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Smith County, Texas

74 topographic sheets cover 50 settlements here, and 37 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

37 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Texas within the United States
Smith County within Texas

What the record shows

  • 744 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 37 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 27 buildings, 9 districts and 1 structure.
  • 4 of the 37 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 51 populated places in this county; 50 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

37

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
Azalea Residential Historic Districtdistrict200303000559
Blackstone Buildingbuilding200202000645
Brick Streets Neighborhood Historic Districtdistrict200404000379
Campbell Building-Union Bus Stationbuilding2023100008548
Carnegie Public Librarybuilding197979003007
Charnwood Residential Historic Districtdistrict199999001023
Cotton Belt Buildingbuilding200505001405
Crescent Laundrybuilding200202000644
Col. John Dewberry Housebuilding197171000963
Donnybrook Duplex Residential Historic Districtdistrict200202000649
Douglas, John B. and Ketura (Kettie), Housebuilding199796001565
East Ferguson Residential Historic Districtdistrict200202000647
Elks Club Buildingbuilding200202000648
D.R. Glass Library at Texas Collegebuilding200707000128
Goodman-LeGrand Housebuilding197676002066
Jenkins-Harvey Super Service Station and Garagebuilding200202000646
Martin Hall at Texas Collegebuilding200505001404
Marvin Methodist Episcopal Church, Southbuilding200000001385
Mayfair Buildingbuilding2024100010937
Moore Grocery Co. Buildingbuilding200202000991
People's National Bank Buildingbuilding200202000896
Pollard Residential Historic Districtdistrict2026100012639
President's House at Texas Collegebuilding200707000131
Ramey Housebuilding198282001738
Short-Line Residential Historic Districtdistrict200202000897
Smith County Jail, 1881building199696000937
St. James Colored Methodist Episcopal Churchbuilding200404000887
St. John's AF & AM Lodgebuilding200505001403
St. Louis Southwestern Railway (Cotton Belt) Passenger Depotbuilding200101000873
Tyler City Hallbuilding200707000129
Tyler Downtown Historic Districtdistrict2022100008283
Tyler Grocery Companybuilding200202000993
Tyler Hydraulic-Fill Damstructure197777001543
Tyler Municipal Rose Gardendistrict2019100003539
Tyler US Post Office and Courthousebuilding200101000433
Whitaker-McClendon Housebuilding198282004522
Williams-Anderson Housebuilding200202000995

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, 1880 - Smith County
Land ownership map (1880) - Smith County. Library of Congress.

Photographs from libraries nationwide

48 of 63 shown

Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 63 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.

