Oglesby, Texas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Oglesby census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76561. The Survey maps it on the Oglesby quadrangle. 441 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 846 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresOglesby fell from 484 to 441 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 | 484 | |
| 2020 | 441 | -43 (-9%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1894 USGS Gatesville quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Oglesby quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Gatesville quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Oglesby quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Gatesville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Temple quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Oglesby quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
65 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 65 fires within 5 miles of Oglesby between 2006 and 2020, burning about 270 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 burning | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
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 2008 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 5 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 315 FIRE |
| 4 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 12 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 3560 CR 303 |
| 29 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 10944 FM 107 FIRE |
| 29 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 107 |
| 25 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 10000 FM 107 |
| 2 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 344 FIRE |
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 Oglesby: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oglesby Quarry & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
24 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oglesby in 24 storm reports between 1996 and 2023: 11 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 4 tornado, 3 flash flood. The reports record 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1997 | Tornado (F1) | Oglesby | 2 hurt, $75,000 | A tornado developed near Oglesby, moved south for 5 miles and dissipated near Mother Neff State Park. Along the tornado's path a home received major damage, siding was removed from a church, several barns and outbuildings were destroyed, numerous large trees were uprooted and a car with 5 occupants was lifted from the road and thrown onto a fence. Two of the occupants received minor injuries. |
| March 2007 | Flash Flood | Oglesby | $250,000 | Highway 36 was closed due to high water. Six homes were damaged and twenty high water rescues were required. Several vehicles were washed away, and trailers were forced off their foundations by the force of the water. Portions of roads were also washed away. |
| December 2006 | Tornado (F1) | Oglesby | $200,000 | A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Fort Worth revealed that a tornado developed just south of CR 315 and moved rapidly north-northeast. It damaged numerous trees along CR 315 and FM 107. As the tornado moved just west of Oglesby, it damaged homes and sheds along CR 303, CR 305, and CR 306. A home south of CR 306 had shingles and a portion of roof decking removed. The tornado dissipated just north of Highway 84. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Oglesby | $100,000 | A public report indicated 2-inch diameter hail about 4 miles north-northwest of Oglesby, TX. |
| October 1998 | Tornado (F2) | Oglesby | $50,000 | Two brick homes were destroyed and large trees were uprooted when a narrow tornado touched down briefly. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oglesby | $40,000 | The chimney of a home on Knowles Road near Ogelsby was knocked off the home by strong thunderstorm winds. A tractor and three cars on the property were also damaged. The carport at his neighbor's house was blown across the yard. |
| March 2007 | Tornado (EF1) | Oglesby | $35,000 | Barns and two homes were damaged. Trees were also blown down. |
| February 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oglesby | $30,000 | Strong winds damaged a mobile home. |
| December 1997 | Flash Flood | Oglesby | $30,000 | A home was reported flooded by high water. |
| March 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oglesby | $15,000 | A horse barn was destroyed. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Oglesby | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oglesby | $3,000 | Trees down on CR 315 and power lines down on CR 318. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oglesby | $500 | The local newspaper reported a few trees were down in Oglesby and were blocking roads. |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oglesby | - | Amateur radio reported trees down in Oglesby. |
| March 2016 | Hail | Oglesby | - | Broadcast media reported nickel-sized hail near the intersection of Hwy 84 and FM 1996. |
| February 2009 | Hail | Oglesby | - | Quarter size hail fell in Oglesby. |
| March 2007 | Flash Flood | Oglesby | - | A few secondary roads closed due to flooding. |
| June 2005 | Hail | Oglesby | - | KWTX-TV in Waco reported golf ball size hail. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oglesby | - | Trees and signs were blown down by high winds. |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oglesby | - | Strong winds blew down trees. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oglesby | - | no account filed |
| March 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oglesby | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Hail | Oglesby | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oglesby | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lime City | 2.0 miles | 16 | |
| Cavitt | 3.0 miles | 16 | |
| Pecan Grove (historical) | 4.9 miles | 16 | |
| Whitson | 6.8 miles | 16 | |
| Leon Junction | 7.1 miles | 17 | |
| Osage | 7.9 miles | 12 | |
| Mound | 8.3 miles | 16 | |
| South Mountain | 9.0 miles | 16 |
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 Oglesby | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q980876 | 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 1364348. 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.








