Lindale, Texas

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Lindale census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75771. The Survey maps it on the Lindale quadrangle. 6,059 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 551 feet above sea level.

Lindale within Smith County

Population over time

2 figures

Lindale grew from 4,818 to 6,059 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	4,818
2020	6,059	+1,241 (+26%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 13 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.

1956 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
1960 USGS Lindale quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
1984 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
1985 USGS Mineola quadrangle1:100000
1991 USGS Mineola quadrangle1:100000

Fires near this place

129 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 129 fires within 5 miles of Lindale between 1992 and 2018, burning about 1,081 acres in total. None started naturally. 8 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	83
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	26
Arson/incendiarism	8
Equipment and vehicle use	6
Misuse of fire by a minor	3
Recreation and ceremony	2
Smoking	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
8 September 1998	Debris and open burning	2.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	not named
8 September 1992	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	not named
5 September 1998	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	10 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	not named
30 September 2007	Equipment and vehicle use	7.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	not named
25 September 2000	Arson/incendiarism	1.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	HENDERSON - 563
24 September 1993	Debris and open burning	2.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	not named
22 September 2006	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	3.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	HENDERSON - 560
2 September 2000	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	6.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	HENDERSON - 446

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Smith 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 Lindale: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), Halite, Limestone, General, Gypsum-Anhydrite. 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
	Lindale Pits	Fire Clay (Refractory)	Producer	Sedimentary
	Steen Salt Dome	Halite, Limestone, General, Gypsum-Anhydrite	Past Producer	1866