Rose Transfer & Storage Co., Boston Public Library - undated
Rose Transfer & Storage Co.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Typical decorative iron produced by Nowlin's Ornamental Iron Works, Tyler, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Typical decorative iron produced by Nowlin's Ornamental Iron Works, Tyler, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Home of Owen Bros. Implement Co., Boston Public Library - undated
Home of Owen Bros. Implement Co.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Home of Lew's Welding Service -- Machine Shop -- Radiator Service -- Tyler, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Home of Lew's Welding Service -- Machine Shop -- Radiator Service -- Tyler, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
New Mack's Café -- Dallas Highway -- Tyler, Texas. We never close -- drive-in service., Boston Public Library - undated
New Mack's Café -- Dallas Highway -- Tyler, Texas. We never close -- drive-in service.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
You'll like Butter-Nut Enriched Bread, Boston Public Library - undated
You'll like Butter-Nut Enriched Bread. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
The Space-Saver shoe rack, "Space-saver, shoe-saver, time-saver, back-saver!", Boston Public Library - undated
The Space-Saver shoe rack, "Space-saver, shoe-saver, time-saver, back-saver!". Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Tyler Texas, rose capitol of the world, Boston Public Library - undated
Tyler Texas, rose capitol of the world. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Home of Smith County Lumber Co., 213 Fenton St. Tyler, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Home of Smith County Lumber Co., 213 Fenton St. Tyler, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Gift department of Pratt Jewelry Company, Boston Public Library - undated
Gift department of Pratt Jewelry Company. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Cadillac of Galloway Calhoun, Imperial Potentate, shrine of North America, Boston Public Library - undated
Cadillac of Galloway Calhoun, Imperial Potentate, shrine of North America. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Malloy Prescription Pharmacy, Tyler, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Malloy Prescription Pharmacy, Tyler, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
"The Tyler home of Dodge," Holley Motor Co. -- 236 South Broadway - Tyler, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
"The Tyler home of Dodge," Holley Motor Co. -- 236 South Broadway - Tyler, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Get acquainted offer all six for $3.00, Boston Public Library - undated
Get acquainted offer all six for $3.00. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
...for you... an old plantation fruit cake... in keeping with this festive season, please accept this sincere token of appreciation and friendship..., Boston Public Library - undated
...for you... an old plantation fruit cake... in keeping with this festive season, please accept this sincere token of appreciation and friendship.... Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Home of the East Texas Engraving Company, Tyler, Texas. Calendars, specialties and novelties for advertising, Boston Public Library - undated
Home of the East Texas Engraving Company, Tyler, Texas. Calendars, specialties and novelties for advertising. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Home of the East Texas Engraving Company, Tyler, Texas. Calendars, specialties and novelties for advertising, Boston Public Library - undated
Home of the East Texas Engraving Company, Tyler, Texas. Calendars, specialties and novelties for advertising. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Home of Grapette in Tyler, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Home of Grapette in Tyler, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Scene in Pratt's -- East Texas largest jewelers -- Tyler, Boston Public Library - undated
Scene in Pratt's -- East Texas largest jewelers -- Tyler. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Home of Young Motor Company, Tyler, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Home of Young Motor Company, Tyler, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Parisian Beauty Salon, Boston Public Library - undated
Parisian Beauty Salon. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
City Painting Co., Jim and Al, Tyler's Dependable Printers, ready to serve you, Boston Public Library - undated
City Painting Co., Jim and Al, Tyler's Dependable Printers, ready to serve you. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Perfect Christmas Gift!, Boston Public Library - undated
Perfect Christmas Gift!. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Tyler Barber College Chain, interior view of our practice shop -- Tyler, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Tyler Barber College Chain, interior view of our practice shop -- Tyler, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Home of Carlton Lumber Company, 314 S. Spring Street - Tyler, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Home of Carlton Lumber Company, 314 S. Spring Street - Tyler, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
N. P. Hurst Motor Co., Boston Public Library - undated
N. P. Hurst Motor Co.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Breedlove's favorite 1949-50 selection, Boston Public Library - undated
Breedlove's favorite 1949-50 selection. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
The Newbern - Nourse Company, 116 S. Beckham Ave., Tyler, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
The Newbern - Nourse Company, 116 S. Beckham Ave., Tyler, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
El Charro Café, located at 1433 East Erwin, Tyler, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
El Charro Café, located at 1433 East Erwin, Tyler, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Southern States Nurseries, Route 2, Box 378A - Tyler, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Southern States Nurseries, Route 2, Box 378A - Tyler, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Home of Ideal Bread -- East Texas' finest, Boston Public Library - undated
Home of Ideal Bread -- East Texas' finest. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
...for you... an old plantation fruit cake... in keeping with this festive season, please accept this sincere token of appreciation and friendship..., Boston Public Library - undated
...for you... an old plantation fruit cake... in keeping with this festive season, please accept this sincere token of appreciation and friendship.... Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Home of the East Texas Engraving Company, Tyler, Texas. Calendars, specialties and novelties for advertising, Boston Public Library - undated
Home of the East Texas Engraving Company, Tyler, Texas. Calendars, specialties and novelties for advertising. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
N. P. Hurst Motor Co., Boston Public Library - undated
