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Lone Star, Texas

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Daingerfield census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75668. It stands on Barnes Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lone Star quadrangle. 1,400 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 348 feet above sea level.

Lone Star within Morris County

Population over time

3 figures

Lone Star fell from 1,631 to 1,400 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
20001,631
20101,581-50 (-3%)
20201,400-181 (-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

246 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 246 fires within 5 miles of Lone Star between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,707 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 49 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 burning110
Arson/incendiarism49
Missing data/not specified/undetermined34
Power generation/transmission/distribution13
Equipment and vehicle use12
Natural11
Recreation and ceremony7
Smoking5
Railroad operations and maintenance3
Misuse of fire by a minor2

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
7 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceMORRIS 12:45
6 September 2012Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceLINDEN - 6225
5 September 2014Debris and open burningunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service90514
5 September 2012Equipment and vehicle use4.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceLINDEN - 6222
5 September 1997Debris and open burning15 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
30 September 2015Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service930151
29 September 1994Arson/incendiarism45 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
27 September 2008Debris and open burning2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Morris County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Lone Star: 4 past producers, 2 producers, 2 occurrences. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Clay, Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Water, Free. 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
Lone Star DepositsIron, Water, FreePast Producer1830, 1855
Oak Grove-Rock Springs DepositIron, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrenceGoethite, Hematite, Siderite
UnknownClayPast Producer
Lone Star Iron Mine & ConcentratorIronProducer
Lone Star Steel Black Mountain MineIronPast Producer
Lone Star Steel Main PitsIronPast Producer
Lone Star Steel PlantIronProducer
Morris County Line DepositsIronOccurrenceGoethite, Hematite, Siderite

Every working recorded in Morris County

Storms near this place

30 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lone Star in 30 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 15 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2025Tornado (EF2)Lone Star$750,000A EF-2 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 120 mph touched down along Sand Crossing Road/CR 4428 just north of Big Cypress Bayou, downing tree limbs and snapping a couple of softwood tree trunks. The tornado moved northeast, crossing CR 2225 and moved along or just west of CR 2223 on the western shore of Ellison Creek Reservoir. A large amount of tree damage consisting of snaps and uproots were observed. The tornado then strengthened to EF-2 intensity when it damaged three homes northeast of CR 2236. The most significant structural damage was to a house that had its garage door buckled, allowing the tornadic winds inside the home, which uplifted and removed most of the roof on the back of the house. Roof removal/collapse was also noted on a couple of boat docks in this vicinity. The tornado crossed Ellison Creek Reservoir and caused widespread tree damage at a church camp on the eastern shore between Camp Circle and Lacewood Drive. There was a concentrated area of dozens of very large pine trees that were snapped at a very consistent height. Six cars were rolled and thrown approximately 100 yards from a nearby church building into this area of concentrated tree damage. Approximately 120 people were in the building where the vehicles were parked. They received the Tornado Warning several minutes before the tornado struck and were able to take cover in a safe place. The tornado then moved northeast into a neighborhood and uprooted and snapped numerous trees. Dozens of homes sustained minor to major damage due to parts of trees or entire trees falling on them. The tornado crossed Highway 259, uprooted more trees, and caused minor roof damage to a home along Bunt Drive. It then crossed Forrest Hill Road and caused more tree damage along FM 3421 west of CR 2113. While the survey team was unable to locate additional damage due to limited road access, NDVI differencing of high-resolution imagery indicated that the tornado continued northeast and damaged more trees before lifting in a wooded area south of Ore Road and west of CR 2113.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindLone Star$20,000The National Weather Service conducted a storm survey in the southern portion of Morris County, Tx. and determined that the damage was consistent with severe thunderstorm wind gusts near 80 mph. Damage was very sporadic and a tornado track could not be found. Damage consisted of nearly the entire roof of a local feed store removed along Holt Road north of Black Mountain Road. Other small trees were downed along Black Mountain Road just west of Hwy. 259. Minor shingle damage was also observed to a business just west of Hwy. 259.
July 2008LightningLone Star$10,000Lightning struck a storage house near Lone Star, setting the tank on fire. No injuries were reported.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindLone Star-Trees downed on a couple of homes in Lone Star.
April 2022Thunderstorm WindLone Star-Trees were downed in Lone Star.
March 2022Tornado (EF2)Lone Star-This is a continuation of the Upshur/Marion County EF-2 tornado. This tornado, which remained an EF-1 with estimated maximum winds near 110 mph from far Western Marion County, snapped numerous trees in far Southeast Morris County along and east of Morris County Cutoff Road/County Road 2307, before entering Southwestern Cass County.
July 2022HailLone Star-Nickel sized hail reported in Lone Star.
April 2019HailLone Star-Quarter size hail fell in Lone Star. Report via Facebook.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindLone Star-A large tree was blown down off of Highway 729 south of Lone Star near the Marion County line. Power was out in several areas across Morris County.
March 2018HailLone Star-Half dollar size hail fell in Lone Star.
December 2018Thunderstorm WindLone Star-Trees and power lines were downed on CR 2225 just southwest of the Jenkins community.
March 2013Thunderstorm WindLone Star-Several trees were snapped and/or uprooted in the Lone Star community.
April 2012Thunderstorm WindLone Star-Numerous trees were downed on Bird Street and Houston Street.
December 2012Thunderstorm WindLone Star-Large tree limbs and branches were downed in Lone Star, Texas.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindLone Star-Estimated 60 mph winds were reported in Lone Star, Texas. Large tree limbs, greater than 2 inches in diameter were downed along with other large branches downed.
August 2005Thunderstorm WindLone Star-Trees and powelines downed.
June 2004Flash FloodLone Star-Several county roads under water in town. Some county roads closed.
April 2014HailLone Star-no account filed
April 2014HailLone Star-no account filed
March 2013HailLone Star-no account filed
May 2011HailLone Star-no account filed
March 2010HailLone Star-no account filed
June 2007HailLone Star-no account filed
May 2001HailLone Star-no account filed
March 2000HailLone Star-no account filed
May 2000HailLone Star-no account filed
June 1998Thunderstorm WindLone Star-no account filed
May 1995HailLone Star-no account filed
January 1994HailLone Star-no account filed
April 1993HailLone Star-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Morris 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
Jenkins2.3 miles12
Laman4.0 miles12
Daingerfield6.1 miles11
Gillis6.4 miles9
Cason8.7 miles9
Rocky Branch11.6 miles11
Mount Mitchell13.3 miles9
Omaha16.4 miles11

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 Lone StarAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q979555The 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 1340390. 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.