Hemphill, Texas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 2003. It stands in the Hemphill census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75948. The Survey maps it on the Hemphill quadrangle. 1,029 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 279 feet above sea level.
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On record in Hemphill
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
- Toole Buildinglisted 2002
Population over time
2 figuresHemphill fell from 1,198 to 1,029 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 | 1,198 | |
| 2020 | 1,029 | -169 (-14%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1953 USGS Alexandria quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Alexandria quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Hemphill quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1984 USGS Hemphill quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Leesville quadrangle1:100000
- 2003 USGS Hemphill quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
173 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 173 fires within 5 miles of Hemphill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,713 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 14 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 | 106 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 30 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 25 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODVILLE - 77 |
| 25 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 21 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 2 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODVILLE - 180 |
| 2 September 2000 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | National Forests And Grasslands In Texas | BEER STORE |
| 18 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
54 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hemphill in 54 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 41 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 5 flash flood, 1 tornado. The reports record 1 death and 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hemphill | 1 killed, $50,000 | A tree fell on the home of an elderly woman in Hemphill Texas. The tree killed the woman inside her home. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hemphill | 1 hurt | Flying debris injured a girl at Mill Creek Park at the Sam Rayburn Reservoir. |
| February 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hemphill | $16,000,000 | Hundreds of trees were uprooted across the area including several that fell across homes and automobiles. Nearly all secondary and Farm to Market roads were closed. Over 300 million board feet of timber was destroyed accounting for 6 million dollars in private timber loss while 10 million dollars damage occurred to homes and property. |
| March 2008 | Flash Flood | Hemphill | $2,000,000 | Highway 87 was flooded north of Hemphill, Texas. Many roads across the northern part of the county were flooded. Many roads and bridges also washed out. Numerous homes and businesses were flooded throughout the county as well. |
| April 1993 | Tornado (F2) | Hemphill | $500,000 | Several houses were blown down. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hemphill | $5,000 | A large pine tree was blown down onto a barn. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hemphill | $5,000 | Numerous large trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hemphill | $50 | Thunderstorm winds blew down a large pine tree which fell across a barn. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hemphill | - | A large pine tree was downed in Hemphill. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hemphill | - | Numerous trees and power lines downed across Sabine County. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hemphill | - | Vehicle struck a downed tree, which had fallen across Highway 83 just east of Hemphill. |
| January 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hemphill | - | Large limbs were blown down near the intersection of Highway 3382 and Old Sabinetown Road in the Lowe's Creek community. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hemphill | - | A couple of trees and power lines were downed in Hemphill. A tree was downed on Highway 103. Trees were also downed on Highway 87 South about 4 miles south of Hemphill. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hemphill | - | Trees were downed in the Indian Mounds community. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hemphill | - | A large tree was blown down across Highway 184 near Hemphill. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hemphill | - | Trees were downed just northeast of Hemphill. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Hemphill | - | High water covered Beckcom Road near Worth Street, and also along Railroad Street in Hemphill. |
| December 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hemphill | - | Trees down on Highway 83 near Hemphill. |
| January 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hemphill | - | Trees down in Hemphill. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hemphill | - | Several trees were blown down in and near Hemphill. |
| August 2017 | Flash Flood | Hemphill | - | Arnold and Barber Streets in Hemphill were closed due to high water. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hemphill | - | Numerous trees were downed across the entire county. Some of the roadways impacted included FM944, FM103, FM1592, FM2024 and FM83. |
| March 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hemphill | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts knocked down numerous trees and powerlines across all of Sabine County. Law enforcement officials described the damage as major with all the trees across county roads and highways. Some trees fell on homes and automobiles with power outages widespread across the county. |
| December 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hemphill | - | Numerous trees and powerlines were downed throughout the county with over 27000 people without power at one time. |
| December 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hemphill | - | Trees and powerlines were downed in Hemphill, Texas. Traffic light was also downed at Hwy. 21 and Hwy. 87. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hemphill | - | Trees were downed near Hemphill, Texas on Hwy. 87 and near Pineland on Hwy. 96 south. |
| December 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hemphill | - | Trees were downed at Hwy. 2024 and Tatum Road. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hemphill | - | Several trees and powerlines were downed across the county. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hemphill | - | A tree was blown down along Hwy 83 east near Hemphill, Texas. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hemphill | - | Multiple reports of downed trees throughout the county. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hemphill | - | Numerous trees were downed across the eastern portion of the county. |
| December 2006 | Flash Flood | Hemphill | - | Excessive heavy rainfall resulted in numerous city streets under water. |
| October 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hemphill | - | A few large trees were downed in town. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hemphill | - | Several trees downed in Hemphill and the Bronson area. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hemphill | - | Trees down on FM 3382. |
| April 2004 | Hail | Hemphill | - | Hail stripped the bark off some trees. Some hail was still on the ground the next morning in Geneva. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hemphill | - | Trees downed near Milam. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hemphill | - | Trees and power lines downed county wide. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hemphill | - | Several trees down across Hwy 21. |
| June 2001 | Flash Flood | Hemphill | - | Flash flooding from Tropical Storm Allison resulted in high water over Hwy 87 south of town closing the roadway. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hemphill | - | Numerous trees down. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hemphill | - | Numerous trees down. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hemphill | - | Several large trees down in town. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hemphill | - | Trees and powerlines down. |
| September 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hemphill | - | Numerous trees down along highway 83. |
| March 1993 | Hail | Hemphill | - | Golfball-size hail was reported covering the ground near Hemphill. |
| March 2008 | Hail | Hemphill | - | no account filed |
| March 2002 | Hail | Hemphill | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hemphill | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hemphill | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hemphill | - | no account filed |
| March 1998 | Hail | Hemphill | - | no account filed |
| March 1998 | Hail | Hemphill | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Hail | Hemphill | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strickland Crossing | 5.0 miles | 11 | |
| Yellowpine | 5.7 miles | 11 | |
| Milam | 6.3 miles | 11 | |
| Mason | 7.8 miles | 10 | |
| Magasco | 8.0 miles | 11 | |
| Sabinetown | 8.5 miles | 14 | |
| Rosevine | 8.7 miles | 10 | |
| Bronson | 8.8 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 Hemphill | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q976085 | 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 1381990. 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.





