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Whitesboro, Texas

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Northwest Grayson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76273. The Survey maps it on the Whitesboro quadrangle. 4,074 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 820 feet above sea level.

Whitesboro within Grayson County

Population over time

3 figures

Whitesboro grew from 3,760 to 4,074 between 2000 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
20003,760
20103,793+33 (+1%)
20204,074+281 (+7%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 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

143 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 143 fires within 5 miles of Whitesboro between 2005 and 2020, burning about 1,684 acres in total. None 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 burning64
Missing data/not specified/undetermined46
Equipment and vehicle use19
Arson/incendiarism4
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Smoking2
Recreation and ceremony2
Misuse of fire by a minor2

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
9 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceGUNTER RD
8 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceGRASS FIRE
8 September 2011Arson/incendiarism30 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceCLUB LAKE RD
5 September 2011Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceMAIN
4 September 2011Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceHUGHES
29 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceCR 107 & HWY 82
28 September 2007Debris and open burning2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
28 September 2007Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Grayson County

Storms near this place

56 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Whitesboro in 56 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 27 hail, 23 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 2 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 2003HailWhitesboro$250,000no account filed
April 2016Tornado (EF0)Whitesboro$200,000A National Weather Service storm survey crew determined a brief tornado produced EF-0 damage on the southeast side of Whitesboro. This tornado was embedded in a squall line and produced damage to four homes and two businesses. The most damage was done to a business, which took the brunt of a direct hit of a roof which was blown off of another house upstream.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindWhitesboro$200,000Thunderstorm winds blew a portion of a roof off a wood-framed residence, flipped a SUV on its side and destroyed 8 outbuildings in and near Whitesboro. A single-wide manufactured home was also turned upside down, and a third home sustained moderate roof damage and the garage door was bent. An additional 9 outbuildings were damaged, a large barn had half of its roof blown off, seven power poles were knocked down, and two hotel signs were blown over along Highway 82. The most significant damage was from Crow Road north to Sadler Road, on the east side of town.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindWhitesboro$100,000Thunderstorms winds between 50-70 mph caused damage in and east of Whitesboro. The strongest winds were located east of Whitesboro where a semi trailer was blown over and a self-storage building was destroyed. In Whitesboro, tree and utility pole damage was reported, and a 53 mph wind gust was measured.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindWhitesboro$60,000Trees and power poles were downed by high wind, and the band tower at the high school fell over.
April 2016Thunderstorm WindWhitesboro$50,000Emergency management reported roof damage to apartments and office buildings. Power lines were reported blown down, along with debris on the ground in mid-town.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindWhitesboro$30,000This event continued from Cooke County. Strong thunderstorm straight-line winds produced tree and light structural damage across a 12 mile path in eastern Cooke and extreme western Grayson Counties. Scattered snapped and uprooted trees were observed generally along US Highway 82, from approximately 2 miles east of the center of Gainesville, to just east of Whitesboro. The damage path varied from 1 to 2 miles in width. All of the tree damage was blown in an east-southeast direction, and nearly all shingle damage was confined to the west or upwind sides of the structures. These factors are suggestive of a sustained straight-line downburst wind event. In Whitesboro, power poles and trees were knocked down and a roof was torn off an apartment building.
April 2006HailWhitesboro$30,000Baseball to teacup-size hail reported.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindWhitesboro$20,000Strong winds resulted in severe damage to a mobile home.
