Shackelford County, Texas

24 topographic sheets cover 7 settlements here, and 5 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

5 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Texas within the United States

Shackelford County within Texas

What the record shows

79 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
5 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 2 sites, 2 structures and 1 district.
3 of the 5 listings were added during the 1970s.
The Geographic Names Information System records 7 populated places in this county; 7 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Property	Type	Listed	Reference
Fort Griffin	site	1971	71000962
Fort Griffin Brazos River Bridge	site	1979	79003006
Hubbard Creek Bridge	structure	1996	96001105
Shackelford County Courthouse Historic District	district	1976	76002065
State Highway 23 Bridge at the Clear Fork of the Brazos River	structure	1996	96001106

Bird's-eye views and land ownership maps

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

Photographs from libraries nationwide

1 shown

Selected 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.

McLemore Hotel -- Albany, Texas -- Home of the Hereford, Boston Public Library - undated — McLemore Hotel -- Albany, Texas -- Home of the Hereford. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

The county from the air

32 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 1,068 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 32 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, 1953-01-21, scale 1:69000 — 1953-01-21, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-10-17, scale 1:17000 — 1954-10-17, scale 1:17000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-06-18, scale 1:17400 — 1960-06-18, scale 1:17400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-02-01, scale 1:17200 — 1964-02-01, scale 1:17200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-05-31, scale 1:110110 — 1972-05-31, scale 1:110110. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-08-05, scale 1:117582 — 1973-08-05, scale 1:117582. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-08-05, scale 1:115912 — 1973-08-05, scale 1:115912. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-08-05, scale 1:120034 — 1973-08-05, scale 1:120034. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-01-20, scale 1:80000 — 1975-01-20, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-12-01, scale 1:23200 — 1976-12-01, scale 1:23200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

11 stations, 11 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.

ALBANY 1893 to 2026, hottest 46.1 C, coldest -22.2 C
FT GRIFFIN 1989 to 2026, hottest 45.0 C, coldest -25.0 C
ALBANY 7.2 NW 1998 to 2016
ALBANY 11.9 WNW 1998 to 2016
ALBANY 5.9 NW 1998 to 2016
ALBANY 6.8 SE 1998 to 2016
ALBANY 6.5 N 2001 to 2016
ALBANY 1.5 N 2009 to 2017
ALBANY 11.4 WNW 2009 to 2016
MORAN 7.3 N 2014 to 2025
ALBANY 0.3 ESE 2025 to 2026

Clear Fk Brazos Rv at Ft Griffin, TX 1924 to 2026
Deep Ck at Moran, TX 1962 to 2026
Hubbard Ck nr Albany, TX 1962 to 1975
N Fk Hubbard Ck nr Albany, TX 1962 to 1990
Salt Prong Hubbard Ck nr Albany, TX 1962 to 1963
Hubbard Ck nr Sedwick, TX 1963 to 1966
Salt Prong Hubbard Ck at US Hwy 380 nr Albany, TX 1963 to 1968
Snailum Ck nr Albany, TX 1963 to 1966
Battle Ck nr Moran, TX 1966 to 1968
Hubbard Ck bl Albany, TX 1966 to 2026
Clear Fk Brazos Rv at Lueders, TX 2010 to 2026

The 1950 census, district by district

9 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.

209-1Albany city, comprising parts of Justice Precincts 1 and 2: Albany city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Hill, U.S. Highway 180; City limits; City limits, S. 1st; S. Main, N. Main
209-2Albany city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by S. 1st; City limits; City limits; U.S. Highway 183, S. Main
209-3Albany city - That part in Justice Precinct 2 Bounded by City limits; City limits; U.S. Highway 180, Hill, N. Main; N. 3rd
209-4Albany city - That part in Justice Precinct 2 Bounded by N. 3rd; N. Main, S. Main; City limits; City limits
209-5Justice Precinct 1 - That part outside Albany city (Remainder of Justice Precinct 1 is in Albany city)
209-6Justice Precinct 2 - That part outside Albany city (Remainder of Justice Precinct 2 is in Albany city)
209-7Justice Precinct 3: Moran city
209-8Justice Precinct 3 - That part outside Moran city
209-9Justice Precinct 4

Wildfire, 2003 to 2020

383 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 383 of them, burning about 89,409 acres. 63 started naturally and 9 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause	Fires
Equipment and vehicle use	121
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	112
Natural	63
Debris and open burning	41
Power generation/transmission/distribution	16
Smoking	14
Arson/incendiarism	9
Recreation and ceremony	4
Misuse of fire by a minor	3

