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Tom Green County, Texas

59 topographic sheets cover 21 settlements here, and 73 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

73 National Register listings published here, 1 of them a National Historic Landmark.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Texas within the United States
Tom Green County within Texas
Explore by year 1892 1894

What the record shows

  • 287 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 73 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 71 buildings, 1 district and 1 structure.
  • 2 of the 73 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 21 populated places in this county; 21 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

73

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
Angelo Heights Historic Districtdistrict198888002605
Aztec Cleaners and Laundry Buildingbuilding198888002577
Frederick Beck Farmbuilding198888002566
J. B. Blakeney Housebuilding198888002600
C. A. Broome Housebuilding198888002567
R. Wilbur Brown Housebuilding198888002585
Building at 113-119 East Conchobuilding199088002564
Building at 113-119 East Conchobuilding199088002564
Clayton Housebuilding198888002570
Collyns Housebuilding198888002597
Develin Housebuilding198888002568
Eckert Housebuilding198888002578
Emmanuel Episcopal Churchbuilding198888002590
First Presbyterian Churchbuilding198888002604
O. C. Fisher Federal Buildingbuilding198888002592
Fort Concho Officers' Quarters 7building196666000823
Fort Concho Officers' Quarters 8building196666000823
Fort Concho Officers' Quarters 9building196666000823
Freeze Buildingbuilding199797000615
Greater St. Paul AME Churchbuilding198888002548
Hagelstein Commercial Buildingbuilding198888002560
Hall, R. A., Housebuilding198888002595
Harris Drug Storebuilding200101000665
S. L. Henderson Housebuilding198888002583
Hilton Hotelbuilding198484001999
Holcomb-Blanton Print Shopbuilding198888002554
House at 1017 South Davidbuilding198888002569
House at 123 Allenbuilding198888002601
House at 1325 South Davidbuilding198888002571
House at 140 Allenbuilding198888002550
House at 1621 North Chadbournebuilding198888002559
House at 221 North Magdalenbuilding198888002579
House at 405 Preusserbuilding198888002586
House at 419 West Avenue Cbuilding198888002544
House at 421 West Twohigbuilding198888002598
House at 427 West Twohigbuilding199088002599
House at 521 West Highland Boulevardbuilding198888002575
House at 715 Austinbuilding198888002551
House at 731 Preusserbuilding198888002589
Household Furniture Co.building198888002558
Iglesia Santa Mariabuilding198888002547
Lone Wolf Crossing Bridgestructure198888002546
Mason-Hughes Housebuilding198888002557
Masonic Lodge 570building198888002580
J. T. and Minnie McClelland Housebuilding198888002576
Monogram Squarebuilding198888002602
Montgomery Ward Buildingbuilding198888002553
Municipal Swimming Poolbuilding198888002543
Murrah Housebuilding198888002594
Oakes Hotel Buildingbuilding198888002581
Princess Ice Cream Co.building198888002556
J. J. Rackley Buildingbuilding198383003163
Roosevelt Hotelbuilding2018100002436
San Angelo City Hallbuilding198888002563
San Angelo National Bank Buildingbuilding198282001740
San Angelo National Bank, Johnson and Taylor, and Schwartz and Raas Buildingsbuilding197878002988
San Angelo Telephone Company Buildingbuilding198888002593
Santa Fe Passenger Depotbuilding198988002561
Santa Fe Railway Freight Depotbuilding198988002562
William Schneemann Housebuilding198888002588
Shepperson Housebuilding198888002587
Texas Highway Department Building, Warehouse and Motor Vehicle Divisionbuilding198888002582
Tom Green County Courthousebuilding198888002555
Tom Green County Jailbuilding197676002246
Twin Mountain Fence Companybuilding2023100009406
C. C. Walsh Housebuilding199088002584
Dr. Herbert A. Wardlaw Housebuilding198888002596
West Texas Utilities Officebuilding198888002552
John C. Westbrook Housebuilding198888002545
John and Anton Willeke Housebuilding198888002573
John Willeke Jr. Housebuilding198888002574
John Willeke Sr. Housebuilding198888002572
Dr. M. M. Woodward Housebuilding198888002549

Bird's-eye views and land ownership maps

3

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, 1892 - Map of Tom Green County
Land ownership map (1892) - Map of Tom Green County. Library of Congress.
Land ownership map, 1894 - Map of the east part of Tom Green County
Land ownership map (1894) - Map of the east part of Tom Green County. Library of Congress.
Land ownership map, 1894 - Map of the west part of Tom Green County
Land ownership map (1894) - Map of the west part of Tom Green County. Library of Congress.

