Democrat, Texas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Mullin-Priddy census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76864. The Survey maps it on the Democrat quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 15 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.
- 1889 USGS Brownwood quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Brownwood quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1931 USGS Mullin quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Mullin quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Brownwood quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Comanche quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
26 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Democrat between 2006 and 2020, burning about 1,553 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | UNKNOWN |
| 5 July 2013 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 7X RANCH |
| 28 July 2017 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SMITH |
| 23 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BUFE FIRE |
| 2 July 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR189 |
| 4 June 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 218 |
| 4 May 2020 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM218 |
| 31 May 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | DEMOCRAT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
11 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Democrat in 11 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 6 hail, 2 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 2023 | Hail | Democrat | $100,000 | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Democrat | $20,000 | Widespread property and tree damage was reported across the county. Several power outages also occurred. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Democrat | $1,000 | Golfball size hail fell in Democrat. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Democrat | $1,000 | no account filed |
| April 2025 | Hail | Democrat | - | Amateur radio reported 1 inch hail 1 mile south of Democrat. |
| May 2015 | Flood | Democrat | - | The Mills County Sheriff's Department reported water over the intersection of FM 573 and CR 186. |
| May 2010 | Flash Flood | Democrat | - | Two to 3 feet of water was over the intersection of Farm-to-Market Road 218 and Ranch Road 573 north of the city of Mullin. |
| February 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Democrat | - | A tree was blown over County Road 190. |
| October 1993 | Hail | Democrat | - | The Sheriff's Office reported hail up to two inches in size around the Priddy and Democrat area. |
| March 1997 | Flash Flood | Democrat | - | no account filed |
| March 1995 | Hail | Democrat | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Villa | 6.4 miles | 17 | |
| Priddy | 8.0 miles | 16 | |
| Mullin | 9.0 miles | 17 | |
| Blanket Springs | 9.5 miles | 17 | |
| Duke Crossing | 11.9 miles | 17 | |
| Bozar | 12.2 miles | 16 | |
| Caradan | 13.3 miles | 13 | |
| Durenville | 14.0 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1334249. 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.





