Rhome, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Boyd-Rhome census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76078. The Survey maps it on the Rhome quadrangle. 1,630 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 942 feet above sea level.
Population over time
3 figuresRhome grew from 551 to 1,630 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 551 | |
| 2010 | 1,522 | +971 (+176%) |
| 2020 | 1,630 | +108 (+7%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1954 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Rhome quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Denton quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Denton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
173 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 173 fires within 5 miles of Rhome between 2005 and 2020, burning about 1,681 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 65 |
| Debris and open burning | 48 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 34 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 28 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 27 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | EPSON SALT |
| 26 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 114 |
| 22 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 16 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 354 BRAMMER |
| 14 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | BUSINESS HWY 287 N. |
| 8 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Rhome: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Portland Newark Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Texas Industries Boyd Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
40 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rhome in 40 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 21 hail, 15 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 lightning. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2000 | Lightning | Rhome | 1 hurt | A boy was in critical condition after being struck by lightning in the parking lot of the Texas Motor Speedway. |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhome | $100,000 | Seventy percent of the roof of a Dairy Queen restaurant was destroyed by high winds. Flying debris from the Dairy Queen damaged a nearby house. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Rhome | $100,000 | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Hail | Rhome | $100,000 | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhome | $50,000 | Numerous shingles were blown off residential roofs. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhome | $30,000 | Roof damage occurred to several houses and numerous fences were blown down. |
| September 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhome | $25,000 | Strong winds destroyed a metal building. Debris from the building damaged a truck and a house. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhome | $20,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a residence and snapped power poles approximately 6 miles north-northeast of Rhome. |
| September 2013 | Heavy Rain | Rhome | $15,000 | Three people were injured when their pickup truck rolled after losing control on a rain-slicked road. The accident occurred near the intersection of US 287 and Texas 114 West. All three passengers were transported to local hospitals. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhome | $10,000 | A steeple was blown off a church about 2 miles west of Rhome. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhome | $7,000 | Thunderstorm winds of 61 MPH were reported 2 miles east-northeast of Rhome. The strong winds knocked out the power. |
| October 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhome | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed power lines, broke large tree limbs, and blew over a travel trailer. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhome | $5,000 | A barn was destroyed by thunderstorm winds. |
| August 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhome | $5,000 | Large tree limbs and telephone poles were blown down. |
| May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhome | $5,000 | Numerous trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhome | $3,000 | Sixty MPH thunderstorm winds were estimated approximately 7 miles west of the intersection of Highway 114 and FM 156. This location is southeast of Rhome. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhome | $2,000 | Trees were blown down. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhome | $1,000 | A trained spotter reported large trees down on Hwy 287 at CR 4838 with the highway shut down in both directions. |
| November 2025 | Hail | Rhome | - | A social media report indicated hail ranging from quarter sized to golf ball sized in Rhome. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Rhome | - | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). |
| June 2024 | Hail | Rhome | - | Quarter size hail was reported by an NWS employee just southeast of Boyd, TX. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Rhome | - | Nickel size hail was reported on US-287 in Rhome. |
| April 2018 | Hail | Rhome | - | Amateur radio reported nickel sized hail approximately 3 miles south-southwest of the city of Aurora, TX. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Rhome | - | A public report of nickel sized hail was received in Rhome. |
| October 2013 | Hail | Rhome | - | Quarter sized hail was reported just south of Rhome. |
| June 2004 | Flash Flood | Rhome | - | Flooding was reported near Highwat 287 and FM 407. |
| June 2004 | Hail | Rhome | - | Golfball size hail occurred in Newark. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Rhome | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Rhome | - | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Hail | Rhome | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Rhome | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Rhome | - | no account filed |
| March 1999 | Hail | Rhome | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhome | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Rhome | - | no account filed |
| April 1997 | Hail | Rhome | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Rhome | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Rhome | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | Rhome | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Rhome | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora | 1.7 miles | 12 | |
| New Fairview | 3.4 miles | 9 | |
| Newark | 3.7 miles | 9 | |
| Bryan | 4.2 miles | 9 | |
| Newark Beach | 4.5 miles | 20 | |
| Fairview | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Boyd | 5.2 miles | 12 | |
| Briar | 5.5 miles | 20 |
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 Rhome | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q981769 | 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 1345152. 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.