Photographs from libraries nationwide

4 of 7 shown

Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 7 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.

Lake Nasworthy, San Angelo, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Lake Nasworthy, San Angelo, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Airport obstruction chart, OC 367, Mathis Field, San Angelo, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Airport obstruction chart, OC 367, Mathis Field, San Angelo, Texas. United States. National Ocean Service, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Chadbourne Street, San Angelo, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Chadbourne Street, San Angelo, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Skyline, San Angelo, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Skyline, San Angelo, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

The county from the air

35 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 2,843 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 35 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, 1952-12-09, scale 1:69000
1952-12-09, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-12-10, scale 1:69000
1952-12-10, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-04-19, scale 1:69000
1953-04-19, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-12-15, scale 1:63000
1953-12-15, scale 1:63000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-12-15, scale 1:63000
1953-12-15, scale 1:63000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-12-15, scale 1:63000
1953-12-15, scale 1:63000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-05-03, scale 1:63000
1954-05-03, scale 1:63000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-05-03, scale 1:63000
1954-05-03, scale 1:63000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-05-03, scale 1:63000
1954-05-03, scale 1:63000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-05-03, scale 1:63000
1954-05-03, scale 1:63000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-01-24, scale 1:19200
1968-01-24, scale 1:19200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-01-24, scale 1:19200
1968-01-24, scale 1:19200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-01-24, scale 1:19200
1968-01-24, scale 1:19200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-01-24, scale 1:19200
1968-01-24, scale 1:19200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-03-20, scale 1:21670
1969-03-20, scale 1:21670. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-03-13, scale 1:113207
1970-03-13, scale 1:113207. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-03-13, scale 1:113207
1970-03-13, scale 1:113207. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-03-13, scale 1:113477
1970-03-13, scale 1:113477. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-03-13, scale 1:111409
1970-03-13, scale 1:111409. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-02-06, scale 1:33600
1971-02-06, scale 1:33600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-02-06, scale 1:33600
1971-02-06, scale 1:33600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-02-06, scale 1:33600
1971-02-06, scale 1:33600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-02-06, scale 1:33600
1971-02-06, scale 1:33600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-03-02, scale 1:25600
1972-03-02, scale 1:25600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-03-02, scale 1:25600
1972-03-02, scale 1:25600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-03-02, scale 1:25600
1972-03-02, scale 1:25600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-03-02, scale 1:25600
1972-03-02, scale 1:25600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-03-18, scale 1:80000
1975-03-18, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-03-18, scale 1:80000
1975-03-18, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-03-18, scale 1:80000
1975-03-18, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-03-18, scale 1:80000
1975-03-18, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-03-01, scale 1:19200
1976-03-01, scale 1:19200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-03-01, scale 1:19200
1976-03-01, scale 1:19200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-03-01, scale 1:19200
1976-03-01, scale 1:19200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-03-01, scale 1:19200
1976-03-01, scale 1:19200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

51 stations, 19 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

66 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.

