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Wichita County, Texas

50 topographic sheets cover 15 settlements here, and 14 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

14 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Texas within the United States
Wichita County within Texas

What the record shows

  • 155 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 14 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 10 buildings, 3 districts and 1 structure.
  • 2 of the 14 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 15 populated places in this county; 15 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

14

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
American Trust Building-Holiday Innbuilding2022100008026
Bailey-Moline-Filgo Buildingbuilding2020100005538
Beaver Creek Bridgestructure199696001104
Depot Square Historic Districtdistrict200403001552
First Wichita National Bankbuilding2023100009496
W.A. Freear Furniture Company-Maskat Shrine Temple Buildingbuilding2018100002701
William Benjamin Hamilton Housebuilding198383003826
Hodges-Hardy-Chambers Housebuilding198585000925
Indiana Avenue Historic Districtdistrict2023100008585
Frank Kell Housebuilding197878003378
Morningside Historic Districtdistrict198585001122
Joe and Lois Perkins Housebuilding201515000339
Weeks Housebuilding198080004158
Wichita Falls Route Buildingbuilding197878002999

Photographs from libraries nationwide

14 of 24 shown

Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 24 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.

Mack's Super Service, Boston Public Library - undated
Mack's Super Service. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Weimar Courts, U.S. Hi-Way 90, Welmar, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Weimar Courts, U.S. Hi-Way 90, Welmar, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Cactus Motel, Wichita Falls, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Cactus Motel, Wichita Falls, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Russell's Radiator Shop, 1106-8th St. -- Phone 2-5164 -- Wichita Falls, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Russell's Radiator Shop, 1106-8th St. -- Phone 2-5164 -- Wichita Falls, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Town House, Wichita Falls, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Town House, Wichita Falls, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
"The house that Buick built", Barrow-Grace Buick Co., Boston Public Library - undated
"The house that Buick built", Barrow-Grace Buick Co.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Motor Inn, Wichita Falls, Texas, U.S. highways 70 and 287, West of city, Boston Public Library - undated
Motor Inn, Wichita Falls, Texas, U.S. highways 70 and 287, West of city. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Town House Hotel, Boston Public Library - undated
Town House Hotel. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Home of Harley Davidson Motorcycles, Wichita Falls, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Home of Harley Davidson Motorcycles, Wichita Falls, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Lone Star Motor Co., Boston Public Library - undated
Lone Star Motor Co.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Baber Clinic, 911 Burnett Street, Wichita Falls, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Baber Clinic, 911 Burnett Street, Wichita Falls, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Triple DDD Motel, Boston Public Library - undated
Triple DDD Motel. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Corral Lodge, Iowa Park, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Corral Lodge, Iowa Park, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Town House, Wichita Falls, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Town House, Wichita Falls, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

The county from the air

40 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 1,933 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 40 frames below were taken over the county itself, chosen across the decades of flights (at most four a year from that rectangle), so one flight cannot crowd out the rest. The full set is free to browse and download at EarthExplorer under the dataset Aerial Photo Single Frames.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-01-28, scale 1:69000
1953-01-28, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-01-28, scale 1:69000
1953-01-28, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-01-28, scale 1:69000
1953-01-28, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-01-28, scale 1:69000
1953-01-28, scale 1:69000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-02-02, scale 1:64600
1954-02-02, scale 1:64600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-02-02, scale 1:64600
1954-02-02, scale 1:64600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-02-02, scale 1:64600
1954-02-02, scale 1:64600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-02-02, scale 1:64600
1954-02-02, scale 1:64600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-02-14, scale 1:18000
1965-02-14, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-02-14, scale 1:18000
1965-02-14, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-02-14, scale 1:18000
1965-02-14, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-02-14, scale 1:18000
1965-02-14, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-02-10, scale 1:11000
1966-02-10, scale 1:11000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-02-10, scale 1:11000
1966-02-10, scale 1:11000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-02-10, scale 1:11000
1966-02-10, scale 1:11000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-02-10, scale 1:11000
1966-02-10, scale 1:11000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-02-17, scale 1:42016
1967-02-17, scale 1:42016. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-02-17, scale 1:42016
1967-02-17, scale 1:42016. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-02-17, scale 1:41881
1967-02-17, scale 1:41881. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-02-17, scale 1:41881
1967-02-17, scale 1:41881. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-05-02, scale 1:98141
1970-05-02, scale 1:98141. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-05-02, scale 1:98141
1970-05-02, scale 1:98141. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-05-02, scale 1:98141
1970-05-02, scale 1:98141. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-05-02, scale 1:98141
1970-05-02, scale 1:98141. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-03-07, scale 1:20200
1971-03-07, scale 1:20200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-03-07, scale 1:20200
1971-03-07, scale 1:20200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-03-07, scale 1:20200
1971-03-07, scale 1:20200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-03-07, scale 1:20200
1971-03-07, scale 1:20200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-05-13, scale 1:98667
1972-05-13, scale 1:98667. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-05-13, scale 1:98667
1972-05-13, scale 1:98667. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-05-13, scale 1:98667
1972-05-13, scale 1:98667. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-05-13, scale 1:98667
1972-05-13, scale 1:98667. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-04-25, scale 1:80000
1976-04-25, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-04-25, scale 1:80000
1976-04-25, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-04-25, scale 1:80000
1976-04-25, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-04-25, scale 1:80000
1976-04-25, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1978-07-01, scale 1:12800
1978-07-01, scale 1:12800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1978-07-01, scale 1:12800
1978-07-01, scale 1:12800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1978-07-01, scale 1:12800
1978-07-01, scale 1:12800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1978-07-01, scale 1:12800
1978-07-01, scale 1:12800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

