Goodlett, Texas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Goodlett census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79252. The Survey maps it on the Goodlett quadrangle.
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Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1955 USGS Lawton quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1960 USGS Goodlett quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Goodlett quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Vernon quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Goodlett quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
1 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Goodlett in 2006, burning about 1 acre in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 January 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Goodlett: 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acme Gypsum Plant | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| Acme Mine | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | Evaporite, Marine | |
| Acme Quarry | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer |
Storms near this place
60 of 86 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Goodlett in 86 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 42 thunderstorm wind, 40 hail, 3 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodlett | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 1993 | Hail | Goodlett | $50,000 | no account filed |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodlett | $12,000 | An empty semi was overturned 2 miles west of Goodlett. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodlett | $100 | Two to three inch tree limbs were downed. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodlett | - | Goodlett (GOOD) Mesonet observation. Severe (>50-knot) wind gusts occurred during the event time, with the peak wind gust of 51 knots occurring at 2227 LST. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodlett | - | Goodlett (GOOD) Mesonet observation. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodlett | - | Goodlett (GOOD) Mesonet observation. Severe (>50-knot) wind gusts occurred during the event time, with the peak gust of 75 knots occurring at 2237 LST. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodlett | - | Goodlett (GOOD) Mesonet observation. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodlett | - | Goodlett (GOOD) Mesonet observation. Severe (>50-knot) wind gusts occurred during the event time, with the peak gust of 66 knots occurring at 1944 LST. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodlett | - | Goodlett (GOOD) Mesonet observation. |
| November 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodlett | - | Goodlett (GOOD) Mesonet observation. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodlett | - | Goodlett (GOOD) Mesonet observation. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Goodlett | - | Image shared via KOLJ. Time is radar estimated. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodlett | - | Goodlett (GOOD) Mesonet observation. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodlett | - | Goodlett (GOOD) Mesonet observation. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodlett | - | Goodlett (GOOD) Mesonet observation. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodlett | - | Goodlett (GOOD) Mesonet observation. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodlett | - | Goodlett (GOOD) Mesonet observation. |
| March 2021 | Tornado (EFU) | Goodlett | - | A spotter reported a brief tornado developed approximately 3 miles north of Goodlett. No damage was reported. |
| May 2015 | Hail | Goodlett | - | No damage reported. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodlett | - | Estimated 60 mph winds. No damage information was provided. |
| April 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodlett | - | Mesonet site near Goodlett measured a gust to 60 mph. |
| October 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodlett | - | Up to nickel-size hail also occurred. |
| October 2011 | Hail | Goodlett | - | In addition to the hail, a wind gust of 60 mph was estimated. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Goodlett | - | Up to half-dollar size occurred over the northern portion of town. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodlett | - | No damage was reported with the wind gust. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodlett | - | The wind gust was estimated one mile northeast of the North Groesbeck community. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodlett | - | The wind gust was reported at the West Texas Mesonet site near Goodlett. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodlett | - | The wind gust was measured at the West Texas Mesonet near Goodlett. |
| September 2007 | Flash Flood | Goodlett | - | Water was flowing across US HWY 287. 2.61 inches of precipitation was measured at the Goodlett Mesonet site in one hour. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Goodlett | - | Hail was observed near the Red River. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodlett | - | A wet microburst caused a strong wind gust which was measured by the West Texas Mesonet site near Goodlett. |
| May 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Goodlett | - | This tornado was reported by the Department of Public Safety in Chillicothe. The tornado traveled a very short distance before dissipating, and no damage occurred. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Goodlett | - | no account filed |
| February 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodlett | - | no account filed |
| February 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodlett | - | no account filed |
| February 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodlett | - | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodlett | - | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodlett | - | no account filed |
| May 2020 | Hail | Goodlett | - | no account filed |
| May 2020 | Hail | Goodlett | - | no account filed |
| May 2020 | Hail | Goodlett | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodlett | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Goodlett | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodlett | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodlett | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Goodlett | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Goodlett | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodlett | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodlett | - | no account filed |
| October 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodlett | - | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Hail | Goodlett | - | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Hail | Goodlett | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodlett | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodlett | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Goodlett | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodlett | - | no account filed |
| October 2009 | Hail | Goodlett | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Goodlett | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Goodlett | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheatland | 1.9 miles | 10 | |
| Punkin Center | 3.2 miles | 10 | |
| Acme (historical) | 3.2 miles | 10 | |
| Talbert Crossing | 5.4 miles | 10 | |
| North Groesbeck | 6.1 miles | 9 | |
| Middleburg | 6.6 miles | 10 | |
| Lazare | 7.2 miles | 10 | |
| Quanah | 7.8 miles | 10 |
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 Goodlett | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q122570429 | 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 1358156. 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.