April 1995Thunderstorm WindWhitesboro$20,000Barns were destroyed and shingles were ripped from roofs by high winds.
April 2011HailWhitesboro$13,000Ping pong to golfball sized hail fell in Whitesboro.
May 2015LightningWhitesboro$10,000Lightning struck a group of oil tanks in a field near Whitesboro, TX causing them to explode and destroying all tanks on site.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindWhitesboro$10,000Emergency manager reported one outbuilding was destroyed, and two saltwater containment tanks damaged or destroyed.
February 1999Thunderstorm WindWhitesboro$10,000Thunderstorm winds blew signs down onto three trucks at the Whitesboro Autoplex.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindWhitesboro$7,000Seventy mph winds were reported just south of Whitesboro.
September 2025HailWhitesboro$5,000One to two inch sized hail was reported in Whitesboro for several minutes.
May 2015Flash FloodWhitesboro$5,000Emergency management reported that motorists were stranded on Hwy 377 near Bois D' Arc St in Whitesboro, TX.
May 2011HailWhitesboro$5,000Golfball sized hail was reported in Whitesboro.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindWhitesboro$5,000Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees, powerlines, and fences.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindWhitesboro$2,000The top of a tree fell into a window of a residence. The detached portion of the tree measured 10 inches in diameter.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindWhitesboro$2,000Trees were blown down by high winds.
May 2024HailWhitesboro-Fire Department reported quarter-sized hail in downtown Whitesboro.
May 2023Thunderstorm WindWhitesboro-Broadcast media reported a measured 62 MPH wind gust in Whitesboro.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindWhitesboro-Emergency management reported trees approximately 30 inches in diameter blown down at the 200 block of Virginia Ave in Whitesboro.
June 2023HailWhitesboro-Dime sized hail was reported at SH 56 and US HWY 82, west of Whitesboro.
April 2021HailWhitesboro-A public report indicated dime sized hail near Whitesboro, TX.
April 2019HailWhitesboro-A trained spotter reported quarter size hail in the city of Whitesboro, TX.
March 2016HailWhitesboro-Quarter to ping pong ball sized hail was reported 4 miles south of Whitesboro.
March 2016Thunderstorm WindWhitesboro-The National Weather Service survey team estimated winds up to 80 MPH caused damage in Whitesboro, TX. This was after reports of significant wind damage from the storm, including an RV blown onto a car and a Tractor Trailer overturned.
October 2012Thunderstorm WindWhitesboro-Sixty MPH winds were estimated near Whitesboro.
April 2012HailWhitesboro-Nickel sized hail was reported approximately 2 miles south of Whitesboro.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindWhitesboro-A trained spotter estimated that winds gusted to 60 MPH as the thunderstorm passed.
May 2011HailWhitesboro-Quarter to half dollar sized hail was reported in Whitesboro.
May 2009HailWhitesboro-Quarter size hail was reported in Whitesboro.
May 2009HailWhitesboro-Nickel size hail fell in Whitesboro.
April 2008Tornado (EF0)Whitesboro-A storm chaser reported a brief touchdown. No damage was reported.
July 2007Flash FloodWhitesboro-Several roads were flooded in and around town including Highway 377 at Highway 56.
April 2005HailWhitesboro-Quarter size hail reported in Dixie.
April 2005HailWhitesboro-TV meteorologist reported penny size hail in Gordonville.
August 2002Thunderstorm WindWhitesboro-Two trees were blown down by high winds.
September 2001Heavy RainWhitesboro-Highway 377 at Sandusky north of Whitesboro was impassable due to high water.
July 1995HailWhitesboro-Trees were blown down by high winds.
July 1995HailWhitesboro-Trees were blown down by high winds.
August 1994Thunderstorm WindWhitesboro-A police car was blown off the road by high winds.
April 2011HailWhitesboro-no account filed
May 2003HailWhitesboro-no account filed
June 2001Thunderstorm WindWhitesboro-no account filed
June 1999HailWhitesboro-no account filed
July 1998HailWhitesboro-no account filed
June 1997HailWhitesboro-no account filed
June 1997Thunderstorm WindWhitesboro-no account filed
March 1996HailWhitesboro-no account filed
August 1996Thunderstorm WindWhitesboro-no account filed
April 1996HailWhitesboro-no account filed
May 1995HailWhitesboro-no account filed
April 1994HailWhitesboro-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Grayson 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
Sadler3.6 miles12
Theodore4.0 miles12
Dixie4.2 miles12
Mayd4.6 miles12
Macomb4.8 miles12
Basin Springs6.1 miles12
Collinsville6.5 miles12
Thorne6.6 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 WhitesboroAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q982169The 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 1371458. 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.