Maypearl, Texas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Maypearl census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76064. It stands on East Fork Chambers Creek. The Survey maps it on the Maypearl quadrangle. 939 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 531 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresMaypearl grew from 934 to 939 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 | 934 | |
| 2020 | 939 | +5 (+1%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 16 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.
- 1891 USGS Cleburne quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Cleburne quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Maypearl quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Cleburne quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
231 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 231 fires within 5 miles of Maypearl between 2006 and 2016, burning about 1,220 acres in total. 3 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 burning | 133 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 55 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 25 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1406 WELCH |
| 9 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 013-164 |
| 9 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 009-181 |
| 7 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 011-196 |
| 30 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 011-210 |
| 29 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 010-203 |
| 28 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 26 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 009-190 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
45 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Maypearl in 45 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 18 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind, 8 flash flood, 7 tornado. The reports record 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maypearl | 17 hurt, $5,000 | High winds blew down power poles at the Maypearl football stadium injuring 17 people. Power lines were blown down in Maypearl. |
| March 2002 | Lightning | Maypearl | $200,000 | A lightning caused fire destroyed a home near Maypearl. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Maypearl | $50,000 | Golf ball sized hail was reported in and immediately around Maypearl. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maypearl | $10,000 | Large tree branches and power lines were blown down due to high winds. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Maypearl | $8,000 | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Maypearl | $5,000 | Damage to outbuildings reported. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maypearl | $5,000 | A house was partially unroofed by high winds. |
| April 2002 | Tornado (F1) | Maypearl | $5,000 | The first Ellis county tornado touched down on Ozro Road, moved east and dissipated aftercrossing FM 157. Damage to trees, storage buildings, and roofs of homes. |
| April 2002 | Tornado (F0) | Maypearl | $3,000 | The second Ellis county tornado touched down on Hoyt Road just north of Buena Vista Road. The tornado moved northeast causing fence and tree damage before dissipating. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maypearl | $1,000 | Large trees were blown down by high winds. |
| February 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maypearl | $500 | Trees were blown down. |
| January 2025 | Flash Flood | Maypearl | - | Emergency management reported a water rescue at the 8200 block of FM 66 just south of Maypearl. |
| January 2025 | Flash Flood | Maypearl | - | Emergency management reported a water rescue at the 700 block of Barton Road just northwest of Maypearl. |
| August 2022 | Flash Flood | Maypearl | - | Weakly Branch Road was closed due to high water/flooding, likely from the nearby creek. |
| May 2021 | Tornado (EFU) | Maypearl | - | Video shows a brief tornado tracking across rural land near the intersection of Old Maypearl Rd and Greathouse Rd. No damage was reported with this tornado. |
| April 2017 | Flood | Maypearl | - | A trained spotter reported about a foot of water covering Hwy 66 approximately 4 miles south-southwest of Maypearl, TX. |
| June 2016 | Flash Flood | Maypearl | - | Several evacuations in the city of Maypearl were reported due to rising waters from Chambers Creek. |
| December 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Maypearl | - | The Maypearl Volunteer Fire Department reported an observed tornado just north of the city, over open fields. |
| May 2014 | Flash Flood | Maypearl | - | Several roads in Maypearl were impassable due to rushing flood waters. |
| May 2007 | Flash Flood | Maypearl | - | Bee Creek Road near Maypearl and Highway 34 at FM 1181 near Ennis were closed due to flooding. |
| December 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maypearl | - | Several trees were blown down. |
| April 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maypearl | - | Unknown wind damage reported by law enforcement. |
| April 2002 | Tornado (F0) | Maypearl | - | This tornado touched down in open country with no known damage. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maypearl | - | Thunderstorm winds damaged a barn. No dollar estimate of damage was reported. |
| April 1997 | Flash Flood | Maypearl | - | The intersection of Farm-to-Market Road 66 and Highway 308 in town was barricaded due to high water. |
| April 1997 | Flash Flood | Maypearl | - | High water closed portions of Farm-to-Market Road 66 and several secondary roads in and around town. |
| May 1995 | Hail | Maypearl | - | Trees were blown down by high winds. |
| April 1994 | Hail | Maypearl | - | Hail up to an inch in diameter fell for 30 minutes. |
| May 1993 | Tornado (F0) | Maypearl | - | A tornado was reported between Maypearl and Italy. |
| March 2023 | Hail | Maypearl | - | no account filed |
| April 2021 | Hail | Maypearl | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Hail | Maypearl | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Maypearl | - | no account filed |
| February 2000 | Hail | Maypearl | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Maypearl | - | no account filed |
| April 1997 | Hail | Maypearl | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Maypearl | - | no account filed |
| October 1996 | Hail | Maypearl | - | no account filed |
| January 1995 | Hail | Maypearl | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | Maypearl | - | no account filed |
| October 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maypearl | - | no account filed |
| October 1994 | Hail | Maypearl | - | no account filed |
| October 1993 | Hail | Maypearl | - | no account filed |
| October 1993 | Hail | Maypearl | - | no account filed |
| May 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maypearl | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn | 3.6 miles | 16 | |
| Boz | 4.4 miles | 11 | |
| Griffith | 5.2 miles | 16 | |
| Five Points | 6.3 miles | 11 | |
| Bell Branch | 6.6 miles | 10 | |
| Mountain Peak | 6.9 miles | 17 | |
| Plum Grove | 8.2 miles | 10 | |
| Nelson | 8.2 miles | 9 |
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 Maypearl | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q981718 | 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 1341124. 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.





