Cresson, Texas
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Granbury East census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76035. The Survey maps it on the Cresson quadrangle. 1,349 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,054 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresCresson grew from 741 to 1,349 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 | 741 | |
| 2020 | 1,349 | +608 (+82%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 17 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.
- 1891 USGS Weatherford quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Weatherford quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Cresson quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Cresson quadrangle1:62500
- 1985 USGS Fort Worth quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
45 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 45 fires within 5 miles of Cresson between 2003 and 2018, burning about 5,486 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PERFORMANCE LN. |
| 29 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MILBURN |
| 29 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MONROE HWY. |
| 15 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MILBURN |
| 29 August 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | MCDANIEL |
| 23 August 2006 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 22 August 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CLEAR SKIES CT. |
| 22 August 2006 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Cresson: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cresson Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
26 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cresson in 26 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 17 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 4 flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2016 | Flood | Cresson | $100,000 | Several roads across the county remained closed due to flooding. High water rescues were needed across the county. The flooding continued into June 1st. |
| May 2016 | Flash Flood | Cresson | $50,000 | Widespread flooding was reported across the county. Multiple high water rescues were ongoing. The county picked up over 3 inches of rain in less than 1-2 hours. |
| October 2019 | Hail | Cresson | $10,000 | A public report indicated ping pong to golf ball sized hail near the city of Cresson, TX. The hail broke windows of at least one house. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Cresson | $7,000 | Amateur radio operator reported golf ball hail in Cresson. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Cresson | $5,000 | no account filed |
| January 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cresson | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cresson | $4,000 | Peak winds of 68 mph were measured in Cresson. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cresson | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds were estimated at 55-60 MPH in Cresson. Power outages were reported. |
| April 2010 | Flood | Cresson | $1,000 | The county sheriff reported that 23 barricades were set up on various roads around the county due to flooding from persistent steady rainfall across the county. At one intesection in Acton the water was 8-10 inches deep. Rainfall totals averaged 3-3.5 across the county but were reported as high as 5 inches in the northern portions of the county. Most of the water had receded within a few hours. Some damage to the road surface on Paluxy Highway near Neri Road occurred. |
| June 2016 | Flood | Cresson | - | Several roads across the county remained barricaded due to flooding that began on May 31st. |
| May 2015 | Flood | Cresson | - | Several roads remained closed due to flooding. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Cresson | - | A trained spotter reported quarter sized hail near Cresson. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Cresson | - | Quarter sized hail was reported in Cresson. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Cresson | - | Half dollar sized hail fell about 5 miles west of Cresson on Farm-to-Market Road 171. |
| March 2002 | Hail | Cresson | - | Occurred just east of town. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Cresson | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Hail | Cresson | - | no account filed |
| April 2015 | Hail | Cresson | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Cresson | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Cresson | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Cresson | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Cresson | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Cresson | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Cresson | - | no account filed |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cresson | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | Cresson | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapin | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| Waples | 6.4 miles | 21 | |
| Acton | 7.1 miles | 21 | |
| Center Mill | 7.9 miles | 20 | |
| DeCordova | 8.2 miles | 21 | |
| Brazos Bend | 8.6 miles | 19 | |
| Fall Creek | 9.5 miles | 21 | |
| El Tesoro | 9.8 miles | 21 |
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 Cresson | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q982411 | 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 1333663. 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.
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.






