Jarrell, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Jarrell census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76537. The Survey maps it on the Jarrell quadrangle. 1,753 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 869 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresJarrell grew from 984 to 1,753 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 | 984 | |
| 2020 | 1,753 | +769 (+78%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 12 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.
- 1893 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Austin quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1964 USGS Jarrell quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Taylor quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
42 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 42 fires within 5 miles of Jarrell between 2005 and 2020, burning about 915 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SPEARS RANCH CR 305 |
| 22 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 18 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 3940 CR 234 |
| 18 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 20750 HORN FROG |
| 1 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 500 CR 314 |
| 4 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1100 CR 237 |
| 4 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 237 |
| 31 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | JARRELL ASSIST ON 237 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Jarrell: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone |
Storms near this place
31 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jarrell in 31 storm reports between 1995 and 2023: 14 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 6 flash flood, 4 tornado. The reports record 27 deaths and 12 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1997 | Tornado (F5) | Jarrell | 27 killed, 12 hurt, $40,000,000 | no account filed |
| March 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jarrell | $25,000 | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that damaged the roof of Jarrell High School. |
| April 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jarrell | $15,000 | no account filed |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jarrell | $10,000 | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 75 mph that overturned a recreational vehicle and tore shingles off roofs in Jarrell. |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jarrell | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 2023 | Hail | Jarrell | - | A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail near Jarrell. |
| March 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jarrell | - | A thunderstorm produced a wind gust estimated at 60 mph in Jarrell. |
| May 2016 | Flash Flood | Jarrell | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding leading to a vehicle water rescue on CR305 just west of Jarrell. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Jarrell | - | A thunderstorm produced hail from one half to one inch in diameter. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Jarrell | - | A thunderstorm produced hail from one half to one inch in diameter. |
| September 2009 | Flash Flood | Jarrell | - | Local law enforcement officials reported that many roads in the Jarrell area remained flooded from earlier heavy rain. |
| September 2009 | Flash Flood | Jarrell | - | Heavy rain caused flooding which closed numerous roads in and around Jarrell including I35 in both directions. |
| September 2009 | Flash Flood | Jarrell | - | Heavy rain caused a creek to rise four feet in less than 30 minutes and necessitated a high water rescue from a house. |
| October 2009 | Hail | Jarrell | - | Hail was reported along Interstate 35 at mile marker 275. |
| October 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jarrell | - | Trained spotter reported 65 mph winds at I-35 mile marker 275. |
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | Jarrell | - | Thunderstorms over Williamson and Travis Counties produced from 2 to 3 inches of rain on the morning of July 20, with up to 5 inches near Taylor. SH95, FM973, and FM112 were closed due to flash flooding. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jarrell | - | from severe thunderstorms damaged roofs in Jarrell and blew an 18-wheeler off the road. |
| August 2005 | Flash Flood | Jarrell | - | Thunderstorms in the late evening period produced rainfall totals between 2 and 3 inches in the area of northeast Williamson County along the Bell County line between Jarrell and Bartlett. Flash flooding developed near midnight and ended in the early morning hours. Among the roads closed due to high water were FM487 and FM972. |
| November 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Jarrell | - | Two experienced, Skywarn-trained Amateur Radio Operators observed and filmed a weak but rather large tornado near Jarrell. The tornado was estimated at nearly 400 yards wide and touched down in open country, it caused only minor damage to vegetation, suggesting that it was of generally low strength. From this information it was rated F0 on the Fujita Scale. |
| September 1995 | Hail | Jarrell | - | Roofs were blown off houses as well as the main building of the High School in Hutto. Classes had to be cancelled for the following day. Several barns were flattened, trees were blown over and power lines were destroyed north of Hutto. A high school football game, already underway, was cancelled as the storm approached, and all persons evacuated into the school. This quick action no doubt prevented numerous injuries. |
| March 2014 | Hail | Jarrell | - | no account filed |
| February 2013 | Hail | Jarrell | - | no account filed |
| February 2013 | Hail | Jarrell | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Jarrell | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Jarrell | - | no account filed |
| November 2004 | Hail | Jarrell | - | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | Jarrell | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Jarrell | - | no account filed |
| February 1998 | Hail | Jarrell | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Tornado (F2) | Jarrell | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Tornado (F2) | Jarrell | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corn Hill | 1.4 miles | 12 | |
| Sonterra | 1.5 miles | 12 | |
| New Corn Hill | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Theon | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| Schwertner | 4.8 miles | 12 | |
| Walburg | 6.2 miles | 17 | |
| Keelersville | 7.6 miles | 17 | |
| Berrys Creek | 8.1 miles | 20 |
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 Jarrell | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1011901 | 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 1360159. 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.



