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New Boston, Texas

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the New Boston census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75570. The Survey maps it on the New Boston quadrangle. 4,612 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 358 feet above sea level.

New Boston within Bowie County

Population over time

2 figures

New Boston grew from 4,550 to 4,612 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
20104,550
20204,612+62 (+1%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 14 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

136 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 136 fires within 5 miles of New Boston between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,440 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 17 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 burning81
Missing data/not specified/undetermined18
Arson/incendiarism17
Equipment and vehicle use8
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Natural4
Smoking1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Recreation and ceremony1

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 2012Debris and open burning2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceLINDEN - 6233
8 September 2012Debris and open burning2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service2001
7 September 2015Power generation/transmission/distribution15 acresTexas A & M Forest Service6175
6 September 2011Debris and open burning1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceBROOKS
6 September 1998Debris and open burning2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
29 September 2019Debris and open burning2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceBOWIE 13:26
29 September 1999Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
29 September 1994Debris and open burning2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Bowie County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of New Boston: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Manganese. 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
LavineManganeseProspect

Every working recorded in Bowie County

Storms near this place

60 of 77 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names New Boston in 77 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 34 thunderstorm wind, 28 hail, 11 flash flood, 3 tornado. 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
March 2008Tornado (EF1)New Boston$750,000An EF1 tornado touched down 4 miles southwest of Hooks, Texas at the Red River Army Depot. Trees were downed and snapped. An outbuilding was destroyed, and a security guard shelter was pushed over. The intermittent tornado then moved northeast and crossed Interstate 30 where it knocked trees down on a house and damaged and destroyed several campers at a camper sale store on the interstate. Some of the main building was also damaged.
November 2009Tornado (EF1)New Boston$75,000An EF1 tornado briefly touched down in New Boston, Texas along Pearly Street. A mobile home was destroyed and 4 other homes sustained moderate to major damage. Several trees were uprooted. The tornado crossed Interstate 30 and quickly dissipated.
May 2009Flash FloodNew Boston$50,000Numerous city streets were flooded and closed. Floodwaters from the city's water system backed up which resulted in the local Scout Hutt at Tapp Park in New Boston being innundated by three feet of water.
April 2001Flash FloodNew Boston$50,000Flooding rains led to numerous road closures including Hwy 8 and Hwy 82. Water was high enough to flood 5 homes in town.
May 1993Thunderstorm WindNew Boston$50,000Thunderstorm winds destroyed a barn.
January 1999Tornado (F1)New Boston$40,000A tornado touched down near the 700 block of Anderson St. and traveled northeast across Texas Hwy 8 then onto I-30 and lifted. Damage: The Bostonian Motor Inn, EZ-Mart convenience store, construction site of a new Ford Dealership and one house. All damage was minor. A piece of sheet metal 22 x 27 feet was ripped from the roof of the Bostonian Inn and thrown into a car. A window was shattered, ceiling tile damaged, and store merchandise damaged at the E-Z Mart. Scaffolding at the Ford Dealership toppled onto a pickup truck breaking the front window and crushing the hood. A construction trailer was set upside down in its original spot. Numerous eye witness and photographed by the New Boston Citizen Tribune.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindNew Boston$20,000A tree was downed on a house on FM 1849 near New Boston, Texas. There were no reports of injuries.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindNew Boston$20,000Several trees were downed across town including one that fell on a home on North Bowie Road.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindNew Boston$20,000A large tree fell onto a home along Magnolia Street in New Boston, Texas. There were no report of injuries.
