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Kosse, Texas

6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Kosse census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76653. It stands on Burleson Branch. The Survey maps it on the Kosse West quadrangle. 458 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 499 feet above sea level.

Kosse within Limestone County

Population over time

3 figures

Kosse fell from 497 to 458 between 2000 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
2000497
2010464-33 (-7%)
2020458-6 (-1%)

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

67 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 67 fires within 5 miles of Kosse between 2005 and 2020, burning about 347 acres in total. 1 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
Debris and open burning29
Missing data/not specified/undetermined28
Equipment and vehicle use4
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Natural1
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Smoking1

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
3 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service903201702
23 September 2017Debris and open burning1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceHWY 14 FIRE
23 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceGRASS FIRE
23 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceGRASS FIRE
21 September 2011Power generation/transmission/distribution1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceN NARCISCUS
12 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined46 acresTexas A & M Forest Service3017
11 September 2014Debris and open burning2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceFIRE
28 August 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service8282019

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Limestone County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Kosse: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica, Kaolin. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Kosse Bulk & Bag PlantSilica, KaolinProducer
Kosse Mine and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Limestone County

Storms near this place

29 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kosse in 29 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 11 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 4 flash flood, 3 tornado. The reports record 1 death and 20 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
December 2006Tornado (F2)Kosse1 killed, 20 hurt, $1,000,000A damage survey was conducted by a team from the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Fort Worth, and they found that a tornado formed near Kosse. The first sign of damage found by the survey team was uprooted trees along CR 662. The tornado took a north-northeast track and several areas of large uprooted trees were found along CR 660, CR 656, CR 644, FM 1246 and FM 147. Damage to barns, sheds, and roofs was also found in this stretch. |Substantial damage was found along CR 635 were a home was struck, resulting in one fatality and several injuries. Portions of the roof were removed and an adjacent barn was heavily damaged. A barn was destroyed along the adjacent road CR 633. The next significant damage was along Highway 164 just west of Groesbeck, where several homes, barns, and trees suffered considerable damage. Numerous livestock were killed along the path. A total of about sixty homes and businesses were damaged in Limestone County, and it has since been designated a disaster area by the Governor.|The tornado then continued north into Fort Parker State Park. Lack of damage here indicated that the tornado dissipated nearby.
April 2009Flash FloodKosse$1,000,000Several roads in Kosse are blocked with 3-5 of water over the road. Numerous county roads were under water county-wide from heavy rain during the day. Several homes around Lake Mexia and other lakes were flooded and so were schools in Groesbeck. An estimated 12 bridges and 60 roads were damaged or destroyed.
August 2008Flash FloodKosse$50,000Neighborhoods were flooded and evacuations required in Kosse. Eight houses were at least partially flooded. One vehicle was submerged in Kosse. Floodwaters knocked down a retaining wall in front of a business. Numerous bridges were under water between Kosse, Thornton, and Groesbeck. Also, numerous roads were closed east of Thornton. FM 339 was flooded northwest of Thornton. FM 937 was also flooded near Davis Prairie.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindKosse$20,000Emergency management reported that a tree fell onto a house in Kosse, TX.
February 1998Thunderstorm WindKosse$15,000Strong winds blew over a mobile home.
February 2017Thunderstorm WindKosse$10,000Emergency management reported that a carport was torn up and a pickup was damaged near the intersection of Hwy 14 and LCR 277.
January 2012FloodKosse$10,000Nearly 7 hours of continuous rain resulted in nuisance and low-lying flooding across Limestone County. The local newspaper reported some roadways were flooded with a few inches of water flowing over parts of US Highway 84 in Mexia. Some of this water ran into homes in downtown Mexia. Water was also flowing across some parts of Highway 84 between Mexia and Groesbeck. One swift water rescue was performed on FM 339 near Ben Hur when a car was swept off the road. Highway 165 in Groesbeck had to be closed under the railroad tracks due to high water, and Frost Creek jumped out of banks and flooded Groesbeck City Park. Two to five inches of rain fell across the county during this event.
May 2024HailKosse$8,000no account filed
May 1994Thunderstorm WindKosse$5,000A large tree was blown over by thunderstorm winds estimated at over 60 mph.
March 2000Thunderstorm WindKosse$2,000Power lines were blown down.
February 2017Thunderstorm WindKosse$1,000Emergency management reported trees down on Hwy 14 between Koss and Bremond.
March 2002Thunderstorm WindKosse$1,000Trees were blown down onto Highway 7.
May 2024Tornado (EF0)Kosse-This is a continuation of a tornado that formed near Reagan in Falls County. The tornado entered Limestone County at 642 pm CDT and crossed State Highway 14 south of Kosse, just inside the southwest corner of Limestone County. Scattered tree damage occurred in and around Kosse. The tornado dissipated just past Highway 7 east of Kosse. The tornado was rated an EF-0 in Limestone County with maximum estimated winds of 85 mph. It traveled about 2.79 miles in Limestone County before dissipating.
May 2024HailKosse-Public reported half dollar hail in Kosse.
May 2024HailKosse-Public reported half dollar hail in Kosse.
April 2023Tornado (EF0)Kosse-A rope tornado was reported in this approximate location. Tree damage was reported on State Highway 14 north of Kosse. The exact location is unknown but is close to the plotted track. This tornado was the second of 4 brief tornadoes a parent supercell produced as it moved across Falls and Limestone counties.
June 2019HailKosse-A trained spotter reported quarter size hail on Highway 14 south of the city of Kosse, TX.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindKosse-Emergency manager reported a 52 knot wind gust off HWY 14 near Thornton.
February 2017HailKosse-The Emergency Manager of Limestone County reported nickel size hail 3 miles south of Kosse on Highway 14.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindKosse-Emergency management reported large trees down across FM 339 and water over the road.
May 2007Flash FloodKosse-CR 707 was closed due to high water.
July 2002Flash FloodKosse-Water over Highway 14 north of Kosse, and Highway 1246 west of Thornton flooded.
February 1998Thunderstorm WindKosse-Strong winds blew over a tractor trailer.
April 2016HailKosse-no account filed
April 2006HailKosse-no account filed
May 2005Thunderstorm WindKosse-no account filed
April 1999HailKosse-no account filed
April 1999HailKosse-no account filed
April 1996HailKosse-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Limestone 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
Coit5.6 miles6
Thornton7.8 miles6
Odds8.3 miles6
Pleasant Grove8.3 miles6
Buffalo Mop8.4 miles6
Davis Prairie9.6 miles6
Little Elm9.9 miles6
Beulah11.2 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 KosseAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1015313The 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 1360753. 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.