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San Augustine, Texas

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 2003. It stands in the San Augustine census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75972. It stands on Caney Creek. The Survey maps it on the San Augustine East quadrangle. 1,920 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 371 feet above sea level.

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San Augustine within San Augustine County

On record in San Augustine

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 8 records

Population over time

2 figures

San Augustine fell from 2,108 to 1,920 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
20102,108
20201,920-188 (-9%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 12 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

133 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 133 fires within 5 miles of San Augustine between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,225 acres in total. 5 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
Debris and open burning70
Missing data/not specified/undetermined38
Equipment and vehicle use8
Natural5
Arson/incendiarism4
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Railroad operations and maintenance3
Smoking1

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
4 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service7098
3 September 1995Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
24 September 2014Power generation/transmission/distribution2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceGRASS FIRE - TRANSFORMER
2 September 2006Debris and open burning3.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
19 September 2013Arson/incendiarism18 acresTexas A & M Forest Service7129
17 September 2015Power generation/transmission/distribution2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceGRASS FIRE
15 September 1999Debris and open burning2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
13 September 2011Power generation/transmission/distribution1.0 acresLivingston AreaLIVINGSTON - 902

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Augustine County

Storms near this place

60 of 84 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names San Augustine in 84 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 38 thunderstorm wind, 33 hail, 9 flash flood, 4 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
March 2008Flash FloodSan Augustine$5,000,000Ten to twenty inches of rain fell in the San Augustine and Sabine County area causing record flooding of some local creeks and reservoirs. Flash flooding was reported throughout the county and many bridges and roads were washed out. A fatality occurred when two people drove off the side of the road into deeper water. Only one of the occupants was able to get out.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindSan Augustine$500,000The National Weather Service conducted a storm survey in Nacogdoches and San Augustine County and concluded that damage was the result of a major downburst. Hundreds of trees from Chireno to San Augustine and to the south were either uprooted or snapped. A few single story homes in the Denning area sustained major structural damage due to large oak trees falling onto the homes. Several chicken houses were damaged by the downburst winds along FM road 1196. The roofs were peeled back. Numerous cars were damaged due to fallen trees, such as along FM road 1277, where two full size trucks were pinned by large oak trees.
March 1999Tornado (F2)San Augustine$100,000This was a continuation of the Nacogdoches tornado. Damage was mainly forestry consisting of numerous trees fallen and limbs snapped. Three homes had major roof damage and a carport was completely destroyed. Two large bails of rain saturated hay (Approximately 1500 lbs each dry weight) were moved about 25 yards.
February 1998Thunderstorm WindSan Augustine$50,000Numerous trees toppled including one that fell across a home north of town
November 2006Thunderstorm WindSan Augustine$30,000A few trees were downed including one which fell across a home in town. There were no reports of injuries.
November 1997Tornado (F1)San Augustine$15,000The thunderstorm that produced the tornado formed along a squall line moving across the region. Damage consisted primarily of numerous snapped and fallen trees or trees that were topped. One older frame home was de-roofed.
April 2002Thunderstorm WindSan Augustine$11,000Several large trees down. A shed was blown over near Fm 147.
October 1994Thunderstorm WindSan Augustine$5,000Large trees were blown down by high winds. 3 S Broaddus Large trees were blown down.
March 2025HailSan Augustine-Quarter size hail reported in San Augustine.
January 2024Flash FloodSan Augustine-A bridge on Water Street in San Augustine was closed due to flooding. Several other roads were closed from flooding in the city and throughout San Augustine County as well.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindSan Augustine-Trees downed on FM Road 2213 just south of San Augustine.
July 2024Flash FloodSan Augustine-Flash flooding reported on Highway 2213 and FM Road 705 near San Augustine.
May 2020HailSan Augustine-Nickel to quarter size hail fell in San Augustine.
May 2019Flash FloodSan Augustine-High water covered Highway 147 in San Augustine.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindSan Augustine-Trees were downed at the intersection of Hwy. 353 and 147 just east of San Augustine, Texas.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindSan Augustine-Trees were downed in and around the San Augustine community.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindSan Augustine-Several trees were downed in and around San Augustine, Texas.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindSan Augustine-Several trees were downed.