  • 226-1San Angelo city comprising parts of Justice Precincts 1 and 2: San Angelo city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by City limits; City limits; 39th, Armstrong, 40th, Mitchall, 39th, Goliad, 39th, N. Chadbourne; Chadbourne, Grape Creek Rd.
  • 226-2San Angelo city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by City limits; City limits, Grape Creek Rd., Chadbourne, 29th, N. Randolph, Humble Tank Farm Rd., Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway; 6th, N. Concho River; City limits
  • 226-3San Angelo city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by 39th, Goliad, 39th; Bowie; 24th; Chadbourne
  • 226-4San Angelo city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by 39th, Mitchall, 40th, 40th extended; Armstrong, Texas Ave., Main; Georgia Ave.; Pecan, 24th, Bowie
  • 226-5San Angelo city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by 39th, City limits; Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway; Main, 7th, Main, Texas Ave., Armstrong
  • 226-6San Angelo city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway, City limits; City limits; Main; Concho River Bell, McKinley, Archer
  • 226-7San Angelo city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway, Archer, McKinley; Bell; E. Harris Ave.; Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway
  • 226-8San Angelo city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by 22nd, Oakes, 22nd; Pecan, 19th, Oakes; 18th; N. Randolph
  • 226-9San Angelo city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by 29th; Chadbourne, 24th, Pecan; 22nd, Oakes, 22nd; N. Randolph
  • 226-10San Angelo city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Humble tank farm Rd.; N. Randolph; 14th; Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway
  • 226-11San Angelo city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by N. Concho River; N. Concho River, Junius, Howard; Waco, Childress, North, Hicks, Algerita Ave.; City limits
  • 226-12San Angelo city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by 18th; Oakes; 14th; N. Randolph
  • 226-13San Angelo city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by 19th, Georgia Ave.; Main; 14th; Oakes
  • 226-14San Angelo city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by 14th; Main, 7th, Main; Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway; Pecan, 7th, Pecan
  • 226-15San Angelo city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway; Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway; Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway; Browning
  • 226-16San Angelo city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by 14th; Pecan, 7th, Pecan; Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway; Volney
  • 226-17San Angelo city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway; Browning, Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway; N. Concho River; Emerson
  • 226-18San Angelo city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway; Emerson; N. Concho River; Malone
  • 226-19San Angelo city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway; Malone; N. Concho River; Magdalene, Beauregard Ave., Main
  • 226-20San Angelo city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by 14th; Volney; Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway; Farr
  • 226-21San Angelo city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by 14th; Farr; Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway
  • 226-22San Angelo city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Junius; N. Concho River, Old Cattle Trail; Walnut, N. Jefferson, North; Howard
  • 226-23San Angelo city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway; Main; Beauregard Ave.; Oakes
  • 226-24San Angelo city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by North; N. Jefferson; Walnut, N. Van Buren, Waco, Harrison, Walnut; Howard
  • 226-25San Angelo city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by N. Concho River; N. Concho River, Park; W. Washington Dr.; S. Washington, N. Washington
  • 226-26San Angelo city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by 6th; Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway, N. Randolph, W. College Ave., Randolph; Beauregard Ave.; N. Concho River
  • 226-27San Angelo city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 excluding St. Angelus Hotel Bounded by Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway; Oakes; Beauregard Ave.; Randolph, W. College Ave., N. Randolph
  • 226-28St. Angelus Hotel (In San Angelo city, Justice Precinct 1)
  • 226-29San Angelo city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by E. Harris Ave.; Bell; Main Concho River; N. Concho River, Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway
  • 226-30San Angelo city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway; N. Concho River; S. Concho River, Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway, Rust, E. Ave. D; Oakes
  • 226-31San Angelo city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by N. Concho River; Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway; Koenigheim
