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McCulloch County, Texas
65 topographic sheets cover 29 settlements here, and 2 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.
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What the record shows
- 391 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
- 2 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 2 buildings.
- 2 of the 2 listings were added during the 1970s.
- The Geographic Names Information System records 29 populated places in this county; 29 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.
Places on the National Register
2Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.
| Photograph | Property | Type | Listed | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | McCulloch County Courthouse | building | 1977 | 77001515 |
 | Old McCulloch County Jail | building | 1975 | 75002073 |
Bird's-eye views and land ownership maps
2Drawn 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.
Photographs from libraries nationwide
1 shownSelected from the Digital Public Library of America's 1 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.
The county from the air
44 shownFlown by the U.S. Geological Survey between 1937 and 1989, the Aerial Photo Single Frames collection is the definitive mid-century view of the land: fields, roads and rivers as the camera saw them. The Survey holds 998 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 44 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.
Weather records
14 stations, 4 gagesThe 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.
- BRADY 1893 to 2025, hottest 43.3 C, coldest -18.9 C
- ROCHELLE 1915 to 1935, hottest 42.8 C, coldest -18.9 C
- FIFE 1941 to 1975
- CAMP SAN SABA 1948 to 1965
- DOOLE 6 NNE 1948 to 1979
- JOHNSON RCH 1948 to 1965
- MARCO 1948 to 1974
- NEAL RCH 1948 to 1959
- PLACID 1948 to 1965
- MERCURY 1949 to 1950
- LOHN 4.8 NNE 2009 to 2010
- BRADY 2.2 ESE 2012 to 2013
- BRADY 2.4 ESE 2014 to 2015
- BRADY 8.1 NNE 2014 to 2026
- Brady Ck at Brady, TX 1939 to 2026
- Dry Prong Deep Ck nr Mercury, TX 1951 to 1971
- Deep Ck nr Mercury, TX 1953 to 1973
- San Saba Rv nr Brady, TX 1979 to 2012
The 1950 census, district by district
16 districtsWho 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.
- 154-1Justice Precinct 1: Brady city: Brady city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; U.S. Highway 190, Walnut, Brown, Davidson, Boudinotz; City limits
- 154-2Justice Precinct 1: Brady city - That part Bounded by Boudinotz, Davidson, Brown, Walnut, U.S. Highway 190; City limits; Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway; City limits
- 154-3Justice Precinct 1: Brady city - That part Bounded by Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway; City limits, Pecan, E. 2nd, S. Bridge; W. 16th, S. High, W. 16th; City limits
- 154-4Justice Precinct 1: Brady city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits, E. 6th, Mesquite, Mason Rd.; City limits; S. Bridge, E. 2nd, Pecan
- 154-5Justice Precinct 1: Brady city - That part Bounded by E. 6th; City limits; City limits; Mason Rd., Mesquite
- 154-6Justice Precinct 1: Brady city - That part Bounded by W. 16th, S. High, W. 16th; S. Bridge, City limits; City limits; City limits
- 154-7Justice Precinct 1 - That part north of Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway and east and north of U.S. Highway 87, outside Brady city
- 154-8Justice Precinct 1 - That part south of Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway and west and south of U.S. Highway 87, outside Brady city
- 154-9Justice Precinct 2
- 154-10Justice Precinct 3: Melvin town
- 154-11Justice Precinct 3 - That part outside Melvin town
- 154-12Justice Precinct 4
- 154-13Justice Precinct 5
- 154-14Justice Precinct 6
- 154-15Justice Precinct 7
- 154-16Justice Precinct 8
Wildfire, 2003 to 2020
199 firesEvery wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 199 of them, burning about 25,538 acres. 36 started naturally and 3 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 53 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 52 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 45 |
| Natural | 36 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
The five largest, by the area the report gives. One of them was set deliberately.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 13,343 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GATE 5 |
| 14 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1,097 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WALDROP |
| 12 August 2016 | Natural | 650 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOLF RANCH 2 |
| 12 April 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 600 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FORD FIRE IN |
| 9 August 2003 | Natural | 500 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ROLLING PLAINS - 9 |
| 1 October 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 375 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 21 July 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 350 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ROLLING PLAINS - 3 |
| 25 February 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 320 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | EAST 190 |
Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.