Every working recorded in Smith County

Storms near this place

60 of 106 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lindale in 106 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 39 hail, 35 thunderstorm wind, 20 flash flood, 4 lightning. The reports record 2 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
April 2016	Tornado (EF2)	Lindale	2 hurt, $300,000	A long track multi-vortex EF-2 tornado with peak winds estimated between 120-125 mph touched down just east of Lindale near the intersection of County Road 499 and County Road 4100. The tornado traveled northeast resulting in extensive damage to trees along its path. The tornado was strongest between Farm To Market Road 16 and Farm To Market Road 2710, where a cell phone tower, a house, and two mobile homes sustained major damage from estimated EF-2 tornado winds. This tornado remained on the ground as it crossed a heavily wooded area and the Sabine River into Southeast Wood County.
April 2026	Tornado (EF1)	Lindale	$500,000	A mini-supercell developed and produced a short-lived, small, but intense EF1 tornado east and northeast of Lindale, TX. The tornado began in a field just south of FM Road 16 West, downing some small tree limbs and snapping the trunk of a pecan tree. At this same location, significant roof damage, consisting of shingle and roof decking loss, occurred to a single-family residence, resulting in a rating of EF1. The tornado downed a few more tree limbs before crossing FM Road 16 West. A couple of homes in the Woodcrest subdivision sustained minor shingle damage. Home security cameras in this\|subdivision recorded the tornado's passage. The tornado continued northeast and crossed Legion Hills Road. In this location, a second single-family home sustained significant roof damage corresponding to a rating of EF1. A large oak tree was also uprooted on this property. The tornado continued northeast sporadically downing large tree limbs. A few more tree limbs were downed before the tornado lifted near the intersection of FM Road 2710 and County Road 4107. The tornado had estimated maximum wind speeds of 97 mph, a path length of approximately 2.5 miles, and a path width of 32 yards.
July 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Lindale	$500,000	Three mobile homes were blown over, 15 homes were damaged, 10 barns were damaged or destroyed, and power lines were blown down.
October 2025	Tornado (EF1)	Lindale	$125,000	An EF-1 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 100 mph touched down from a weak, shallow supercell northeast of Lindale. The tornado first touched down along CR 4114 northeast of Macs Creek Lake, snapping large tree limbs. It moved east, crossing FM 1804 (Hoard Road) where it caused significant loss of shingles from a single family residence. The tornado then moved east-southeast through a wooded area and snapped more large tree limbs as it crossed CR 452. Here, a doublewide manufactured home also sustained some minor roof damage. The tornado then intensified with the damage more concentrated as it crossed CR 4129 and CR 4106, where several trees were snapped and uprooted in this area. At the intersection of CR 4106 and CR 4128, a single family residence suffered significant loss of shingles and the collapse of a brick facade on the east side of the home. However, the wooden walls and frame remained solidly standing. Just south of the intersection of CR 4126 and CR 4128, numerous pine trees were snapped, and a couple of large hardwood trees were uprooted. One house on the farm sustained major damage to its roof, with a nearby outbuilding losing most of its metal roof panels, and those that remained attached to the wooden frame showed significant twisting. The family on the farm told the survey team that they witnessed one of their flatbed trailers being lofted into the air above treetop level when the tornado struck. The tornado then turned southeast and removed half the roof from a wood-and-metal home. A couple of hardwood trees were also uprooted on this property. The tornado continued southeast, snapping a couple more pine trees, and caused some minor shingle damage to a single family home along CR 4104 before lifting.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Lindale	$100,000	Sheet metal roofing was removed fro a local Best Western Inn on Main Street. A motorcycle also received damage from the downed sheet metal.
June 2010	Flash Flood	Lindale	$100,000	Numerous roads were flooded and closed throughout the county. Water entered a number of homes throughout the county as well. Several bridges were washed out.
March 2006	Lightning	Lindale	$75,000	Lightning struck and destroyed the Trinity building at the Sky Ranch Christian Camp located on CR 448 about 4 miles north of Van in extreme northwest Smith County. No injuries or fatalities were reported.
April 2017	Tornado (EF1)	Lindale	$25,000	An EF-1 tornado with maximum estimated winds between 100-110 MPH touched down about one-quarter mile west of County Road 4119 north of Lindale, and moved northeast across Highway 69. Several trees were snapped and uprooted along its path, where it crossed Farm to Market Road 4118. Here, the roof of a barn was lifted and then dropped back onto the structure, sustaining extensive damage. The tornado crossed Farm to Market Road 4118 once again before lifting about one-quarter of a mile to the northeast shortly before reaching the Sabine River.
October 2010	Lightning	Lindale	$20,000	Lightning resulted in a house fire on County Road 4104 northeast of Lindale, Texas. The fire was contained to one bedroom. There were no reported injuries.
March 2016	Lightning	Lindale	$10,000	Lightning struck a tree adjacent to a home in Lindale. The tree fell down next to the house, but a large limb went through the roof of the home.
March 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Lindale	$10,000	Roof and structural damage was reported to a home near town. Several trees were also downed one quarter mile south of the intersection of County Road 463 and Pearl Street.
May 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Lindale	$10,000	Numerous trees down including one tree across a house.
April 1997	Lightning	Lindale	$10,000	Lightning struck a Hide-A-Way Lake Home sparking a fire that destroyed the roof.
January 1998	Flash Flood	Lindale	$4,000	Cattle bridge on FM 1804 washed out.
October 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Lindale	$100	Powerlines were downed on a vehicle near Lindale, Texas resulting in minor damage.
March 2026	Hail	Lindale	-	Quarter size hail reported on the west side of Lindale.
May 2025	Flash Flood	Lindale	-	High water covered portions of FM 2710, with several cars stranded in the floodwaters.
April 2025	Hail	Lindale	-	Dime to quarter size hail fell in Lindale.
April 2025	Flash Flood	Lindale	-	Pictures were posted to social media of significant street flooding in Lindale.
June 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Lindale	-	Numerous trees and power lines downed in and around Lindale.
June 2024	Hail	Lindale	-	Nickel size hail reported in Lindale.