The five largest, by the area the report gives. One of them was set deliberately.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
9 April 2009	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	16,000 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	BLACK (PITZER) FIRE
7 August 2003	Natural	11,015 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	ROLLING PLAINS - 7
9 April 2009	Power generation/transmission/distribution	6,500 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	MACLAMORE
15 July 2011	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	4,075 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	JETER 11 FIRE
26 February 2018	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	4,022 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	NEWELL
30 August 2020	Natural	3,971 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	DEEP CREEK
28 July 2012	Arson/incendiarism	3,056 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	BLUFF CREEK RANCH FIRE
27 August 2020	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	2,272 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	SWAGER CREEK

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

Storms, 1956 to 2026

60 of 262 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 262 reports for this county, causing 1 death, no injuries and about $5,198,000 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event	Reports
Hail	151
Thunderstorm Wind	69
Tornado	27
Flash Flood	9
Flood	3
Funnel Cloud	2
Heavy Rain	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
April 2002	Flash Flood	Albany	1 killed, $3,000,000	Storms remained nearly stationary producing 8 to 12 inches of rain in and around the Albany area. The deluge produced significant flooding in Albany. The hardest hit areas were on the north and west parts of town. The North Hubbard Creek and Gourd Creek came out of their banks. More than 100 homes were damaged or destroyed due to the flood.
April 2004	Hail	Albany	$800,000	Large hail damaged roofs and cars in Albany.
April 2004	Hail	Albany	$400,000	Albany was hit again by another hail storm that produced significant damage to homes and businesses. Windows were broken all through the town.
May 1961	Tornado (F3)	not stated	$250,000	no account filed
March 2004	Tornado (F0)	Moran	$100,000	This is the same tornado that formed near Clyde and crossed over the county line and went into Shackelford County.
April 2004	Hail	Albany	$100,000	no account filed
September 1996	Flash Flood	Moran	$100,000	no account filed
September 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Albany	$100,000	no account filed
March 2004	Tornado (F0)	Moran	$50,000	This was a brief tornado that produced some damage to a home.
May 2003	Tornado (F2)	Moran	$50,000	Two tornadoes paralleled one another. This tornado was the southern tornado track and destroyed oil storage tanks, oil equipment, a small building, and a couple of recreational vehicles. A trained spotter reported that this tornado was multiple vortex. The survey team noted separate damage areas south and southwest of the main track.
October 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	Albany	$50,000	Twenty-two power line poles were destroyed by high winds.
August 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Albany	$50,000	no account filed
April 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Albany	$40,000	Trees were blown down, metal buildings were destroyed, and roofs were damaged by high winds.
June 2004	Hail	Albany	$20,000	Baseball size hail damages homes and automobiles.
June 2006	Flash Flood	East Portion	$10,000	Numerous county roads were flooded in eastern portion of the county.
June 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Albany	$10,000	Several rounds of strong winds from severe thunderstorms moved through Albany. Numerous reports of power lines and trees downed. The highway department reported several road signs twisted.
May 2003	Tornado (F1)	Albany	$10,000	This tornado ripped roofs off of barns, destroyed part of a barn, and snapped a few trees.
July 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Albany	$8,000	Lots of damage to trees and power lines in Albany.
June 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Albany	$7,000	The severe thunderstorm winds in Albany blew shingles off of roofs, and the intense winds also toppled telephone poles.
June 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Albany	$5,000	Another severe thunderstorm swept winds of 70 mph across the city of Albany for a third time in about two hours.
February 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Albany	$5,000	Strong winds lifted the roof from a storage shed, and caused damage to signs and trees.
September 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Ft Griffin	$5,000	no account filed
September 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Albany	$5,000	no account filed
June 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Albany	$4,000	Power lines were downed as a result of strong thunderstorm winds.
June 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Albany	$4,000	Power lines were downed in the city of Albany.
May 2003	Tornado (F2)	Moran	$3,000	This was the northern tornado track of the two that paralleled one another. This tornado snapped and stripped large trees and ripped up some T post fence along it's path. It seems that the tree damage was more severe on this track.
June 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Albany	$2,000	Telephone poles were blown down around Albany.
March 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Moran	$2,000	High winds downed a tree in Moran in southern Shackelford County, with the tree falling onto a parked vehicle. These winds also tore part of a roof off of an area barn.
