Graford, Texas
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Graford census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76449. It stands on Pecan Branch. The Survey maps it on the Graford East quadrangle. 669 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 958 feet above sea level.
On record in Graford
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 figuresGraford grew from 584 to 669 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 | 584 | |
| 2020 | 669 | +85 (+15%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 19 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.
- 1891 USGS Palo Pinto quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1918 USGS Palo Pinto quadrangle1:125000
- 1924 USGS Palo Pinto 1-b quadrangle1:48000
- 1927 USGS Mineral Wells quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Abilene quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Abilene quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Mineral Wells quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Graford East quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Mineral Wells quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
77 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 77 fires within 5 miles of Graford between 2003 and 2020, burning about 10,458 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 3 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 | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 14 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 65 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | OLD CHRISTIAN RD FIRE |
| 3 August 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 150 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | JOHNSON MOUNTAIN FIRE |
| 28 August 2003 | Natural | 145 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | NORTH TX - 5 |
| 2 August 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SIKES ON 254 EAST |
| 16 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 198 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LEE RD. FIRE |
| 15 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 14661 STATE HWY 254 |
| 15 August 2013 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SIKES |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
57 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Graford in 57 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 36 hail, 12 thunderstorm wind, 4 lightning, 2 flash flood. The reports record 1 death. 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 2015 | Flood | Graford | 1 killed | A 19-year-old male drowned in the Brazos River when the river quickly rose in response to water releases from Possum Kingdom Lake upstream. |
| April 2003 | Tornado (F1) | Graford | $250,000 | Brief tornado touchdown reported on the east side of Possum Kingdom Lake. 25 mobile homes were damaged or destroyed at Sky Camp, Lefty's, and P. K. Lodge. No people were injured. |
| June 2014 | Lightning | Graford | $50,000 | Lightning struck tank batteries on Ragle Road near Graford, igniting them on fire. Three of four tanks were on fire. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Graford | $40,000 | Trained spotters reported golf ball sized hail approximately 12 miles west of Graford on the west shore of Possum Kingdom Reservior. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Graford | $40,000 | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Graford | $35,000 | Two roofs were blown off homes near Graford, there was damage to a business, damage to the high school gym, and trees and power lines were blown down. |
| June 2007 | Flood | Graford | $20,000 | Pecan Branch Creek flooded causing water to reach the steps of several nearby homes. The Division Street Bridge was impassable. |
| June 2014 | Lightning | Graford | $15,000 | Lightning struck a tank battery igniting it on fire off Turpin Road, north of Graford. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Graford | $10,000 | Palo Pinto County Sheriff's Department reported power lines and power poles blown down. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Graford | $10,000 | The roof of a resort hotel in Graford was damaged. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Graford | $9,000 | Social media reported substantial tree and roof damage to a home near Graford. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Graford | $5,000 | Power lines blown down. |
| March 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Graford | $5,000 | Four outbuildings destroyed. |
| May 1998 | Lightning | Graford | $5,000 | A tank battery was set on fire by lightning. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Graford | $5,000 | Strong winds blew down large limbs and signs in town. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Graford | $3,000 | Ping pong ball sized hail was reported at the intersection of Grassy Ridge Road and Highway 337; south of Graford. |
| September 2009 | Hail | Graford | $3,000 | Golfball size hail was reported in the community of Graford. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Graford | $3,000 | Winds of 60 mph were estimated in Graford. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Graford | - | A trained spotter indicated quarter sized hail northwest of Graford. |
| March 2024 | Hail | Graford | - | Social media report of quarter size hail. Time estimated by radar. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Graford | - | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). |
| April 2018 | Hail | Graford | - | A trained spotter reported quarter sized hail approximately 2 miles west of the city of Graford, TX. |
| April 2018 | Hail | Graford | - | A trained spotter reported half-dollar sized hail approximately 2 miles southeast of the city of Graford, TX. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Graford | - | A trained spotter reported power lines down and dumpsters blown over in the city of Graford, TX. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Graford | - | Palo Pinto County Sheriff's Department reported that 3 roads were closed including FM 4 near Graford, TX. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Graford | - | Quarter sized hail was reported near Graford. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Graford | - | Quarter sized hail was reported in Graford. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Graford | - | Tree limbs down. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Graford | - | Quarter size hail covering the ground. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Graford | - | Relayed by Parker county sheriff's office. |
| July 2005 | Lightning | Graford | - | Several grass fires started by lightning along I-20 and Highway 254 in Graford. |
| April 2003 | Hail | Graford | - | Golfball to softball size hail occurred for 6 minutes. |
| June 1995 | Hail | Graford | - | High water was over Farm-to-Market Road 4 north of Graford. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Graford | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Graford | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Graford | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Graford | - | no account filed |
| November 2004 | Hail | Graford | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Graford | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Graford | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Graford | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Graford | - | no account filed |
| March 2001 | Hail | Graford | - | no account filed |
| March 2001 | Hail | Graford | - | no account filed |
| March 2001 | Hail | Graford | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Graford | - | no account filed |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Graford | - | no account filed |
| October 2001 | Hail | Graford | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Graford | - | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Hail | Graford | - | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Hail | Graford | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Graford | - | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Flash Flood | Graford | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Graford | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Graford | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Graford | - | no account filed |
| May 1994 | Hail | Graford | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oran | 4.9 miles | 19 | |
| Coronados Camp | 6.4 miles | 19 | |
| Salesville | 8.6 miles | 18 | |
| Peadenville | 9.2 miles | 18 | |
| Mineral Wells | 11.4 miles | 18 | |
| Palo Pinto | 12.1 miles | 18 | |
| Wolters Village | 12.4 miles | 18 | |
| Sturdivant | 15.2 miles | 18 |
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 Graford | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q969908 | 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 1336782. 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.









