Railway, and northeast of State Hwy. 31, outside Marshall city
  • 102-42Justice Precinct 3 - That part southwest of State Hwy. 31, north of U.S. Hwy. 59, and east of Eight Mile Creek, outside Marshall city
  • 102-43Justice Precinct 3 - That part west of Eight Mile Creek, and north and east of U.S. Hwy. 59, outside Marshall city
  • 102-44Justice Precinct 3 - That part west of U.S. Hwy. 59 and east of Potters Creek and State Hwy. 43, outside Marshall city
  • 102-45Justice Precinct 3 - That part southeast of Texas and Pacific Railway and west of State Hwy. 43, outside Marshall city
  • 102-46Justice Precinct 3 - That part west of Potters Creek and east of State Hwy. 43
  • 102-47Justice Precinct 4: Hallsville city
  • 102-48Justice Precinct 4 - That part north of Marshall - Gilmer Rd. and east of Hallsville - Harleton Rd.
  • 102-49Justice Precinct 4 - That part west of Hallsville - Harleton Rd. and north of Marshall - Gilmer Rd.
  • 102-50Justice Precinct 4 - That part south of Marshall - Gilmer Rd., west of Hallsville - Harleton Rd., and north of Judson - Harleton Rd.
  • 102-51Justice Precinct 4 - That part south of Marshall - Gilmer M., north of Noonday - Marshall Rd., and east of Hallsville - Harleton Rd.
  • 102-52Justice Precinct 4 - That part south of Judson - Harleton Rd., west of Hallsville - Harleton Rd., and north of Longview - Noonday Rd.
  • 102-53Justice Precinct 4 - That part south of Noonday - Marshall Rd., north of Texas and Pacific Railway, and east of Hallsville - Harleton Rd., outside Hallsville city
  • 102-54Justice Precinct 4 - That part south of Longview - Noonday Rd., west of Hallsville - Harleton Rd., and north of Texas and Pacific Railway, outside Hallsville city
  • 102-55Justice Precinct 4 - That part south of Texas and Pacific Railway and west of Mason Creek
  • 102-56Justice Precinct 4 - That part south of Texas and Pacific Railway, west of Unnamed road extending southward from Hallsville to Clarks Creek, west of Clarks Creek, and east of Mason Creek, outside Hallsville city
  • 102-57Justice Precinct 4 - That part south of Texas and Pacific Railway, west of Sewell and Hatleys Creeks, northeast of Clarks Creek, and east of Unnamed road extending north from Clarks Creek to Hallsville, outside Hallsville city
  • 102-58Justice Precinct 4 - That part south of Texas and Pacific Railway and east of Sewell and Hatleys Creeks
  • 102-59Justice Precinct 5: Justice Precinct 5 - That part north of Woodlawn - Baldwin Rd. and west of U.S. Hwy. 59
  • 102-60Justice Precinct 5 - That part south of Woodlawn - Baldwin Rd. and east of U.S. Hwy. 59
  • 102-61N/A
  • 102-62Justice Precinct 6 - That part south and west of New Diana - Harleton Rd. and north of State Hwy. 154
  • 102-63Justice Precinct 6 - That part south and west of State Hwy. 154
  • 102-64Justice Precinct 7: Justice Precinct 7 - That part north of Texas and Pacific Railway
  • 102-65Justice Precinct 7 - That part south of Texas and Pacific Railway
  • 102-66Justice Precinct 8: Waskom city
  • 102-67Justice Precinct 8 - That part east of Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas Railway, outside Waskom city
  • 102-68Justice Precinct 8 - That part west of Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas Railway, and north of Texas and Pacific Railway, outside Waskom city
  • 102-69Justice Precinct 8 - That part south of Texas and Pacific Railway, and northwest of Unnamed road extending west and south from Waskom to precinct line, outside Waskom city
  • 102-70Justice Precinct 8 - That part south of Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas Railway, and southeast of Unnamed road extending north and east from precinct line to Waskom, outside Waskom city

