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Eastland, Texas

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Eastland census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76448. It stands on South Fork Leon River. The Survey maps it on the Eastland quadrangle. 3,609 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,440 feet above sea level.

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Eastland within Eastland County

Population over time

2 figures

Eastland fell from 3,960 to 3,609 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.

YearPeople Change
20103,960
20203,609-351 (-9%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 13 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

79 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 79 fires within 5 miles of Eastland between 2005 and 2020, burning about 1,433 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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/undetermined33
Equipment and vehicle use16
Power generation/transmission/distribution12
Debris and open burning10
Railroad operations and maintenance6
Arson/incendiarism2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
7 September 2019Equipment and vehicle use8.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceCHANEY FIRE
25 September 2011Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceCR 452 FIRE
1 September 2009Debris and open burning3.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceREKINDLE - WOODS
26 August 2011Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceIH-20 MM 346
25 August 2020Power generation/transmission/distribution53 acresTexas A & M Forest Service3101
1 August 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined15 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
9 July 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceHANNA #1
7 July 2012Power generation/transmission/distribution5.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceBAILEY

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Eastland County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Eastland: 5 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
B C Company OperationsStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Finley Pit and PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
UnknownClayPast Producer
UnknownClayPast Producer
UnknownClayPast Producer
UnknownClayPast Producer

Every working recorded in Eastland County

Storms near this place

60 of 79 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Eastland in 79 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 43 hail, 22 thunderstorm wind, 11 flash flood, 3 lightning. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2002HailEastland$2,000,000Widespread damage occurred across Eastland. The worst damage was in the east and south parts of town. Roof damage occurred to at least 150 homes. There were numerous reports of broken windows and damage to cars. Some locals claim this was the worse hailstorm in Eastland in 50 years.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindEastland$600,000Local news reported that a car dealership suffered approximately 600,000 dollars in damage from severe thunderstorm winds in the city of Eastland, TX.
April 1997HailEastland$600,000Large hail damaged cars and buildings, and broke windows.
October 1996HailEastland$70,000no account filed
June 2010Thunderstorm WindEastland$25,000Several large tree limbs and power lines were blown down by estimated an estimated 60 mph wind gust.
October 2013HailEastland$20,000Near tennis ball sized hail was reported in Eastland.
April 2008Thunderstorm WindEastland$20,000A large tree was blown down in Eastland and two docks were damaged along Lake Leon. Winds were estimated at 60 MPH in Ranger.
April 2006LightningEastland$20,000Lightning caused a house fire on South Daugherty Street. The fire was put out quickly and damage was confined to the attic.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindEastland$15,000Trained spotter reported via social media pictures of paneling removed from a gas station awning, and scattered trees that were snapped. A glass window of a business was shattered.
May 2015HailEastland$10,000A public report of 3.25 inch diameter hail was received in Eastland, TX.
April 2008HailEastland$10,000Baseball-size hail was reported at Highway 6 and Spur 490.
October 2008LightningEastland$10,000Lightning struck a building as a line of thunderstorms moved through Eastland. A 3-foot tall concrete staute on a roof was struck by lightning and fell onto a lower part of the building causing more damage. The debris landed on Main Street.
April 2020HailEastland$10,000no account filed
March 2025Thunderstorm WindEastland$9,000Social media pictures showed damage to the metal roof of a home, and a wall removed from a sheet metal outbuilding in Eastland.
June 2009HailEastland$5,000Golfball size hail was reported in Eastland.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindEastland$5,000A weather station at Eastland Middle School measured a 61 mph wind gust.
May 1998LightningEastland$5,000Lightning struck an oil storage tank.
April 1995Thunderstorm WindEastland$5,000Wind damage occurred to a storage building.
April 2008HailEastland$5,000no account filed
June 2002Thunderstorm WindEastland$3,000Windows were blown out of the dairy queen, and trees were blown down around the county.
June 1996Thunderstorm WindEastland$2,000no account filed
May 2016HailEastland$1,000Golf ball sized hail was reported just west of Eastland on Interstate 20.
December 2004Thunderstorm WindEastland$1,000A tree was blown onto some power lines.
March 2023Thunderstorm WindEastland-A home weather station measured a 59 mph wind gust.
April 2023HailEastland-A public report indicated quarter sized hail in Eastland.
May 2021Flash FloodEastland-Amateur radio reported street flooding near the Leon River in the city of Eastland, TX.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindEastland-A wind gust to 70 MPH was measured by the Eastland Municipal Airport Automated Weather Observation System.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindEastland-A public report indicated that multiple trees with limbs of 6 to 8 inches in diameter were blown down in Eastland, TX.
May 2013HailEastland-Penny sized hail in Eastland.
February 2009Thunderstorm WindEastland-Power lines were down in Eastland.
May 2007Flash FloodEastland-A few roads were flooded.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindEastland-A telephone pole was blown down by high winds.
July 2002Flash FloodEastland-the Interstate 20 access road was flooded.
October 2002Flash FloodEastland-West Commerce street in Eastland barricaded due to high water.
March 2001Thunderstorm WindEastland-Large dumpsters were blown over and gas station signs were blown down.
September 2001Thunderstorm WindEastland-Large tree limbs were blown down.
June 1999Thunderstorm WindEastland-Trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds.
May 1998Thunderstorm WindEastland-Thunderstorm winds downed trees. No dollar estimate of damage was provided.
March 1998Flash FloodEastland-Several streets were flooded.
June 1997Flash FloodEastland-Several roads were reported flooded throughout the county.
June 1997Flash FloodEastland-Several creeks and streams across the county were reported flooded.
June 1997Flash FloodEastland-Several roads remained flooded and closed across the county.
June 1997Flash FloodEastland-Numerous roads across the county remained flooded and closed.
June 1997Flash FloodEastland-Several roads in town had up to four feet of water over them. Evacuations of three homes were necessary.
April 1997Thunderstorm WindEastland-Strong winds blew down trees.
October 1993HailEastland-Interstate 20 was closed due to hail two inches deep on the roadway.
October 2013HailEastland-no account filed
June 2011HailEastland-no account filed
April 2008HailEastland-no account filed
April 2008HailEastland-no account filed
May 2006HailEastland-no account filed
March 2005HailEastland-no account filed
April 2004HailEastland-no account filed
June 2004HailEastland-no account filed
May 2003HailEastland-no account filed
May 2002HailEastland-no account filed
May 2002HailEastland-no account filed
October 2002HailEastland-no account filed
March 2001HailEastland-no account filed
June 2001HailEastland-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Eastland County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Olden3.7 miles13
Morton Valley4.8 miles13
Punkin Center5.6 miles12
Mangum6.0 miles12
Merriman (historical)6.5 miles13
Staff6.6 miles12
Cisco8.6 miles13
Ranger8.7 miles13

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 EastlandAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q981858The 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 1335045. 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.