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Jefferson, Texas

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Jefferson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75657. The Survey maps it on the Jefferson quadrangle. 1,875 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 194 feet above sea level.

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Jefferson within Marion County

On record in Jefferson

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 12 of 18 shown

Every listing in Marion County

Population over time

2 figures

Jefferson fell from 2,106 to 1,875 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
20102,106
20201,875-231 (-11%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 surveys from 12 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

379 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 379 fires within 5 miles of Jefferson between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,777 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 17 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 burning209
Missing data/not specified/undetermined64
Railroad operations and maintenance31
Power generation/transmission/distribution23
Arson/incendiarism17
Natural16
Equipment and vehicle use12
Smoking4
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Recreation and ceremony1

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
8 September 2015Debris and open burningunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceCEDAR GROVE CEMTERY
7 September 2013Debris and open burning1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceTHOMPSON CAMP ROAD
6 September 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceJUNE JUNKO
5 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined30 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceDEAN RICHARSON
30 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceACROSS FROM WILLIAM COLLISION 59 S.
30 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceHWY 728
30 September 2010Equipment and vehicle use85 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceLINDEN - 180
30 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceWILDFIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Marion County

Storms near this place

60 of 97 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jefferson in 97 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 66 thunderstorm wind, 27 hail, 3 flash flood, 1 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
September 2009Flash FloodNorth Jefferson$250,000Several local business in town experienced flood damage from the excessive heavy rainfall that fell during the day. Several city streets were closed as well. The Bakery Restaurant along with the Jefferson Jimplecute and numerous other buildings in town suffered water damage when city pumps couldn't handle the excessive heavy rainfall. The worst flooding occurred along Austin, Polk, Walnut and Soda Streets but there was some water damage to Parker and Parker CPAs and the Otstott and Jaminson law firms on Lafayette Street.
December 2012Thunderstorm WindJefferson$100,000The roof was taken off a home by strong winds in Jefferson, Texas. There were no reports of injuries.
May 2008Flash FloodNorth Jefferson$100,000Excessive heavy rainfall resulted in numerous road closures throughout the town. Very high water with stalled vehicles were reported at Henderson Street and Canal Street.
May 1993HailJefferson$50,000Hail damage to cars.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindJefferson$30,000A tree was downed along Highway 49 and on Pine Hill Drive in Jefferson, Texas. The Rusty Rail Golf Club suffered roof damage to the clubhouse as well as some damage from fallen trees to the golf course.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindJefferson$25,000A tree was downed on a home resulting in minor to moderate damage in Jefferson, Texas.
August 1994Thunderstorm WindJefferson$5,000Trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds.
October 1994Thunderstorm WindJefferson$5,000Trees were blown down.
November 1994Thunderstorm WindJefferson$5,000Trees were blown down by high winds.
November 1994Thunderstorm WindJefferson$5,000Trees blown down by high winds blocked Highway 47 east of Jefferson.
April 1994Thunderstorm WindJefferson$5,000Numerous trees were blown down 5 S Jefferson.
August 1993Thunderstorm WindJefferson$5,000Numerous trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds.
January 1993Thunderstorm WindJefferson$5,000Trees and power lines were downed on highway 47.
April 2025HailNorth Jefferson-Nickel size hail fell just west of Jefferson.
March 2024Flash FloodNorth Jefferson-Highway 49 from the northeast side of Jefferson to County Road 248 was flooded and closed.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindJefferson-A few buildings in Jefferson sustained roof removal due to high winds.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindJefferson-Numerous trees and power lines downed in Jefferson.