31 stations, 6 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

128 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.

  • 243-1Wichita Falls city, comprising parts of Justice Precincts 1 and 2: Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by City limits; City limits; Jefferson; Houston Rd., Burkburnett Rd.
  • 243-2AN/A
  • 243-2BN/A
  • 243-3Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by City limits, Fort Worth and Denver City Railway; N. Scott Ave., Carolina, N. Travis; N. 7th, Vermont; City limits
  • 243-4Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Fort Worth and Denver City Railway, Jefferson; Houston Rd.; Lincoln; N. Travis, Carolina, N. Scott Ave. :
  • 243-5Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Jefferson, City limits; City limits; Big Wichita River; Houston Rd.
  • 243-6Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Big Wichita River, City limits; City limits; E. 3rd; Adams
  • 243-7Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Big Wichita River; Adams; 7th; Fort Worth and Denver City Railway
  • 243-8Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Big Wichita River; Fort Worth and Denver City Railway; 4th; Travis
  • 243-9Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Lincoln; Houston Rd.; Big Wichita River; N. Burnett, Warren, N. Travis
  • 243-10Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by N. 7th; N. Travis, Warren, N. Burnett; N. 3rd, Grand Ave., N. 1st; City limits, Vermont
  • 243-11Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by N. 1st, Grand Ave., N. 3rd; N. Burnett; Big Wichita River; City limits
  • 243-12AN/A
  • 243-12BN/A
  • 243-13Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by City limits, Big Wichita River; Van Buren; Roberts Ave.; Taylor, 5th, Fillmore
  • 243-14Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Big Wichita River; Brook Ave.; 7th; Van Buren
  • 243-15Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Big Wichita River; Travis; 4th; Brook Ave.
  • 243-16Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by 4th; Travis; 6th; Brook Ave.
  • 243-17Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by 4th; Fort Worth and Denver City Railway; 7th; Lamar, 6th, Travis
  • 243-18Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by E. 3rd; City limits, Duncan, Reilly; Offutt, Mill, 6th; Adams
  • 243-19Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Duncan, City limits; Rosewood Ave., Roosevelt, Holmes; Bonner; Adams, 6th, Mill, Offutt, Reilly
  • 243-20Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by City limits; City limits; State Highway 79, Harding, Rosewood Ave., Bonner; Holmes, Roosevelt, Rosewood Ave.
  • 243-21Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Harding, State Highway 79; City limits; Fort Worth and Denver City Railway; Texas Ave., Barwise, Cleveland Ave., Humphreys, Rosewood Ave.
  • 243-22Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Bonner; Rosewood Ave., Humphreys, Cleveland Ave., Barwise, Texas Ave.; Fort Worth and Denver City Railway; Holmes, Sullivan, Holmes
  • 243-23Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Adams, Bonner; Holmes, Sullivan, Holmes; Fort Worth and Denver City Railway; 7th
  • 243-24Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1, excluding the Gladstone, Holt, Kemp and Marchman Hotels Bounded by 7th; Fort Worth and Denver City Railway; Wichita Valley Railroad; Lamar
  • 243-25Gladstone Hotel (In Wichita Falls city, Justice Precinct 1)
  • 243-26Holt Hotel (In Wichita Falls city, Justice Precinct 1)
  • 243-27Kemp Hotel (In Wichita Falls city, Justice Precinct 1)
  • 243-28Marchman Hotel (In Wichita Falls city, Justice Precinct 1)
  • 243-29Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by 6th; Lamar; 9th; Broad
  • 243-30Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by 6th; Broad; 9th; Brook Ave.
  • 243-31Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by 7th; Brook Ave.; 10th; Van Buren
  • 243-32Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Roberts Ave.; Van Buren; 10th; Taylor
  • 243-33Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by 10th; Monroe; Ave. G; Taylor
