Throckmorton County Courthouse and Jail

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

From the record

“The Throckmorton County Courthouse and Jail, in Throckmorton, Texas, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. It is also a State Antiquities Landmark and a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.”
Wikipedia article Throckmorton County Courthouse and Jail, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 2 National Register listings published here for Throckmorton County · listed in 1978 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 2 buildingss as contributing to the listing.
Address. Public Sq. and Chestnut St., Throckmorton, 76483
When was it listed? August 1978
Category. building
Census division. Throckmorton
National Register reference number. 78002987 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

13 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Throckmorton County Courthouse and Jail between 2006 and 2020, burning about 3,086 acres in total. 3 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/undetermined	5
Equipment and vehicle use	3
Natural	3
Power generation/transmission/distribution	2

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
11 September 2019	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	10 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	KEETER/KOONSMAN
4 August 2006	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	15 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	not named
16 August 2020	Natural	2,498 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	RAIN DANCE
31 July 2006	Equipment and vehicle use	150 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	THROCKMORTON
19 June 2011	Natural	360 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	KATHEY
19 June 2011	Natural	25 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	LAKE
13 May 2011	Equipment and vehicle use	5.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	FM 923
9 April 2009	Power generation/transmission/distribution	1.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	WATT

Every fire recorded in Throckmorton County

Storms near this property

60 of 164 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Throckmorton, the town this property stands in, in 164 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 100 hail, 37 thunderstorm wind, 12 tornado, 10 flash flood. The reports record 1 injury. 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
September 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Throckmorton	1 hurt	Damaging thunderstorm winds flipped a camper trailer on U.S. Highway 380 near the Haskell and Throckmorton County line. The occupant sustained minor injuries.
June 2017	Flash Flood	Throckmorton	$460,000	About four homes and 2 businesses were flooded on the south side of Throckmorton. In addition, many roads were closed because of high water. Also, 3 cars were were damaged by flood waters. Firefighters rescued a couple from their residence located near the spillway.
October 2018	Flood	Throckmorton	$400,000	Prolonged heavy rainfall flooded roads across Throckmorton County. This flooding caused damage to some of the roads.
April 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Throckmorton	$400,000	A downburst tore through the central and western sections of Throckmorton County during the early morning hours, causing extensive wind damage. Grain silos and power lines were damaged west of the town of Throckmorton, but the town itself took the brunt of the storm. The winds peeled parts of the roofs off of both the local high school and the hospital in Throckmorton, allowing rain to enter into the buildings and damage the contents. Many other homes and businesses throughout the town suffered severe roof damage as well.
April 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Throckmorton	$50,000	Damaging thunderstorm winds tore some of the metal roofing off a home. Hail broke out windows of about five to six homes, flipped a Recreational Vehicle on its side, and damaged a smaller outbuilding. The damaging thunderstorm winds caused an older barn to lean over. A porch awning was also damaged.
May 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Throckmorton	$30,000	A mobile home was totaled when it was ripped by thunderstorm winds.
April 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Throckmorton	$15,000	Thunderstorm winds overturned a tractor trailer on Highway 283 north of Throckmorton.
June 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Throckmorton	$10,000	A tree was blown down and half of a roof blown off of a home.
April 2002	Tornado (F2)	Throckmorton	$10,000	Immediately after the first tornado dissipated, a second larger, more stable multiple vortex tornado developed. Tracking along a 7 mile long path across western Throckmorton County, this tornado would reach over three quarters of a mile wide. Fortunately, the tornado tracked largely over open county and damage was minimal for a tornado of this size. Partially buried fence posts were torn out of the ground and disappeared, while a 300 yard path was swept clean and a large mesquite tree was ripped out of the ground.
June 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Throckmorton	$8,000	Power lines and trees down in Throckmorton.
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Throckmorton	$5,000	The roof of a nursing home was damaged by thunderstorm winds.
May 1999	Hail	Throckmorton	$500	Baseball size hail broke the windshield out of a Throckmorton County Sheriffs officer's car.