N. P. Hurst Motor Co.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Typical awning job produced by J. W. Gilley Awning Co., 111 S. Glenwood, Tyler, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Typical awning job produced by J. W. Gilley Awning Co., 111 S. Glenwood, Tyler, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Home of Automatic Gas Company, Tyler, Texas, Dallas Highway at city limits, Boston Public Library - undated
Home of Automatic Gas Company, Tyler, Texas, Dallas Highway at city limits. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Home of Ideal Bread -- East Texas' finest, Boston Public Library - undated
Home of Ideal Bread -- East Texas' finest. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Bergfeld Shopping Center -- Tyler, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Bergfeld Shopping Center -- Tyler, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Ideal Baking Company, Boston Public Library - undated
Ideal Baking Company. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Calculating Blocks -- Visual aid in teaching mathematical process to children 4 to 10 years old., Boston Public Library - undated
Calculating Blocks -- Visual aid in teaching mathematical process to children 4 to 10 years old.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Coats-Brown Clinic & Hospital, 615 S. Broadway, Tyler, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Coats-Brown Clinic & Hospital, 615 S. Broadway, Tyler, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Let us offer you this token of our esteem - Sun ripped dates from the Holy Land - the land where Christmas began - May the Christmas season bring happiness to you and yours, Boston Public Library - undated
Let us offer you this token of our esteem - Sun ripped dates from the Holy Land - the land where Christmas began - May the Christmas season bring happiness to you and yours. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Alto Motel, Dallas Highway 64, Tyler, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Alto Motel, Dallas Highway 64, Tyler, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Mother Frances Hospital, Tyler, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Mother Frances Hospital, Tyler, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Johnston Music Company, Boston Public Library - undated
Johnston Music Company. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Airport obstruction chart, OC 622, Tyler Pounds Field, Tyler, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Airport obstruction chart, OC 622, Tyler Pounds Field, Tyler, Texas. United States. National Ocean Service, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
The Barn, Highway 75, Boston Public Library - undated
The Barn, Highway 75. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Smith Motel, east of town -- U.S. Hiway 60, Hereford, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Smith Motel, east of town -- U.S. Hiway 60, Hereford, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

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 1,806 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, 1943-11-29, scale 1:27200
1943-11-29, scale 1:27200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1943-11-29, scale 1:27200
1943-11-29, scale 1:27200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1943-11-29, scale 1:27200
1943-11-29, scale 1:27200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1943-11-29, scale 1:27200
1943-11-29, scale 1:27200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1946-12-23, scale 1:23600
1946-12-23, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1947-02-01, scale 1:23600
1947-02-01, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1947-02-01, scale 1:23600
1947-02-01, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1947-02-01, scale 1:23600
1947-02-01, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1947-02-01, scale 1:23600
1947-02-01, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1949-11-01, scale 1:70000
1949-11-01, scale 1:70000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1949-11-01, scale 1:70000
1949-11-01, scale 1:70000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1949-11-01, scale 1:70000
1949-11-01, scale 1:70000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1949-11-01, scale 1:70000
1949-11-01, scale 1:70000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-07-29, scale 1:20000
1957-07-29, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-07-29, scale 1:20000
1957-07-29, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-07-29, scale 1:20000
1957-07-29, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-07-29, scale 1:20000
1957-07-29, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-03-20, scale 1:20000
1958-03-20, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-03-20, scale 1:20000
1958-03-20, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-03-20, scale 1:20000
1958-03-20, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-03-20, scale 1:20000
1958-03-20, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-01-26, scale 1:17200
1965-01-26, scale 1:17200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-01-26, scale 1:17200
1965-01-26, scale 1:17200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-01-26, scale 1:17200
1965-01-26, scale 1:17200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-01-26, scale 1:17200
1965-01-26, scale 1:17200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-03-22, scale 1:17600
1970-03-22, scale 1:17600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-03-22, scale 1:17600
1970-03-22, scale 1:17600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-03-22, scale 1:17600
1970-03-22, scale 1:17600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-03-22, scale 1:17600
1970-03-22, scale 1:17600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-03-30, scale 1:76000
1971-03-30, scale 1:76000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-03-30, scale 1:76000
1971-03-30, scale 1:76000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-03-30, scale 1:76000
1971-03-30, scale 1:76000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-03-30, scale 1:76000
1971-03-30, scale 1:76000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-12-22, scale 1:24000
1972-12-22, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-12-22, scale 1:24000
1972-12-22, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-12-22, scale 1:24000
1972-12-22, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-12-22, scale 1:24000
1972-12-22, scale 1:24000. 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, 1976-03-17, scale 1:25000
1976-03-17, scale 1:25000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-03-17, scale 1:25000
1976-03-17, scale 1:25000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-03-17, scale 1:25000
1976-03-17, scale 1:25000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-03-17, scale 1:25000
1976-03-17, scale 1:25000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1978-03-14, scale 1:80000
1978-03-14, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1978-03-14, scale 1:80000
1978-03-14, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1978-03-14, scale 1:80000
1978-03-14, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1978-03-14, scale 1:80000
1978-03-14, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1980-02-26, scale 1:65000
1980-02-26, scale 1:65000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