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

2,475 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 2,475 of them, burning about 20,002 acres. 99 started naturally and 123 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning1312
Missing data/not specified/undetermined524
Equipment and vehicle use146
Arson/incendiarism123
Natural99
Power generation/transmission/distribution91
Misuse of fire by a minor55
Smoking41
Recreation and ceremony41
Railroad operations and maintenance34
Fireworks8
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
5 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined2,036 acresTexas A & M Forest ServicePETERS CHAPEL FIRE
11 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,465 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceMARSHALL
20 February 1996Debris and open burning850 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
15 August 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined557 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceAVINGER TIMBER FIRE
11 February 1996Equipment and vehicle use362 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
13 February 1996Debris and open burning335 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
21 August 2011Power generation/transmission/distribution249 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceWASKOM NORTH FIRE
26 September 1994Equipment and vehicle use240 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named

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

Storms, 1955 to 2026

60 of 899 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 899 reports for this county, causing no deaths, 17 injuries and about $76,265,010 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind390
Hail322
Tornado87
Flash Flood83
Lightning8
Funnel Cloud4
Flood3
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
November 1994Thunderstorm WindScottsville2 hurt, $50,000High winds blew trees down onto a road causing 5 car accidents and 2 injuries.
November 1994Thunderstorm WindHallsville2 hurt, $50,000One mobile home was heavily damaged and two persons were injured by high winds. There was also considerable tree damage. Damage was estimated at over $20,000.
October 1972Tornado (F3)not stated2 hurt, $25,000no account filed
February 1991Thunderstorm Windnot stated2 hurtno account filed
February 1991Thunderstorm Windnot stated2 hurtno account filed
December 1965Tornado (F2)not stated2 hurtno account filed
April 1994Thunderstorm WindMarshall1 hurt, $50,000,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour raked the south side of Marshall. Extensive roof damage was reported due to trees blown down onto homes and cars. One person was injured and admitted to the hospital. Other damage was done to commercial buildings, an apartment complex and 40 to 50 power line poles were blown down.
May 2013Tornado (EF1)Jonesville1 hurt, $100,000This tornado began 5 miles west of Waskom and just south of I-20. The tornado caused damage to several metal buildings at Five Star Builders. The tornado then tracked east uprooting and snapping trees along its path before lifting near CR-1105. There was one injury reported with this tornado.
June 2002LightningHallsville1 hurtA 64 year old man was struck by lightning and was found conscious and breathing when emergency personnel arrived at his residence. The man was transported to Good Shepherd Medical Center in Longview.
October 2001Thunderstorm WindMarshall1 hurtA tree was blown over onto a man causing extensive injuries.
November 1973Tornado (F2)not stated1 hurtno account filed
April 2000Tornado (F2)Hallsville$8,000,000A tornado developed in a high precipitation supercell as it moved eastward across the county. This supercell produced multiple tornadoes across Harrison county, TX into Louisiana. Approximately 50 homes and 2 business were damaged or destroyed. 17 homes were considered unlivable. Numerous large pine and oak trees anapped and broken. New eateries, hotels, and home development are underway in this location.
May 2000HailMarshall Northeast$8,000,000Numerous roofs heavily damaged throughout northeast Marshall.
January 2010Tornado (EF3)Crossroads$1,500,000The tornado first touched down in a wooded area west of Ireland Williams Road. The tornado quickly intensified as it approached Interstate 20 near mile marker 628 where 2 businesses were destroyed on both the south and north services roads. One of the businesses was a metal building and the other was a mobile home. One home was completely destroyed with only a few interior walls remaining. A second home sustained major damage to the roof and carport. Debris was scattered across interstate 20 and Hwy 80. Several other homes were damaged further east along both sides of the service road. Many trees were snapped and uprooted in the areasome were snapped down close to the base. The tornado continued northeast crossing Bellview Road into Jonesville, TX where a grocery store roof was peeled and walls were blown out of a large warehouse. The tornado also damaged some metal buildings north of Jonesville along FM 134. The tornado tracked east across a wooded area snapping and uprooting trees crossing FM 9 headed east into Caddo Parish in LA. Maximum winds are estimated at 150-160 mph.
