Lindsay, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Muenster census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76250. The Survey maps it on the Gainesville North quadrangle. 1,045 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 791 feet above sea level.
On record in Lindsay
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 1 record
St. Peter's Roman Catholic Churchlisted 1979
Population over time
2 figuresLindsay grew from 1,018 to 1,045 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 | 1,018 | |
| 2020 | 1,045 | +27 (+3%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1902 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1943 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gainesville North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
126 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 126 fires within 5 miles of Lindsay between 2005 and 2020, burning about 978 acres in total. 8 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 | 44 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 34 |
| Debris and open burning | 31 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASSFIRE |
| 27 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 26 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | CIRCLE DRIVE |
| 15 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 327 & 306 |
| 12 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 3108 |
| 11 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 327 |
| 1 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 150 |
| 1 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2712 CR 409 |
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 Lindsay: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erlandson Const Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
42 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lindsay in 42 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 20 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind, 6 tornado, 5 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Hail | Lindsay | $75,000 | Multiple reports of hail between the size of nickels to baseballs was reported in Lindsay for over 20 minutes. |
| April 2025 | Lightning | Lindsay | $50,000 | Lightning struck a home in Lindsay, causing a small fire. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Lindsay | $50,000 | The Cooke County Fire Department performed water rescues on Highway 82 approximately 1 mile west of Lindsay, TX. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Lindsay | $25,000 | Car windows were busted out north of Sivelle Bend due to hail. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lindsay | $20,000 | Gutters and pieces of siding were torn off a home in Lindsay. A glass table was also picked up, shattered, and blown into a pool. |
| April 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Lindsay | $15,000 | no account filed |
| April 2019 | Hail | Lindsay | $10,000 | A trained spotter reported golf ball size hail in the city of Lindsay, TX. |
| April 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Lindsay | $10,000 | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Lindsay | $8,000 | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lindsay | $5,000 | Broadcast media reported a cattle trailer blown over and large trees snapped in Lindsay, TX. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lindsay | $5,000 | Trees, power lines, and utility poles were knocked down East of Lindsay and into parts of Gainesville. The local newspaper also reported large trees down and snapped power poles at several locations in and around Lindsay. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Lindsay | $5,000 | Tennis ball size hail was reported 4 miles north-northeast of Lindsay. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lindsay | $4,000 | A 63 mph wind gust was measured in Lindsay. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lindsay | $2,000 | Power lines were blown down by high winds. |
| January 2020 | Flash Flood | Lindsay | - | Highway 82 between Lindsey and Muenster was closed due to high water. Nearly 5 inches of water fell in parts of the county causing additional flooding of county roads. |
| April 2019 | Hail | Lindsay | - | A trained spotter reported quarter size hail approximately 2 miles west of the city of Lindsay, TX. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Lindsay | - | Fire and rescue reported quarter-sized hail near the intersection of Main Street and Pecan Street in the city of Lindsay, TX. |
| March 2016 | Hail | Lindsay | - | Hail up to the size of pennies was covering the ground at FM 3108 and CR 3629 south of Lindsay. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Lindsay | - | Emergency management reported a high water rescue on Highway 82 just west of Lindsay, TX. Many other roads were experiencing high water. |
| August 2012 | Hail | Lindsay | - | One-inch diameter hail was reported. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Lindsay | - | Quarter sized hail fell in Lindsay and northwest of Gainesville. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Lindsay | - | Nickel sized hail fell on the north side of Lindsay, which is near Gainesville Municipal Airport. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Lindsay | - | Half dollar sized hail was reported 1 mile southwest of Lindsay. |
| September 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Lindsay | - | A trained spotter reported a tornado just north of Lindsay. No damage was reported. |
| May 2007 | Tornado (EF0) | Lindsay | - | Brief touchdown just north of Lindsay. No damage reported. |
| June 2007 | Flash Flood | Lindsay | - | Numerous roads were closed near Lindsay including CR 303, CR 460, Cheney Road, and Chapparal Lane. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lindsay | - | Numerous trees down. |
| March 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Lindsay | - | A brief touchdown was reported near Lindsay. No damage. |
| May 1997 | Flash Flood | Lindsay | - | Water was reported over Highway 82 between Lindsay and Muenster. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Lindsay | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Lindsay | - | no account filed |
| November 2006 | Hail | Lindsay | - | no account filed |
| November 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lindsay | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Lindsay | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Lindsay | - | no account filed |
| December 1997 | Hail | Lindsay | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lindsay | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lindsay | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Lindsay | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lindsay | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Lindsay | - | no account filed |
| August 1994 | Hail | Lindsay | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gainesville | 4.8 miles | 13 | |
| Myra | 4.9 miles | 13 | |
| Cook | 5.3 miles | 13 | |
| Muenster | 8.2 miles | 13 | |
| Hood | 9.3 miles | 13 | |
| Custer City | 9.7 miles | 13 | |
| Oak Ridge | 9.8 miles | 13 | |
| Era | 10.3 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 Lindsay | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q981224 | 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 1361223. 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.