  • 226-32San Angelo city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 excluding Cactus and Naylor Hotels Bounded by Beauregard Ave.; Magdalene; N. Concho River; N. Concho River
  • 226-33Cactus Hotel (In San Angelo city, Justice Precinct 1)
  • 226-34Naylor Hotel (In San Angelo city, Justice Precinct 1)
  • 226-35San Angelo city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Walnut, Old Cattle Trail; N. Concho River, N. Washington; Harris Ave.; N. Monroe, San Antonio, N. Jefferson
  • 226-36San Angelo city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Walnut, Harrison, Walnut, N. Van Buren, Walnut; N. Jefferson; San Antonio, N. Van Buren, Freeland Ave.; Howard
  • 226-37San Angelo city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Waco; Howard; Pecos, Sherwood Way; Childress
  • 226-38San Angelo city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Algerita Ave., Hicks, North; Childress; Sherwood Way, S. Sherwood Rd.; City limits
  • 226-39San Angelo city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Freeland Ave.; N. Van Buren, San Antonio, N. Monroe; Beauregard, Sherwood Way; Howard
  • 226-40San Angelo city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by W. Harris Ave.; S. Washington; Live Oak; S. Monroe
  • 226-41San Angelo city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by N. Concho River; Austin, W. Ave. L, Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway; W. Ave. N; Park
  • 226-42San Angelo city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by N. Concho River; Koenigheim, Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway; W. Ave. L; Austin
  • 226-43San Angelo city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by W. Highland Blvd., Hill, E. Ave. I; Chadbourne; W. Ave. N; Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway
  • 226-44San Angelo city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway; Oakes; E. Ave. K, S. Chadbourne, E. Ave. I; Hill, E. Highland Blvd.
  • 226-45San Angelo city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by E. Ave. D; Rust, Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway, N. Concho River; E. Ave. K; Oakes
  • 226-46San Angelo city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Live Oak, S. Washington; Park; W. Ave. J; S. Monroe
  • 226-47San Angelo city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Sherwood Way, Beauregard Ave.; S. Monroe; Live Oak; Taylor
  • 226-48San Angelo city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Sherwood Way; Taylor, Harrison; S. Sherwood; Rd.
  • 226-49San Angelo city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Live Oak; S. Monroe; W. Ave. L; Taylor
  • 226-50San Angelo city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by W. Ave. J; Park; W. Ave. N; S. Monroe
  • 226-51San Angelo city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by W. Ave. N, S. Chadbourne, E. Ave. K; S. Concho River; S. Chadbourne, W. Ave. R; Ben Ficklin Rd.
  • 226-52San Angelo city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by W. Ave. N; Ben Ficklin Rd.; City limits; Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway
  • 226-53San Angelo city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by S. Sherwood Rd., Harrison, Taylor, W. Ave. L, S. Monroe, W. Ave. N; Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway; City limits; City limits
  • 226-54San Angelo city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by W. Ave. R; S. Chadbourne, S. Concho River, City limits; City limits; Ben Ficklin Rd.
  • 226-55San Angelo city - That part in Justice Precinct 2, excluding Goodfellow Air Force Base (part) Bounded by S. Concho River, Main Conco River; Old Fort McKavitt Rd., Windham, Old Christoval Rd.; City limits; S. Concho River
  • 226-56Goodfellow Air Force Base (In San Angelo city, Justice Precinct 2)
  • 226-57San Angelo city - That part in Justice Precinct 2, excluding Goodfellow Air Force Base (part) Bounded by Main Concho River, City limits; City limits; City limits; Old Christoval Rd., Windham, Old Fort McKavitt Rd.
  • 226-58Justice Precinct 1, outside San Angelo city: Justice Precinct 1 - That part south of U.S. Highway 67 and east and south of Harriett - Miles Rd., outside San Angelo city
  • 226-59Justice Precinct 1 - That part north and west of Miles - Harriett Rd. and north of U.S. Highway 67, outside San Angelo city (Remainder of Justice Precinct is in San Angelo city)
  • 226-60Justice Precinct 2, outside San Angelo city Justice Precinct 2 - That part north of Unnamed road extending westward from County line to San Angelo city, outside San Angelo city
  • 226-61Justice Precinct 2 - That part south of Unnamed road extending eastward from San Angelo city to county line and north of U.S. Highway 87, outside San Angelo city
  • 226-62Justice Precinct 2 - That part south of U.S. Highway 87, outside San Angelo city (Remainder of Justice Precinct 2 is in San Angelo city)
  • 226-63Justice Precinct 3: Justice Precinct 3 - That part excluding State Tuberculosis Sanatorium
  • 226-64State Tuberculosis Sanatorium (In Justice Precinct 3)
  • 226-65Justice Precinct 4
  • 226-66Justice Precinct 5

