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Polk County, Texas

60 topographic sheets cover 51 settlements here, and 2 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

2 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Texas within the United States
Polk County within Texas

What the record shows

  • 628 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 2 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 2 buildings.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 52 populated places in this county; 51 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

2

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
William Keenan and Nancy Elizabeth McCardell Housebuilding200505000863
Polk County Courthouse and 1905 Courthouse Annexbuilding200101000060

Bird's-eye views and land ownership maps

2

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 Polk County, Texas
Land ownership map (1879) - Map of Polk County, Texas. Library of Congress.
Land ownership map, 18?? - Map Polk County, Texas
Land ownership map (18??) - Map Polk County, Texas. Library of Congress.

The county from the air

48 shown

Flown by the U.S. Geological Survey between 1937 and 1989, the Aerial Photo Single Frames collection is the definitive mid-century view of the land: fields, roads and rivers as the camera saw them. The Survey holds 3,883 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 48 frames below were taken over the county itself, chosen across the decades of flights (at most four a year from that rectangle), so one flight cannot crowd out the rest. The full set is free to browse and download at EarthExplorer under the dataset Aerial Photo Single Frames.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-12-05, scale 1:69000
1952-12-05, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-12-05, scale 1:69000
1952-12-05, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-12-05, scale 1:69000
1952-12-05, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-12-05, scale 1:69000
1952-12-05, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-01-03, scale 1:69000
1953-01-03, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-01-03, scale 1:69000
1953-01-03, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-01-03, scale 1:69000
1953-01-03, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-01-03, scale 1:69000
1953-01-03, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-03-01, scale 1:17000
1958-03-01, scale 1:17000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-03-01, scale 1:17000
1958-03-01, scale 1:17000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-03-01, scale 1:17000
1958-03-01, scale 1:17000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-03-01, scale 1:17000
1958-03-01, scale 1:17000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1961-10-04, scale 1:17200
1961-10-04, scale 1:17200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1961-10-04, scale 1:17200
1961-10-04, scale 1:17200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1961-10-04, scale 1:17200
1961-10-04, scale 1:17200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1961-10-04, scale 1:17200
1961-10-04, scale 1:17200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-03-06, scale 1:17200
1962-03-06, scale 1:17200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-03-06, scale 1:17200
1962-03-06, scale 1:17200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-03-06, scale 1:17200
1962-03-06, scale 1:17200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-03-06, scale 1:17200
1962-03-06, scale 1:17200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-10-10, scale 1:116973
1970-10-10, scale 1:116973. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-10-10, scale 1:116973
1970-10-10, scale 1:116973. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-10-10, scale 1:117744
1970-10-10, scale 1:117744. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-10-10, scale 1:117872
1970-10-10, scale 1:117872. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-08-07, scale 1:19807
1971-08-07, scale 1:19807. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-08-07, scale 1:19807
1971-08-07, scale 1:19807. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-08-07, scale 1:19807
1971-08-07, scale 1:19807. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-08-07, scale 1:20228
1971-08-07, scale 1:20228. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-01-17, scale 1:19607
1972-01-17, scale 1:19607. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-01-17, scale 1:19607
1972-01-17, scale 1:19607. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-01-17, scale 1:19607
1972-01-17, scale 1:19607. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-01-17, scale 1:19607
1972-01-17, scale 1:19607. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-05-30, scale 1:55896
1973-05-30, scale 1:55896. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-05-30, scale 1:55896
1973-05-30, scale 1:55896. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-05-30, scale 1:52764
1973-05-30, scale 1:52764. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-05-30, scale 1:52764
1973-05-30, scale 1:52764. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-11-12, scale 1:76000
1974-11-12, scale 1:76000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-11-12, scale 1:76000
1974-11-12, scale 1:76000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-11-12, scale 1:76000
1974-11-12, scale 1:76000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-11-12, scale 1:76000
1974-11-12, scale 1:76000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-01-17, scale 1:14800
1976-01-17, scale 1:14800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-01-17, scale 1:14800
1976-01-17, scale 1:14800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-01-17, scale 1:14800
1976-01-17, scale 1:14800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-01-17, scale 1:14800
1976-01-17, scale 1:14800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-12-14, scale 1:80000
1977-12-14, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-12-14, scale 1:80000
1977-12-14, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-12-14, scale 1:80000
1977-12-14, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-12-14, scale 1:80000
1977-12-14, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

24 stations, 4 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

26 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.