44 stations

The thermometers that kept this county's weather, as the federal records hold them. The extremes below are measured values from those records, not estimates.

The 1950 census, district by district

90 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.

  • 212-1Justice Precinct 1: Tyler city: Tyler city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by City limits; City limits; State Highway 31, N. Palmer Ave., E. Oakwood, Old Longview Rd., E. Oakwood, N. Beverly Ave., Social; Overpass, St. Louis Southwestern Railway
  • 212-2Justice Precinct 1: Tyler city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by City limits; St. Louis Southwestern Railway; St. Louis Southwestern Railway; Overpass, North Dixie, E. Camp. N. Haynie Ave., E. Lincoln, N. Carlyle Ave., State Highway 14
  • 212-3Justice Precinct 1: Tyler city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by City limits; State Highway 14, N. Carlyle Ave., E. Lincoln, N. Haynie Ave.; E. Camp. N. Spring Ave., Gold; Ward line, N. Broadway Ave.
  • 212-4Justice Precinct 1: Tyler city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by Gold, N. Spring Ave., E. Camp; N. Dixie; E. Rosedale, International - Great Northern Railroad, E. Berta; Ward line
  • 212-5Justice Precinct 1: Tyler city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by E. Berta, International - Great Northern Railroad, E. Rosedale; N. Dixie, Overpass; E. Bow; N. Broadway Ave.
  • 212-6Justice Precinct 1: Tyler city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by E. Bow; Overpass, Social, N. Beverly Ave.; E. Locust, Poplar - Beckham By-Pass, E. Line; N. Broadway Ave.
  • 212-7Justice Precinct 1: Tyler city - That part of Ward 1. excluding Blackstone Hotel Bounded by E. Line, Poplar - Beckham By-Pass, E. Locust; N. Beverly Ave.; Ward line; Ward line, N. Broadway Ave.
  • 212-8Blackstone Hotel (In Tyler city, Ward 1 in Justice Precinct 1)
  • 212-9Justice Precinct 1: Tyler city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by E. Oakwood, Old Longview Rd., E. Oakwood; N. Palmer Ave.; E. Erwin; N. Beverly Ave.
  • 212-10Justice Precinct 1: Tyler city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by E. Erwin, State Highway 31; City limits; Omen Rd., Earle; S. Horace Ave.
  • 212-11Justice Precinct 1: Tyler city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by E. Erwin; S. Horace Ave., Earle, S. Clayton Ave.; E. Front; S. Saunders Ave., E. Thorton, High
  • 212-12Justice Precinct 1: Tyler city - That part in Ward 2 Bounded by Ward line, E. Erwin; High, E. Thorton, S. Saunders Ave.; E. Front; International - Great Northern Railroad
  • 212-13Justice Precinct 1: Tyler city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by Ward line; International - Great Northern Railroad; E. Lake, S. Donnybrook Ave.. E. Dobbs; S. Broadway Ave., Ward line
  • 212-14Justice Precinct 1: Tyler city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by E. Front, S. Clayton Ave., Earle, Omen Rd.; City limits; Tipton Ave., Devine, S. Palmer Ave., E. Idel, S. Fleishel Ave., Taylor; International - Great Northern Railroad
  • 212-15Justice Precinct 1: Tyler city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by Taylor, S. Fleishel Ave., E. Idel, S. Palmer Ave., Devine; Tipton Ave., City limits; City limits; International - Great Northern Railroad
  • 212-16Justice Precinct 1: Tyler city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by E. Dobbs, S. Donnybrook Ave., E. Lake; International - Great Northern Railroad; City limits, Troup Highway 110; S. Broadway Ave.
  • 212-17Justice Precinct 1: Tyler city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by Troup Highway 110; City limits; City limits; Ward line, S. Broadway Ave.
  • 212-18Justice Precinct 1: Tyler city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by Ward line; S. Bois D' Arc Ave.; N. Front; S. Herndon Ave., St. Louis Southwestern Railway
  • 212-19Justice Precinct 1: Tyler city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by Ward line; St. Louis Southwestern Railway, S. Herndon Ave.; W. Front; S. Fairmont Ave., State Highway 31, S. Fenton Ave.
  • 212-20Justice Precinct 1: Tyler city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by Ward line; S. Fenton Ave., State Highway 31, S. Fairmont Ave.; N. Front, Lyons, State Highway 31; City limits
  • 212-21Justice Precinct 1: Tyler city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by State Highway 31, Lyons, W. Front; St. Louis Southwestern Railway; St. Louis Southwestern Railway, City limits; City limits
  • 212-22Justice Precinct 1: Tyler city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by W. Front; Bonner Ave., W. Houston, Augusta, W. Rusk, S. Robertson Ave.; Mockingbird Lane; Noonday Rd., Glenwood Blvd., St. Louis Southwestern Railway
  • 212-23Justice Precinct 1: Tyler city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by Ward line; Ward line, S. Broadway Ave.; W. Rusk; Augusta, W. Houston, Bonner Ave., N. Front, S. Bois D' Arc Ave.
  • 212-24Justice Precinct 1: Tyler city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by W. Rusk; S. Broadway Ave. W. 1st; S. Robertson Ave.
  • 212-25BJustice Precinct 1: Tyler city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by St. Louis Southwestern Railway; Glenwood Blvd., Noonday Rd.; Mockingbird Lane; Peach Ave.
  • 212-25AJustice Precinct 1: Tyler city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by St. Louis Southwestern Railway; Peach Ave., Mockingbird Lane, Noonday Rd.; W. 2nd, Lyons, City limits; City limits
  • 212-26Justice Precinct 1: Tyler city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by N. 2nd, Noonday Rd., Mockingbird Lane; S. Robertson Ave.; W. 6th; St. Louis Southwestern Railway, Lyons
  • 212-27Justice Precinct 1: Tyler city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by N. 1st; S. Broadway Ave.; W. 7th, S. Chilton Ave., W. 6th; S. Robertson Ave.
  • 212-28Justice Precinct 1: Tyler city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by W. 6th. S. Chilton Ave., N. 7th S. Broadway Ave., Ward line; City limits; City limits, S. Robertson Ave.
  • 212-29Justice Precinct 1: Tyler city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by St. Louis Southwestern Railway, W. 6th; S. Robertson Ave.; City limits; City limits
  • 212-30Justice Precinct 1: Tyler city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by City limits; N. Broadway Ave. W. Lincoln, International - Great Northern Railroad, W. Lincoln; Kennedy Rd., City limits
  • 212-31Justice Precinct 1: Tyler city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by W. Lincoln, International - Great Northern Railroad, N. Lincoln; N. Broadway Ave., Ward line; W. Queen; N. Border Ave., W. Harmony, N. Border Ave.
  • 212-32Justice Precinct 1: Tyler city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by N. Lincoln; N. Border Ave., W. Harmony, N. Border Ave.; W. Queen; Moore Ave.
  • 212-33Justice Precinct 1: Tyler city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by City limits; Kennedy Rd., Moore Ave.; W. Bow; W. Bow, U.S. Highway 69
  • 212-34AJustice Precinct 1: Tyler city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by City limits, U.S. Highway 69, West Bow; Parkdale Drive, Rosemont, Avalon Ave., Avalon Ave. extended; City limits; City limits
  • 212-34BJustice Precinct 1: Tyler city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by Rosemont, Parkdale Drive, West Bow; N. Fenton Ave.; Old Garden Valley Rd., City limits; Avalon Ave. extended, Avalon Ave.
  • 212-35Justice Precinct 1: Tyler city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by Old Garden Valley Rd., N. Fenton Ave., W. Bow; Moore Ave., W. Oakwood, N. Ross Ave.; Ward line; City limits
  • 212-36Justice Precinct 1: Tyler city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by W. Queen; N. Border Ave.; W. Bow; Moore Ave.
