Brackettville, Texas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Brackettville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78832. The Survey maps it on the Brackettville quadrangle. 1,341 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,106 feet above sea level.
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On record in Brackettville
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 2 records
Fort Clark Historic Districtlisted 1979- 1911 Kinney County Courthouselisted 2004
Population over time
2 figuresBrackettville fell from 1,688 to 1,341 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,688 | |
| 2020 | 1,341 | -347 (-21%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 11 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1896 USGS Brackett quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Brackett quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1897 USGS Brackettville quadrangle1:125000
- 1944 USGS Brackettville quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Del Rio quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Del Rio quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Brackettville quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Del Rio quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
9 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Brackettville between 2006 and 2009, burning about 434 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 12 March 2008 | Smoking | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 10 March 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 1 March 2008 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 10 February 2008 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 18 December 2008 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 26 January 2009 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | TEL POLE FIRE 1 |
| 2 January 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 400 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
60 of 98 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Brackettville in 98 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 51 hail, 25 flash flood, 18 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1993 | Hail | Brackettville | $5,000,000 | As the thunderstorm moved out of Val Verde County and into Kinney County it continued to produce large hail. The Department of Public Safety reported baseball-size hail in Brackettville. Local insurance adjusters reported close to $1 million in damage. Some 200 mobile homes, 250 vehicles and 200 buildings were damaged between Fort Clark Springs and Brackettville. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brackettville | $270,000 | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brackettville | $100,000 | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 to 80 mph that knocked down 10 power poles in Brackettville. |
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | Brackettville | $100,000 | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding. Some people in Brackettville and Fort Clark were evacuated from their homes due to flooding. A CoCoRAHS observer five miles west of Brackettville reported 11.86 inches of rain. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brackettville | $50,000 | As the east-west oriented line of thunderstorms associated with the cold front moved southward through Kinney County, it produced a downburst that damaged the roofs of homes in Fort Clark Springs in the south part of Brackettville. |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brackettville | $50,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds spread across much of the the town, knocking down trees and blowing down numerous tree limbs. |
| May 2001 | Hail | Brackettville | $30,000 | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brackettville | $20,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds knock down several trees in the Brackettville area. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brackettville | $20,000 | The Sheriff's Department in Kinney County reported trees and power li nes blown down by high winds. The wind gusts were estimated at well over 50 knots. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brackettville | $20,000 | Department of Public Safety personnel reported wind damage to trees and power lines with gusts estimated at well over 50 knots. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brackettville | $20,000 | Severe winds blew down power poles. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Brackettville | $10,000 | A thunderstorm produced hail from dime to hen egg size near Brackettville which caused damage to some cars and roof shingles. |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brackettville | $5,000 | Numerous cable and power lines were blown down by high winds. |
| March 1993 | Hail | Brackettville | $5,000 | As the thunderstorms moved out of Val Verde County into Kinney County they continued to produce large hail. The sheriff's office reported golfball-size hail 20 miles north of Brackettville. One-inch-hail was later reported just north of Brackettville. |
| March 1993 | Hail | Brackettville | $5,000 | As the thunderstorms moved out of Val Verde County into Kinney County they continued to produce large hail. The sheriff's office reported golfball-size hail 20 miles north of Brackettville. One-inch-hail was later reported just north of Brackettville. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brackettville | $1,000 | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that knocked down a large tree limb in Fort Clark Springs. |
| March 2026 | Hail | Brackettville | - | Texas Parks and Wildlife reported quarter sized hail at Kickapoo Cavern State Park. |
| May 2025 | Flash Flood | Brackettville | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. There was 5-6 feet of water over FM 334 near Ox Ranch. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Brackettville | - | A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail in Alamo Village. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Brackettville | - | A thunderstorm produced two inch diameter hail in Alamo Village. |
| February 2024 | Hail | Brackettville | - | A thunderstorm produced hail up to half dollar size at Fort Clark Springs in Brackettville. A broadcast media partner relayed a video of the hail storm. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Brackettville | - | A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail in Brackettville. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Brackettville | - | A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail in Brackettville. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Brackettville | - | A thunderstorm produced nickel size hail in Brackettville. |