  • 243-34Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by 10th; Taylor; Ave. G; Kemp
  • 243-35Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by 10th; Kemp; Ave. G, Hays, Seymour Rd.; Beverly Dr., City limits
  • 243-36Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by City limits; Beverly Dr., Seymour Rd., Santa Fe; Seymour Rd.; City limits
  • 243-37Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by City limits, Seymour Rd., Santa Fe, Seymour Rd.; Hays; Cumberland Ave.; City limits
  • 243-38Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Ave. G; Kemp; Ave. J; Hays
  • 243-39Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Ave. G; Monroe; Ave. J; Kemp
  • 243-40Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Ave. C; Bell, Ave. E, Bell; Ave. J; Monroe
  • 243-41Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Ave. C; Harrison; Ave. H, Giddings, Ave. H; Bell, Ave. E, Bell
  • 243-42Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by 10th; Denver Ave., 11th, Denver Ave.; Elisabeth Ave., Harrison, Ave. C; Monroe
  • 243-43Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by 10th; Brook Ave.; Elisabeth Ave.; Denver Ave., 11th, Denver Ave.
  • 243-44Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by 9th; Broad; 11th; Brook Ave.
  • 243-45Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by 9th; Austin; 12th, Bluff, 11th; Broad
  • 243-46Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1, excluding Earle Hotel Bounded by 9th; Lamar; 14th; Austin
  • 243-47Earle Hotel (In Wichita Falls city, Justice Precinct 1)
  • 243-48Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Fort Worth and Denver City Railway; Colorado Ave.; Walnut; Wichita Valley Railroad
  • 243-49Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Fort Worth and Denver City Railway; City limits; City limits, Galveston; Colorado Ave.
  • 243-50Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Walnut; Colorado Ave.; Galveston; Austin, Wichita Valley Railroad
  • 243-51Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by 14th; Lamar; Wichita Valley Railroad; Austin
  • 243-52Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by 14th; Austin; 16th, Bluff, 17th; Broad
  • 243-53Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by 11th, Bluff, 12th; Austin; 14th; Broad
  • 243-54Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by 11th; Broad; 14th; Grace
  • 243-55Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by 11th; Grace; 14th, Elizabeth Ave.; Brook Ave.
  • 243-56Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Elizabeth Ave., 14th; Grace; Collins Ave.; Brook Ave.
  • 243-57Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Elizabeth Ave.; Brook Ave.; Pearl; Harrison
  • 243-58Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Ave. H, Giddings, Ave. H; Harrison; Wichita Valley Railroad; Jones, Ave. J, Bell
  • 243-59Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Ave. J; Jones; Wichita Valley Railroad; Monroe
  • 243-60Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Ave. J; Monroe Ave.; M; Kemp Blvd.
  • 243-61Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Ave. J; Kemp Blvd.; Ave. M, Grant, Cumberland Ave.; Hays
  • 243-62Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Cumberland Ave., Grant, Ave. M; Kemp Blvd.; Ave. Q, Grant, Ave. Q; Wenonah Blvd.
  • 243-63Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Cumberland Ave.; Wenonah Blvd.; Wichita Valley Railroad, City limits; City limits
  • 243-64Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Ave. Q, Grant, Ave. Q; Kemp Blvd.; Wichita Valley Railroad; Wenonah Blvd.
  • 243-65Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Wichita Valley Railroad; Kemp Blvd., City limits; City limits; City limits
  • 243-66AWichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Ave. M, Monroe, Wichita Valley Railroad; Taft Blvd.; Ave. X, City limits, Ave. X, City limits; Kemp Blvd.
  • 243-66BWichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Ave. X; City limits (Taft Blvd.); City limits; City limits