Storms, 1955 to 2025
60 of 496 shownThe NOAA Storm Events Database holds 496 reports for this county, causing no deaths, no injuries and about $1,826,500 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.
| Kind of event | Reports |
|---|---|
| Hail | 318 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 96 |
| Flash Flood | 46 |
| Tornado | 29 |
| Wildfire | 2 |
| Funnel Cloud | 2 |
| Lightning | 1 |
| Heavy Rain | 1 |
| Flood | 1 |
The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Brady Res | $250,000 | A storm survey revealed that a tornado with winds between 65 and 85 mph caused damage to storage buildings, a marina, trees, and other vegetation along the southeast side of Brady Lake. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brady | $250,000 | no account filed |
| May 1976 | Tornado (F3) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Flash Flood | Brady | $200,000 | Five inches of rain fell in Brady with heavier rains in southwest McCulloch County. There was widespread street and road flooding throughout the county and Highway 71 was closed. The storms also caused numerous power outages. |
| October 2018 | Tornado (EF0) | Brady | $150,000 | National Weather Service storm survey team found evidence of damage confirming an EFO tornado in Brady. Several trees lost limbs. One tree was uprooted, while another tree fell on a home. Some roof damage was also observed. |
| May 2002 | Hail | Pear Vly | $100,000 | Most homes in the Pear Valley community received damage from baseball size hail that fell for several minutes. |
| March 1999 | Tornado (F2) | Brady | $100,000 | A tornado touched down southeast of Brady, heavily damaging a house and a barn. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Placid | $80,000 | Winds up to 80 mph combined with golfball size hail to produce damage to trees, houses and automobiles. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lohn | $80,000 | The 70 MPH winds were also accompanied by golfball size hail. This combination did significant damage to a school and several homes in the area. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brady | $50,000 | Rain and wind pushed tree limbs into power lines, blowing fuses on the lines. |
| October 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brady | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew the steeple off the First Baptist Church in Brady, and also damaged the roof of the Church of Christ in southwest Brady. Signs and power lines were also reported downed around the town. |
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | Brady | $20,000 | The emergencey management official reported several roads around Brady were closed due to high water up to two feet. He also reported that many small streams were over their banks and several roads across the eastern and central portions of the county were closed because of high water caused by runoff from heavy rain that fell overnight. |
| May 2002 | Tornado (F0) | Brady | $18,000 | A supercell thunderstorm produced tornado number five northeast of Brady. This tornado destroyed a barn and a silo. |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brady | $15,000 | Strong winds from a severe thunderstorm downed trees throughout the city of Brady. |
| November 2000 | Flash Flood | Countywide | $15,000 | Slow moving thunderstorms dropped up to 8 inches of rain across parts of McCulloch County, producing widespread flooding. Most roadways across the county were flooded and impassable. One woman had to be rescued from a creek when her car was washed off Farm Road 502 near Mercury. Several bridges were washed out, with heavy debris reported at low water crossings. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brady | $15,000 | A downburst struck the town of Brady, causing damage to the north side of the city. Several buildings lost parts of their roofs, while tree and shingle damage was widespread. Hail up to 1 inch in diameter acompanied the storm. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Voca | $10,000 | Numerous trees blown down and the roof was blown off of a barn. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lohn | $10,000 | Emergency manager reported a car blown off the road and many trees downed around the Lohn area. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brady | $10,000 | Part of the roof was lifted off of the police station in Brady. |
| June 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Brady | $10,000 | A weak tornado went through a subdivision south of Brady and damaged several homes. |
| May 2001 | Hail | Doole | $10,000 | An isolated severe storm dropped hail up to tennis ball size across extreme northwest McCulloch County. The hail broke all of the double pane windows and a skylight on one side of a house, allowing rain water to enter. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brady | $10,000 | High winds damaged a house, destroyed a shed, and downed a power pole as a storm passed north of Brady. |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brady | $10,000 | Winds from a thunderstorm knocked over trees, ripped off tree limbs, and downed power lies south of Brady. |
| April 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brady | $10,000 | An oil rig was blown over |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brady Res | $8,000 | A microburst in the Brady area resulted in five downed old power poles. This caused a power outage for much of McCulloch County that lasted approximately 18 hours. |
| March 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salt Gap | $8,000 | Power poles were snapped by high winds. |
| June 2007 | Flash Flood | Brady | $7,000 | A few roads around Brady, and several farm to market roads were closed across McCulloch County because of flooding from heavy rains that fell across the county. |
| May 2001 | Lightning | Brady | $7,000 | Lightning struck a house in Brady, causing minor damage. The lightning caused a 6 inch hole in the roof, causing rain water to enter the building. |
| April 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salt Gap | $5,000 | Trees and road signs were blown down on Farm to Market Road 503 about 8 miles south of Doole. |
| June 2007 | Flash Flood | Voca | $5,000 | Heavy rains caused Tiger Creek to go over the road. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lohn | $5,000 | High winds accompanied the baseball size hail. A barn roof was blown off by the high winds. |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brady | $5,000 | Power lines were blown down by high winds. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Melvin | $5,000 | Several barns were unroofed and trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds. |
