Ringgold, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Nocona census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76261. The Survey maps it on the Ringgold quadrangle. 146 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 899 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1905 USGS Montague quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Ringgold quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
112 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 112 fires within 5 miles of Ringgold between 2005 and 2020, burning about 42,706 acres in total. 15 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 54 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2005 | Natural | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 3 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2332/82 |
| 22 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 17 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 5TH STREET GRASS FIRE |
| 15 September 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GAS FLARE FIRE |
| 13 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 10 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | CAR MUFFLER GRASS FIRE |
| 8 August 2016 | Natural | 100 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HARWOOD RANCH 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 Ringgold: 1 past producer, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Creek-1 | Copper | Past Producer | 1891, 1892 | |
| Blevins Ranch | Copper | Occurrence | 1973 |
Storms near this place
31 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ringgold in 31 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 19 hail, 4 flood, 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | Flood | Ringgold | $100,000 | Emergency management reported multiple county roads and bridges washed out across the county. Flooding was still ongoing, and Highway 81 near Nocona remained closed due to flooding as well. |
| June 2015 | Flash Flood | Ringgold | $80,000 | Numerous roads across the county were impassable due to flooding after Tropical Depression Bill brought up to 12.5 inches of rain to the county. A few specific roads that were reported as closed include FM 1956 between Nocona and Capps Corner, FM 103 between Nocona and Hynds City, and FM 3206 in the St Jo area. Some high water rescues were needed for stranded vehicles. |
| April 2009 | Lightning | Ringgold | $75,000 | A home on US 82 outside of Ringgold was heavily damaged by a fire that was started by a lightning strike. A fireman suffered a broken leg and wrist while fighting the house fire. |
| June 2015 | Flood | Ringgold | $20,000 | Numerous roads across the county remained closed due to flooding from heavy rains from Tropical Depression Bill. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Ringgold | $11,000 | Report from mPING: Hen Egg (2.00 in.). |
| May 2013 | Hail | Ringgold | $10,000 | A Montague County sheriff deputy reported hail grew to baseball sized hail. Golf ball sized hail was also covering the ground. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Ringgold | $7,000 | no account filed |
| March 2018 | Hail | Ringgold | $5,000 | A public report of hen-egg sized hail was received approximately 13 miles west-northwest of the city of Nocona, TX. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Ringgold | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Ringgold | $2,000 | Golfball size hail was reported in Ringgold. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ringgold | $2,000 | Telephone poles were blwn dwn across Highway 82. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Ringgold | - | Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.). |
| May 2015 | Flood | Ringgold | - | Significant flooding of roads, interstates, highways, creeks, streams, and low-lying areas continued for over 12 hours after the heavy rain had ended. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Ringgold | - | News media reported extensive flash flooding across the county. The broadcast media reported that Hopewell Road, west of Stoneburg, was washed out. |
| May 2015 | Flood | Ringgold | - | Several Farm-To-Market and rural roads remained flooded across the county after earlier heavy rains. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Ringgold | - | Many roads in the county were being affected by high water and flooding. |
| May 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | Ringgold | - | Trained spotters observed a brief tornado just south of Ringgold. Damage was minimal, as the tornado remained over open land. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Ringgold | - | A Montague County sheriff deputy reported golf ball sized hail in Ringgold. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Ringgold | - | Quarter sized hail fell along Highway 81. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ringgold | - | Sixty MPH winds were estimated with a thunderstorm in Ringgold. No damage was reported. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Ringgold | - | Quarter size hail fell 3 miles north of Ringgold. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Ringgold | - | One and a quarter inch diameter hail was reported 1 mile west of Ringgold. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Ringgold | - | One and a quarter inch diameter hail was reported on HWY 82 at the Montague/Clay county line. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Ringgold | - | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Hail | Ringgold | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Ringgold | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Ringgold | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Ringgold | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Ringgold | - | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ringgold | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Ringgold | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belcherville | 6.0 miles | 8 | |
| Stoneburg | 10.5 miles | 10 | |
| Nocona | 11.8 miles | 10 | |
| Hynds City | 13.3 miles | 9 | |
| Nocona Hills | 15.7 miles | 10 | |
| Montague | 16.0 miles | 10 | |
| Rowland | 16.1 miles | 9 | |
| Valley View | 16.9 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 Ringgold | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7334873 | 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 1366491. 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.