  • 187-1Justice Precinct 1: Livingston town: Livingston town - That part Bounded by Town limits; Town limits; Southern Pacific Railroad; Church
  • 187-2Justice Precinct 1: Livingston town - That part Bounded by Southern Pacific Railroad; Town limits; Town limits; Church
  • 187-3Justice Precinct 1: Livingston town - That part Bounded by Town limits; Church; Town limits; Town limits
  • 187-4Justice Precinct 1 - That part north of U.S. Highway 190 and east of Texas and New Orleans Railroad, outside Livingston town
  • 187-5Justice Precinct 1 - That part west of Texas and New Orleans Railroad and north of Waco, Beaumont, Trinity and Sabine Railway outside Livingston town
  • 187-6Justice Precinct 1 - That part south of Waco, Beaumont, Trinity and Sabine Railway, west of Texas and New Orleans Railroad and east of Tempe and Long Creeks
  • 187-7Justice Precinct 1 - That part south of Waco, Beaumont, Trinity and Sabine Railway and west of Tempe and Long Creeks
  • 187-8Justice Precinct 1 - That part southwest of State Highway 146 and east of Texas and New Orleans Railroad, outside Livingston town
  • 187-9Justice Precinct 1 - That part south of U.S. Highway 190 and northeast of State Highway 146, outside Livingston town
  • 187-10Justice Precinct 2: Justice Precinct 2 - That part east and south of Kickapoo Creek
  • 187-11Justice Precinct 2 - That part west and north of Kickapoo Creek
  • 187-12Justice Precinct 3
  • 187-13Justice Precinct 4: Justice Precinct 4 - That part east of Menard Creek
  • 187-14Justice Precinct 4 - That part west of Menard Creek
  • 187-15Justice Precinct 5: Justice Precinct 5 - That part north of U.S. Highway 190
  • 187-16Justice Precinct 5 - That part south of U.S. Highway 190
  • 187-17Justice Precinct 6: Corrigan town: Corrigan town - That part north of U.S. Highway 287
  • 187-18Justice Precinct 6: Corrigan town - That part south of U.S. Highway 287
  • 187-19Justice Precinct 6 - That part east of Texas and New Orleans Railroad, outside Corrigan town
  • 187-20Justice Precinct 6 - That part west of Texas and New Orleans Railroad, outside Corrigan town
  • 187-21Justice Precinct 7: New Willard, unincorporated (See boundaries shown on aerial photo CKV-9-31B)
  • 187-22Justice Precinct 7 - That part east of Texas and New Orleans Railroad, outside the unincorporated place of New Willard \
  • 187-23Justice Precinct 7 - That part west of Texas and New Orleans Railroad, outside the unincorporated place of New Willard
  • 187-24Justice Precinct 8: Camden, unincorporated (See boundaries shown on aerial photo CKV-10-1B)
  • 187-25Justice Precinct 8 - That part north of U.S. Highway 287
  • 187-26Justice Precinct 8 - That part south of U.S. Highway 287, outside the unincorporated place of Camden

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

1,065 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 1,065 of them, burning about 43,298 acres. 87 started naturally and 100 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning599
Missing data/not specified/undetermined131
Arson/incendiarism100
Natural87
Equipment and vehicle use40
Smoking30
Power generation/transmission/distribution29
Misuse of fire by a minor21
Railroad operations and maintenance12
Recreation and ceremony9
Fireworks7

The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
17 June 2011Equipment and vehicle use20,222 acresLivingston AreaBEARING FIRE
17 August 2015Natural5,200 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceUPTON RANCH
20 March 1996Smoking3,500 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
1 April 1996Debris and open burning3,000 acresBig Thicket National ParkKNIGHT
2 September 2000Natural600 acresBig Thicket National Park943 WEST
2 August 2002Natural500 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceWOODVILLE - 165
18 October 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined445 acresTexas A & M Forest ServicePATE HILL
3 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined400 acresNational Forests And Grasslands In TexasBLUEBIRD

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

Storms, 1959 to 2026

60 of 321 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 321 reports for this county, causing 11 deaths, 40 injuries and about $331,882,080 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Hail121
Thunderstorm Wind113
Flash Flood45
Tornado30
Funnel Cloud11
Flood1