  • 212-37Justice Precinct 1: Tyler city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by W. Queen; Ward line, N. Broadway Ave.; Goodman, N. Bois D' Arc Ave., Selman; N. Border Ave.
  • 212-38Justice Precinct 1: Tyler city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by Selman, N. Bois D' Arc Ave., Goodman; N. Broadway Ave., Ward line; Ward line; Bonner Ave., W. Ferguson, N. Border Ave.
  • 212-39Justice Precinct 1: Tyler city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by W. Bow; N. Border Ave.; W. Oakwood N. Moore Ave.
  • 212-40Justice Precinct 1: Tyler city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by W. Oakwood; N. Border Ave., N. Ferguson, Bonner Ave.; Ward line; N. Ross Ave.
  • 212-41Justice Precinct 1 - That part southeast of St. Louis Southwestern Railway west of Starrville - Chapel Hill School Rd. and north of State Highway 31, outside Tyler city
  • 212-42Justice Precinct 1 - That part northwest of St. Louis Southwestern Railway and east of State Highway 14, outside Tyler city
  • 212-43Justice Precinct 1 - That part west of State Highway 14 and east of International - Great Northern Railroad, outside Tyler city
  • 212-44Justice Precinct 1 - That part southwest of International - Great Northern Railroad and north of State Highway 31, outside Tyler city
  • 212-45Justice Precinct 1 - That part south of State Highway 31, west of Starrville - Chapel Hill School Rd. and north of Tyler - Lane Church - Chapel Hill School Rd.
  • 212-46Justice Precinct 1 - That part north and east of Tyler - Chapel Hill School - El Bethel School Rd. and west of Starrville - Chapel Hill School Rd.
  • 212-47Justice Precinct 1 - That part southwest of Chapel Hill School - El Bethel School Rd. and east of Chapel Hill School - Hopewell School Rd.
  • 212-48Justice Precinct 1 - That part south of Tyler - Chapel Hill School Rd., west of Chapel Hill School - Hopewell School Rd. and north of State Highway 64, outside Tyler city
  • 212-49Justice Precinct 1 - That part south of State Highway 64 and cast of International - Great Northern Railroad, outside Tyler city
  • 212-50Justice Precinct 1 - That part south of State Highway 31, and West International - Great Northern Railroad, outside Tyler city
  • 212-51Justice Precinct 2: Bullard town
  • 212-52Justice Precinct 2 - That part north of State Highway 31
  • 212-53Justice Precinct 2 - That part south of State Highway 31 and west of Greenbriar - Noonday - Gresham Rd. and west and north of Saline Creek
  • 212-54Justice Precinct 2 - That part west of U.S. Highway 69, north of Noonday - Gresham Rd. and east of Greenbriar - Noonday Rd.
  • 212-55Justice Precinct 2 - That part west of West Mud Creek, north of Rd. and east of Highway 69
  • 212-56Justice Precinct 2 - That part north of Flint - Whitehouse Rd., and east of West Mud Creek to Flint - Whitehouse Rd.
  • 212-57Justice Precinct 2 - That part south of Flint - Whitehouse Rd. and east of U.S. Highway 69, outside Bullard town
  • 212-58Justice Precinct 2 - That part south of Noonday - Gresham Rd., west of U.S. Highway 69 and east of Lee's Springs School - School Rd., outside Bullard town
  • 212-59Justice Precinct 2 - That part south of Noonday - Gresham Rd., west of Lee's Springs School - Eureka School Rd. and east of Saline Creek
  • 212-60Justice Precinct 3: Arp city: Arp city - That part north of State Highway 135
  • 212-61Justice Precinct 3: Arp city - That part south of State Highway 135
  • 212-62Justice Precinct 3: Troup city - That part in Smith County, comprising part of Justice Precinct 3: Troup city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; Henry Chapel Rd., Duval; City limits
  • 212-63Justice Precinct 3: Troup city - That part Bounded by Duval, Henry Chapel Rd.; City limits; Cherokee County line; City limits (Remainder of Troup city is in Justice Precinct 4, Cherokee County)
  • 212-64Justice Precinct 3 - That part north and east of State Highway 64, and east of Hopewell School - Arp Rd.
  • 212-65Justice Precinct 3 - That part west of Hopewell School - Arp Rd., and northeast of State Highway 64
  • 212-66Justice Precinct 3 - That part southwest of State Highway 64, northwest of Mud Creek, and northeast of International - Great Northern Railroad
  • 212-67Justice Precinct 3 - That part southwest of International - Great Northern Railroad, north and east of State Highway 110 and north of Bullard - Walnut Grove Rd., outside Troup city
  • 212-68Justice Precinct 3 - That part south of Bullard - Walnut Grove Rd. and south and West State Highway 110, outside Troup city
  • 212-69Justice Precinct 3 - That part southwest of State Highway 64, west of International - Great Northern Railroad and east of Mud Creek, outside Arp and Troup cities
  • 212-70Justice Precinct 3 - That part west of Troup - Arp Rd., north of State Highway 135 and east of International - Great Northern Railroad, outside Arp and Troup cities
  • 212-71Justice Precinct 3 - That part southwest of State Highway 64, north and West State Highway 15, south of State Highway 135, east of Troup - Arp Rd. and southeast of International - Great Northern Railroad, outside Arp and Troup cities
  • 212-72Justice Precinct 3 - That part south of State Highway 64, and south and east of State Highway 15, outside Troup city
  • 212-73Justice Precinct 4: Justice Precinct 4 - That part north of U.S. Highway 271 and Winona - Starrville - Sabine School Rd. and east of St. Louis Southwestern Railway
  • 212-74Justice Precinct 4 - That part west of St. Louis Southwestern Railway, north of Winona - Red Springs Rd. and north of Unnamed road extending northwestward from Red Springs to precinct line
  • 212-75Justice Precinct 4 - That part south of Unnamed road extending southeastward from precinct line to Red Springs, south of Winona - Red Springs Rd., west of St. Louis Southwestern Railway and north of U.S. Highway 271
  • 212-76Justice Precinct 4 - That part south of Winona - Starrville Rd., west of Starrville - Chapel Hill School Rd., south of U.S. Highway 271 and east of St. Louis Southwestern Railway
  • 212-77Justice Precinct 4 - That part south of Winona - Starrville - Sabine School Rd. and U.S. Highway 271, northWest Prairie Creek, and east of Starrville - Chapel Hill School Rd.
  • 212-78Justice Precinct 4 - That part southeast of Prairie Creek
  • 212-79Justice Precinct 5: Lindale town
  • 212-80Justice Precinct 5 - That part north of Unnamed road extending westward from precinct line to International - Great Northern Railroad, west of International - Great Northern Railroad, and northeast of U.S. Highway 69. outside Lindale town
  • 212-81Justice Precinct 5 - That part southeast of Burleson Lake and Village Creek, west of U.S. Highway 69, north of Garden Valley - Lindale Rd. and east of Jamestown - Garden Valley Rd., outside Lindale town
  • 212-82Justice Precinct 5 - That part northwest of Burleson Lake and Village Creek, west of Garden Valley - Jameston Rd. and north of State Highway 110
  • 212-83Justice Precinct 5 - That part south of Garden Valley - Lindale Rd., west of Lindale - Mount Sylvan Rd. and north and east of State Highway 110, outside Lindale town
  • 212-84Justice Precinct 5 - That part south of Unnamed road extending westward from precinct line to International - Great Northern Railroad, north of Red Springs - Lindale Rd. and east of International - Great Northern Railroad, outside Lindale town
  • 212-85Justice Precinct 5 - That part south of Red Springs - Lindale Rd. and northeast of International - Great Northern Railroad, outside Lindale town
  • 212-86Justice Precinct 5 - That part southwest of International - Great Northern Railroad, northeast of State Highway 110 and east of Mount Sylvan - Lindale Rd., outside Lindale town
  • 212-87Justice Precinct 5 - That part south and west of State Highway 110 and West Mount Sylvan - New Harmony Rd., extending to county line
  • 212-88Justice Precinct 5 - That part southwest of State Highway 110 and cast of Mount Sylvan - New Harmony Rd., extending to county line

