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Hartley, Texas

6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Dalhart census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79044. The Survey maps it on the Hartley quadrangle. 382 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 3,907 feet above sea level.

Hartley within Hartley County

Population over time

2 figures

Hartley fell from 540 to 382 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
2010540
2020382-158 (-29%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 surveys from 6 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

34 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Hartley between 2006 and 2019, burning about 230 acres in total. 3 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
Smoking10
Missing data/not specified/undetermined9
Equipment and vehicle use5
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Natural3
Debris and open burning3

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
15 September 2017Smokingunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service9152017
8 August 2010Smokingunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service8610
5 August 2011Naturalunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceBECKNER FIRE
14 August 2012Debris and open burningunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceCOUNTY RD. I
9 July 2007Natural60 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
26 July 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined50 acresTexas A & M Forest Service7/26/2019
25 July 2013Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceSCARNARDO RANCH
25 July 2011Smoking3.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service72511

Every fire recorded in Hartley County

Storms near this place

60 of 112 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hartley in 112 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 84 hail, 16 thunderstorm wind, 6 tornado, 4 flash flood. The reports record 6 injuries. 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
June 2008Thunderstorm WindHartley4 hurt, $85,000Law enforcement officials reported that a mobile home was destroyed by the thunderstorm wind gusts and also that four people were injured. An irrigation sprinkler was twisted and two foot diameter trees were uprooted.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindHartley2 hurt, $12,000The thunderstorm wind gusts blew over a semi-trailer on U.S. Highway 87 and two people were injured.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindHartley$180,000A rear flank downdraft or very strong downburst winds derailed fifteen train cars and approximately six power poles were snapped. The derailed trains cars blocked traffic on U.S. Highway 385. An official damage survey was made on this event.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindHartley$50,000no account filed
May 2024HailHartley$10,000Hail up to golfball size fell near Hartley.
May 2008HailHartley$3,000Golf ball size hail lasted nearly thirty minutes and broke the windows on a mobile home.
May 2004Tornado (F0)Hartley$2,000A tornado touched down over open country approximately one mile south-southwest of where the derailed trains cars occurred. The tornado path length and width were measured as a damage survey was made on the tornado. No injuries were reported from the tornado. The tornado did cause minor damage to barns and equipment at a nearby farm.
June 2019FloodHartley-Minor flooding was reported along U.S. highway 87 eight miles east of Hartley and eastward to the Moore county line.
March 2019HailHartley-Golf ball size hail reported by a trained spotter.
March 2019HailHartley-Storm chaser reporting quarter size hail with accumulation on area roadways.
May 2019Tornado (EF0)Hartley-A tornado along the leading edge of a squall line was reported by multiple chasers and an NWS employee in the area. The tornado remained in open grassland country and no damage occurred.
May 2019Tornado (EF0)Hartley-A tornado along the leading edge of a squall line was captured on video by multiple storm chasers in the area. It was weak and in open country and did not cause any reported damage including to power lines where it crossed Highway 287.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindHartley-Late report of thunderstorm outflow wind gust estimated at 60 mph.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindHartley-Tractor trailers blown off the road 5 miles north of Hartley on US-87.
August 2017Thunderstorm WindHartley-Wind damage at a gas station in the town of Hartley.
May 2016HailHartley-Ping pong ball size hail fell 5 miles south of Hartley.
May 2016HailHartley-Quarter size hail was reported 9.2 miles west of Hartley on FM 998. A fair amount of hail fell, but not enough to cover the road.
May 2016HailHartley-Quarter size hail occurred 4 miles southwest of Hartley.
May 2016HailHartley-Quarter size hail fell 4 miles southwest of Hartley.
May 2016HailHartley-Hail dollar size hail fell 4 miles southwest of Hartley.