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
May 1986Thunderstorm Windnot stated5 killedno account filed
April 2020Tornado (EF3)Onalaska3 killed, 33 hurt, $5,000,000Tornado touched down on the eastern shore of Lake Livingston, just NW of Onalaska then moved SE across the town then ESE across Polk County. Some of the most significant damage was in Paradise Acres area of Onalaska. Winds possibly reached 140 mph as the storm moved across this location, which was the only EF3 damage the NWS could confirm along the 30 mile track. The tornado killed three and injured 33 in Onalaska with 291 homes affected and 46 destroyed. It was estimated to be about 500 yards wide as it moved across the town. The tornado continued a general east-|northeastward track across rural Polk county where it snapped and uprooted numerous hardwood and softwood trees and intermittently damaged structures. The tornado path was measured at just over a half-mile wide as it crossed Highway 59 near Seven Oaks, where EF2 damage was surveyed with destruction of two mobile homes and |damage to hardwood trees. The tornado remained in rural areas until it ended very close to Barnes in northeast Polk county. Near the end of the track, a large tree destroyed a mobile home and miraculously just missed a man who was sitting at his computer. He was not seriously injured. For historical context, this was the deadliest single tornado for the NWS Houston-Galveston forecast area since Nov 15th, 1987 when a tornado also killed three in Madison County. The deadliest tornado on record for this area is the F4 in Galveston which killed 8 during Hurricane Carla in 1961. This is only the 8th multiple-fatality tornado for counties served by our office since 1950.
May 1986Thunderstorm Windnot stated3 killedno account filed
May 1967Tornado (F2)not stated2 hurt, $25,000no account filed
March 1976Tornado (F2)not stated1 hurt, $2,500,000no account filed
February 2013Tornado (EF0)Soda1 hurt, $50,000Deputy witnessed funnel cloud. Tornado touched down near a travel trailer which was lifted off the ground, thrown and destroyed. Occupant of trailer was injured as he was exiting trailer when tornado hit. Tornado appeared to lift then touch down again about one half mile later with numerous large trees uprooted and snapped along a path to the east of the initial touch down.
April 1961Tornado (F2)not stated1 hurt, $25,000no account filed
November 2000Thunderstorm WindDallardsville1 hurt, $15,000Large tree fell on house injuring a man.
June 2025HailNew Hope1 hurtEmergency manager passed along reports of large hail west of Goodrich. One person was injured after hail came through the victims bedroom window, striking them in the head.
August 2017Flash FloodOnalaska$300,000,000There was high flood water on roads FM 3126 and FM 356 along the eastern shore of Lake Livingston.||The lowest homes and businesses within close vicinity of the lake, Trinity River and Long King Creek flooded. Roads along the southern end of Lake Livingston such as FM 3278 were inaccessible, FM 3128 and FM 1988 near Long King Creek were flooded. Major lowland flooding occurred on the Trinity River near Goodrich.
February 1998Thunderstorm WindLivingston$14,000,000Straight line wind damage across the entire county from west to east. Lake Livingston Dam measured 134 mph wind gusts before their equipment blew away. The hardest hit are was from the Tobacco Patch community to the west of the Livingston area, though major damage occurred across the majority of the county. Numerous trees/powerpoles down, 18 homes completely destroyed, 172 with major damage, 180 with moderate to minor damage. Timber industry took a large loss due to the number of downed trees. Governor George Bush Jr. declared Polk County a disaster area on 3/11/98.
May 2024FloodOnalaska$3,100,000Flooding from numerous heavy rain events in April and early May led to significant damage.
December 1987Tornado (F2)not stated$2,500,000no account filed
May 2016Flash FloodGoodrich$500,000Five structures damaged in the Goodrich area. Roads damaged near Corrigan and over eastern part of county.
May 2004Flash FloodLivingston$500,00075 to 100 Livingston homes and businesses damaged from flooding at FM 146 and US 59; northbound and southbound lanes of US 59 closed.
December 1987Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
September 1982Tornado (F0)not stated$250,000no account filed
March 1976Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
May 2021Thunderstorm WindCamp Ruby$200,000Dozens of trees were downed around Wilson Lake and along Camp Ruby Road, with some falling on homes and trailers. Many large trees were uprooted.
April 2006Tornado (F0)Segno$200,000Tornado in Taylor Lake Estates impacted 52 homes (8 had major damage and 15 had minor damage). The tornado also lifted off a patio roof, tore trees down, and picked up and displaced a travel trailer near FM 2610.
May 2021Thunderstorm WindCamp Ruby$150,000There were downed trees over roadways and onto approximately ten to fifteen homes in the Wilson Lake Estates area.
April 1999Flash FloodCountywide$150,000Severe flooding in Livingston along Choates Creek. People evacuated from Livingston with 18 inches of water in one house. Water up to 3 feet high reported in some homes and mobile homes along 1st and 2nd Streets and McCardell Lane in Livingston. Ford pickup flipped over in same area. Three feet of water on U.S. 59. Rainfall totals include 8.45" at Lake Livingston Dam in just over 3 hours.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindLivingston$135,000Numerous trees down between Hwy 146 and Hwy 190 and in the Indian Hills Subdivision near Lake Livingston where one tree fell on a home.