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

3,349 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 3,349 of them, burning about 21,015 acres. 69 started naturally and 207 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning1993
Missing data/not specified/undetermined688
Arson/incendiarism207
Equipment and vehicle use141
Smoking73
Power generation/transmission/distribution71
Natural69
Misuse of fire by a minor52
Recreation and ceremony41
Railroad operations and maintenance12
Other causes1
Fireworks1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. Three of them were set deliberately.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
4 August 2020Debris and open burning1,000 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceSMITH 17:48
7 September 2011Arson/incendiarism538 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceHENDERSON - 526
5 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined400 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceHENDERSON - 508
8 September 2013Equipment and vehicle use350 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceJACKSON COMPLEX
13 January 1996Arson/incendiarism340 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
1 January 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined278 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceHENDERSON - 006
13 February 1996Arson/incendiarism272 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
23 March 1996Missing data/not specified/undetermined250 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named

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

Storms, 1950 to 2026

60 of 1,051 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 1,051 reports for this county, causing 3 deaths, 37 injuries and about $36,295,900 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind410
Hail368
Flash Flood152
Tornado76
Lightning24
Flood13
Funnel Cloud6
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 1987Tornado (F3)not stated2 killed, 6 hurt, $25,000,000no account filed
April 2022Thunderstorm WindWhitehouse1 killedA downburst affected much of the southern and eastern sections of the city of Whitehouse, resulting in numerous trees being snapped and uprooted along its path. The majority of the more significant damage occurred in an east-southeasterly direction, which began in the Willows subdivision just west of Willingham Road, where several small Bradford pear trees were snapped, and small areas of shingles were ripped from the roofs of a couple of homes with winds estimated in the range of 70-75 mph. The winds from this downburst intensified as it crossed Willingham Road, affecting several streets along and to the west of Highway 110. Here, numerous hardwood trees and large limbs were snapped and uprooted, with winds consistent of 90-95 mph. Trees fell on at least 4 homes in this area. The maximum winds near 100 mph from this downburst were estimated as it impacted the Whitehouse Mobile Home and RV Park, where multiple large trees were snapped and uprooted. Unfortunately, one fatality occurred here as a large pine tree fell onto an RV on Barbara Drive, killing a 71 year-old male sleeping inside. Additional large hardwood trees were downed along and to the north of Hagan Road, Railroad Avenue, before weakening as it entered the Waterton subdivision on East Main Street. It should be noted that wind damage was noted across much of Smith County and East Texas from these severe thunderstorms.
April 1957Tornado (F2)not stated6 hurt, $2,500,000no account filed
February 1950Tornado (F2)not stated5 hurt, $250,000no account filed
July 2021Flash FloodWood Spgs4 hurtTexas DPS reported that the Allen Branch Creek overpass at I-20 west near Lindale was eroded due to flooding, causing a large pine tree to fall on I-20 and resulting in 5 vehicles and a gooseneck trailer wrecking. Four injuries were reported, but none were life-threatening.
April 2016Tornado (EF2)Lindale2 hurt, $300,000A long track multi-vortex EF-2 tornado with peak winds estimated between 120-125 mph touched down just east of Lindale near the intersection of County Road 499 and County Road 4100. The tornado traveled northeast resulting in extensive damage to trees along its path. The tornado was strongest between Farm To Market Road 16 and Farm To Market Road 2710, where a cell phone tower, a house, and two mobile homes sustained major damage from estimated EF-2 tornado winds. This tornado remained on the ground as it crossed a heavily wooded area and the Sabine River into Southeast Wood County.
March 1979Tornado (F2)not stated2 hurt, $25,000no account filed
July 2022Thunderstorm WindOmen2 hurtNumerous trees were downed in the East Lake Woods Subdivision along the eastern shore of Lake Tyler East and a large tree also fell through a mobile home nearby along Highway 64, injuring a female and baby in the home.
November 1997LightningTyler2 hurtTwo men were transported to the hospital after being shocked by a lightning strike outside a Tyler store (The Christmas Store and Partly Place at 1910 Roseland Blvd, part of Bergfeld Center). Both men were treated and released at East Texas Medical Center. Neither man was seriously injured. Witnesses said they saw lightning "skipping around the parking lot" at the time of the incident.
April 1979Tornado (F2)not stated1 hurt, $250,000no account filed
January 1973Tornado (F2)not stated1 hurt, $25,000no account filed
June 2004Thunderstorm WindTyler1 hurt, $20,000A man was injured when a tree fell across his truck at CR 2298 and FM 850.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindBrowning1 hurt, $10,000One person was injured after a tree fell on top of his pickup truck he was driving. The incident occurred on FM 2767 near Barber Road.
February 1996Tornado (F0)Tyler1 hurt, $8,000no account filed
June 2010Flash FloodSwan1 hurt, $3,000Excessive heavy rainfall opened up a sinkhole along County Road 1130 that was nearly 20 foot deep. A vehicle was seen lodged halfway inside the sinkhole. Thee was in injury reported at the scene.
December 2015Flash FloodThedford1 hurtA high water rescue was reported 2 miles south of Lindale in the Wood Springs community.
February 1979Tornado (F3)not stated1 hurtno account filed