March 2023Thunderstorm WindJefferson-Numerous trees downed across parts of Marion County.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindJefferson-Widespread reports of trees and power lines downed throughout Marion County.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindJefferson-Numerous trees, power lines, and power poles downed across the city of Jefferson.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindJefferson-A large tree fell onto a boat house and boats along Big Cypress Bayou at the Turning Basin Riverboat Tours facility on the southeast side of Jefferson.
December 2021Thunderstorm WindNorth Jefferson-A power line was blown down onto a tree causing the tree to catch on fire.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindNorth Jefferson-A tree was blown down onto power lines on Highway 49 near FM 728 west of Jefferson. Another tree was blown down on FM 729 west of Jefferson.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindJefferson-A tree was downed at 411 South Friou Street in Jefferson.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindNorth Jefferson-A tree was blown over and hung about 4-5 feet along Highway 49 West near the Jefferson city limits.
April 2018Thunderstorm WindJefferson-Several trees and power lines were downed across Jefferson. Other downed trees and power lines were reported across much of Marion County as well.
April 2018Thunderstorm WindJefferson-Several trees were blown down near and along FM 134 just south of Jefferson.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindJefferson-Trees were downed along County Road 2208.
December 2018Thunderstorm WindNorth Jefferson-Numerous trees were blown down across much of Marion County.
March 2016Thunderstorm WindJefferson-Power line down across Highway 59 just south of the Jefferson city limits.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindNorth Jefferson-Numerous large limbs were downed northwest of Jefferson.
October 2014Thunderstorm WindJefferson-Numerous trees and powerlines were downed in Jefferson, Texas.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindJefferson-Trees were downed in Jefferson, Texas.
October 2014Thunderstorm WindJefferson-A tree was downed just east of Jefferson near FM. 248 and Hall Road.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindJefferson-Numerous trees and powerlines were downed throughout the county.
January 2013Thunderstorm WindJefferson-Several trees were downed throughout the county.
November 2012Thunderstorm WindJefferson-Powerlines were downed in Jefferson, Texas.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindJefferson-Trees were downed on Shady Grove Road in Jefferson, Texas.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindNorth Jefferson-Large limbs were downed on Hwy. 49 west of Jefferson, Texas.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindNorth Jefferson-Trees were downed along Hwy 59 north of Jefferson, Texas.
May 2007Thunderstorm WindJefferson-Trees and powerlines downed.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindJefferson-Several trees were blown down...mainly over the eastern portions of the county.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindJefferson-Trees and power lines downed throughout the entire county.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindJefferson-Trees and power lines downed throughout the county.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindJefferson-Several trees downed.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindJefferson-Several trees downed.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindJefferson-Several large trees and power lines down in downtown.
May 2003Thunderstorm WindJefferson-Several large trees down.
May 2003HailJefferson-Baseball sized hail shattered windows in vehicles.
March 2001Thunderstorm WindJefferson-Several large trees toppled near Lake O The Pines.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindJefferson-Numerous trees down.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindJefferson-Several large trees down.
May 1999Thunderstorm WindJefferson-Trees down along Hwy 49.
April 1999Thunderstorm WindJefferson-Several large trees down.
January 1998HailJefferson-Located on FM 2208 in Jefferson.
August 1998Thunderstorm WindJefferson-Several trees down.
May 1998Thunderstorm WindJefferson-Several trees toppled at the Hwy 43 Hwy 49 junction.
February 1998Tornado (F1)Jefferson-HP Supercell and associated tornado developed along a northeast-southwest orientated cold front and moved slowly east-northeast across Harrison and Marion counties, Texas. The tornado track extended for 16 miles across two counties, however, the damage path was confined to a wooded region away from any population and structures. Damage consisted of small trees and large limbs broken or snapped .
February 1998Thunderstorm WindJefferson-Trees and powerlines were toppled along FM 726 and TX 49.
June 1997Thunderstorm WindJefferson-Several large trees were blown down across Hwy 729.

Every storm recorded in Marion 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
Burford2.8 miles13
Kellyville3.7 miles13
Hall4.3 miles12
Berea4.5 miles13
Prospect5.9 miles12
Payne7.1 miles12
Sarber7.5 miles13
White Oak8.5 miles13

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 JeffersonAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q982839The 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 1338692. 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.