January 2017Tornado (EF2)Scottsville$1,000,000An EF-2 tornado with winds estimated near 120 mph touched down along Highway 80 near Scottsville, snapping and uprooting numerous trees and downing power lines along its track as it crossed Farm-To-Market Road 1998. Much of the tornado's destructive damage occurred along Trammel Lane (Haggerty Road) where trees were snapped/downed on several homes. One home had much of its roof removed, with a small mobile home nearby completely blown away. The tornado continued north northeast along Harkins Lane where more trees were snapped and uprooted. The tornado finally lifted on Cowpen Road.
April 2009Tornado (EF1)Harleton$1,000,000This storm developed over western Harrison County, about 7 miles northwest of Hallsville. This tornado first touched down just west Of Will Smith Road at around 9:13 pm, snapping and uprooting numerous trees along the road, with a tree landing atop a mobile home. The tornado continued east, crossing FM 450 near PR 4432 (Charles John Dr.), where several homes were damaged by falling trees, with their windows blown out. A couple of travel trailers were blown off of their locks, while a 14x28ft shop was shoved 2 feet off its foundation. The tornado lifted at approximately 9:23 pm, about 250 yards east of FM 450. This tornado was rated an EF1, with winds of around 100 mph. The path length was 3.1 miles, with a path width of up to 200 yards.
December 2009Tornado (EF2)Longview Hgts$1,000,000An EF2 tornado touched down on the East side of Longview, just west of the intersections of E Cotton Street. and Industrial Drive. The tornado then tracked north northeast causing damage to several industrial buildings along Industrial Drive, it crossed Industrial Drive just south of Hwy. 80 causing significant damage to the Fed Ex building and other surrounding industrial businesses. The tornado then crossed Hwy. 80, causing significant tree and roof damage to several homes in a residential neighborhood. The track continued north northeast as the tornado crossed Loop 281 just south of Page Road. The tornado caused major roof damage to a home on Page Road before continuing northward. The storm continued to cause tree and roof damage in a residential area before crossing Peter Bonner Road near Sandy Lane. More tree and roof damage was observed as the storm tracked into a rural area, ending south of FM 449 on Keasler Road around 4:56 PM.
November 1994Thunderstorm WindMarshall$500,000Numerous trees and power lines were blown down by high winds. Trees were blown down onto at least 30 homes causing over $100,000 damage.
May 2015Tornado (EF1)Marshall Arpt$300,000National Weather Service Storm Survey Team determined that damage on the east side of Marshall Texas was consistent with that of a tornado. An EF1 tornado touched down on the south southeast side of Marshall and traveled almost due north. Numerous trees and powerlines were downed along the tornadoes patch and several homes had damage to them, mainly from fallen trees.
April 2015Tornado (EF1)Longview Hgts$300,000An EF-1 tornado touched down 6.5 miles northwest of Hallsville, Texas and traveled nearly 4.5 miles before lifting 4.5 miles north northwest of Hallsville, Texas. Several homes received significant damage near the intersection of Wanda Lane and Curtis Black Road, but it was mainly caused by trees falling on them.
December 2015Tornado (EF2)Marshall Northeast$300,000An NWS Storm Survey team determined that storm damage north of Marshall near the Woodlawn community was consistent with that of an EF-2 tornado. This tornado began along Suburban Acres Road and then moved north where it damaged several homes and outbuildings along FM. 1793. Several more homes and outbuildings were damaged along Blackjack Road and Pope City Road as the tornado continued north. The tornado lifted along FM 134 just before reaching the Little Cypress Bayou.
April 2011Tornado (EF2)Gill$300,000A few trees were snapped at their base and had large limbs broken off with the initial touchdown along FM 2625 just west of Highway 59. The tornado continued northeast paralleling FM 2625 causing sporadic tree damage until it reached the intersection of FM 2625 and Taylor Road. The tornado strengthened rapidly in a short timeframe causing EF2 damage to two residential homes and EF1 damage to a third. One house completely lost its roof while another had an entire room destroyed. The third home had its metal roof peeled off while sustaining partial wall failure. Numerous trees in the vicinity of the homes were completely toppled or had their tops sheared off. The tornado continued to the northeast where it intersected Blocker Road near FM 2625 causing various amounts of tree damage to several trees there. The tornado continued to the northeast dissipating over a logging road a mile to the east of Blocker Road. Maximum winds were estimated at 120-125 mph.
January 2010Tornado (EF1)Harleton$300,000A NWS storm survey team determined that the damage near Harleton, Texas was consistent with a short lived tornado. Two brick buildings sustained minor roof and structural damage, and a grocery store sustained some roof and awning damage. Several trees were also uprooted.
April 2009Tornado (EF1)Jonesville$250,000This storm developed over eastern Harrison County about 6 miles northwest of Waskom. This tornado first touched down about one half mile west of FM 134, continuing east across FM 9 about 3 miles north of Waskom, before entering western Caddo Parish. Numerous trees were uprooted and snapped, especially east of FM 9, and across Highway 169.|There were some homes damaged from fallen trees and also from the tornado itself near Masters Road in east central Harrison County.
April 1999Thunderstorm WindMarshall$250,000North to south oriented multi-cellular squall line produced a significant microburst with damage to light to moderate damage homes and businesses. Numerous large trees toppled and snapped crushing cars and damaging roofs. One eye witness described as everything suddenly went horizontal, rain and debris.