April 2026Tornado (EF1)Lindale$500,000A mini-supercell developed and produced a short-lived, small, but intense EF1 tornado east and northeast of Lindale, TX. The tornado began in a field just south of FM Road 16 West, downing some small tree limbs and snapping the trunk of a pecan tree. At this same location, significant roof damage, consisting of shingle and roof decking loss, occurred to a single-family residence, resulting in a rating of EF1. The tornado downed a few more tree limbs before crossing FM Road 16 West. A couple of homes in the Woodcrest subdivision sustained minor shingle damage. Home security cameras in this|subdivision recorded the tornado's passage. The tornado continued northeast and crossed Legion Hills Road. In this location, a second single-family home sustained significant roof damage corresponding to a rating of EF1. A large oak tree was also uprooted on this property. The tornado continued northeast sporadically downing large tree limbs. A few more tree limbs were downed before the tornado lifted near the intersection of FM Road 2710 and County Road 4107. The tornado had estimated maximum wind speeds of 97 mph, a path length of approximately 2.5 miles, and a path width of 32 yards.
April 2016Tornado (EF2)Thedford$500,000An EF-2 tornado with winds estimated between 110-115 mph touched down just west of Highway 69 near the intersection of Mayor Street. As it crossed Highway 69, the tornado strengthened resulting in major damage to the Hibbett Sports and Dollar Tree stores on the east side of Highway 69. The tornado moved northeast resulting in tree and roof damage in subdivisions between Highway 69 and County Road 431. The tornado lifted near the intersection of County Road 431 and Pierce Street.
April 2007Thunderstorm WindWinona$500,000Numerous trees and power lines were downed. Trees were reported down on several homes and at least 1 vehicle. One resident was temporarily trapped by debris from a tree falling across her home but she was uninjured.
July 1994Thunderstorm WindLindale$500,000Three mobile homes were blown over, 15 homes were damaged, 10 barns were damaged or destroyed, and power lines were blown down.
January 1993Tornadonot stated$500,000Numerous trees and power lines were downed. One mobile home and three houses were near Sand Flat.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindSand Flat$250,000Numerous trees were downed across the northern portion of Smith County. Some of these trees fell onto homes.
November 1991Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
November 1987Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
March 1987Tornado (F1)not stated$250,000no account filed
December 1968Tornado (F1)not stated$250,000no account filed
March 1962Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
January 2010Tornado (EF0)Flint$200,000A weak EF0 tornado first touched down in a subdivision along Southern Trace Circle where shingles were peeled off several homes and a trampoline was thrown up onto a home. Several fences were blown down as well. The tornado continued east onto Walnut Hill Drive where sporadic tree damage was observed as well as some minor damage to several homes along the street. The tornado lifted before reaching US 69. Maximum winds are estimated at 65-70 mph.
February 2009Tornado (EF1)Garden Vly$150,000A newly constructed second story barn near Lindale TX (CR 482 and CR 483) was destroyed. Three metal buildings/sheds were destroyed along the path. Numerous trees were damaged in Smith County. Minor shingle damage occurred to several homes. The tornado continued into Wood County, Texas.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindTyler$150,000A large tree fell through a home in the 3000 block of Dinah Lane in south Tyler. The house was deemed a total loss by insurance claim adjusters.
January 1999HailTyler$150,000Numerous automobiles and roofs were damaged.
October 2025Tornado (EF1)Lindale$125,000An EF-1 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 100 mph touched down from a weak, shallow supercell northeast of Lindale. The tornado first touched down along CR 4114 northeast of Macs Creek Lake, snapping large tree limbs. It moved east, crossing FM 1804 (Hoard Road) where it caused significant loss of shingles from a single family residence. The tornado then moved east-southeast through a wooded area and snapped more large tree limbs as it crossed CR 452. Here, a doublewide manufactured home also sustained some minor roof damage. The tornado then intensified with the damage more concentrated as it crossed CR 4129 and CR 4106, where several trees were snapped and uprooted in this area. At the intersection of CR 4106 and CR 4128, a single family residence suffered significant loss of shingles and the collapse of a brick facade on the east side of the home. However, the wooden walls and frame remained solidly standing. Just south of the intersection of CR 4126 and CR 4128, numerous pine trees were snapped, and a couple of large hardwood trees were uprooted. One house on the farm sustained major damage to its roof, with a nearby outbuilding losing most of its metal roof panels, and those that remained attached to the wooden frame showed significant twisting. The family on the farm told the survey team that they witnessed one of their flatbed trailers being lofted into the air above treetop level when the tornado struck. The tornado then turned southeast and removed half the roof from a wood-and-metal home. A couple of hardwood trees were also uprooted on this property. The tornado continued southeast, snapping a couple more pine trees, and caused some minor shingle damage to a single family home along CR 4104 before lifting.
May 2015Tornado (EF1)Garden Vly$125,000A damage survey performed in Smith County Texas determined that the damage in the county was consistent with that of an EF1 tornado. The most extensive damage was located along County Road 1253 and County Road 462. There were several homes that had roof damage, while several outbuildings and barns were damaged or destroyed. Other damage consisted of numerous trees snapped and/or uprooted.
May 2015Tornado (EF1)Garden Vly$125,000A damage survey performed in Smith County Texas determined that the damage in the county was consistent with that of an EF1 tornado. The most extensive damage was located east of County Road 1253 as well as County Road 460 and County Road 458. Several outbuildings and barns were damaged or destroyed. Other damage consisted of numerous trees snapped and/or uprooted.
January 1998Tornado (F2)Gresham$120,000HP Supercell developed along a quasi-stationary front and moved northeast. This Supercell produced a family of three tornadoes, numerous microbursts and giant hail. A meso was detected by dopplar radar with the HP supercell. In this supercell an F2 tornado was produced. As the supercell developed, massive mid level convergence occurred resulting in giant hail. The evolution continued resulting in a bow echo pattern where two additional weak tornadoes occurred in the northern comma heads In the first tornado, damage consisted of numerous snapped and fallen trees. Fifteen homes and three businesses were either moderately or severely damaged including roofs removed on two homes. Southwestern Bell phone truck heavily damaged from a fallen tree and a Ford Aerostar Van was crushed almost beyond recognition. Several telephone poles were tilted to a 45 degree angle.
