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Farwell, Texas

9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Farwell-Bovina census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79325. The Survey maps it on the Farwell quadrangle. 1,425 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 4,144 feet above sea level.

Farwell within Parmer County

On record in Farwell

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 1 record

Population over time

2 figures

Farwell grew from 1,363 to 1,425 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
20101,363
20201,425+62 (+5%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 surveys from 9 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

12 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Farwell between 1994 and 2017, burning about 464 acres in total. 1 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined5
Equipment and vehicle use5
Natural1
Smoking1

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
28 July 2011Equipment and vehicle use200 acresMule Shoe National Wildlife RefugeSHREDDER FIRE
24 July 2016Equipment and vehicle use100 acresLas Vegas DistrictUS 70
16 May 2017Natural25 acresLas Vegas DistrictGARRETT
9 April 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined75 acresNew Mexico State Forestry Divisionnot named
22 April 2000Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionFEEDLOT
2 April 2006Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresNew Mexico State Forestry Divisionnot named
9 March 1996Missing data/not specified/undetermined20 acresNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionHARTLEY
9 March 1996Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionCHARLIE

Every fire recorded in Parmer County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Farwell: 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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
Materials PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Materials PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Storms near this place

27 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Farwell in 27 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 14 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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
May 2001Thunderstorm WindFarwell$10,000Television weathercasters from the Amarillo area estimated 80 mph wind gusts near town. The wind blew down power lines, trees, and large tree limbs.
November 2024Flash FloodFarwell-Rain showers and thunderstorms moving out of New Mexico early on the morning of the second repeatedly trained over Parmer County producing nearly four inches of rain within a few hours. Law enforcement in Parmer County as well as pictures from social media showed water over US Highway 60 between Farwell and Bovina as well as several other roadways. Additionally, law enforcement reported several vehicles were stranded in flood waters.
May 2023HailFarwell-A member of the public reported quarter size hail in Farwell.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindFarwell-Carport blown into powerlines due to strong winds.
September 2014FloodFarwell-Law enforcement officials observed flooding along approximately a one mile stretch of Farm to Market Road 3333 northeast of Farwell, forcing them to close the road for a short period.
June 2014HailFarwell-An amateur radio operator reported golf ball size hail south of Farwell. Damage was unknown.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindFarwell-The public estimated winds to 70 mph along with penny size hail as limbs were ripped from trees.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindFarwell-The Parmer County Sheriff estimated a wind gust to 60 mph a couple miles southeast of Farwell on U.S. Highway 84. No damage was reported.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindFarwell-The Parmer County Sheriff's Office reported that thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to exceed 60 mph in Farwell. Visibility was reportedly near zero in wind-driven rain, but no damages were reported.
April 2008HailFarwell-County officials reported that golfball size hail fell at the Parmer County Courthouse in Farwell. No damage was reported.
June 2008HailFarwell-The broadcast media relayed reports of giant baseball size hail ten miles east of Farwell along Farm to Market Road 145. Agricultural officials reported that cotton, wheat, and corn crops were severely damaged across portions of western and central Parmer County.
August 2008Heavy RainFarwell-Local law enforcement officials reported that heavy rainfall caused minor flooding of low lying areas, including a number of roadways, across Parmer County. Water reportedly ponded over Farm to Market Road 2013 west of Friona in addition to several roadways in the Farwell vicinity. No road closures were required.
March 2007Flash FloodFarwell-Numerous county roads were reportedly inundated by flowing flood waters from just south of Farwell to the Parmer/Bailey County line. No damage was reported.
March 2007Tornado (EF0)Farwell-The public reported a tornado south of Farwell. The tornado remained in open fields just east of the Texas/New Mexico border. Local officials found no damage in the area.|
June 2007HailFarwell-The Parmer County Sheriff's Office reported quarter size hail in Farwell.
October 2004Flash FloodFarwell-Several automobiles stranded on highway 60 between Friona and Farwell.
May 2001Flash FloodFarwell-Highway 84 was reported flooded in town.
June 2000Thunderstorm WindFarwell-Law enforcement personnel estimated that 60 to 70 mph wind gusts blew down large tree limbs.
June 2025HailFarwell-no account filed
May 2005HailFarwell-no account filed
July 2005HailFarwell-no account filed
August 2005HailFarwell-no account filed
June 2004HailFarwell-no account filed
June 2003HailFarwell-no account filed
February 2001HailFarwell-no account filed
June 1996HailFarwell-no account filed
May 1996HailFarwell-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Parmer 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
Wilsey6.4 miles9
Lariat7.8 miles9
Oklahoma Lane8.0 miles9
Bovina12.2 miles9
Clays Corner17.0 miles8
Parmerton18.4 miles8
Hub19.1 miles8
Rhea20.4 miles8

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 FarwellAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q981214The 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 1357260. 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.