  • 243-66CWichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Ave. X; City limits (Barrett Pl.); City limits (Ave. Z); City limits (Sherwood La.)
  • 243-66DWichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Ave. M; Monroe; Wichita Valley Railroad; Kemp Blvd.
  • 243-67AWichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Wichita Valley Railroad; Harrison, Ellingham Dr.; Old city limits, Hampstead Lane; Taft Blvd.
  • 243-67BWichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Hampstead Lane, Old city limits; City limits, Pocahontas, State Highway 66, City limits; Rowland, Lake Park Dr., Memorial Dr., San Jacinto, City limits; City limits, Irving Place, Harrison, City limits
  • 243-68Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Pearl Ave.; Brook Ave.; Wichita Valley Railroad; Harrison
  • 243-69Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Collins Ave.; Grace; Wichita Valley Railroad; Brook Ave.
  • 243-70Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by 14th; Broad; Wichita Valley Railroad; Grace
  • 243-71Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by 17th, Bluff, 16th; Austin; Wichita Valley Railroad; Broad
  • 243-72Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Wichita Valley Railroad, Austin, Galveston; City limits; City limits; Evelyn, Bonds, West boundary of City Water Plant, Burnett
  • 243-73Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Wichita Valley Railroad; Burnett, West boundary of City Water Plant, Bonds, Evelyn; 23rd, Jasper, 23rd; Broad Ave.
  • 243-74Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Wichita Valley Railroad; Broad Ave.; 23rd; Holliday Rd.
  • 243-75Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Wichita Valley Railroad; Holliday Rd.; 23rd; Bridwell
  • 243-76Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by 23rd, Jasper, 23rd; Evelyn; City limits; Carrigan, Speedway Ave., Carrigan, Blonde, Bridwell
  • 243-77Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Wichita Valley Railroad; Bridwell, Blonde, Carrigan, Speedway Ave., Carrigan, City limits; City limits; Hamilton Blvd., Speedway Ave., Brook Ave.
  • 243-78Wichita Falls city - That part in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Wichita Valley Railroad; Brook Ave., Speedway Ave., Hamilton Blvd., City limits; Old city limits, Ellingham; Dr. Harrison
  • 243-79AN/A
  • 243-79BN/A
  • 243-79CN/A
  • 243-79DN/A
  • 243-80Justice Precinct 1, outside Wichita Falls city: Kemp Newby, unincorporated Bounded by Canal; Unnamed rd.; Fort Worth and Denver City Railway, Unnamed st., Chester Ave., Old Windthorst Rd., Pecan Creek; Pecan Creek, Wichita Falls city limits
  • 243-81Justice Precinct 1: Orient, unincorporated: Orient, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Fed. Highway 287, Unnamed st., Deer Creek; Wichita Falls city limits; Wichita Falls city limits, Wichita River; Unnamed rd., Unnamed rd., Unnamed rd., Unnamed rd.
  • 243-82Justice Precinct 1: Orient, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Deer Creek; Unnamed st.; Fed. Highway 287; Road to Bacon
  • 243-83Justice Precinct 1 - That part north of Wichita River, outside Wichita Falls city
  • 243-84BJustice Precinct 1 - An isolated area completely surrounded by city boundaries yet excluded from the city of Wichita Falls, Texas and bounded on three sides by City limits, South Entrance of Sheppard Air Base; City limits; U. S. Highway 277
  • 243-84AJustice Precinct 1 - That part north of Wichita Falls city and Orient, unincorporated (See separate map for boundaries of Orient)
  • 243-85Justice Precinct 1 - That part south of U.S. Highway 70 and north of Wichita River, outside Orient, unincorporated (See separate map for boundaries of Orient)
  • 243-86Justice Precinct 1 - That part south of Wichita River and north of Fort Worth and Denver City Railway; outside Wichita Falls city and Kemp Newby, unincorporated (See separate map for boundaries of Kemp Newby)
  • 243-87Justice Precinct 1 - That part south of Fort Worth and Denver City Railway and east of U.S. Highway 281, outside Wichita Falls city and the unincorporated places of Kemp Newby and Hillcrest (See separate map for boundaries of Kemp Newby and aerial photo CZZ-3C-115 for boundaries of Hillcrest)