Wildfire, 2001 to 2020

869 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 869 of them, burning about 59,981 acres. 61 started naturally and 35 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning320
Missing data/not specified/undetermined228
Equipment and vehicle use125
Natural61
Smoking37
Arson/incendiarism35
Power generation/transmission/distribution26
Recreation and ceremony19
Railroad operations and maintenance13
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Firearms and explosives use1

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

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
10 April 2011Natural12,659 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceENCINO FIRE
15 August 2015Natural5,204 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceHEAD OF THE RIVER RANCH
19 June 2011Natural4,300 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceWILSON RANCH FIRE
20 August 2019Debris and open burning3,466 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceROCKING CHAIR RANCH
18 June 2011Natural2,860 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceHUDSON COMPLEX
26 March 2009Smoking2,300 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceDOVE CREEK CATTLE CO.
18 June 2006Natural1,862 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceTOENAIL TRAIL RANCH
1 August 2008Debris and open burning1,302 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named

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

Storms, 1952 to 2026

60 of 1,303 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 1,303 reports for this county, causing 16 deaths, 267 injuries and about $228,971,740 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Hail660
Thunderstorm Wind420
Flash Flood138
Tornado56
Flood16
Heavy Rain6
Lightning4
Funnel Cloud3

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 1953Tornado (F4)not stated13 killed, 159 hurt, $2,500,000no account filed
March 1973Tornado (F2)not stated1 killed, 7 hurt, $250,000no account filed
June 1984Tornado (F1)not stated1 killed, $25,000no account filed
July 2025Flash FloodSan Angelo1 killedLaw enforcement reported flash flooding at the intersection of Coke Street and Schroeder Street which resulted in one fatality when a vehicle was swept away by the flood waters.
May 1995Thunderstorm WindSan Angelo50 hurt, $60,000,000no account filed
May 1995HailSan Angelo10 hurt, $25,000,000no account filed
May 1995HailSan Angelo10 hurt, $20,000,000no account filed
May 1995HailSjt10 hurt, $50,000no account filed
April 1952Tornado (F3)not stated6 hurt, $250,000no account filed
May 2019Tornado (EF2)Tankersly Arpt2 hurt, $7,500,000An EF-2 Tornado began in Dove Creek, about 16 miles southwest of San Angelo. This tornado removed the roofs from several homes and caused some of the outer walls to collapse. It blew out a wall of a large metal building at the Boys Ranch, destroyed several outbuildings and continued to damage trees as it crossed over Twin Buttes Reservoir. Then the tornado entered the Southland Subdivision, located about 5.5 miles southwest of San Angelo where the tornado broadened to nearly a mile wide as it weakened. It damaged shingles on many roofs and a chimney, it toppled fences, broke windows, uprooted some trees and broke many tree limbs across the Southland Subdivision. The tornado continued to cause similar damage as it moved northeast into the College Hills Subdivision. The tornado then began to decrease in width and increase in strength near Angelo State University (ASU). The tornado damaged roofs, broke a large church window, and destroyed a gasoline canopy, fences and trees near ASU. This tornado even tore HVAC Units from the MHMR Building near downtown San Angelo. The twister crossed Loop 306 near Main Street and intensified to an EF-2 as it struck the Bradford Elementary Subdivision in the north part of San Angelo. It destroyed 39 homes and damaged about 90 homes as it removed residential roofs and collapsed outer walls. The strong tornado threw an automobile into a residence and snapped tree trunks. Two injuries were reported.
May 1998Tornado (F1)Veribest2 hurt, $1,300,000A tornado destroyed 2 mobile homes, injuring two of the occupants inside one of them