May 2004Flash FloodLivingston$100,000Homes flooded in the Crystal Lake Subdivision.
March 1999Flash FloodCountywide$100,000Several county roads washed out east of Livingston
May 1999Thunderstorm WindLivingston$60,000Porch torn off house near FM 3126 and FM 350 south. Trees down along Hwys. 62, 352, and 3126 west of Livingston.
April 2023Thunderstorm WindCorrigan$50,000Seven homes were damaged due to fallen trees in the Corrigan area. There were downed power lines off of US 59N.
October 2006Flash FloodLivingston$50,000Heavy rains impacted five to six homes. There were numerous flooded roads with several eastern county road closures. Several bridges were under water.
August 2005HailOnalaska$50,000Golfball hail on and around Lake Livingston and Onalaska.
April 2004HailOnalaska$50,000Ping Pong ball-size hail covering ground.
November 2004Thunderstorm WindLivingston$50,000Building damage with power lines down in the Indian Hills Subdivision along FM 2457 near Lake Livingston.
November 2000Thunderstorm WindCountywide$50,000Trees down east of US 59 and east of SH 146 with power lines down across county.
November 2000Thunderstorm WindCountywide$50,000Numerous trees down along FM 1276 east of US 59 and east of Sh 146 near Dallardsville.
May 1994Thunderstorm Windnot stated$50,000Trees blown down in Goodrich. Several cars crushed by falling trees. Powerlines downed in Corrigan.
September 1996Flash FloodCountywide$50,000no account filed
July 2017Tornado (EF0)East Tempe$40,000The tornado was spotted off of Highway 190 west of Livingston. The tornado was reported to damage some storage facility roofs.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindOnalaska$40,000Partial removal of a nightclub roof on east side of Lake Livingston at Sunset Cove.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindNew Hope$35,000Emergency manager reported that 7 homes west of Goodrich were damaged by wind and hail. Most of these homes were located along FM 2969. Windows were knocked out, with some roof damage present. One mobile home had damaged siding. Wind speeds were estimated at 65 mph.
April 2004HailOnalaska$30,000Golfball-size hail in Onalaska.
January 2020Thunderstorm WindBlanchard$26,000A storage building roof was blown off near Willowbend.
May 2006HailLivingston$25,000Golf ball size hail at FM 2457 and Highway 90.
March 2002HailCorrigan$25,000Quarter to half dollar sized Hail (1.00" to 1.50") was reported by Co-op Observer.
October 2001Tornado (F1)Onalaska$25,000Spotter reported a tornado flipped a trailer over and off its foundation on FM 356.
November 2000Flash FloodCorrigan$25,000FM 352 flooded near Riley Village Subdivision.
May 1999Thunderstorm WindLivingston$25,000Car swept off road near Livingston.
April 1999Flash FloodCountywide$25,000Several farm roads flooded to south and southwest of Livingston. U.S. 59 shut down at Goodrich.
June 1999Flash FloodCountywide$25,000Section of dam on Indian Springs Lake washed away. Long King Creek flooding. Widespread flooding across county.
June 1999Flash FloodCountywide$25,000Flooding along FM 350 south at Tempe Creek, FM 1988 south of Mt. Rose, and FM 356 north in Onalaska. Rainfall amounts include 8.15 inches in Waterwood and 6.18 inches in Onalaska.
January 1998Flash FloodCountywide$25,000Moderate flooding across the county. FM 1988 at HWY 146 flooded. Bridge washed out at FM 942 between Corrigan and Camden.
November 1992Tornado (F2)not stated$25,000no account filed
October 1989Tornado (F0)not stated$25,000no account filed
April 1980Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
October 2006Flash FloodGoodrich$24,000County-wide roads closed due to high water. A few subdivisions (Wild Country & Big Thicket Estates) were flooded in and around the Livingston to Big Thicket area.
March 2018Thunderstorm WindOnalaska$20,000Numerous trees were downed on homes and surrounding structures, including power lines.
April 2004HailAlabama/Coushatta Res$20,000Golfball-size hail on the reservation.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindLivingston$20,000Trees down on power lines.
November 2004Thunderstorm WindCountywide$20,000Numerous power lines and trees down.
November 2002Flash FloodCountywide$20,000Numerous roads closed due to high water on extremely saturated grounds.
March 2002Tornado (F0)Corrigan$20,000Sheriff reported a tornado path with trees down, in rural northern Polk county east of Highway 59, from FM 1987 to the county line, then crossing into Angelina county. Confirmed by Shreveport NWS during their survey.
January 2020Thunderstorm WindBlanchard$17,000A carport was blown over onto a vehicle on Willow Crest Circle.

Mines and quarries

3 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 3 workings inside this county. 1 still produces and 2 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Silica2
Sand and Gravel, Construction1

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Goodrich Pit & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
UnknownSilicaPast Producer
UnknownSilicaPast Producer

Every populated place in the county

52

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.