  • 243-88Justice Precinct 1 - That part west of U.S. Highway 281 and Wichita Falls and Southern Railroad, outside Wichita Falls city and Hillcrest, unincorporated and excluding Northwest Texas Insane Hospital (See aerial photo CZZ-3C-115 for boundaries of Hillcrest)
  • 243-89Northwest Texas Insane Hospital (In Justice Precinct 1)
  • 243-90BN/A
  • 243-90AN/A
  • 243-91Justice Precinct 2, outside Wichita Falls city: Burkburnett city: Burkburnett city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; Red River Bridge Rd., 3rd; Ave. B
  • 243-92Justice Precinct 2: Burkburnett city - That part Bounded by City limits; Ave. B; 3rd, Wichita Falls and Northwestern Railway, Burkburnett - Clara Highway; City limits
  • 243-93Justice Precinct 2: Burkburnett city - That part Bounded by Burkburnett - Clara Highway; Wichita Falls and Northwestern Railway; City limits; City limits
  • 243-94Justice Precinct 2: Burkburnett city - That part Bounded by 3rd, Red River Bridge Rd.; City limits; City limits; Wichita Falls and Northwestern Railway
  • 243-95Justice Precinct 2 - That part west of the Missouri - Kansas - Texas Railroad and north of State Highway 240, outside Burkburnett city
  • 243-96Justice Precinct 2 - That part south of State Highway 240, and west of Missouri - Kansas - Texas Railroad, outside Burkburnett city
  • 243-97Justice Precinct 2 - That part east of Missouri - Kansas - Texas Railroad, outside Burkburnett and Wichita Falls cities (Remainder of Justice Precinct 2 is in Wichita Falls city)
  • 243-98Justice Precinct 3: Iowa Park town: Iowa Park town - That part Bounded by Town limits; Town limits; Railroad Ave.; Jackson Ave.
  • 243-99Justice Precinct 3: Iowa Park town - That part Bounded by Town limits; Jackson Ave.; Railroad Ave., Town limits; Town limits
  • 243-100Justice Precinct 3: Iowa Park town - That part Bounded by Railroad Ave.; Town limits; Town limits; Town limits
  • 243-101Justice Precinct 3 - That part north of Fort Worth and Denver City Railway, outside Iowa Park town
  • 243-102Justice Precinct 3 - That part south of Fort Worth and Denver City Railway and north of Wichita River, outside Iowa Park town
  • 243-103Justice Precinct 3 - That part south of Wichita River
  • 243-104Justice Precinct 4: Electra city: Electra city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits, Wilbarger, Jackson Ave., Electra, Lincoln Ave., Main; Franklin Ave.; City limits
  • 243-105AJustice Precinct 4: Electra city - That part, excluding the areas annexed 5/30/47 and 12/27/48 Bounded by Franklin Ave.; Main; Rooseveldt; City limits
  • 243-105BJustice Precinct 4: Electra city - That part, comprising the area annexed 5/30/47 Bounded by Old city limits; Bailey; Old city limits; City limits
  • 243-106Justice Precinct 4: Electra city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; Wabash Ave.; Main, Lincoln Ave., Electra, Jackson Ave., Wilbarger
  • 243-107Justice Precinct 4: Electra city - That part Bounded by Wabash Ave.; City limits; Rooseveldt Ave.; Main
  • 243-108Justice Precinct 4: Electra city - That part Bounded by Rooseveldt Ave.; Main; Fort Worth and Denver City Railway; City limits
  • 243-109Justice Precinct 4: Electra city - That part Bounded by Rooseveldt Ave.; City limits; Fort Worth and Denver City Railway; Main
  • 243-110Justice Precinct 4: Electra city - That part Bounded by Fort Worth and Denver City Railway; City limits; City limits; City limits, Main
  • 243-111Justice Precinct 4: Electra city - That part Bounded by Fort Worth and Denver City Railway; Main; Main; City limits
  • 243-112Justice Precinct 4 - That part north of State Highway 240
  • 243-113Justice Precinct 4 - That part south of State Highway 240 and north of Fort Worth and Denver City Railway, outside Electra city
  • 243-114Justice Precinct 4 - That part south of Fort Worth and Denver City Railway and east of State Highway 25, outside Electra city
  • 243-115Justice Precinct 4 - That part south of Fort Worth and Denver City Railway and west of State Highway 25, outside Electra city
  • 243-116Justice Precinct 1: Hillcrest, unincorporated (See boundaries shown on aerial photo CZZ-3C-115)

