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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.

Ringgold within Montague County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 9 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

112 since 2005

Regional 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/undetermined54
Equipment and vehicle use21
Natural15
Debris and open burning14
Recreation and ceremony3
Smoking2
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
30 September 2005Natural10 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
3 September 2012Equipment and vehicle use15 acresTexas A & M Forest Service2332/82
22 September 2007Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
17 September 2010Debris and open burningunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service5TH STREET GRASS FIRE
15 September 2013Equipment and vehicle use5.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceGAS FLARE FIRE
13 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined7.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
10 September 2010Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceCAR MUFFLER GRASS FIRE
8 August 2016Natural100 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceHARWOOD RANCH GRASS FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Montague County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Beaver Creek-1CopperPast Producer1891, 1892
Blevins RanchCopperOccurrence1973

Every working recorded in Montague County

Storms near this place

31 since 1996

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2025FloodRinggold$100,000Emergency 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 2015Flash FloodRinggold$80,000Numerous 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 2009LightningRinggold$75,000A 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 2015FloodRinggold$20,000Numerous roads across the county remained closed due to flooding from heavy rains from Tropical Depression Bill.
May 2025HailRinggold$11,000Report from mPING: Hen Egg (2.00 in.).
May 2013HailRinggold$10,000A Montague County sheriff deputy reported hail grew to baseball sized hail. Golf ball sized hail was also covering the ground.
May 2025HailRinggold$7,000no account filed
March 2018HailRinggold$5,000A public report of hen-egg sized hail was received approximately 13 miles west-northwest of the city of Nocona, TX.
April 2008HailRinggold$5,000no account filed
April 2009HailRinggold$2,000Golfball size hail was reported in Ringgold.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindRinggold$2,000Telephone poles were blwn dwn across Highway 82.
May 2025HailRinggold-Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).
May 2015FloodRinggold-Significant flooding of roads, interstates, highways, creeks, streams, and low-lying areas continued for over 12 hours after the heavy rain had ended.
May 2015Flash FloodRinggold-News media reported extensive flash flooding across the county. The broadcast media reported that Hopewell Road, west of Stoneburg, was washed out.
May 2015FloodRinggold-Several Farm-To-Market and rural roads remained flooded across the county after earlier heavy rains.
May 2015Flash FloodRinggold-Many roads in the county were being affected by high water and flooding.
May 2013Tornado (EF0)Ringgold-Trained spotters observed a brief tornado just south of Ringgold. Damage was minimal, as the tornado remained over open land.
May 2013HailRinggold-A Montague County sheriff deputy reported golf ball sized hail in Ringgold.
May 2011HailRinggold-Quarter sized hail fell along Highway 81.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindRinggold-Sixty MPH winds were estimated with a thunderstorm in Ringgold. No damage was reported.
May 2009HailRinggold-Quarter size hail fell 3 miles north of Ringgold.
April 2009HailRinggold-One and a quarter inch diameter hail was reported 1 mile west of Ringgold.
April 2009HailRinggold-One and a quarter inch diameter hail was reported on HWY 82 at the Montague/Clay county line.
June 2023HailRinggold-no account filed
April 2014HailRinggold-no account filed
May 2013HailRinggold-no account filed
May 2011HailRinggold-no account filed
March 2006HailRinggold-no account filed
June 2005HailRinggold-no account filed
August 1996Thunderstorm WindRinggold-no account filed
April 1996HailRinggold-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Montague 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
Belcherville6.0 miles8
Stoneburg10.5 miles10
Nocona11.8 miles10
Hynds City13.3 miles9
Nocona Hills15.7 miles10
Montague16.0 miles10
Rowland16.1 miles9
Valley View16.9 miles9

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 RinggoldAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q7334873The 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.