Carthage, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Carthage census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75633. The Survey maps it on the Carthage quadrangle. 6,569 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 312 feet above sea level.
Research this city
On record in Carthage
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
Methodist Church Concordlisted 1980
Panola County Jaillisted 1976
Population over time
2 figuresCarthage fell from 6,779 to 6,569 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 | 6,779 | |
| 2020 | 6,569 | -210 (-3%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 13 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.
- 1956 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Carthage quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Carthage quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Henderson quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
363 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 363 fires within 5 miles of Carthage between 1992 and 2020, burning about 519 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 8 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 170 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 63 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 31 |
| Smoking | 17 |
| Natural | 16 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1132 U.S. HWY 59 SOUTH |
| 8 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 7126 |
| 7 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 7 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 6 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 208 |
| 5 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | C.R. 3032 - LOT 32 |
| 5 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 476 |
| 4 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
60 of 111 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Carthage in 111 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 66 thunderstorm wind, 33 hail, 8 flash flood, 3 tornado. The reports record 1 death and 3 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2021 | Tornado (EF2) | Carthage | 1 killed, 3 hurt, $1,500,000 | An EF2 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 125 mph touched down again from the same supercell thunderstorm that produced the tornado near and over Lake Murvaul in Southwest Panola County, with this tornado downing and uprooting about 10 hardwood and softwood trees along Highway 59 several miles south of Carthage. The tornado intensified as it tracked parallel to FM 2517 and ripped the roof off of a single family home. The tornado's damage path widened considerably as it moved between FM 2517 and County Road 405. Security footage from a local meat processing center in the Antioch community indicates that a multiple-vortex tornado developed as the storm continued and produced a wide swath of snapped trees north and south of FM 2517. ||Along County Road 405, the multiple-vortex tornado continued to completely destroy 3 metal outbuildings and shift another single family home off of its foundation. At this same location, the tornado tossed an antique vehicle 50 yards and wrapped sheet metal around approximately 10 trees. The tornado continued to snap large softwood trees along County Road 407, and as it crossed FM 699, it caused major roof damage to a brick home near the intersection of County Road 407 and County Road 408. A single-wide manufactured home utilizing a pan anchorage system was pulled free from the anchors and destroyed, with some of the debris blown a couple of hundred yards into a field to the east. ||Hundreds of trees were downed in an area along County Road 448. As the tornado crossed FM 31, a large outbuilding was destroyed, but portions of the wooden frame were anchored by bolts to the foundation and remained in place. In this same area, a large pine tree was uprooted and fell onto a single-wide manufactured home, killing a 46 year old woman with her husband suffering a head injury. Another tree fell onto a vehicle nearby and injured two additional people. The tornado continued northeast snapping and uprooting additional trees and it travelled north of FM 2517. It crossed County Road 470, County Road 471, and finally lifted just east of County Road 332. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carthage | $100,000 | A metal roof was blown off a building in the Carthage Downtown Square. A window was also blown out of a downtown building. A tree was downed on a home on North Street and Mary Street. Numerous other trees were downed throughout town. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carthage | $50,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed trees in Carthage. One of these trees fell across a mobile home. There were no report of injuries. |
| April 1999 | Tornado (F1) | Carthage | $30,000 | North to south oriented multi-cellular squall line moving east at 40 mph across the county. Minor damage to homes with trees and powerlines snapped. |
| January 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carthage | $5,000 | Roof damage to a house on County Rd. 184 |
| October 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carthage | $5,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down by high winds. |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carthage | $5,000 | Trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds. |
| January 1994 | Hail | Carthage | $500 | Hail broke the winshields from two cars. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carthage | - | Multiple trees downed west of Carthage. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carthage | - | Numerous trees and power lines downed across Panola County. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carthage | - | A tree was downed onto a home in Carthage. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carthage | - | Trees downed in Carthage and throughout Panola County. |
| January 2023 | Hail | Carthage | - | Quarter size hail fell in Carthage. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carthage | - | Reports of multiple trees downed across Panola County, with many trees blocking roads in the northern part of the county. |
| March 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carthage | - | Several trees were blown down just west of Carthage. |
