Yantis, Texas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Quitman census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75497. The Survey maps it on the Yantis quadrangle. 405 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 486 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresYantis grew from 388 to 405 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 388 | |
| 2020 | 405 | +17 (+4%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 15 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1956 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Alba quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Yantis quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Mineola quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Mineola quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
343 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 343 fires within 5 miles of Yantis between 2000 and 2020, burning about 1,041 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 8 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 burning | 257 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 26 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 09082011B |
| 7 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 9072012 |
| 7 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 7 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODS FIRE |
| 7 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.5 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 09072011B |
| 6 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 1483 |
| 3 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR.1819 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Yantis: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sulfur. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Yantis Sulfur Plant | Sulfur | Producer |
Storms near this place
38 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Yantis in 38 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 19 thunderstorm wind, 14 hail, 2 flash flood, 2 flood. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yantis | $500,000 | Several houses were destroyed, and mobile homes blown over by a strong downburst. |
| October 1993 | Hail | Yantis | $500,000 | Heavy roof and window damage were reported from large hail. |
| June 1994 | Hail | Yantis | $50,000 | Golf ball-size hail damaged car in Yantis during a morning thunderstorm. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yantis | $10,000 | Several trees were downed and a barn destroyed just north of Yantis, Texas. |
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yantis | $5,000 | Trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds in Yantis. |
| November 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yantis | $5,000 | Trees were blown down by high winds. |
| May 2019 | Tornado (EF0) | Yantis | $1,000 | A NWS Storm Survey and eyewitnesses confirmed that an EF-0 tornado with maximum estimated winds near 80 mph touched down near the intersection of FM 515 and FM 17 where tin was lifted and peeled back from a trailer. The tornado then moved in a east-northeast direction crossing over the west fork of Lake Fork Reservoir as a waterspout and then crossed back over land as a tornado near FM 515 where several trees were snapped and uprooted. Large limbs were downed along County Road 1917 with additional trees uprooted in a pasture along County Road 1900 where the tornado lifted just southwest of the Yantis community. |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yantis | $1,000 | Several trees were toppled including one tree that fell across a shed. |
| January 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yantis | $500 | Trees were downed. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yantis | - | Trees downed on multiple county roads in and around the Yantis community. |
| October 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yantis | - | Trees downed across Highway 154. |
| August 2022 | Flash Flood | Yantis | - | Flooding reported on County Road 1513 and County Road 1560. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yantis | - | Trees were downed in Yantis. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yantis | - | Trees were snapped. A roof was blown off of a building. Report from mPING. |
| March 2021 | Hail | Yantis | - | Pictures were posted to social media of golf ball size hail that fell and shattered a windshield of a vehicle at the Yantis Food Mart. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yantis | - | A tree was blown down on County Road 1840 just southeast of Yantis. |
| January 2019 | Flood | Yantis | - | Moderate flooding continued along the Sabine River in East Texas during the first half of January 2019, in response to widespread heavy rainfall that fell across the basin throughout much of December. The Sabine River near Mineola reached the 18 foot moderate flood stage at 11 am on January 3rd, and crested near 18.6 feet at 2 pm on the 5th. The Sabine River near Mineola fell back below the moderate flood stage at 5 am on January 7th, but remained in minor flood through the third week of the month. The flooding resulted in FM 1804 from the Smith/Wood County line north to Highway 80 to be closed until mid-morning on January 14th. ||In addition, Lake Fork Creek just southwest of Quitman remained near or slightly above flood stage to start January, with another round of heavy rainfall of one to two inches contributing to a second crest to near 17.9 feet at 230 am on the 4th. This resulted in FM 1254 remaining closed due to flooding at the Lake Fork Creek bridge between Loop 564 near Mineola and FM 778 southeast of Quitman through the early morning hours on January 8th, when Lake Fork Creek finally fell back below flood stage. |
| October 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yantis | - | Trees were blown down in Yantis. |
| January 2018 | Hail | Yantis | - | Golfball sized hail fell in Yantis. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yantis | - | A couple of trees were blown down in Yantis. |
| December 2018 | Flood | Yantis | - | Widespread heavy rainfall of two to four inches fell across the Upper Sabine River Basin of Northeast Texas on December 26th-27th, atop already saturated grounds where rainfall amounts of five to seven inches fell during the month of December. The associated runoff resulted in the Sabine River near Mineola to rise above its 14 foot flood stage by 730 am on the 27th, where it neared the 18 foot moderate flood stage around 9 am on the 30th. This resulted in FM 1804 from the Smith/Wood County line north to Highway 80 to be closed due to flooding. ||In addition, Lake Fork Creek just southwest of Quitman also rose above its 16 foot flood stage around 10 pm on the 27th, and neared the 18 foot moderate flood stage around 2 pm on the 28th, before falling back to near flood stage by midnight on the 31st. This resulted in FM 1254 being closed due to flooding at the Lake Fork Creek bridge between Loop 564 near Mineola and FM 778 southeast of Quitman. |
| April 2016 | Flash Flood | Yantis | - | Numerous county roads were flooded. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Yantis | - | Hail was reported in and around the town of Yantis, Texas and Lake Fork. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yantis | - | Numerous trees and powerlines were downed in the Yantis community. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yantis | - | Trees were downed on FM 17 and also on CR 1912. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yantis | - | Trees were downed in the western side of town. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yantis | - | A tree was down in the northwest part of the county. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yantis | - | Trees were downed. |
| March 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yantis | - | Trees downed. |
| November 1994 | Hail | Yantis | - | Trees were blown down by high winds. |
| October 2010 | Hail | Yantis | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Yantis | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Yantis | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Yantis | - | no account filed |
| March 1999 | Hail | Yantis | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Yantis | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Yantis | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Yantis | - | no account filed |
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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbreth | 2.5 miles | 15 | |
| Gamblin | 2.7 miles | 15 | |
| Gunter | 5.1 miles | 15 | |
| Coke | 7.4 miles | 12 | |
| Salem | 7.6 miles | 16 | |
| Pleasant Grove | 9.4 miles | 12 | |
| Alba | 10.0 miles | 15 | |
| Forest Hill | 10.5 miles | 13 |
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 Yantis | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q981410 | The 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 1350640. 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.