December 2015Flash FloodSan Augustine-Roads were flooded and closed in downtown San Augustine, Texas.
March 2014Thunderstorm WindSan Augustine-Numerous reports of trees and powerlines downed were received across all of San Augustine County. Power outages were widespread as well. There were reports of downed trees on homes with some roof damage reported from just the wind.
May 2014Flash FloodSan Augustine-Water was over the intersections of Hwy. 21 and CR. 127 as well as Hwy. 147.
December 2012Thunderstorm WindSan Augustine-Several trees were downed in San Augustine, Texas.
March 2012HailSan Augustine-Driver on Hwy. 96 headed south from Center Texas and encountered up to quarter sized hail near San Augustine, Texas.
December 2012Thunderstorm WindSan Augustine-Trees and powerlines were downed on Bland Lake Road.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindSan Augustine-Trees were downed across the entire county.
May 2011HailSan Augustine-Hail was reported to have fallen in the Roberts Community just north of San Augustine, Texas.
March 2010Thunderstorm WindSan Augustine-A tree was downed northwest of San Augustine, Texas.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindSan Augustine-Power lines were blown down.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindSan Augustine-Trees and powerlines were downed across the entire county.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindSan Augustine-Trees were downed along CR 1277.
March 2008Thunderstorm WindSan Augustine-Power lines were downed in town.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindSan Augustine-Several trees were downed across the county.
November 2007HailSan Augustine-Hail fell for three minutes in town.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindSan Augustine-Multiple reports of trees and power lines downed throughout the county.
December 2007HailSan Augustine-Hail fell on state highway 21.
March 2006Thunderstorm WindSan Augustine-A few trees downed at Junction of FM 1751 and FM 103.
May 2006HailSan Augustine-Hail fell in the town of Bronson.
May 2006HailSan Augustine-Hail fell near Bland Lake.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindSan Augustine-Numerous trees and powerlines downed across the entire county.
October 2006Flash FloodSan Augustine-Excessive heavy rainfall resulted in numerous road closures including some secondary roads which were washed out. The rainfall which began during the late evening hours of the 15th and ended during the overnight hours of the 16th resulted in rainfall totals near 5 inches across the northern portion of the county to near 10.5 inches across the southern portion of the county.
December 2006Flash FloodSan Augustine-Excessive heavy rainfall led to flash flooding in town resulting in many city streets under water. Flooding was also reported along Hwy 705 and 1751 near the Ayish Bayou.
October 2006Flash FloodSan Augustine-Locally heavy rainfall resulted in the closure of County Road 332 southwest of San Augustine.
February 2005HailSan Augustine-Hail fell in the town of Denning.
February 2005HailSan Augustine-Hail fell at the intersection of Hwy 103 and FM 1751.
August 2005Thunderstorm WindSan Augustine-Trees downed.
November 2004Thunderstorm WindSan Augustine-TREES DOWNED.
April 2004HailSan Augustine-Hail fell along Hwy 147.
May 2004HailSan Augustine-Hail lasted for 10 minutes.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindSan Augustine-Several trees downed throughout the county.
August 2004Thunderstorm WindSan Augustine-Trees and power lines downed in several county locations.
April 2003HailSan Augustine-Hail fell along Highway 21 in the community of Denning.
April 2003Tornado (F0)San Augustine-A classic supercell thunderstorm moved northeastward across the county producing a weak tornado. No structural damage was seen. The tornado was confined to timber and farmland regions snapping and uprooting numerous small to medium Pine, Oak and Pecan trees.
June 2003Thunderstorm WindSan Augustine-Numerous trees down along Hwy 21.
March 2002Tornado (F2)San Augustine-Numerous trees snapped and felled along the extreme western portion of the track. A few power lines were also toppled northeast of Townsend. This tornado moved into San Augustine County, TX from Nacogdoches County, TX, Angelina County, TX and Polk County, TX.
May 2000Thunderstorm WindSan Augustine-Numerous trees down blocking FM705.
May 1999Thunderstorm WindSan Augustine-Numerous trees down.
February 1998Thunderstorm WindSan Augustine-Several trees fell across Hwy 103.
October 1997Thunderstorm WindSan Augustine-Several trees down along Fm1.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindSan Augustine-Several trees were blown down by high winds.
November 1995Thunderstorm WindSan Augustine-Trees were blown down along Highway 147.

Every storm recorded in San Augustine 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
Sunrise2.1 miles12
Bland Lake4.2 miles12
White Rock4.2 miles12
Redland4.4 miles11
Union4.5 miles11
Venable4.6 miles12
Black Ankle5.4 miles12
Chumley5.7 miles12

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 San AugustineAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q981850The 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 1383177. 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.

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.