February 1991Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
October 2009Thunderstorm WindMarshall$200,000Trees were downed onto powerlines, a few homes as well as on a few cars. Roof damage was reported to several buildings and commercial signs. Most of the damage was on the north side of the city.
May 1998Thunderstorm WindMarshall$200,000Assisted living center under construction in east Marshall was torn down by high thunderstorm winds.
April 2020Tornado (EF1)Gill$150,000An EF-1 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 105 mph touched down just southwest of the Crossroads community near the intersection of Mercer and Eddington Roads, where several trees were snapped. The tornado continued northeast across FM 31 near Hays Road, where multiple trees were snapped and uprooted. A tree also fell on a home, but fortunately, the residents inside were not injured. The tornado tracked northeast, crossing FM 2525, Webb Rogers Road near Sneed Road, and Ireland Williams Road, snapping numerous large limbs and trees. The tornado crossed Interstate 20 and Highway 80, snapping additional large limbs, before lifting near Bellview Road.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindLeigh$150,000National Weather Service Storm Survey Team determined that damage across Northeast Harrison County was consistent with that of straight line wind damage to near 90 mph. Numerous trees and powerlines were downed in and around the Karnack and Uncertain Texas communities. Some of these trees fell on homes in the area as well.
May 2019Tornado (EF1)Marshall Northeast$125,000An EF-1 tornado with maximum estimated winds around 105 mph developed within a squall line of thunderstorms that produced sporadic straight line wind damage mainly to trees across Northern Harrison County. The tornado touched down a few miles west of Highway 59 on FM 1997, tracking east across County Road 4000 where several trees were snapped and uprooted. As the tornado crossed Highway 59 along the north side of Suburban Acres Road, numerous hardwood trees were snapped with a few homes receiving roof damage due to trees or large limbs falling on the structures. The tornado continued to uproot and snap several more trees before crossing County Road 2012, and lifting shortly thereafter.
September 2001LightningMarshall$120,000Lightning struck a 100 year old church which caught fire and burned to the ground.
May 2015Flash FloodHarleton$100,000Harrison County Sherriff's Office reports multiple roads washed out between Marshall and Nesbitt, and Marshall and Hallsville.
October 2009Flash FloodMarshall Northeast$100,000Several cars were stalled out due to high water.
July 2009Flash FloodHarleton$100,000Widespread flash flooding was reported with over 50 roads across the county closed at one point. Water ranged from one to three feet deep across most roads. Some of these roads were washed out including Walker's Mill Road, the intersection of Cox and Birmingham roads as well as Stagecoach Road. South Washington Avenue also reported some damage.
March 2017Tornado (EF2)Darco$90,000An EF2 tornado with estimated winds between 105-115 mph touched down just south of Interstate 20 just southwest of Marshall, and continued northeast across the Interstate into rural portions of Harrison County to just outside the Marshall city limits. The tornado snapped and uprooted numerous trees, pushed metal carports over, ripped roofing material off of a couple of homes, and destroyed a metal outbuilding.
May 2015Tornado (EF1)Gill$75,000National Weather Service Storm Survey Team determined that damage across Harrison County was consistent with that of a tornado. An EF1 tornado touched down south of Marshall, Texas and snapped and uprooted numerous trees. A home sustained roof damage when the wind lifted the carport portion of the roof structure. The owner also lost a 30 by 30 foot outbuilding. A warehouse also had some roof damage south of the residence.
February 1998Thunderstorm WindMarshall$68,000Numerous reports of trees and powerlines toppled. Some trees that fell in and near the Linwood Drive Community caused minor roof damage to homes and removed some porches. Ten different locations in Marshall suffered damage with nearly 600 homes losing power. Winds measured by WCM who had porch removed from his home.
December 2022Tornado (EF2)Elysian Flds$60,000This is a continuation of the Northern Panola County EF-2 tornado. This tornado weakened slightly to a strong EF-1 with estimated maximum winds near 110 mph as it entered Southern Harrison County near the Elysian Fields community, where it continued to snap and uproot trees before crossing Old Town Road south of FM 451. A few shingles were torn off of a roof of a single family home along Old Town Road, before the tornado crossed FM 451 near CR 1212 just west of Elysian Fields High School, where it paralleled CR 1214 as it continued to snap and uproot trees, and damaged the roof of an outbuilding and destroyed another. The tornado then crossed FM 9 where it damaged a two story home, removing large portions of the roof before lifting shortly thereafter upon crossing a private road just southeast of FM 9.