| October 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brady | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew the steeple off the First Baptist Church in Brady, and also damaged the roof of the Church of Christ in southwest Brady. Signs and power lines were also reported downed around the town. |
| October 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brady | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew the steeple off the First Baptist Church in Brady, and also damaged the roof of the Church of Christ in southwest Brady. Signs and power lines were also reported downed around the town. |
| October 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brady | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew the steeple off the First Baptist Church in Brady, and also damaged the roof of the Church of Christ in southwest Brady. Signs and power lines were also reported downed around the town. |
| September 2000 | Wildfire | Brady | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 2021 | Hail | Camp San Saba | $3,000 | The windshield of a motor vehicle was destroyed. |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rochelle | $3,000 | The roof of an outbuilding was damaged by high winds. |
| September 1988 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $2,500 | no account filed |
| January 1973 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $2,500 | no account filed |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salt Gap | $2,000 | Seven power poles were blown down near FM 503 and FM 504. Trees and brush had to be cleared from FM 503. The trained spotter reported everything was blown from west to east. Winds were estimated at 85 mph. |
| March 2002 | Flash Flood | Brady | $2,000 | Heavy rainfall of 2 to 3 inches flooded several streets in the town of Brady. At least one motorist had to be rescued from their vehicle when it became stranded in high water. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brady | $2,000 | A roof on a house was damaged and a metal shed destroyed |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Melvin | $2,000 | no account filed |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fife | $1,000 | Three power poles were snapped about a mile south of FM 765 and US Highway 283 intersection. |
| March 2007 | Flash Flood | Brady | $1,000 | Flooding reported on Bridge Street in Brady. |
| March 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Voca | $1,000 | Several highway signs were blown over. |
| March 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Voca | $1,000 | A motorist reported that high winds blew his vehicle off of the road in southern McCulloch County. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rochelle | $1,000 | High winds resulted in the downing of two utility poles. |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rochelle | $1,000 | Large tree limbs downed during high winds. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brady | $1,000 | High winds downed large tree limbs across the city of Brady. |
| August 1999 | Wildfire | Countywide | $1,000 | About 1000 acres of farmland was consumed by a wildfire started by lightning. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brady | $1,000 | Power lines knocked down across the city |
| May 1994 | Tornado (F0) | Mercury | $500 | Debris from large trees was on a highway near Mercury, and was thought to be from a small tornado. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Rochelle | - | Public reported quarter size hail. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Doole | - | A mesonet observation station reported a 59 mph wind gust. |
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | Mercury | - | Fire Department reported a high water rescue at the intersection of FM 765 and County Road 450 due to flooding. |
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | Brady Res | - | The McCulloch County Sheriff's Office reported widespread street flooding in the city of Brady, with several roads closed due to high flood waters. |
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | Voca | - | Law enforcement reported that portions of FM 1851 and U.S. Highway 71 were flooded. |
Mines and quarries
8 recordedThe Survey's mineral resources record lists 8 workings inside this county. All of them still produce. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.
| Commodity | Workings |
|---|---|
| Silica | 4 |
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | 3 |
| Sand and Gravel, Industrial/Frac Sand | 1 |
The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voca Frac Sand District | Sand and Gravel, Industrial/Frac Sand | Producer | ||
| Penn Glass Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| San Saba Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Voca Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Dry Plant | Silica | Producer | ||
| San Saba Quarry | Silica | Producer | ||
| Texas Mining Corp. Sand Pit | Silica | Producer | ||
| Voca Pit & Plant | Silica | Producer |
Every populated place in the county
29Named 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.
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Brady
Brady census division · 76825 · On Live Oak Creek · Brady North quadrangle
13 sheets, 1894 to 1985
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Camp San Saba
Brady census division · 76825 · On Katemcy Creek · Katemcy quadrangle
13 sheets, 1887 to 1985
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East Sweden
Brady census division · 76872 · On Little Onion Creek · Brady North quadrangle
13 sheets, 1894 to 1985
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Homer Junction
Melvin census division · 76858 · On South Brady Creek · Melvin quadrangle
12 sheets, 1892 to 1985
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Marco
Melvin census division · 76858 · Near Clements Draw · Melvin quadrangle
12 sheets, 1892 to 1985
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Milburn
Rochelle census division · 76872 · On Deep Creek · Elm Grove quadrangle
15 sheets, 1894 to 1985
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Military Crossing
Rochelle census division · 76872 · On Cedar Creek · Whon quadrangle
15 sheets, 1894 to 1985
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Niblock
Brady census division · 76825 · On Bear Creek · West Sweden quadrangle
12 sheets, 1894 to 1985
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Waldrip
Melvin census division · 76852 · Near Public Hollow · Fife quadrangle
14 sheets, 1894 to 1985
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Whiteland
Melvin census division · 76858 · On South Brady Creek · Melvin quadrangle
12 sheets, 1892 to 1985
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.