October 1993Thunderstorm WindSan Angelo2 hurt, $500,000Ham radio operators and storm spotters reported severe weather in and near San Angelo late on the 17th. In North San Angelo, two mobile homes were demolished, with other roofs, fences, power lines, and outbuildings damaged. Two people in one the the trailers sustained minor cuts and bruises. The damage was believed to be caused by a microburst. Golfball-size hail was reported by a spotter in Carlsbad at 2112 CST. Around 2210 CST, another microburst damaged an athletic supply building and the roof of a high school in north San Angelo. Later, quarter-size hail was reported in north San Angelo by a NWS employee. At 2345 CST, a NWS employee reported Ping-Pong-size hail 4 miles northeast of the San Angelo airport.
May 1995Tornado (F1)Vancourt2 hurt, $250,000no account filed
July 2002Flash FloodCountywide2 hurt, $100,000Thunderstorms developed over Tom Green County on the evening of the 6th. These thunderstorms dropped around 4 inches of rain in a short amount of time. Several low water crossings throughout the county became flooded. A couple and their son were swept into Live Oak Creek as they tried to navigate a flooded roadway. They were trapped for about one and half hours until help finally arrived. The couple received minor injuries as a result, and lost most of their belongings. In San Angelo many water rescues were performed as streets became flooded.
May 1995HailEola1 hurt, $10,000no account filed
May 1952Tornado (F1)not stated1 hurt, $2,500no account filed
July 2014Thunderstorm WindCarlsbad1 hurtA powerful microburst struck about 5 miles northeast of Grape Creek and produced one injury and extensive damage across the Indian Creek neighborhood located near the intersection of Glass Road and Grape Creek Road. ||Shingles were blown off several residences, a single wide mobile home was moved off its blocks, and several windows of mobile homes and vehicles were broken by the wind-driven hail. Mobile home skirting was blown out by the strong thunderstorm winds. In addition, several outbuildings were destroyed, a large metal building housing large hay bales was also destroyed as the metal was strewn a couple of hundred yards into a nearby field.
September 2001Flash FloodSan Angelo1 hurtA man caught in his vehicle in high water suffered minor injuries before he could be rescued. The man hung onto a guide wire for 20 minutes before police and fire personnel could finally wade out to reach him.
July 1988Thunderstorm Windnot stated1 hurtno account filed
May 1993HailSan Angelo$50,000,000A severe thunderstorm moved over San Angelo and pounded the city with hail larger than baseball-size. There were numerous reports of damage to vehicles, roofs, windows, and aircraft at Mathis Field. The storm damaged over 800 vehicles and nearly 1,000 roofs, mainly in the southwestern part of the city. Insurance adjusters estimated the total damage at around $10 million. Fortunately, no injuries resulted from the storm.
March 2002HailSan Angelo$16,000,000Hail up to golf ball size pounded the southern half of San Angelo shortly after noon, creating drifts several feet deep in places. Around 3500 homes suffered light to moderate damage, along with around 4000 automobiles. Many trees were stripped of their leaves. Hail stayed on the ground for at least 8 hours in some places.
June 2003HailSan Angelo$10,000,000The community of Grape Creek was pounded by hail up to the size of tennis balls combined with winds to 70 mph. This produced considerable damage to trees, roofs and cars. Hail of golf ball size or larger fell for almost 20 minutes. Severe hail of penny size or larger fell for 50 minutes. Almost every home in the community needed roof repairs.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindCarlsbad$7,000,000Afternoon highs reached well above 100 degrees across a large part of West Central Texas. San Angelo measured 109 degrees. A cold front moving south across the region triggered thunderstorms. Several of these storms produced damaging thunderstorm winds. A line of storms formed just north of San Angelo and quickly began producing damaging downbursts winds across San Angelo and the Concho Valley. ||A National Weather Service Damage Survey team found evidence of downburst thunderstorm winds of 75 to 85 mph with some gusts to around 95 mph between Grape Creek and the San Angelo State Park. The downburst winds extended across San Angelo and was approximately 35 miles long and about 20 miles wide. At 7:44 PM CDT the damaging winds began near Grape Creek and snapped or fell about 24 power poles. These damaged poles were located near the baptist church on the south side of Grape Creek and they continued southeast along U.S. Highway 87. At 7:45 PM CDT, the West Texas Mesonet located just south of Grape Creek measured a 69 mph wind gust. By 7:54 PM CDT, these winds reached Mathis Field where the NWS San Angelo ASOS measured 78 