June 2014LightningPeaceful Vly$100,000Lightning struck a home in Lindsey Park, sparking a fire which destroyed the home. Three dogs were fire but the homeowners were not injured.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindLindale$100,000Sheet metal roofing was removed fro a local Best Western Inn on Main Street. A motorcycle also received damage from the downed sheet metal.
June 2010Flash FloodLindale$100,000Numerous roads were flooded and closed throughout the county. Water entered a number of homes throughout the county as well. Several bridges were washed out.
October 2009Thunderstorm WindBullard$100,000A large oak tree was downed on a home in the Bullard, Texas community. The tree did moderate damage to the roof and the kitchen. Another tree was downed on a home in the 400 block of West Tyler Street in Bullard, Texas. A third tree was blown over onto a privacy fence in the 400 block of Willow Street.
December 2006Tornado (F1)Flint$100,000The National Weather Service conducted a storm survey in Southwest Smith County, Texas. The survey concluded that a supercell thunderstorm spawned a tornado that first touched down near the community of Flint, Texas. This tornado uprooted trees along CR 168. The tornado damaged a few small metal buildings as well. The tornado continued in a northward direction and uprooted trees near the community of Noonday, Texas or along CR 196 and Hwy 155. A barn suffered moderate damage near Noonday, Texas.
May 2019LightningFlint$75,000A house was struck by lightning and set on fire.
June 2010Flash FloodEads$75,000Rushing flood waters damaged yards, homes and roadways in and around the Azalea District in Tyler, Texas.
June 2010Flash FloodKirkpatrick Addition$75,000Water flooded a home on Pioneer Road or on Smith County Road 1156. The water was nearly 2 feet high in the home.
April 2007LightningArp$75,000Lightning resulted in a house fire on County Rd. 246. There were no report of injuries.
March 2006LightningLindale$75,000Lightning struck and destroyed the Trinity building at the Sky Ranch Christian Camp located on CR 448 about 4 miles north of Van in extreme northwest Smith County. No injuries or fatalities were reported.
June 2008LightningTyler$70,000Lightning struck a two-story home inside a gated community causing a two-alarm fire in the city of Tyler, Texas. The home was in the 3500 block of Melanie Court inside the River Oaks community.
February 2008Thunderstorm WindTeaselville$60,000On Hwy 192 near 155 just southwest of Tyler, Texas...a roof was blown off a business. At Lakeway Harbor on Hwy. 155 near Lake Palestine, a few trees were blown down and a porch was blown off a mobile home. On Hwy. 346 near Hwy. 69, a resident had six pine trees snapped off and roof damage. Large tree limbs were also blown down along Hwy. 69.
April 2015LightningElkton$50,000Sheriff Office reported a fire to a home in the Cooks Crossing subdivision due to a lightning strike.
May 2015Flash FloodEads$50,000Several secondary roads and culverts were washed out across Smith County.
December 2015Flash FloodNoonday$50,000Several county roads were flooded and closed including 419, 420, 436, 434, 433, 168, 411, 494 and 492. Several vehicles were flooded out across these county roads across the Smith County.
February 2008HailBullard$50,000Damage was widespread in Bullard.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindTyler$50,000Trees were downed near town. Damaging wind gusts caused a portion of a roof over The Ink Well in the Commerce Square on Loop 323 to crash down on several cars. Police also blocked off several city streets at the height of the storm due to downed trees in the city.
May 2007LightningTyler$50,000Lightning struck a home in Tyler, Texas blasting away part of the homes siding and catching the attic on fire. The home was at least a 50 percent loss. There were no injuries.
April 2007LightningTyler$50,000Lightning struck a home in the Hollytree subdivision of South Tyler resulting in a fire. The home suffered moderate damage.
November 1994Thunderstorm WindWright City$50,000Three houses were damaged by high winds.
October 1993Thunderstorm WindFlint to$50,000Trees and TV antennas were blown down by thunderstorm winds. A flat bed trailer was blown onto car. A house was unroofed, and two other houses had roof damage.
October 2019Thunderstorm WindTroup$45,000Several trees were downed, with portions of the roof torn off of the Harry's Building Materials in Troup.
January 2010Tornado (EF1)Coplen$40,000An EF1 tornado briefly touched down near the intersection of Oscar Burkett Road and Joye Lane (CR 2192). A small metal garage was damaged where a couple of the walls were blown out. A large pine was snapped along CR 2192 close to the ground. Several large limbs were snapped out of a cedar tree as well as other trees around the area. Further northeast on the north side of CR 2192, a small barn was completely destroyed and tin roof panels were peeled from another outbuilding. Maximum winds are estimated at 80-85 mph.
May 2007Thunderstorm WindTyler$40,000Trees and powerlines down. One tree fell across a home near Tyler. He was not home at the time of the incident.

Mines and quarries

12 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 12 workings inside this county. 5 still produce and 7 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Halite, Limestone, General, Gypsum-Anhydrite3
Halite, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Limestone, General3
Fire Clay (Refractory)2
Clay2
Silica2

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
American Clay Forming PlantClayProducer
Bell Dredge & PitSilicaProducer
Lindale PitsFire Clay (Refractory)ProducerSedimentary
Reliance Clay Products PttFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Stricklin Dredge & PitSilicaProducer
Troup PlantClayProducer
Brooks Salt DomeHalite, Limestone, General, Gypsum-AnhydritePast Producer1865
Bullard DomeHalite, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Limestone, GeneralOccurrence1927
East Tyler Salt DomeHalite, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Limestone, GeneralOccurrenceAnhydrite, Calcite, Halite
Mount Sylvan Salt DomeHalite, Limestone, General, Gypsum-AnhydriteOccurrence1927
Steen Salt DomeHalite, Limestone, General, Gypsum-AnhydritePast Producer1866
Whitehouse Salt DomeHalite, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Limestone, GeneralOccurrence1927

Every populated place in the county

51

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.