Wildfire, 2000 to 2020

1,577 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 1,577 of them, burning about 63,161 acres. 34 started naturally and 30 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined893
Debris and open burning192
Equipment and vehicle use184
Power generation/transmission/distribution180
Natural34
Smoking32
Arson/incendiarism30
Misuse of fire by a minor11
Railroad operations and maintenance10
Recreation and ceremony8
Fireworks2
Other causes1

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

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
15 April 2011Power generation/transmission/distribution11,785 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceWICHITA COUNTY COMPLEX
9 April 2009Power generation/transmission/distribution4,500 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceELECTRA WEST
5 January 2008Equipment and vehicle use3,000 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
3 February 2008Arson/incendiarism2,500 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
10 August 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,500 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceLAZY J ROAD
27 November 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,500 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceFM1739 (FOSTER RANCH)-WICHITA/
21 July 2008Equipment and vehicle use1,400 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceBRADLEY RANCH
25 March 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,100 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named

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

Storms, 1951 to 2026

60 of 1,298 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 1,298 reports for this county, causing 51 deaths, 1,851 injuries and about $311,397,380 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Hail753
Thunderstorm Wind435
Tornado63
Flash Flood29
Lightning10
Flood7
Wildfire1

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
April 1979Tornado (F4)not stated42 killed, 1700 hurt, $250,000,000no account filed
April 1964Tornado (F5)not stated7 killed, 111 hurt, $25,000,000no account filed
April 1958Tornado (F3)not stated1 killed, 14 hurt, $250,000no account filed
June 1954Tornado (F3)not stated1 killed, 4 hurt, $250,000no account filed
April 1962Tornado (F3)not stated13 hurt, $2,500,000no account filed
June 1998HailSheppard Afb2 hurt, $1,000,000Hail larger than golf balls, combined with severe thunderstorm winds up to 79 mph, caused extensive damage and 2 injuries at Sheppard Air Force Base. The 2 injuries occurred when some soldiers were caught outside in the hailstorm. 48 (out of a squadron of 200) T-37 training jets were damaged by 2-inch hail. The winds blew the protective covers from the planes and the hail then knocked holes in the wings and broke the planes' windshields. Over 100 cars on the base were damaged. A window was knocked out of the air traffic control tower. One house sustained heavy damage when all of its west-facing shutters were destroyed and 3 skylights and 2 windows were broken. Numerous trees were snapped by the severe winds.
July 2000WildfireWichita Falls2 hurt, $40,000A wildfire developed just outside the city limits of Wichita Falls on the east side near Harding Street, and started when a resident in the area began to burn trash in his back yard. The dry conditions and strong winds allowed the fire to spread rapidly northward up a hill toward Mesa Street. Dozens of acres of pasture burned, along with 13, old, unoccupied homes, outbuildings, sheds, and 2 vehicles. Several hours were required to gain control of the fire which received assistance from 14 volunteer fire departments. Two firefighters sufferred heat stroke and were taken to a local hospital for treatment.
April 1961Tornado (F2)not stated2 hurt, $25,000no account filed
May 2012Thunderstorm WindBurkburnett1 hurt, $15,000A semi was blown off of Daniels road. The driver sustained minor injuries. Damages are estimated.
July 1998LightningBurkburnett1 hurt, $3,000no account filed
June 1953Tornado (F1)not stated1 hurt, $250no account filed
August 2008Flash FloodBurkburnett$25,000,000Major flooding occurred over northern Wichita county. At Wichita Falls, numerous homes were flooded with residents having to be evacuated by boat. A 3.5 mile stretch of railroad track from Wichita Falls to Burkburnett was washed out in several spots, making it impassable. At Burkburnett, the Reilly Ranch Loop was closed just south of Morgan Road and Highway 368, as well Highway 240. Interstate 44 was closed from Wichita Falls to the Red River due to as much as two feet of water flowing over top of it. Significant residential flooding was also reported along Business Highway 287 at Iowa Park. In total over the affected areas, at least 118 homes were flooded, 19 of which were destroyed. Burkburnett and Iowa Park were completely isolated for a few hours during the initial flooding because of street flooding. There was no access to or from these two cities. Monetary damages were estimated, and based on input from Wichita County officials.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindBurkburnett$750,000Numerous streets were closed due to trees being blown over into the street. Numerous trees were also blown on top of houses. Four power poles were snapped. Several camp trailers were flipped and power poles snapped on Holeman Road. A service station canopy was blown onto the road at the Interstate 44 and Interstate 240 intersection. TXU Electic also reported five to six feeder lines were downed.
