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Mineola, Texas

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Mineola census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75773. The Survey maps it on the Mineola quadrangle. 4,823 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 417 feet above sea level.

Mineola within Wood County

On record in Mineola

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 2 records

Population over time

2 figures

Mineola grew from 4,515 to 4,823 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.

YearPeople Change
20104,515
20204,823+308 (+7%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 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

289 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 289 fires within 5 miles of Mineola between 1995 and 2020, burning about 784 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 3 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 burning170
Missing data/not specified/undetermined80
Equipment and vehicle use14
Power generation/transmission/distribution7
Railroad operations and maintenance6
Arson/incendiarism3
Smoking3
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Natural2
Recreation and ceremony2

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
9 September 2011Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceNONE
8 September 2012Equipment and vehicle use12 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceLINDEN - 6230
6 September 2020Debris and open burningunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceNONE
4 September 2013Equipment and vehicle use10 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceNONE
4 September 2013Debris and open burningunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceNONE
4 September 2011Power generation/transmission/distribution1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceNONE
4 September 2010Debris and open burning4.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceNONE
30 September 2011Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceNONE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Wood County

Storms near this place

53 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mineola in 53 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 27 thunderstorm wind, 18 hail, 4 tornado, 3 flash flood. The reports record 5 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
May 2003Tornado (F2)Mineola5 hurt, $330,000A strong cyclic supercell tornado developed over Mineola, Texas while a strong tornado developed shortly there after and moved to the east northeast. Numerous Pine, Oak, and other species of trees were either snapped or pushed over along the entire tornado track. Power lines were taken down across many locations along the track as well. The tornado moved over a small community of Pine Mills and destroyed 1 old frame home and 2 old mobile homes while damaging 9 others. Four injuries occurred including 1 broken leg. This tornado moved into Upshur, Harrison, and Marion Counties of northeast Texas.
February 2009Tornado (EF1)Mineola$250,000In Wood County, a volunteer fire station roof collapsed, and a manufactured home roof was peeled back on one side. Several other homes nearby north of Hwy. 80 east of Mineola were damaged from falling trees and wind between Hwy. 80 and Farm to Market 1801.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindMineola$100,000A large tree fell on a home on McWhorter Street crushing the home. Another tree fell on a home on North Johnson Street and damaged a carport. Another tree was downed across West McDonald Street and some utility poles were also downed in town. There were no reports of injuries.
January 1995HailMineola$40,000Tennis ball-size hail damaged automobiles and roofs.
April 2017Tornado (EF1)Mineola$30,000An EF-1 tornado with maximum estimated winds between 100-110 mph touched down east of Highway 69 just east of Mineola along County Road 2700, where several trees were snapped and uprooted along its path. One large oak tree fell onto a home along County Road 2740, before the tornado lifted before crossing Highway 80.
April 1999Thunderstorm WindMineola$30,000Several trees down. One tree fell on a house and a barn as damaged from the wind.
May 1995Thunderstorm WindMineola$25,000Damage occurred to structures and trees from high winds.
September 2007Tornado (EF1)Mineola$5,000The tornado touched down east northeast of Mineola, Texas. Damage consisted of a few trees snapped at mid trunk and large branches broken off other trees. A mobile home was shifted off its foundation a few feet but not rolled. The mobile home was anchored down. The porch associated with the mobile home was removed as well. A portion of a roof attached to an outbuilding was also removed. The tornado was rated and EF1 on the Enhanced Fujita scale with a path length of nearly one mile and a path width of 50 yards. DOD-2.
June 2024HailMineola-Quarter size hail reported in Mineola.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindMineola-Numerous trees and power lines downed across Wood County.
June 2023HailMineola-Quarter size hail reported near Lake Brenda.
June 2023HailMineola-Quarter size hail reported near Mineola.
May 2021Thunderstorm WindMineola-Ten trees and power lines were downed in the central and southern sections of Wood County.
April 2020HailMineola-A picture of quarter size hail that fell at Lake Brenda just north of Mineola, was posted to social media.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindMineola-Numerous trees were blown down along Highway 80 in Mineola.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindWest Mineola-Widespread trees and power lines were down in Mineola.
May 2019FloodMineola-Moderate flooding developed along the Sabine River south of Mineola as a result of persistent heavy rains that fell across the Sabine basin throughout much of April and May. Widespread rainfall amounts of five to ten inches fell across the basin during April, with additional widespread amounts in excess of ten inches falling during May. As a result, the Sabine River south of Mineola rose above the 18 ft moderate flood stage at 4 pm on May 8th, before cresting at 19.53 ft at 7 pm on the 10th. The Sabine River fell back below the moderate flood stage at 9 am on May 15th. Farther downstream on the Sabine River just south of Hawkins, the river rose above the 32 ft moderate flood stage at 9 pm on May 10th, and crested at 34.2 feet at 12 pm on May 12th. The Sabine River fell back below the 32 ft moderate flood stage at 11 pm on May 15th. This flooding inundated some barns and secondary roads including FM 1804 in Southern Wood and Northern Smith Counties through mid-May before receding.
February 2018Flash FloodMineola-High water on FM 1254 northeast of Mineola.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindMineola-Trees and power lines were blown down in Mineola.
April 2016Thunderstorm WindMineola-A very large tree limb was blown down onto a home on Newsome Street in Mineola. This resulted in roof damage to the home.
April 2016Flash FloodMineola-Farm to Market Road 1254 from Loop 564 to Farm to Market Road 778 northeast of Mineola was closed due to flooding.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindMineola-Trees were downed across the western side of the county.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindMineola-Numerous trees were downed across the county.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindMineola-Widespread trees were downed across the county.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindMineola-Several trees were downed in Mineola, Texas.
December 2015Flash FloodMineola-Hwy. 80 was flooded and closed in Mineola, Texas.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindMineola-A large tree was downed onto Hwy. 69 in Mineola, Texas.
January 2013Thunderstorm WindMineola-A tree was downed in Mineola, Texas.
March 2012Thunderstorm WindMineola-Trees were downed inside and outside the Mineola, Texas city limits.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindMineola-Measured wind gust of 58 mph at the ASOS in Mineola, Texas.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindMineola-Several trees were downed across Hwy. 80 and the FM. 1799 intersection.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindMineola-Powerlines were downed just south of town.
April 2007HailMineola-Golfball sized hail reported in Quitman, Texas.
May 2007Thunderstorm WindMineola-Trees downed in town.
March 2004HailMineola-Hail fell in the Pleasant Grove Community.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindMineola-Trees downed.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindMineola-Trees blown down.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindMineola-Numerous trees and power lines downed countywide.
May 1999Thunderstorm WindMineola-Wind measured by trained spotter.
January 1995Thunderstorm WindMineola-Trees were uprooted by high winds.
August 1995Thunderstorm WindMineola-Trees were blown down by high winds.
May 2007HailMineola-no account filed
May 2006HailMineola-no account filed
May 2006HailMineola-no account filed
May 2006HailMineola-no account filed
May 2002HailMineola-no account filed
February 2001HailMineola-no account filed
March 2000HailMineola-no account filed
May 1998Thunderstorm WindMineola-no account filed
June 1997HailMineola-no account filed
June 1997HailMineola-no account filed
March 1997HailMineola-no account filed
April 1993HailMineola-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Wood 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
West Mineola1.7 miles15
Ben3.0 miles15
New Hope3.7 miles12
Hoard5.5 miles12
Golden6.1 miles15
Calvary6.9 miles16
Hainesville7.6 miles12
Quitman9.4 miles13

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 MineolaAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q982367The 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 1341708. 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.