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Weimar, Texas

10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Weimar census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78962. The Survey maps it on the Weimar quadrangle. 2,076 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 410 feet above sea level.

Weimar within Colorado County

Population over time

2 figures

Weimar fell from 2,151 to 2,076 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
20102,151
20202,076-75 (-3%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 10 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.

What the histories say of this town

260 words

1 chapter about Weimar from the published histories of the county, public domain and reproduced complete.

ChapterFrom Length
Colorado County, Texas: Its Health, Climate, Soil, Advantages and ResoColorado County, Texas: Its Health, Climate, Soil, Advantages and Resources (1877)260 words

Fires near this place

12 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Weimar between 1999 and 2017, burning about 114 acres in total. None 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
Debris and open burning8
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Equipment and vehicle use1

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
15 December 1999Missing data/not specified/undetermined12 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
18 November 2017Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceLONE TREE
5 October 1999Debris and open burning4.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
7 January 2012Debris and open burning1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServicePIANO BRIDGE
7 January 2011Debris and open burning1.5 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceUNKNOWN
6 January 2013Debris and open burning5.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceDUBINA WEIMAR
28 January 2011Debris and open burning1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceLEROY JANECKA
25 January 2011Debris and open burning30 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceMALVIN OTTO

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Colorado County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Weimar: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Colorado County

Storms near this place

33 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Weimar in 33 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 16 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 4 flash flood, 2 tornado. The reports record 8 injuries. 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 2012Tornado (EF2)Weimar8 hurt, $500,000The tornado touched down near a railroad track producing a small area of EF-2 damage when boxcars of a parked train were overturned. The tornado tracked toward the north northeast across a cemetery. Extensive tree damage occurred with numerous large trees snapped and debris deposited in different directions. The tornado then continued onto the grounds of Weimar High School where the press box of the football field was destroyed, stadium light poles were snapped, and a metal storage building was damaged. Eight injuries were reported, most of them occurring when a food service truck was overturned in the school parking lot.
April 2016Flash FloodWeimar$2,500,000Numerous roads and bridges were closed and water rescues were performed due to flooding across northern portions of the county. The FM 109 bridge over Cummings Creek, just north of Brunes Mill Road north of Columbus, was completely washed out.
May 2007Flash FloodWeimar$70,000Flooding reported on FM 155 and surrounding county roads. Water also entered businesses at the intersection of Main and North Exchange.
March 2007Thunderstorm WindWeimar$60,000Approximately four homes received roof damage with debris in some homes. A baby was injured by flying glass when a tree fell into the baby's bedroom window. Minor structural damage to downtown businesses and trees.
April 2002Thunderstorm WindWeimar$30,000Sheriff reported roof damage to a barn and homes just west of Weimar, and numerous power poles down in Weimar, and other parts of the county with electricity out.
April 1996Thunderstorm WindWeimar$30,000no account filed
May 2000Thunderstorm WindWeimar$25,000Tree down on carport.
December 2002Tornado (F0)Weimar$18,000Tornado damaged part of a Catholic cemetary.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindWeimar$15,000Rain gutter blown down and struck power lines.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindWeimar$10,000Several large trees with a utility pole down across Huvar Street. Downtown sidewalk damage due to a fallen Cottonwood tree.
December 1997Thunderstorm WindWeimar$10,000Trees, sheds, and powerlines blown down across the county (Weimar, Columbus, Eagle Lake).
May 2001Thunderstorm WindWeimar$7,000Sheriff's office reported trees down from Weimar to Columbus, and power lines down in Columbus.
March 2012Thunderstorm WindWeimar$5,000Severe thunderstorm winds downed some trees in the Weimar area.
August 1998Thunderstorm WindWeimar$3,000Trees blown down and metal shed damaged.
June 1998HailWeimar$3,000no account filed
February 1998HailWeimar$3,000no account filed
March 2005HailWeimar$2,500no account filed
March 2005HailWeimar$2,500no account filed
June 1998Thunderstorm WindWeimar$2,000Trees blown down along FM 250.
December 1997Thunderstorm WindWeimar$2,000Spotter reported 60 mph winds.
May 2011HailWeimar$1,000Quarter size hail occurred near Weimar.
May 2025HailWeimar-An emergency manager reported golf ball size hail in Weimar.
April 2016Thunderstorm WindWeimar-Thunderstorm winds downed large tree limbs.
April 2016Thunderstorm WindWeimar-Thunderstorm winds downed a couple of trees east of Weimar.
May 2015Flash FloodWeimar-Numerous roads were flooded throughout the county.
May 2015Funnel CloudWeimar-A funnel cloud was sighted north of Interstate 10 near Weimar.
April 2015HailWeimar-Quarter sized hail was reported in Weimar.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindWeimar-Severe thunderstorm winds downed trees south of Weimar.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindWeimar-Severe thunderstorm winds downed power lines.
April 2009HailWeimar-Penny sized hail was reported in Weimar.
April 2009HailWeimar-Penny sized hail was observed in Weimar.
May 2007Flash FloodWeimar-Water over FM 155 making it impassable.
May 2007Funnel CloudWeimar-Funnel reported on FM 2434 just outside of Weimar.

Every storm recorded in Colorado 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
Borden4.2 miles11
New Bielau4.7 miles10
Oakland7.5 miles10
Shaws Bend7.8 miles11
Hillcrest10.0 miles10
Glidden10.3 miles10
Columbus12.8 miles10
Helms15.1 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 WeimarAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q677437The 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 1349609. 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.