mph. There was widespread roof damage across San Angelo. Lots of shingles and metal roofs were blown off, some windows were broken in homes, businesses and vehicles, a few garage doors were blown out, and many utility poles and power lines also were also blown down. Lots of trees were uprooted and large trunks were broken. A couple of hotels in downtown San Angelo, Shannon Hospital, and several apartment buildings lost some of their roofs. An apartment complex off of North Bryant near the Walmart lost a lot of roofing material. One of the walls on the north side of this apartment complex lost its brick veneer as it collapsed when the roof was slightly lifted. The ASOS at Mathis Field in San Angelo measured its last severe sustained wind of 58 mph at 8:16 PM CDT, along with a wind gust of 77 mph.
April 2008Tornado (EF1)San Angelo Res$6,000,000The NWS storm survey team found a tornado track across the Houston Harte Expressway that caused severe damage to a large distribution warehouse. Also, the tornado overturned 2 trailers, knocked down a communication tower, utility poles, and power lines, flipped cars, damaged roofs and road signs along the expressway. A couple of truck drivers who rode out the storm reported their tractor trailers were lifted at times during the tornado. One motorist in a smaller truck took shelter at the nearby Allsup's gas station reported being lifted up while he was in his small truck and seeing a small tornado.
May 1995HailSan Angelo$5,000,000no account filed
May 1995HailSan Angelo$5,000,000no account filed
June 2003HailSan Angelo$4,000,000The thunderstorm moved from Grape Creek into the city of San Angelo. The thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail and winds to 70 mph over the north and east portions of San Angelo. This caused damage to cars, roofs and businesses.
May 1996Tornado (F1)Wall$1,000,000no account filed
June 2003HailSan Angelo$800,000Large hail and strong winds combined to produce significant damage to homes and cars in San Angelo. This was the second severe thunderstorm to hit the city of San Angelo in three days.
May 2015FloodWater Vly$500,000The Concho River at Carlsbad was classified as a major flood. At 5 AM CDT, on May 19, the Concho River at Carlsbad went above the 12 foot flood stage. The river crested to 21.45 feet at 8 AM CDT and fell below flood stage at 615 PM CDT. The river flooded homes along the river including parts of San Angelo State Park. About 150 homes were flooded throughout Tom Green County including San Angelo. These homes were flooded by the river and from earlier flash flooding.
May 2015Flash FloodHarriet$500,000This flash flood impacted Tom Green County and San Angelo, flooding several homes and numerous roads and low water crossings across the city and county. Loop 306 was flooded at Knickerbocker Road and Jefferson Street. Water covered U.S. Highway 87 and surrounding fields for a considerable distance about 1 mile east of Wall. At 1139 PM CDT, a NWS employee, located 6 miles south southwest of San Angelo, measured 4.64 inches of rain in a 90 minute period. A woman was rescued from a car that was swept away 3 miles west southwest of San Angelo at the Southwest Boulevard low water crossing. At 103 AM CDT, the San Angelo Regional Airport was closed because of flooding and flights were diverted to Abilene.
May 2002HailSan Angelo$500,000Two severe thunderstorms developed over the city of San Angelo and produced hail up to golfball size for almost 40 minutes. The hail caused considerable property damage to homes and vehicles.
May 1993HailSan Angelo$500,000A severe thunderstorm moved over San Angelo and pounded the city with hail larger than baseball-size. There were numerous reports of damage to vehicles, roofs, windows, and aircraft at Mathis Field. The storm damaged over 800 vehicles and nearly 1,000 roofs, mainly in the southwestern part of the city. Insurance adjusters estimated the total damage at around $10 million. Fortunately, no injuries resulted from the storm.
May 2005Tornado (F1)San Angelo$300,000As the supercell thunderstorm started to move just to the east of San Angelo, it became better organized and was able to produce a tornado just off of loop 306 southeast of San Angelo. Two mobile homes were damaged, and two grain elevators received substantial damage.
February 1997Thunderstorm Wind(Sjt)Mathis Fld San$300,000no account filed
May 1995Tornado (F3)Mereta to$300,000no account filed
May 1989Tornado (F1)not stated$250,000no account filed