| March 2021 | Hail | Carthage | - | Golf ball size hail fell on the southeast side of Carthage. |
| June 2021 | Flash Flood | Carthage | - | Highway 59 just south of Carthage was covered in high water, dirt, and debris. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carthage | - | Trees were downed across Highway 315 just southwest of Carthage. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carthage | - | Trees were downed across FM 10 in Carthage. |
| October 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carthage | - | A tree fell on a home on County Road 4034 near Dixie Lake. |
| April 2018 | Hail | Carthage | - | Quarter size hail fell in Carthage. Report from Facebook. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carthage | - | Numerous trees were downed across all of Panola County but especially across central and southern portions of the county. Numerous powerlines were downed as well. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carthage | - | Widespread trees were blown down across Panola County. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carthage | - | Trees and power lines were blown down along Highway 315. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carthage | - | Several trees were blown down. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carthage | - | Numerous trees were downed on Hwy. 59 in Carthage, Texas. |
| December 2015 | Flash Flood | Carthage | - | FM 10 inside and outside of Carthage, Texas was flooded and closed. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carthage | - | Powerlines and a large tree was downed on Hwy. 59 near North St. Mary Street. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carthage | - | Numerous trees were downed throughout the county. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carthage | - | Numerous trees were downed throughout the entire county. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carthage | - | Trees were downed in Carthage, Texas. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Carthage | - | Hail fell south of Carthage, Texas on U.S. 69 and Hwy. 2517. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carthage | - | Trees were downed in Carthage, Texas. |
| March 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carthage | - | Numerous trees and powerlines were downed throughout the entire county. |
| December 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carthage | - | Trees and powerlines were downed throughout the county. |
| April 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carthage | - | Several road signs blown over along U.S. Hwy. 59. |
| April 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carthage | - | A tree was downed on the north side of Hwy. 79 on the east side of the loop near Carthage. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carthage | - | Numerous trees were downed throughout the county. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carthage | - | Powerlines downed along Hwy. 59 north of Carthage, Texas. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carthage | - | A tree was downed on a powerline in Carthage, Texas. |
| October 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carthage | - | Trees were downed in Carthage, Texas. |
| October 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carthage | - | Winds downed a few trees and powerlines throughout the county. Some out buildings were also damaged by the strong wind gusts and a tree was down on a home on FM 699. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Carthage | - | Hail fell on the northwest side of town near the community of Riderville. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carthage | - | One tree was downed along CR 207 northwest of town. |
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | Carthage | - | Media reports of county road 336 closed between the communities of Deberry and Elysian Fields, Texas. Portion of the road had been washed out. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carthage | - | Multiple reports of trees and power lines downed throughout the county. |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carthage | - | Trees downed. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carthage | - | Trees downed 1 mile south of US-79 in the community of Fair Play. |
| April 2005 | Hail | Carthage | - | Hail also fell in the Snap and Clayton communities along Hwy 315. |
| June 2005 | Flash Flood | Carthage | - | High water was reported across numerous streets and highways across the southwest side of the county. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carthage | - | Trees were downed in Gary. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carthage | - | Several trees were blown down. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carthage | - | Several trees were blown down. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carthage | - | Trees and power lines were downed. |
| May 2004 | Flash Flood | Carthage | - | Widespread flooding was reported. Portion of Rosewood street was washed out. HIgh water over Dixie Lake Rd. High water over FM 699 south of town. |
| March 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carthage | - | Trees downed. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carthage | - | Trees were blown onto power lines. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carthage | - | Trees downed across the entire county. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carthage | - | Several trees downed. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carthage | - | Trees downed. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riderville | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| Pleasant Ridge | 3.6 miles | 13 | |
| Hudson Mast | 4.5 miles | 13 | |
| Holland Quarters | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| Walnut Grove | 5.1 miles | 13 | |
| Antioch | 5.1 miles | 13 | |
| Delray | 6.5 miles | 14 | |
| Daniels | 6.6 miles | 13 |
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 Carthage | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q976381 | 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 1353900. 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.