January 2013Thunderstorm WindNew Boston$10,000Numerous trees were downed across the county. An 18 wheeler was blown over as well.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindNew Boston$10,000A large tree was downed near FM 1840 which downed powerlines at that location. A large tree limb fell at South Merrill across the street from the football stadium. Several homes lost roofing material from the strong winds.
March 2006Thunderstorm WindNew Boston$5,000Extensive damage to a storage building in town.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindNew Boston$5,000Awning blown off a building in town.
May 1994Thunderstorm WindNew Boston$5,000A few trees were blown down on the north side of town.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindNew Boston$5,000Trees were blown down by thnunderstorm winds.
August 1998Thunderstorm WindNew Boston$4,000Outbuilding destroyed by wind.
October 2009Thunderstorm WindNew Boston$500A portion of a tin roof was taken off a barn on CR 4007.
March 2025Thunderstorm WindNew Boston-Several structures damaged in New Boston.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindNew Boston-Numerous trees downed across Bowie County.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindNew Boston-Multiple trees downed across Bowie County.
October 2023Flash FloodNew Boston-Numerous roads were flooded and closed across parts of northcentral Bowie County.
December 2021Thunderstorm WindNew Boston-A large hardwood tree limb greater than 3 inches in diameter was snapped in New Boston.
December 2018Thunderstorm WindNew Boston-Power lines were blown down in New Boston, including one falling onto a vehicle.
January 2017HailNew Boston-Quarter size hail fell in New Boston.
April 2016HailNew Boston-Nickel size hail fell in New Boston.
May 2015HailNew Boston-Quarter size hail fell at 1540 Highway 98 between Simms and New Boston.
May 2015Flash FloodNew Boston-Several roads were flooded and closed in and around the New Boston, Texas community.
February 2013Thunderstorm WindNew Boston-A tree was downed onto a power line in New Boston, Texas.
December 2012Thunderstorm WindNew Boston-Several trees were downed on Cannon Street in New Boston, Texas.
April 2011HailNew Boston-Quarter sized hail fell at the Red River Army Depot.
April 2011Flash FloodNew Boston-Moderate street flooding was occurring along Hwy. 82...Hwy 8 and many smaller streets in the central portion of the county.
April 2009HailNew Boston-Hail reported on the north side of town.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindNew Boston-Trees were downed in town.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindNew Boston-Several trees were downed and a few powerlines in New Boston, Texas.
May 2009Flash FloodNew Boston-Stream flooding was reported east of New Boston that led to some road closures.
May 2009Flash FloodNew Boston-Hwy. 82 east from New Boston to Texarkana, Texas had to be closed due to excessive heavy rainfall and flash flooding. Several other roads were closed throughout Bowie County as well.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindNew Boston-Local emergency manager estimated wind gusts to near 60 mph just north of New Boston, Texas.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindNew Boston-Trees down west of town on county road 4101.
January 2007Flash FloodNew Boston-Locally heavy rainfall resulted in several road closures in the town of New Boston.
May 2007Thunderstorm WindNew Boston-Power lines downed including power system to the local 911 system.
May 2006HailNew Boston-Hail fell in Red Water Tx.
March 2004Thunderstorm WindNew Boston-Trees downed.
June 2004Flash FloodNew Boston-High water closed three streets in the New Boston area.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindNew Boston-Both the front and back porches of a home were damaged by wind. Several large trees down as well.
May 2003HailNew Boston-Reported along Highways 1840 and 98.
February 2001Flash FloodNew Boston-Evacuations were required at Wake Village as flash flooding inundated homes and closed roads.
August 1998Thunderstorm WindNew Boston-Trees and powerlines down.
November 1995Thunderstorm WindNew Boston-Numerous reports of downed trees and winds blew a canopy off a clinic in New Boston.
June 1994HailNew Boston-Trees were damaged by thunderstorm winds.
June 1994HailNew Boston-Trees were blown down by thnunderstorm winds.
May 1993Thunderstorm WindNew Boston-Numerous trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds, with some roads blocked.
May 2015HailNew Boston-no account filed
May 2013Funnel CloudNew Boston-no account filed
February 2013HailNew Boston-no account filed
April 2011HailNew Boston-no account filed
May 2010HailNew Boston-no account filed
July 2009HailNew Boston-no account filed
May 2007HailNew Boston-no account filed
May 2006HailNew Boston-no account filed
June 2005HailNew Boston-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Bowie 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
Boston1.3 miles14
Old Boston3.9 miles14
Whaley4.3 miles13
Spanish Bluff (historical)5.9 miles11
Old Salem5.9 miles11
Malta6.0 miles11
Hooks6.7 miles13
Woodstock7.2 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 New BostonAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q641096The 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 1363692. 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.