July 2024Tornado (EF1)Elysian Flds$50,000This is a continuation of the Northeast Panola County tornado. This EF-1 tornado had weakened slightly to estimated maximum winds of 105 mph as it crossed over into Southeast Harrison County, where multiple hardwood trees were snapped on Don Long Road, and a tree fell along the corner of a home, damaging a wall and a portion of the roof. The tornado continued northwest crossing FM 9 about three-quarters of a mile north of FM 451, where additional trees were snapped and uprooted, and a portion of a metal roof was torn off of a home. The tornado finally lifted before reaching Waskom-Elysian Fields Road, with a total track length of nearly 28 miles from West Central DeSoto Parish, Southwest Caddo Parish, Northeast Panola County, and Southeast Harrison County.
April 2016Tornado (EF1)Jonesville$50,000An EF-1 tornado with winds estimated around 105 mph touched down along and east of County Road 2705 and just north of Farm To Market Road 134, where it uprooted several trees. It traveled north-northeast where it severely damaged two mobile homes along Bennett Road off of County Road 2705. The tornado continued north-northeast resulting in scattered tree and power line damage along Farm To Market Road 9. Additional trees were snapped and uprooted along Farm To Market Road 1999 before the tornado lifted.
May 2015Flash FloodLongview Hgts$50,000Law enforcement water rescues were ongoing from flooded vehicles on Hwy. 80 west of Hallsville, Texas.
May 2015Flash FloodHallsville$50,000Widespread flooding along Hwy. 80 west of Hallsville. Several cars were floating in water west of town.
May 2013Tornado (EF1)Waskom$50,000This tornado touched down just south of I-20 on the southern end of Waskom just west of Magnolia Road. The tornado caused minor damage to metal buildings and equipment at Red Diamond Oilfield Services. The tornado then tracked south southeast uprooting and snapping trees along its path and causing damage to a few residential homes. The tornado lifted about 0.5 miles south of I-20 and 0.25 miles east of Magnolia Road.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindKarnack$50,000A home in Karnack, Texas suffered significant structural damage to it's roof.
July 2009Tornado (EF1)Crossroads$50,000An EF1 tornado touched down just north of Strickland Springs Road and just east of Grimes Road. Several trees were uprooted and snapped. Some minor damage was observed to two homes and a mobile home. A vehicle was also destroyed as a tree fell on it. There were no injuries reported. One small barn completely lost its roof. Radar signature places this area directly under a couplet. Winds were estimated at 90-100 mph.
June 2004LightningWaskom$50,000More than 5 oil storage tank batteries exploded and were on fire near Waskom. Hwy 80 had to be closed between Waskom and Greenwood Louisiana. The smoke plume rose to one thousand feet high.
November 1994Thunderstorm WindElysian Fields$50,000High winds blew a tree down onto a house.
January 2013Thunderstorm WindMarshall$40,000Numerous trees and powerlines were downed throughout the county. A tree was downed on a house and a shed near Marshall, Texas as well.
April 1999Thunderstorm WindMarshall$40,000Numerous trees and powerlines were toppled. A home lost its roof.
December 1999Tornado (F1)Marshall$40,000In southwest Marshall from just southeast of West Pinecrest Drive (hwy 43) and just east of West End Blvd to South Washington Ave to just west of East End Blvd (Hwy 59). Eyewitnesses indicated tornado was heavily rain wrapped, fast moving and very difficult to see. Tree on home. Few removed shingles. About ten large pines snapped or uprooted. Flag pole bent. Power lines down.
April 2016Tornado (EF1)Woodlawn$30,000An EF-1 tornado with estimated winds near 110 mph touched down just west of County Road 4000 about a mile north of Holmes Lake. It traveled east northeast where it intersected Highway 59 near the Karma Farm. The tornado damaged two homes there while knocking down several trees. It continued east northeast where it crossed Farm to Market Road 1793 and County Road 2106, where it leveled fields of trees. It traveled further east northeast to the Intersection of County Road 2107 and Buckhorn Road, where it continued to clear huge swaths of trees. The tornado lifted about a half mile east of this roadway intersection.
April 1999Thunderstorm WindMarshall$30,000Winds blew the roof off a business on the west side of town along Hwy 80.
August 1997Thunderstorm WindHallsville$30,000Winds blew a carport roof off one home and roof damage was also reported at another resident. The Woodlawn area also reported minor damage to homes including a mobile home on FM1997 which had its roof ripped open.
March 2025Tornado (EF1)Scottsville$25,000This brief EF1 tornado with estimated maximum winds of 90 mph began at Harkins Lane and traveled eastward for approximately 1 mile just north of Farm-to-Market Road 1998. Nearly all of the damage was to softwood and hardwood trees in the form of uproots and snaps. The highest concentration of tree damage was in the neighboring Scottsville and Rock Springs Cemeteries near the start of the path. It is possible the tornado was on the|ground a bit longer than one mile, but the lack of ground access hindered the ability of the survey team to confirm this. Fortunately, there were no injuries in association with this brief tornado and the maximum width was only 100 yards.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindWaskom$25,000A roof was partially blown off a building into some nearby powerlines on South Lake Street at Highway 80.
May 1978Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
November 1959Tornado (F3)not stated$25,000no account filed
May 1958Tornado (F2)not stated$25,000no account filed
March 1955Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed

