Gary, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Gary City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75643. It stands on Daniels Ditch. The Survey maps it on the Gary quadrangle. 335 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 299 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresGary grew from 311 to 335 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 | 311 | |
| 2020 | 335 | +24 (+8%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 13 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.
- 1956 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Carthage quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Gary quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Henderson quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
82 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 82 fires within 5 miles of Gary between 1992 and 2020, burning about 692 acres in total. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 39 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 528 |
| 28 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 168 |
| 25 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 578 |
| 21 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 849 C.R. 122 |
| 16 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 16 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 126 |
| 14 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 542 |
| 14 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 251 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
21 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gary in 21 storm reports between 1997 and 2021: 10 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 1 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2011 | Lightning | Gary | $30,000 | Lightning struck a home in Gary resulting in a fire. |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gary | $20,000 | Roof blown off a home in Gary City. |
| February 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gary | $20,000 | Skywarn Spotter reported several chicken houses were damaged or destroyed. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Gary | - | Half dollar size hail fell in the Gary City community. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gary | - | Several large tree branches were blown down onto roadways near Gary City, but were cleared away by residents and drivers. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gary | - | Several trees were downed in Gary City. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gary | - | A large tree was blown down along FM 999 near the Gary City community. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Gary | - | Quarter size hail fell in Gary City. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Gary | - | Quarter size hail was reported in Gary, Texas. |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gary | - | A tree was uprooted and downed in Gary City, Texas. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gary | - | Trees were downed in and around Gary City. |
| October 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gary | - | Trees were downed near Hwy. 1970 and the Shelby County Texas line. |
| December 2009 | Tornado (EF2) | Gary | - | This tornado was a continuation from northern Shelby, County, near Timpson, Texas. This tornado continued into southern Panola, County where it downed and snapped numerous trees. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gary | - | Several large to medium size trees down. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gary | - | Several large trees down. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Gary | - | no account filed |
| March 2010 | Hail | Gary | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Gary | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Gary | - | no account filed |
| December 2003 | Hail | Gary | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Flash Flood | Gary | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniels | 2.6 miles | 13 | |
| Buncome | 3.1 miles | 13 | |
| Shady Grove | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| Pleasant Ridge | 5.6 miles | 13 | |
| Woods | 6.7 miles | 17 | |
| Clayton | 7.3 miles | 13 | |
| Antioch | 7.3 miles | 13 | |
| Dotson | 8.6 miles | 12 |
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 Gary | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q981641 | 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 1388214. 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.




