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Seymour, Texas

7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Seymour census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76380. It stands on Plants Creek. The Survey maps it on the Seymour West quadrangle. 2,575 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,289 feet above sea level.

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Seymour within Baylor County

Population over time

2 figures

Seymour fell from 2,740 to 2,575 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
20102,740
20202,575-165 (-6%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 surveys from 7 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

64 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 64 fires within 5 miles of Seymour between 2006 and 2020, burning about 858 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/undetermined41
Equipment and vehicle use7
Debris and open burning6
Natural4
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Smoking2
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
26 September 2011Natural1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServicePICKETT FEED LOT
5 August 2014Equipment and vehicle use5.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceLEE PLACE
23 August 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined125 acresTexas A & M Forest ServicePICKETT FIRE
20 August 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceDITCH FIRE 277 EAST
15 August 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceTRUCK BLOWOUT N 277
10 August 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceACCESS RD/GRASS FIRE
9 July 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceGRASS FIRE PHIL HARDIN'S PLACE
4 July 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceOLD RIVER BRIDGE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Baylor County

Storms near this place

60 of 100 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Seymour in 100 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 61 hail, 26 thunderstorm wind, 10 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
April 2007HailSeymour$3,000,000Numerous roofs were damaged due to the large hail. Hundreds of cars sustained major damage, including large dents and windows shattered. The skylights at the courthouse and hospital were shattered. Numerous businesses and homes sustained window damage. Hundreds of trees were also significantly damaged due to the hail and winds. Thousands of residents were also without power for hours.
March 2004Thunderstorm WindSeymour$200,000Windows were blown out and garage doors blown in. Power lines, telephone poles and a few trees were also downed. The gym at the First Baptist Church collapsed. The local Sonic Drive-In sustained some damage with many of the speaker menu's uprooted and tossed across the parking lot. Seymour Hospital also lost some of the roof over the physical therapy area.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindSeymour$50,000Relayed images showing thunderstorm wind damage in the community of Seymour, including large tree limbs snapped, power lines damaged and roof damage to a barn. Event time is estimated from radar observations.
October 1993HailSeymour$50,000no account filed
May 1998Thunderstorm WindSeymour$20,000no account filed
January 2021Thunderstorm WindSeymour$5,000Report of semi blown over, carport damaged, barn destroyed, and power polls snapped on 205 on the north side of Seymour. Time estimated by radar.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindSeymour$5,000Roof blown off structure on main street in Seymour. Several tree limbs downed.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindSeymour$5,000Various damage around Seymour. Roof of press box blown off and landed onto high school football field, fence damage around the stadium, one tree uprooted in town, awning blown off mechanic's shop in town.
December 1993Thunderstorm WindSeymour$5,000Severe thunderstorms in the western part of north Texas during the late afternoon and early evening hours on the 12th produced strong winds. Strong thunderstorm winds damaged signs and the roof of a hotel in Seymour.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindSeymour$2,500Power lines were downed.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindSeymour$2,500Several 6 to 8 inch diameter tree limbs were downed.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindSeymour$2,000Power poles were downed.
April 2007Tornado (EF0)Seymour$500Storm chasers observed a large and potentially damaging tornado to the south and southeast of Seymour. Fortunately, the tornado occurred in rural areas and no structural damage was reported. The tornado formed near U.S. Highways 183/283 approximately 6 miles south-southwest of Seymour, and the width of the tornado quickly increased to about one-half mile as it moved to the east-northeast. The tornado became obscured by rain, but it believed to have dissipated before reaching state highway 114.
April 2025HailSeymour-The report was relayed through mPING.
April 2025HailSeymour-The report was relayed through mPING.
May 2024HailSeymour-Social media video.
August 2023HailSeymour-Time is radar estimated.
October 2023HailSeymour-MPing report.
September 2017Thunderstorm WindSeymour-Law enforcement estimated winds near 60 mph.
September 2016Flash FloodSeymour-Water covering FM 114 near intersection with US highway 183/277.
September 2016Flash FloodSeymour-Water covered US highway 183/283.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindSeymour-Wind reduced visibility due to flying dust. No damage reported.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindSeymour-Large tree branch snapped, 10 to 12 inches in diameter. Time estimated by radar.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindSeymour-No damage reported.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindSeymour-No damage was reported.
May 2011HailSeymour-The hail report was relayed by KSWO-TV.
July 2010Flash FloodSeymour-Several spots along Highway 277 from Seymour toward the Baylor/Knox county line had to be closed due to high water. No damage was reported with the flooding.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindSeymour-Several tree limbs were downed, with some of them falling on power lines. A large cottonwood tree was blown down on top of a house, causing damage to the roof. A non-anchored, large culvert was also blown down on top of a fence. Very little rain occurred with the thunderstorm. Monetary damage estimates were not available.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindSeymour-Several tree limbs were downed, with some of them falling on power lines. A large cottonwood tree was blown down on top of a house, causing damage to the roof. A non-anchored, large culvert was also blown down on top of a fence. Very little rain occurred with the thunderstorm. Monetary damage estimates were not available.
June 2007Flash FloodSeymour-FM 0422 was closed from the center of town to the high school due to high water. Other roads were closed as well.
September 2005HailSeymour-Hail was observed at the intersection of Highway 422 and Highway 183.
August 2005Flash FloodSeymour-At 10:30 am CST, the Texas Department of Transportation reported that U.S. Highway 183 was closed due to high water along Millers Creek, 9 miles south of Seymour, TX.
August 2005Flash FloodSeymour-The Texas Department of Transportation reported that Texas State Highway 422 was closed due to floodwaters along Godwin Creek, 17 miles east of Seymour near the Archer County line.
August 2005Flash FloodSeymour-The Baylor County Emergency Manager reported flooding along Seymour Creek through the east side of Seymour. Seymour Creek inundated local roads and half of Seymour City Park in Seymour.
August 2005Flash FloodSeymour-At 7:40 am CST, a county law enforcement official reported that Texas State Highway 114 was closed between Seymour and 3 miles southeast of Seymour due to high water along Rock Creek and Little Rock Creek.
July 1998Flash FloodSeymour-Many county roads were closed 5 miles west of Seymour in Baylor County due to high water. A spotter 1 mile northeast of Red Springs reported 5.2 inches of rain at 1100 CST.
May 1997Flash FloodSeymour-Highway 82 between Benjamin and Seymour was closed due to high water.
April 2025HailSeymour-no account filed
April 2024HailSeymour-no account filed
May 2024HailSeymour-no account filed
August 2023HailSeymour-no account filed
April 2021HailSeymour-no account filed
May 2020HailSeymour-no account filed
May 2019HailSeymour-no account filed
March 2017HailSeymour-no account filed
March 2017HailSeymour-no account filed
March 2017HailSeymour-no account filed
May 2012HailSeymour-no account filed
May 2012HailSeymour-no account filed
May 2011HailSeymour-no account filed
May 2011HailSeymour-no account filed
March 2010Thunderstorm WindSeymour-no account filed
March 2008HailSeymour-no account filed
April 2007HailSeymour-no account filed
April 2007HailSeymour-no account filed
April 2007HailSeymour-no account filed
April 2007HailSeymour-no account filed
May 2007HailSeymour-no account filed
May 2007HailSeymour-no account filed
June 2005HailSeymour-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Baylor 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
Lively4.3 miles7
Ogden6.4 miles7
Red Springs8.1 miles7
Mabelle8.3 miles7
Bomarton10.6 miles7
Fulda14.1 miles7
Westover14.5 miles8
Round Timber14.8 miles8

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 SeymourAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q979939The 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 1368006. 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.