October 2018Tornado (EF2)Knickerbocker$200,000A National Weather Service team found evidence of tornado damage about 6 to 9 miles west southwest of Christoval. The strong tornadic winds snapped trunks and uprooted many Live Oak and Cedar trees. The tornado hit a metal building. The twister removed much of the roof covering, blew out a large garage door and caused steel perlins to buckle.
March 2004Tornado (F1)Carlsbad$200,000About eight manufactured homes were destroyed in the community of Carlsbad from a tornado. Other structures received minor damage.
June 2003LightningSan Angelo$200,000Intense lightening from a severe thunderstorm produced a house fire, which was a total loss. Also numerous appliances and televisions across the city were knocked out. The National Weather Service office in San Angelo also received a lightening strike that knocked out computer systems and a amateur radio transceiver.
August 1996Flash FloodChristoval$200,000no account filed
November 1996Thunderstorm WindSan Angelo$200,000no account filed
April 2008Tornado (EF1)Tankersly Arpt$150,000The NWS storm survey found that a tornado tore the roof and some walls off the upper floor of a residential home just southwest of Tankersley. Wind speeds were estimated around 100 mph.
June 2003Flash FloodSan Angelo$150,000Several cars were stranded and a restaurant was flooded.
May 1998Flash FloodSan Angelo$150,000Extensive flooding in the Quail Valley subdivision, with water flowing into houses and up to 8 feet of water covering some roadways
May 1995Tornado (F1)Mereta$150,000no account filed
May 2005Tornado (F1)San Angelo$100,000Just after the first tornado dissipated another tornado developed developed just to the south southeast of where the first tornado dissipated. Some damage was noted to homes, telephone poles and signs.
May 1998Flash FloodSan Angelo$100,000Up to 1 foot of water flowing through several homes
June 1997Thunderstorm WindSan Angelo$100,000A severe wind and hail storm damaged roofs in the community of Grape Creek.
June 1996HailVeribest$100,000no account filed
April 2008Tornado (EF0)Vancourt$50,000The NWS storm survey revealed the tornado destroyed 20 sheep shelters, damaged irrigation equipment, overturned an RV travel trailer and removed tin from a large outbuilding.
May 2002HailSan Angelo$50,000Several reports of golfball size hail received from the southern half of San Angelo. Damage was primarily to roofs.
May 2002HailSan Angelo$50,000Several reports of golfball size hail were received on the west side of San Angelo.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindSan Angelo Mathis Fl$50,000Strong winds broke six-inch tree branches and tore off metal roofs.
October 1993Thunderstorm WindSan Angelo$50,000Ham radio operators and storm spotters reported severe weather in and near San Angelo late on the 17th. In North San Angelo, two mobile homes were demolished, with other roofs, fences, power lines, and outbuildings damaged. Two people in one the the trailers sustained minor cuts and bruises. The damage was believed to be caused by a microburst. Golfball-size hail was reported by a spotter in Carlsbad at 2112 CST. Around 2210 CST, another microburst damaged an athletic supply building and the roof of a high school in north San Angelo. Later, quarter-size hail was reported in north San Angelo by a NWS employee. At 2345 CST, a NWS employee reported Ping-Pong-size hail 4 miles northeast of the San Angelo airport.
May 1996Thunderstorm WindKnickerbocker$50,000no account filed
August 1996Flash FloodKnickerbocker$50,000no account filed
August 1996Thunderstorm WindSan Angelo Res$50,000no account filed
May 1995HailSan Angelo$50,000no account filed
May 1995HailSan Angelo$50,000no account filed

Mines and quarries

8 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 8 workings inside this county. 3 still produce and 5 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Stone, Crushed/Broken4
Sand and Gravel, Construction3
Copper1

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Turnerdale-1CopperOccurrence1917
Montgomery Sand and GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Pool Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Sanco Materials CorporationSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Reece Albert Water Valley QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Unknown Abandoned Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Willeke PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Wilson Paving Company OperationsStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every populated place in the county

21

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.