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Robert Lee, Texas

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Robert Lee census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76945. It stands on Mountain Creek. The Survey maps it on the Robert Lee quadrangle. 1,027 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,827 feet above sea level.

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Robert Lee within Coke County

On record in Robert Lee

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 1 record

Population over time

2 figures

Robert Lee fell from 1,049 to 1,027 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
20101,049
20201,027-22 (-2%)

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

20 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Robert Lee between 2006 and 2013, burning about 372 acres in total. 4 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/undetermined8
Equipment and vehicle use6
Natural4
Recreation and ceremony1
Debris and open burning1

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
20 August 2008Debris and open burning3.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
15 August 2009Natural1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceWILDCAT MARINA - LIGHTNING
12 August 2012Natural1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceSCOTT STATION
4 July 2008Recreation and ceremony5.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
4 July 2006Natural15 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
19 July 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined6.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceCRMWD ARCHES
16 July 2012Natural5.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceWILDCAT MTN. RANCH
27 June 2006Equipment and vehicle use5.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Coke County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Robert Lee: 4 producers, 1 past producer. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Reece-Albert OperationsStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Bryan Concrete Abandoned PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Johnson Pit & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Robert Lee PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Robert Lee PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Coke County

Storms near this place

60 of 92 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Robert Lee in 92 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 57 hail, 24 thunderstorm wind, 8 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
May 2002Thunderstorm WindRobert Lee$250,000The second severe thunderstorm of the day that moved across Robert Lee produced winds up to 80 MPH causing damage to numerous houses and carports.
November 1996Thunderstorm WindRobert Lee$50,000no account filed
May 2007HailRobert Lee$30,000Hail lasted for several minutes. Damage to roofs and cars was observed.
May 2005HailRobert Lee$30,000The final severe thunderstorm for the evening developed just to the north of Robert Lee. This thunderstorm maxed out right over Robert Lee producing soft ball size hail and winds to 87 mph. This produced significant damage to vehicles and some houses.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindRobert Lee$23,000Mobile home had the roof blown off, power lines were downed, and tree limbs downed.
April 2006HailRobert Lee$10,000Windows broken throughout Robert Lee due to hail.
June 2003Flash FloodRobert Lee$10,000Road washouts reported.
May 2002HailRobert Lee$10,000There was some roof and car damage from the storms in Robert Lee. These storms brought Golfball size hail and high winds.
May 2005HailRobert Lee$10,000no account filed
May 1999Thunderstorm WindRobert Lee$5,000Several homes in Robert Lee suffered roof damage as high winds blew through the town. Two mobile homes were also lightly damaged.
May 2005HailRobert Lee$5,000no account filed
July 2005Thunderstorm WindRobert Lee$3,000Damage to power poles.
June 2003Thunderstorm WindRobert Lee$3,000no account filed
March 2007HailRobert Lee$1,000Quarter size hail reported in Robert Lee.
May 1993HailRobert Lee$500Amateur radio spotters reported quarter-size hail in Robert Lee. No significant damage resulted.
May 2025HailRobert Lee-Public reported quarter size hail on social media.
January 2024HailRobert Lee-A trained storm spotter reported ping pong ball size hail on Highway 208 just south of Robert Lee, Texas.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindRobert Lee-Fire department reported a tin roof was ripped off a residential home in Robert Lee.
May 2018HailRobert Lee-The Robert Lee Volunteer Fire Department reported dime size hail.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindRobert Lee-The fire department reported residential roofs were damaged by the strong winds.
January 2011HailRobert Lee-A trained storm spotter reporter nickel size hail with lots of dime size hail covering State Highway 158.
May 2007Tornado (EF0)Robert Lee-Law Enforcement Officials witnessed a tornado for several minutes. No damage was noted as the tornado remained in open fields.
May 2005HailRobert Lee-The third severe thunderstorm to affect Robert Lee this day dropped quarter size hail.
May 2005HailRobert Lee-A wind gust also occurred in conjunction with the soft ball size hail.
August 2005Flash FloodRobert Lee-State highway 158 was closed for a time west of Robert Lee due to flooding.
June 2003Flash FloodRobert Lee-Streets flooded in Robert Lee.
May 2002HailRobert Lee-Amateur radio spotters reported baseball size hail south of Robert Lee.
May 2002Tornado (F0)Robert Lee-Amateur radio spotters as well as an off duty NWS employee observed a tornado over the upper end of E.V. Spence Reservoir. The tornado was observed for about six minutes.
May 2002Flash FloodRobert Lee-Significant street flooding was reported in Robert Lee.
May 2002Flash FloodRobert Lee-Large amount of street flooding reported in Robert Lee.
May 1999Thunderstorm WindRobert Lee-Winds gusting to 60 mph.
May 1999Flash FloodRobert Lee-Minor street flooding reported in Robert Lee.
May 1998Flash FloodRobert Lee-Street flooding reported in Robert Lee
May 1998HailRobert Lee-Baseball size hail
May 1998Tornado (F0)Robert Lee-Brief tornado touchdown
September 1995HailRobert Lee-An Abilene television station reported dime-size hail in Blackwell at 1725 CST. The public reported dime-size hail south of Blackwell and nickel-size hail in Robert Lee.
March 1993HailRobert Lee-The Coke County Sheriff's Office reported dime-size hail in Robert Lee. No damage resulted.
August 1993HailRobert Lee-Dime-size hail was reported by the public at Oak Creek Lake.
September 2016HailRobert Lee-no account filed
April 2015HailRobert Lee-no account filed
October 2014HailRobert Lee-no account filed
October 2014HailRobert Lee-no account filed
May 2013HailRobert Lee-no account filed
May 2007HailRobert Lee-no account filed
February 2005HailRobert Lee-no account filed
March 2005HailRobert Lee-no account filed
May 2005Thunderstorm WindRobert Lee-no account filed
July 2005HailRobert Lee-no account filed
July 2005Thunderstorm WindRobert Lee-no account filed
December 2004Thunderstorm WindRobert Lee-no account filed
April 2003HailRobert Lee-no account filed
June 2003HailRobert Lee-no account filed
June 2003HailRobert Lee-no account filed
June 2003HailRobert Lee-no account filed
June 2003HailRobert Lee-no account filed
June 2003HailRobert Lee-no account filed
June 2003HailRobert Lee-no account filed
June 2003Flash FloodRobert Lee-no account filed
June 2003Thunderstorm WindRobert Lee-no account filed
June 2003HailRobert Lee-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Coke 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
Edith6.7 miles8
Sanco8.3 miles9
Shawville10.2 miles15
Bronte10.2 miles15
Fort Chadbourne12.8 miles13
Pecan Mott13.9 miles15
Tennyson14.8 miles15
Silver16.2 miles10

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 Robert LeeAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q972986The 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 1345308. 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.