Jacksboro, Texas

9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Jacksboro census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76458. It stands on Halls Branch. The Survey maps it on the Jacksboro quadrangle. 4,184 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,083 feet above sea level.

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Jacksboro within Jack County

On record in Jacksboro

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 2 records

Fort RichardsonNational Historic Landmark · listed 1966
Jack County Courthouselisted 2012

Population over time

2 figures

Jacksboro fell from 4,511 to 4,184 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	4,511
2020	4,184	-327 (-7%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 surveys from 9 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.

1954 USGS Wichita Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
1958 USGS Wichita Falls quadrangle1:250000
1960 USGS Jacksboro quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
1985 USGS Graham quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings

Fires near this place

70 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 70 fires within 5 miles of Jacksboro between 2005 and 2018, burning about 18,139 acres in total. 2 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	26
Debris and open burning	19
Equipment and vehicle use	13
Power generation/transmission/distribution	5
Smoking	3
Natural	2
Fireworks	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
5 September 2011	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Texas A & M Forest Service	FITZGERALD FIRE
5 September 2007	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	not named
13 September 2011	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	6.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	MAHONEY FIRE
9 August 2008	Equipment and vehicle use	10 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	not named
7 August 2006	Natural	25 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	not named
6 August 2006	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	5.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	not named
10 August 2011	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Texas A & M Forest Service	RUMAGE RD FIRE
9 July 2011	Power generation/transmission/distribution	under an acre	Texas A & M Forest Service	SYNTERA FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Jack County