March 2004Thunderstorm WindWichita Falls$750,000Roof and structural damage was reported on the west side of the city, with three homes destroyed. Many power poles and lines were downed. Many trees were also uprooted and snapped. A semi hauling an empty trailer was also overturned on the southbound overhead freeway near Holliday Road. The roof of a portable classroom at Rider High School was ripped off. Fowler Elementary also lost a corner of its roof.
June 1996LightningWichita Falls$750,000no account filed
May 2000HailWichita Falls$600,000no account filed
May 2015Flash FloodIowa Park$500,000Water coming into homes in Wichita Falls. Number of flooded homes unknown.
July 1996Thunderstorm WindBurkburnett$500,000no account filed
June 2004Thunderstorm WindWichita Falls$250,000A damage path about 60 yards wide was reported in the area of the Kickapoo Airpark on the south side of the city. Six hangars were destroyed at the airport. These hangars were made of sheet metal and were old. Two aircraft were also damaged. Several power poles were downed with a few pulled out of the ground.
May 2000HailWichita Falls$250,000no account filed
August 1953Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
April 2001Tornado (F1)Wichita Falls$150,000This tornado developed on the south side of Wichita Falls, a short distance from Lake Wichita. Most of the damage was minor, consisting of downed trees, fences and signs, however near the junction of US Highway 281 and US Highway 287, a machine shop composed of sheet metal sustained significant damage to the walls and frame when the roof was pushed upward, allowing the walls to cave in slightly. Also nearby, about 10 utility poles were snapped near the top with debris falling on fences and other sheet metal buildings. The maximum F-scale rating is F1, however most damage was rated F0.
May 1997Flash FloodWichita Falls$150,000Portions of Wichita Falls received up to 5 inches of rain in less than one hour, resulting in widespread flash flooding throughout the city. As many as 100 homes in the Faith Village area and off of Jacksboro Highway in south Wichita Falls reported some sort of flooding. Numerous roads in and around Wichita Falls were closed due to high water, some for over 12 hours. With water up to 6 feet deep, several cars became stranded and were washed away. In one instance an ambulance on its way to rescue a wheelchair-confined man from his flooding house stalled in water that rose to the depth of the ambulance's windshield. (The handicapped man was helped safely from his house by his neighbors.)
June 2025Thunderstorm WindPleasant Valley$100,000Multiple confirmations of thunderstorm wind damage along U.S. Highway 277/82 between the communities of Holiday and Wichita Falls. Damage included the metal facade of a house blown off, a travel trailer blown onto its side and numerous tree limbs, at least one power pole and a large highway road sign blown down. The location is approximate, and the event time is estimated from radar observations.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindWichita Falls$100,000Numerous images/videos showing significant damage to a strip mall. This included full roof removal of a large section of the building, causing interior walls to collapse. A large educational building across the street from this location also had significant roof damage, including a portion of its roof removed. Time is radar estimated.
May 2017Tornado (EF2)Haynesville$100,000A tornado developed northeast of Haynesville(Punkin Center) and moved east-northeast along Flippin Road. A number of large metal electrical transmission towers were damaged and a few collapsed.
March 2004Thunderstorm WindBurkburnett$100,000Widespread damage was reported across town. Roofs were damaged or blown away. Many trees and power lines were downed.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindBurkburnett$100,000A roof was partially blown off a business complex in the 100 block of Red River Expressway. One vehicle was crushed by the debris, and two others were damaged. A travel trailer was blown over on Vaughn Road. Several large trees were uprooted, blocking roads. Several storage buildings were destroyed, and several utility poles were snapped in half.
May 1999Flash FloodEast Portion$85,000no account filed
May 2015Flash FloodIowa Park$80,000Several cars stranded in high water. No injuries reported.
July 1997LightningWichita Falls$75,000Ligtning struck and set fire to a house, completely destroying the home and its contents.
March 2004Thunderstorm WindElectra$60,000A grain bin was damaged. The new Ag barn at Electra High School was damaged. A three car garage was destroyed. The roof of one home and signs across town were also damaged.
April 1999Flash FloodWichita Falls$60,000High water from heavy rain flooded several homes at the corner of Stevens and Featherston Avenues. Several people had to be rescued by boat.