| August 2022 | Flash Flood | Brackettville | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding in rural Kinney County. A trained storm spotter reported 2 to 2.5 feet of fast-moving water through a low water crossing on FM 334 at Live Oak Creek. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Brackettville | - | A thunderstorm produced half dollar size hail in Brackettville. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Brackettville | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter to half dollar sized hail in Brackettville. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Brackettville | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Brackettville. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Brackettville | - | A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail in Brackettville. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Brackettville | - | A thunderstorm produced two inch diameter hail on the west side of Brackettville. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Brackettville | - | A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail in Brackettville. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Brackettville | - | A thunderstorm produced softball size hail in Brackettville. This report was from a picture on social media. |
| April 2019 | Hail | Brackettville | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter to silver dollar size hail in Brackettville. |
| April 2019 | Hail | Brackettville | - | A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail in Brackettville. |
| December 2018 | Hail | Brackettville | - | A thunderstorm produced half dollar size hail in Brackettville. |
| December 2018 | Hail | Brackettville | - | A thunderstorm produced two inch hail on a ranch northeast of Brackettville. |
| October 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brackettville | - | Thunderstorms produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that knocked down some large tree limbs along FM 2804 northwest of Brackettville. |
| January 2017 | Hail | Brackettville | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail east of Brackettville mainly south of Hwy 90. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Brackettville | - | A thunderstorm produced one inch hail in Brackettville. |
| February 2017 | Hail | Brackettville | - | A video on social media showed a thunderstorm producing golf ball size hail along Hwy 90 in Brackettville. |
| April 2017 | Flash Flood | Brackettville | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding closing RM2804 northwest of Brackettville. |
| February 2016 | Hail | Brackettville | - | A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail that damaged car windshields in Brackettville. |
| February 2016 | Hail | Brackettville | - | A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail that damaged car and house windows and some house roofs in Brackettville. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brackettville | - | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that blew down some tree limbs in Brackettville. |
| September 2016 | Flash Flood | Brackettville | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding closing FM674 and FM334 north of Brackettville. |
| August 2016 | Flash Flood | Brackettville | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding closing FM674 outside of Brackettville. |
| April 2016 | Flash Flood | Brackettville | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding closing FM674 north of Brackettville. |
| August 2016 | Flash Flood | Brackettville | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding closing roads with debris in Brackettville. |
| June 2016 | Flash Flood | Brackettville | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding closing several low water crossings on FM 334 and FM 674 north of Brackettville. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brackettville | - | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that blew some large trees onto roads, downed powerlines, and blew the roof off a building. |
| December 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brackettville | - | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that downed power lines causing power outages in Brackettville. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Brackettville | - | Several low water crossings closed along FM 334 due to high water. |
| October 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brackettville | - | A thunderstorm produced a wind gusts measured at 66 mph. |
| October 2015 | Flash Flood | Brackettville | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding closing multiple roads in Kinney County including FM334 and FM674 near Brackettville. |
| October 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brackettville | - | A thunderstorm produced a wind gust measured at 82 mph. |
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | Brackettville | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding closing several highways in Kinney County. |
| May 2012 | Flash Flood | Brackettville | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that flooded low water crossings closing FM 334 from Backettville to Highway 55. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Brackettville | - | The post office and residents reported penny size hail near the town of Fort Clark. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Brackettville | - | Hail was still visible on the ground the next morning. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Brackettville | - | Hail was covering the ground at least 2 inches deep in some spots. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Clark Springs | 0.4 miles | 11 | |
| Alamo Village | 8.2 miles | 11 | |
| Pinto | 9.3 miles | 9 | |
| Spofford | 9.3 miles | 11 | |
| Anacacho | 10.3 miles | 11 | |
| Standart | 10.8 miles | 9 | |
| Amanda | 13.4 miles | 9 | |
| Odlaw | 14.2 miles | 12 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Brackettville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q973984 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1352804. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.
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.