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Albany	$2,000	Numerous power lines blown down
April 1998	Tornado (F0)	Albany	$2,000	no account filed
May 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Ft Griffin	$1,000	A National Weather Service Cooperative Observer located at Fort Griffin State Park reported a telephone pole was snapped and several large picnic tables and signs at the campgrounds were flipped or blown over.
June 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Moran	$1,000	A 65 mph gust produced only minor damage to structures.
July 2007	Flash Flood	Moran	$1,000	Law enforcement reported significant street flooding in Albany. In addition, Highway 576 to the east of Moran was closed due to flooding.
April 2002	Hail	Albany	$1,000	Windows broken out of home from the hail.
April 2026	Thunderstorm Wind	Moran	-	A delayed report. Tree damage and roof damage from an apparent microburst in the town of Moran. Time estimated from radar.
April 2026	Tornado (EFU)	Ibex	-	A delayed report: There was a tornadic debris signature form the Dyess weather radar from 11:38 to 11:40 pm.
May 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Albany	-	The West Texas Mesonet station near Albany measured a wind gust of 62 mph.
May 2025	Tornado (EF2)	Albany	-	A severe thunderstorm moved across eastern portions of Shackelford\|County late Sunday afternoon which produced a brief tornado about\|6 miles northeast of Albany, Texas, near County Road 109. The\|Shackelford County Sheriff sent photos of damage to several\|utility poles as well as damage to trees. Time of the tornado \|touching down is based on radar. The estimated maximum peak wind \|speed was 115 mph.
May 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Albany	-	A mesonet observation station reported a 58 mph wind gust.
May 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Sedwick	-	A trained spotter reported numerous tree branches 4 to 6 inches in diameter snapped of trees.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Ft Griffin	-	Texas Parks and Wildlife reported 5 trees blown down and numerous large branches broken off at the Fort Griffin State Historic Site.
June 2025	Hail	Albany	-	Public report of half dollar sized hail.
June 2025	Flood	Albany	-	A storm chaser reported street flooding in Albany. Time estimated from radar.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Albany	-	A mesonet observation station reported a 66 mph wind gust.
April 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Albany	-	The public reported a roof was blown off a house.
April 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Albany	-	Mesonet observation site reported 88 mph wind gust.
March 2023	Hail	Albany	-	There was a report of golf ball size hail near Albany.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Albany	-	Mesonet site reported a 58 mph wind gust.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Albany	-	A West Texas Mesonet observation site recorded a wind gust of 66 mph.
May 2022	Hail	Ft Griffin	-	Law Enforcement reported baseball size hail at Fort Griffin.
June 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Albany	-	A West Texas Mesonet Station measured a wind gust of 81 mph.
May 2021	Hail	Ft Griffin	-	The time of this hail report was estimated by radar.
May 2021	Flood	Albany	-	Texas Department of Transportation reported water over the roadway along many points on FM 1084 just outside of Albany.
May 2021	Flood	Albany	-	Texas Department of Transportation reported water over the roadway on southbound U.S. Highway 180.
July 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Albany	-	The public reported broken tree limbs on a residents property. The winds were estimated at 60 mph. The time was estimated using velocity data.
March 2020	Tornado (EFU)	Acampo	-	This tornado began just inside Jones County northeast of Abilene and crossed into southwest Shackelford County. There was a report of debris deposited along the Jones and Shackelford County lines. Radar also showed a debris ball signature in this area.
April 2020	Hail	Ibex	-	A trained spotter reported quarter size hail covering the roadway.
June 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Albany	-	Law enforcement estimated winds gusting to 60 mph.
March 2018	Hail	Ft Griffin	-	Quarter size hail was reported at the Fort Griffin Historic State site.
September 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Albany	-	Law enforcement officials reported damaging thunderstorm winds blew tree limbs down and caused some roof damage in Albany. The thunderstorm winds also damaged a door at the courthouse.

Mines and quarries

2 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 2 workings inside this county. All of them still produce. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity	Workings
Limestone, General, Uranium	1
Limestone, Dimension	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
	Featherlite Corp Limestone Oper	Limestone, Dimension	Producer
	Unnamed Pits	Limestone, General, Uranium	Producer	Sedimentary

Every populated place in the county

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.

Acampo

Albany census division · Acampo quadrangle

12 sheets, 1892 to 1985
Albany

Albany census division · 76430 · Albany quadrangle

11 sheets, 1892 to 1985
Berryhill

Albany census division · 79533 · Lueders NE quadrangle

11 sheets, 1891 to 1985
Eureka

76464 · Indian Knoll quadrangle

11 sheets, 1892 to 1985
Fort Griffin

Albany census division · 76430 · On Collins Creek · Fort Griffin quadrangle

12 sheets, 1892 to 1985
Moran

Moran census division · 76464 · On Cordwood Creek · Moran quadrangle

11 sheets, 1892 to 1985
Sedwick

Moran census division · 76464 · Moran quadrangle

11 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.