April 2026Thunderstorm WindIowa Park$50,000A tractor-trailer was overturned (and rolled) on U.S. Highway 287 due to thunderstorm winds. Details on this event were relayed through local broadcast media.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindHaynesville$50,000Relayed images showing significant thunderstorm wind damage at multiple locations northeast of the community of Haynesville. Damage included partial roof loss to a large metal barn, multiple power poles snapped and/or blown over and large tree limbs blown down. Location is approximate and event time is estimated from radar observations.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindWichita Falls$50,000The corner of an apartment building had its roof removed and partial wall collapse of second floor unit. Time is radar estimated.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindWichita Falls$50,000Severe thunderstorms produced damaging winds across Wichita and northern Clay Counties during the evening of the 20th. At Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS) in Wichita County, wind gusts reached as high as 106 mph, and a single-engine aircraft that had been tied down was flipped over. Almost one hour later, wind speeds in Wichita Falls were measured at 61 to 78 mph at a local TV station. Damage in Wichita Falls from the evening's storms included eight inch branches down, outbuildings damaged, shingles blown off houses, a tree felled onto a car, and heavy metal awnings blown over. In Clay County in Charlie, winds up to 65 mph knocked out power to Charlie and Dean.
June 1996LightningKamay$50,000no account filed
May 1995Thunderstorm WindWichita Falls$50,000no account filed
March 1993Thunderstorm WindBurkburnett$50,000no account filed
May 1997Thunderstorm WindIowa Park$45,000Severe thunderstorm winds caused widespread structural and tree damage in and around Iowa Park. The most extensive damage occurred on the south part of town, where a mobile home was completely destroyed on FM 367, a store lost one-quarter of its roof, and windows were blown out of a car dealership. Also in south Iowa Park, an auto repair garage suffered severe damage when its 35-foot awning was torn off and blown across the street and sections of the building's roof were removed. Branches were downed and large trees were toppled across town, including at least one 60-foot tree. Power poles and lines were snapped, leaving residents without power for as long as 13 hours.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindWichita Falls$42,000Significant damage was sustained to the roof of City View High School, and a large tree was uprooted, falling on a gazebo.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindWichita Falls$40,000Relayed image showing a large (500-foot tall) radio tower collapsed. Time is radar estimated.
September 2000Thunderstorm WindBurkburnett$40,000A section of roof was blown off 2 homes, one on Holman Road and the other on Schmoker Road. Twenty-eight power poles were downed in western and downtown parts of the city. In addition, small sheds were destroyed; trees were downed, and windows were blown out of 6 mobile homes.
August 1998Thunderstorm WindWichita Falls$30,000no account filed
October 2021Thunderstorm WindBurkburnett$25,000Numerous trees downed, a couple of trees on homes, several buildings with moderate to major damage, nearly a dozen campers/trailers damaged.
November 2004Flash FloodIowa Park$25,000Flash flooding occurred in western north Texas in Wichita County during the evening of November 15. Heavy rains totaling 3.5 - 4.5 inches fell during the morning and afternoon of November 15, and produced heavy runoff and flash flooding along North Bell Road and South Bell Road just northeast and southeast of Iowa Park, TX. Law enforcement officials reported that the high waters stalled and floated a pickup truck off of North Bell Road, nearly submerging it in a ditch. The driver was unhurt.
April 2002Thunderstorm WindBurkburnett$25,000Several power poles were downed on the east side, and one power pole was downed on the south side. The roof of a metal building was blown off near Highway 240 and Daniels Road. The roof of a house was partially blown off on Highway 240.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindElectra$25,000Part of Electra High School's FFA barn was blown down, and a garage was damaged.
May 2000Thunderstorm WindBurkburnett$25,000Two cars were damaged by a fallen tree.
July 1997LightningWichita Falls$25,000According to witnesses, lightning struck an antenna on a house, sending a fireball into the air which landed on a nearby apartment and set the apartment building on fire.
April 1979Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
April 1977Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
May 1967Tornado (F2)not stated$25,000no account filed
November 1958Tornado (F2)not stated$25,000no account filed
May 1955Tornado (F2)not stated$25,000no account filed
March 1952Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
April 1951Tornado (F2)not stated$25,000no account filed
May 1951Tornado (F2)not stated$25,000no account filed
September 2023Thunderstorm WindHaynesville$20,000Relayed images showing sporadic wind damage east of the community of Haynesville. This included numerous power poles snapped/blown down and partial roof collapse to a large metal machine shed. Time is radar estimated.

Mines and quarries

4 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 4 workings inside this county. None of them still produces: all are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Copper4

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Gilbert-1CopperOccurrence1858
Mount BarryCopperOccurrence1873
Rough Creek-1CopperOccurrence1873
Thrift-1CopperOccurrence1979

Every populated place in the county

15

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.