June 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Lindale	-	Trees downed on power lines near Circle Drive in Lindale.
April 2024	Hail	Lindale	-	Quarter size hail reported near Lindale.
April 2023	Hail	Lindale	-	Nickle size hail fell on the west side of Lindale.
June 2023	Hail	Lindale	-	Hail slightly larger than hen egg size reported via social media along Highway 69 between Lindale and Mineola.
September 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Lindale	-	Several trees downed near Highway 110 and FM Road 16.
April 2021	Hail	Lindale	-	Penny size hail fell on County Road 431 near Lindale.
April 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Lindale	-	Trees were blown down on County Road 452.
April 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Lindale	-	Trees were downed on FM 16 west near Hide-A-Way Lake.
April 2020	Hail	Lindale	-	Half dollar size hail fell in Lindale.
January 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Lindale	-	Several trees were blown down in Lindale.
January 2019	Flood	Lindale	-	Moderate flooding continued along the Sabine River in East Texas during the first half of January 2019, in response to widespread heavy rainfall that fell across the basin throughout much of December. The Sabine River near Mineola reached the 18 foot moderate flood stage at 11 am on January 3rd, and crested near 18.6 feet at 2 pm on the 5th. The Sabine River near Mineola fell back below the moderate flood stage at 5 am on January 7th, but remained in minor flood through the third week of the month. The flooding resulted in FM 1804 from Highway 69 just north of Lindale to the Wood County line to remain closed through mid-morning on January 14th.
February 2018	Hail	Lindale	-	Quarter size hail fell on the southwest wide of Lindale.
February 2018	Flood	Lindale	-	High water flowing over FM 1804 along the Wood/Smith County line due to backwater flooding on the Sabine River from periods of moderate to heavy rainfall across the Sabine River Basin. Road is closed.
July 2018	Hail	Lindale	-	Nickel size hail fell at the intersection of Highway 69 and FM 16 in Lindale.
December 2018	Flood	Lindale	-	Widespread heavy rainfall of two to four inches fell across the Upper Sabine River Basin of Northeast Texas on December 26th-27th, atop already saturated grounds where rainfall amounts of five to seven inches fell during the month of December. The associated runoff resulted in the Sabine River near Mineola to rise above its 14 foot flood stage by 730 am on the 27th, where it neared the 18 foot moderate flood stage around 9 am on the 30th. This resulted in FM 1804 from Highway 69 just north of Lindale to the Wood County line to be closed due to flooding.
May 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Lindale	-	Large tree limbs were snapped off of trees along County Road 436 just south of the entrance of the Hideaway Lake subdivision.
May 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Lindale	-	Several trees were uprooted along Farm to Market Road 16 between County Road 498 and County Road 4104.
June 2017	Flash Flood	Lindale	-	Farm to Market Road 16 near County Road 4104 was flooded.
April 2016	Flash Flood	Lindale	-	Farm to Market Road 1804 from east of Highway 69 northeast of Lindale to the Sabine River at the Wood County line was closed due to flooding.
April 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Lindale	-	A picture was posted to the KLTV Facebook page of a small tree that was blown down behind a home in Lindale.
March 2016	Hail	Lindale	-	Quarter size hail reported in the Pool Park area near FM Road 849.
April 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Lindale	-	Trees and power lines were blown down on Oak Drive just northwest of Lindale.
March 2016	Flash Flood	Lindale	-	High water rescues were reported in the city of Lindale, Texas.
April 2016	Flash Flood	Lindale	-	Numerous roads were flooded and closed in Lindale.
August 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Lindale	-	A tree was downed on County Road 452 north of Lindale, Texas.
May 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Lindale	-	Numerous trees were downed in and around the Lindale, Texas community.
April 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Lindale	-	A tree was downed on Jim Hogg Road in Lindale, Texas.
April 2011	Funnel Cloud	Lindale	-	A funnel cloud was observed by Tyler DPS on the south side of the Lindale city limits just south of I-20 near CR 420.
April 2011	Hail	Lindale	-	Hail was reported by the National Weather Service in Fort Worth, Texas.
June 2010	Flash Flood	Lindale	-	The following city streets were closed from excessive heavy rainfall. East Gentry Parkway and Duncan Street, Bellwood Street, East Erwin Street, Old Gladewater, Loop 323 and Texas College Road, West Erwin Street, Shaw and Chilton, Bonner Street underpass, Broadway and Spring Street, Douglas at Front, Idle at Fleishel, Noble, Houston, Hurt, Walton at Reinheart and Bonner at Locust street.
June 2010	Flash Flood	Lindale	-	Several roads throughout the county were closed and flooded including 155 at Noonday, a culvert was washed out on FM 2661, FM 2330, Smith County Road 1295 as well as numerous County Roads including 1113, 1141, 1130, 1143, 1134, 1295, 1131, 1105, and the intersection of 1227 and 1141.
June 2010	Flash Flood	Lindale	-	Excessive heavy rainfall helped to erode an earthen dam for the 45 acre Lost Pines Lake. One to two feet of water was spilling over the dam along CR. 1134. CR 1130 off of Lake Placid Road was underwater with the water being so swift, emergency crews were having difficulty getting to the scene.
June 2010	Flash Flood	Lindale	-	Numerous roads remain flooded and closed throughout Smith County.
June 2010	Flash Flood	Lindale	-	There were a total of 17 swift water rescues across Smith County including one on Hwy. 155 where a motorists tried to drive across the flooded roadway.
June 2010	Flash Flood	Lindale	-	Numerous roads were closed in Smith County. Since 745 am, at least 10 high water rescues were reported throughout the county.
February 2009	Hail	Lindale	-	Nickel sized hail was reported on County Road 2710 north of Lindale, Texas. Nickel sized hail was also reported at the same location but 12 minutes later at 854 pm.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Lindale	-	Trees were downed blocking Hwy. 16.
August 2009	Flash Flood	Lindale	-	Two County Roads were underwater and closed around Lindale, Texas.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Lindale	-	Trees were downed southwest of Lindale, Texas in the community of Hideway. Another large tree was downed on CR. 472 near Hwy. 69 and Interstate 20.

Every storm recorded in Smith 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
Thedford	2.3 miles	15
Wood Springs	2.8 miles	15
Hide-A-Way Lake	3.0 miles	15
Hideaway	3.1 miles	15
Friendship	5.1 miles	13
Mount Sylvan	5.1 miles	15
Swan	6.0 miles	15
Carroll	6.4 miles	13

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 Lindale	An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q948594	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 1339958. 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.