Mines and quarries

28 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 28 workings inside this county. 20 still produce and 8 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Fire Clay (Refractory)27
Clay1

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Marshall Plant No. 2ClayProducer
Cobb PitFire Clay (Refractory)Producer
Cobb White and Schriver PitsFire Clay (Refractory)ProducerSedimentary
Henderson Clay Prod PitFire Clay (Refractory)Unknown
Henderson Clay Products Inc PitFire Clay (Refractory)Unknown
Henderson Clay Products Inc PitFire Clay (Refractory)Producer
Marshall PitsFire Clay (Refractory)Producer
Marshall Plant & PitsFire Clay (Refractory)Producer
Marshall Pottery New PlantFire Clay (Refractory)Producer
Marshall Pottery Old PlantFire Clay (Refractory)Unknown
Marshall Pottery PitFire Clay (Refractory)Producer
Marshall Pottery PitFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Marshall Pottery PitFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Monarch Tile Manufactoring PlantFire Clay (Refractory)Producer
Red Clay PitFire Clay (Refractory)ProducerSedimentary
Red Clay PitFire Clay (Refractory)Producer
Reynolds PitFire Clay (Refractory)ProducerSedimentary
Reynolds PitFire Clay (Refractory)Producer
UnknownFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
UnknownFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
UnknownFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Unnamed PitFire Clay (Refractory)ProducerSedimentary
Unnamed PitFire Clay (Refractory)ProducerSedimentary
Unnamed PitFire Clay (Refractory)ProducerSedimentary
Unnamed PitFire Clay (Refractory)ProducerSedimentary
Unnamed PitFire Clay (Refractory)ProducerSedimentary
Womack PitFire Clay (Refractory)ProducerSedimentary
Womack PitFire Clay (Refractory)Producer

Every populated place in the county

37

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 Harrison 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.