May 2016HailHartley-Quarter to ping pong ball size hail fell 2 miles south of Hartley.
May 2016HailHartley-Dime to quarter size hail fell on US highway 385 one mile south of Hartley.
May 2016HailHartley-Golf ball size hail reportedly covered the road in Hartley.
May 2016HailHartley-Golf ball size hail fell 3 miles south of Hartley.
May 2016HailHartley-Quarter size hail was reported in Hartley.
May 2016HailHartley-Ping pong to golf ball size hail fell one mile southeast of Hartley.
May 2016HailHartley-Two inch diameter hail fell two miles south of Hartley.
May 2016Flash FloodHartley-Water on highway 87 in Hartley resulted in the closure of the outside lanes at the main intersection in town.
April 2016HailHartley-Hail up to the size of half dollars fell 12 miles west of Cactus.
April 2016HailHartley-Lots of hail from pea size up to golf ball size was reported on Highway 385, 6 miles south-southeast of Hartley.
June 2015Flash FloodHartley-A storm chaser reported that Highway 385 on the south side of Hartley was closed. Water was completely over the road and up to the wheel wells of tractor trailers. One car was stalled due to the flood waters. Approximately two hours later, just after 10:00 PM CDT, law enforcement reported that the water was still high on Highway 385 and it remained closed. Flooding extended northward into Hartley and resulted inn barricaded roads in town. Flood waters slowly subsided overnight and the Sheriff's Office reported that the Highway reopened shortly after 5:00 AM CDT. As of 6:30 AM CDT, a storm spotter reported that water was still flowing across Farm-to-Market 998 south of Hartley.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindHartley-A storm chaser reported a power pole leaning at a 45 degree angle 4 miles southeast of Harley on Highway 385.
October 2014HailHartley-A supercell moved across Hartley County during the evening hours of the 9th. As the storm moved between the towns of Dalhart and Hartley (Hartley County), the County Emergency Manager reported baseball size hail (2.75 inches) on U.S. Highway 87 six miles north-northwest of Hartley. After producing this hail, the supercell continued to moved eastward across the county.
May 2010HailHartley-The hail was reported near Farm to Market Road 998 and County Road O.
May 2010Tornado (EF0)Hartley-The tornado touched down four miles south southeast of Hartley at 1632 CST. The tornado was on the ground for one mile with a maximum path width of fifty yards. The tornado dissipated at 1636 CST. No damage or injuries were reported as the tornado remained over open country.
May 2010Tornado (EF0)Hartley-The tornado was reported by VORTEX2 and touched down eight miles southeast of Hartley at 1641 CST. The tornado was on the ground for one mile with a maximum path width of one hundred yards. The tornado dissipated at 1644 CST. No damage or injuries were reported as the tornado remained over open country.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindHartley-The broadcast media also reported dime size hail along with the thunderstorm wind gusts.
June 2006Flash FloodHartley-Numerous county roads reported flooded by heavy rainfall.
July 2005HailHartley-Off duty National Weather Service employee on U.S. Highway 87 just inside the Hartley county line reported that the storm was rotating.
July 2005Funnel CloudHartley-Off duty National Weather Service employee on U.S. Highway 87 just inside the Hartley county line reported a few funnel clouds and that the storm was rotating.
July 2005HailHartley-Reported from off duty National Weather Service employee on U.S. Highway 87.
May 2004Tornado (F0)Hartley-The tornado path length and width were estimated. The tornado remained over open country and caused no damage or injuries.
August 2004Flash FloodHartley-Farm to Market Road 998 was reported closed due to six to eight inches of water over the roadway.
April 2025HailHartley-no account filed
April 2025HailHartley-no account filed
June 2023HailHartley-no account filed
April 2022HailHartley-no account filed
April 2022HailHartley-no account filed
May 2022HailHartley-no account filed
May 2022HailHartley-no account filed
May 2022HailHartley-no account filed
August 2020HailHartley-no account filed
June 2019HailHartley-no account filed
June 2019HailHartley-no account filed
June 2016HailHartley-no account filed
May 2012HailHartley-no account filed
May 2012HailHartley-no account filed
April 2012HailHartley-no account filed
June 2012HailHartley-no account filed
May 2010HailHartley-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Hartley 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
Wilco11.2 miles6
Rehm14.3 miles6
Channing14.4 miles6
Exum14.5 miles6
King17.1 miles6
Middle Water20.9 miles6
Twin Mill22.4 miles6
Romero30.4 miles6

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 HartleyAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q982599The 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 1358876. 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.