Christoval, Texas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the West Tom Green census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76935. It lies near McKildrick Draw. The Survey maps it on the Christoval quadrangle. 482 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,037 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresChristoval fell from 504 to 482 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 | 504 | |
| 2020 | 482 | -22 (-4%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1892 USGS San Angelo quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS San Angelo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS San Angelo quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS San Angelo quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Christoval quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS San Angelo quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
58 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 58 fires within 5 miles of Christoval between 2006 and 2019, burning about 4,860 acres in total. 5 started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 31 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ALLEN LANE |
| 3 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 21 September 2011 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LYNN COLVIN RANCH |
| 14 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | N/A |
| 10 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 7 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | MAIN ST / PLAYLAND PARK RD |
| 6 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | 150 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CANDICE RD |
| 29 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | RIOS, ALFRED |
Storms near this place
60 of 67 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Christoval in 67 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 49 hail, 14 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1996 | Flash Flood | Christoval | $200,000 | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Christoval | $5,000 | Quarter size hail fell for several minutes. Only minor damage was noted. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Christoval | $5,000 | no account filed |
| March 2025 | Hail | Christoval | - | Public reported quarter size hail. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Christoval | - | A NWS employee reported a 60 mph wind gust. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Christoval | - | A NWS employee reported a 65 mph wind gust. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Christoval | - | An NWS employee estimated a wind gust to 70 mph. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Christoval | - | Public reported 3.25 inch diameter size hail. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Christoval | - | Public report of 3.5 inch diameter hail 4 miles northwest of Christoval. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Christoval | - | A trained spotter measured 3.75 diameter hail 4 miles east-southeast of Kinckerbocker. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Christoval | - | Public reported quarter size hail. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Christoval | - | Public report of baseball size hail 1 mile north of Christoval. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Christoval | - | The public reported ping pong ball to baseball size hail. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Christoval | - | A trained spotter reported 3 to 3.5 inch diameter hail. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Christoval | - | The public reported multiple snapped power poles. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Christoval | - | A NWS employee reported wind gusts between 70 to 80 mph. |
| June 2025 | Flash Flood | Christoval | - | Public reported water flowing across Toe Nail Trail in Christoval due to heavy rainfall. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Christoval | - | A trained spotter reported golf ball size hail. Most of the hail stones were quarter to half dollar size. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Christoval | - | A NWS employee reported quarter size hail. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Christoval | - | The public reported golf ball size hail 2 miles southeast of Christoval. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Christoval | - | A significant microburst occurred from Christoval Park to the south-southeast along Toe Nail Trail to the Hummer House, about 2 miles south of Christoval. There was extensive tree damage with large tree branches snapped and trees uprooted. Also, some structures were damaged. Wind gusts were estimated from 85 to 110 mph, with the strongest gusts on the south end of the microburst from a NWS Storm Survey. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Christoval | - | Public reported ping pong ball size hail. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Christoval | - | The public reported a wind gust of 70 mph. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Christoval | - | The public estimated a wind gust around 60 mph. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Christoval | - | Quarter size hail was reported by a National Weather Service employee. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Christoval | - | The damaging thunderstorm winds broke large tree limbs. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Christoval | - | A National Weather Service Employee measured a 70 mph wind gust in Christoval. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Christoval | - | A trained spotter reported quarter size hail just south of Christoval. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Christoval | - | The public reported quarter size hail in Christoval. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Christoval | - | A NWS Employee reported quarter size hail in Christoval. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Christoval | - | A National Weather Service employee estimated a thunderstorm wind gust near 60 mph about 3.6 miles southwest of Christoval. |
| August 2001 | Flash Flood | Christoval | - | Rainfall of 3 to 5 inches across southern Tom Green County brought flooding to the town of Christoval. Highway 277 was closed briefly due to high water, as was Ranch Roads 2335 and 2084. Several cars were abandoned in the high water along Ranch Road 2335 between Christoval and Knickerbocker. |
| April 2000 | Hail | Christoval | - | Golf ball size hail was reported across southern Tom Green County. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Christoval | - | 60 mph wind gust |
| June 2023 | Hail | Christoval | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | Christoval | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | Christoval | - | no account filed |
| April 2019 | Hail | Christoval | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Christoval | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Christoval | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Christoval | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Hail | Christoval | - | no account filed |
| October 2012 | Hail | Christoval | - | no account filed |
| October 2012 | Hail | Christoval | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Christoval | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Christoval | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Christoval | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Christoval | - | no account filed |
| March 2007 | Hail | Christoval | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Christoval | - | no account filed |
| March 2007 | Hail | Christoval | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Christoval | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Christoval | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Christoval | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Christoval | - | no account filed |
| October 2004 | Hail | Christoval | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Christoval | - | no account filed |
| September 2002 | Hail | Christoval | - | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Hail | Christoval | - | no account filed |
| March 1999 | Hail | Christoval | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knickerbocker | 8.3 miles | 18 | |
| Byrne | 8.7 miles | 14 | |
| Tankersley | 13.2 miles | 17 | |
| S N Junction | 15.8 miles | 17 | |
| Wall | 16.1 miles | 13 | |
| San Angelo | 18.9 miles | 17 | |
| Vancourt | 19.9 miles | 11 | |
| Alvery Junction | 20.3 miles | 17 |
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 Christoval | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q970925 | 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 1354482. 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.