Storms near this place

60 of 104 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jacksboro in 104 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 43 thunderstorm wind, 43 hail, 12 flash flood, 3 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
May 2015	Tornado (EF0)	Jacksboro	$80,000	A National Weather Service damage survey crew found evidence of a brief tornado in the city of Jacksboro. The tornado moved in a southeast to northwest direction, beginning near the intersection of 4th street and Pine. The tornado moved northwest for approximately three blocks, damaging several trees, and producing roof damage to four homes.
May 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Jacksboro	$50,000	Eighteen power line poles were blown down between Jacksboro and Oran.
October 2014	Hail	Jacksboro	$45,000	Baseball sized hail was observed on the south side of Jacksboro.
February 1997	Flash Flood	Jacksboro	$34,000	no account filed
March 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Jacksboro	$30,000	no account filed
June 2004	Flash Flood	Jacksboro	$25,000	Numerous streets were flooded and closed. One house was flooded.
May 2015	Hail	Jacksboro	$20,000	The Jacksboro fire department reported golf ball sized hail on the west side of Jacksboro, along US 380.
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Jacksboro	$20,000	Large tree limbs fell on power lines and caused an interruption of electricity in town.
April 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Jacksboro	$20,000	Storage shed damaged and power lines blown down.
March 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Jacksboro	$20,000	A storage building was destroyed, there was roof damage to a house, a tree was blown down onto a truck, and trees and power lines were blown down.
August 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Jacksboro	$15,000	Strong thunderstorm winds blew a silo onto a building in Jacksboro. A gas station in the city was also damaged.
April 2026	Thunderstorm Wind	Jacksboro	$10,000	Emergency management reported an overturned trailer northwest of Jacksboro.
May 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Jacksboro	$10,000	A tree was blown over onto a home in Jacksboro.
May 2020	Hail	Jacksboro	$10,000	Amateur radio received multiple reports of golf ball sized hail immediately west and northwest of the city of Jacksboro, TX.
October 2014	Hail	Jacksboro	$10,000	Trained spotters reported 3 inch deep hail drifts of hail. Most of the hail was quarter sized, but there were several half dollar sized hailstones in the mix. The drifts were noted at Highway 380 and Highway 199, approximately 2 miles south of Jacksboro.
October 2014	Hail	Jacksboro	$10,000	Baseball sized hail and 65 mph winds were reported on the south side of Jacksboro.
May 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Jacksboro	$10,000	Several large trees were blown down in Jacksboro. Most of the city was left without power.
June 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Jacksboro	$10,000	Power lines and tree limbs were blown down around the city.
May 2011	Hail	Jacksboro	$10,000	no account filed
May 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Jacksboro	$5,000	Emergency management reported that trees were blown down and a roof was blown off of a large building near the intersection of Highway 380 and Wesley Chapel Rd approximately 3 miles southwest of the town of Jacksboro, TX.
May 2013	Hail	Jacksboro	$5,000	Jack County Sheriff's Office reported several instances of golf ball sized hail in and near Jacksboro.
June 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Jacksboro	$5,000	Four large trees were blown down and the roof of a hotel was damaged by high winds.
June 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Jacksboro	$5,000	Trees and power lines blown down in town and also scattered damage across the county.
October 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Jacksboro	$3,000	A transformer was down in Jacksboro.
May 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Jacksboro	$2,000	Thunderstorm winds were estimated to be near 60 MPH in Jacksboro.
June 2008	Lightning	Jacksboro	$2,000	Lightning split an oak tree in two. Bark was stripped from the tree due to the force of the strike.
August 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Jacksboro	$2,000	Large trees were blown down by high winds.
July 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Jacksboro	$2,000	no account filed
May 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Jacksboro	$1,000	Jack Country Sheriff's Department reported signs blown off poles on the south side of the city of Jacksboro, TX.
August 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Jacksboro	$1,000	The Jacksboro newspaper posted an article that stated that much of the western portions of Jacksboro lost power for several hours after winds from a thunderstorm damaged numerous power poles.
February 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Jacksboro	$1,000	A 50 foot radio tower was blown down.
May 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Jacksboro	$1,000	Powerlines were blown down by high winds.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Jacksboro	$500	A large tree about 1 foot in diameter was blown over at the First Baptist Church in Jacksboro.
April 2026	Hail	Jacksboro	-	Report of 1 inch hail from mPING.
April 2025	Hail	Jacksboro	-	Broadcast media reported 1.25 inch hail fell just west of Jacksboro.
April 2025	Flash Flood	Jacksboro	-	Many road closures were reported in Jack County due to flooding. Impacted areas included Burwick Rd between Highway 380 and FM 1191, FM 4 one mile south of Jacksboro, and Rock Creek Rd two miles east of FM 1191.
May 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Jacksboro	-	Three inch oak branches were broken near FM 2190 and JT Graves Lane northwest of Jacksboro.
April 2023	Hail	Jacksboro	-	A public report indicated quarter sized hail 6 miles west-northwest of Jacksboro.
April 2016	Flash Flood	Jacksboro	-	U.S Highway 380/State Highway 199 was closed due to high water, just south of the city of Jacksboro.
May 2015	Flash Flood	Jacksboro	-	The Jack County Sheriff's Department reported street flooding in Jacksboro and numerous county roads closed across the county.
October 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Jacksboro	-	The Jack County Sheriff's office reported 65 mph winds on the south side of Jacksboro.
March 2013	Hail	Jacksboro	-	Amateur radio operators reported the hail increased from quarter to golf balll size.
March 2013	Hail	Jacksboro	-	Amateur radio operators reported quarter sized hail covering the ground northeast of Jacksboro.
May 2012	Hail	Jacksboro	-	Half dollar sized hail was reported 8 miles west of Jackboro.
May 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Jacksboro	-	A large tree was blown down on Highway 114 approximately 2 miles west of Jacksboro.
May 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Jacksboro	-	A few trees were knocked down in Jacksboro.
May 2011	Hail	Jacksboro	-	Quarter sized hail was reported just west of Jacksboro on Highway 380.
May 2011	Hail	Jacksboro	-	Quarter sized hail was reported 2 miles northwest of Jacksboro near Highway 280.
April 2009	Hail	Jacksboro	-	Nickel size hail fell in Jacksboro.
June 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Jacksboro	-	One tree blown down south of Antelope.
March 2007	Flash Flood	Jacksboro	-	Widespread flooding reported. Numerous roads closed including Highway 380 East and Highway 199.
May 2007	Flash Flood	Jacksboro	-	High water was reported on FM 2190 and on several other roads in the western and northwestern portions of the county.
June 2007	Flood	Jacksboro	-	CR 31 and Barton Chapel Road were closed from previous flooding.
March 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Jacksboro	-	Occurred at Bear Mountain.
June 2004	Flash Flood	Jacksboro	-	Flooding was reported on Highway 59 and FM 1810 north of Jacksboro.
September 2003	Heavy Rain	Jacksboro	-	Heavy rains of up to 4 inches caused minor street flooding in town, closing some streets for a few hours.
May 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Jacksboro	-	The 61 mph wind gust occurred at Bear Mountain just west of Highway 148.
April 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Jacksboro	-	Numerous large trees were blown down by strong thunderstorm wind.
April 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Jacksboro	-	Numerous large trees were blown down by strong thunderstorm wind.
May 2000	Tornado (F0)	Jacksboro	-	A brief tornado was reported northwest of Jacksboro. No damage reports were received.

Every storm recorded in Jack 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.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Maryetta	7.1 miles	7
Senate	7.8 miles	8
Wizard Wells	10.1 miles	8
Bob Town	10.2 miles	8
Vineyard	10.8 miles	8
Cundiff	10.9 miles	8
Bartons Chapel	11.4 miles	8
Joplin	12.2 miles	8

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 Jacksboro	An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q779498	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 1338568. 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.