May 2025	Hail	Throckmorton	-	Public reported quarter size hail.
May 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Throckmorton	-	A mesonet observation station reported a 58 mph wind gust.
April 2025	Hail	Throckmorton	-	A County Official reported golf ball size hail or a little larger hail.
April 2024	Hail	Throckmorton	-	Public reported quarter size hail.
April 2024	Hail	Throckmorton	-	Public reported penny size hail.
November 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Throckmorton	-	Mesonet station reported a 58 mph wind gust.
May 2023	Hail	Throckmorton	-	The reports was from mping.
May 2023	Hail	Throckmorton	-	The public reported golf ball size hail 8 miles south-southwest of Throckmorton. The report was from mping.
May 2023	Hail	Throckmorton	-	The large hail was found off Highway 283.
May 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Throckmorton	-	Law Enforcement reported a wind gust of 70 mph in Throckmorton.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Throckmorton	-	Mesonet station reported 68 mph wind gust.
May 2023	Hail	Throckmorton	-	The public reported hail 2 to 2.25 inches in diameter 3 miles east of Irby.
May 2022	Hail	Throckmorton	-	The public reported tennis ball size hail in Throckmorton.
May 2022	Hail	Throckmorton	-	The Throckmorton Sheriff Office reported hen egg size hail just northeast of Throckmorton.
April 2021	Hail	Throckmorton	-	Law enforcement official reported a broken windshield from golf ball size hail and damaging thunderstorm winds.
April 2021	Hail	Throckmorton	-	Wind driven golf ball sized hail damaged about five to six homes located 9 miles west of Throckmorton. The large hail and wind broke windows on the north and west facing sides Some of the homes had roof and water damage in their homes.
March 2020	Tornado (EFU)	Throckmorton	-	Storm chasers videotaped a brief touchdown of a tornado 8 miles northwest of Throckmorton.
June 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Throckmorton	-	The wind gust was reported by the Texas Tech West Texas Mesonet at Throckmorton.
March 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Throckmorton	-	The Throckmorton Mesonet measured a wind gust of 60 mph.
May 2019	Tornado (EFU)	Throckmorton	-	A trained spotter took a picture of a photogenic tornado in northwest Throckmorton County near Millersview Reservoir. He said the tornado stayed on the ground for approximately 5 to 6 minutes. He left the location because the tornado was approaching his location. As he left, he could still see the tornado in his rearview mirror.
May 2019	Hail	Throckmorton	-	A trained spotter reported half dollar size hail 10 miles east of Irby.
May 2019	Flood	Throckmorton	-	The public reported street flooding, roads closed, and stranded vehicles in Throckmorton.
May 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Throckmorton	-	West Texas Mesonet station near Throckmorton measured a peak wind gust of 62 mph from the northwest.
October 2018	Flood	Throckmorton	-	The Throckmorton Sheriff's office reported flooding on the south side of town. The city park is flooded, the creek is full and a business park is moving merchandise out of the building as a precaution.
June 2017	Flash Flood	Throckmorton	-	U.S. Highway 183 about 2 miles south of Throckmorton was closed because of high water according to the Texas Department of Transportation's Highway Department.
June 2017	Flash Flood	Throckmorton	-	Multiple roads were closed in and around Throckmorton, including U.S. Highway 380 east.
June 2017	Flash Flood	Throckmorton	-	At 942 AM, the West Texas Mesonet located near Lake Throckmorton measured 7.09 inches of rainfall. A total of 8.44 inches of rain fell.
October 2017	Hail	Throckmorton	-	A trained spotter reported ping pong size hail in Throckmorton.
April 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Throckmorton	-	The fire Department reported a wind gust of 70 mph about 4 miles north of Throckmorton.
April 2016	Hail	Throckmorton	-	A National Weather Service Employee reported quarter size hail covering the ground in Throckmorton.
May 2015	Tornado (EF0)	Throckmorton	-	This was a large tornado reported by multiple storm chasers near the intersection of U.S. Highway 380 and Texas Highway 222 or about 6 to 8 miles west northwest of Throckmorton. The tornado became rain wrapped as it moved across an open field northeast of the intersection.
May 2015	Tornado (EF0)	Throckmorton	-	The sheriff's office reported a tornado about 1 mile north of Throckmorton.
May 2015	Funnel Cloud	Throckmorton	-	A storm chaser observed a funnel cloud as it crossed U.S. Highway 183 approximately 8 miles north of Throckmorton.
May 2015	Tornado (EF0)	Throckmorton	-	Storm chasers provide multiple reports of a cone shaped tornado approximately 8 miles northwest of Throckmorton. The path length and width of the tornado were estimated.
May 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Throckmorton	-	The public estimated a thunderstorm wind gust of 60 mph in Throckmorton.
May 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Throckmorton	-	The public estimated a thunderstorm wind gust of 60 mph in Throckmorton.
May 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Throckmorton	-	A law enforcement official estimated a thunderstorm wind gust of 60 mph in Elbert.
May 2015	Tornado (EF0)	Throckmorton	-	The public reported a tornado about 13 miles northwest of Throckmorton.
April 2014	Hail	Throckmorton	-	The fire department reported baseball size hail covering the ground.
April 2014	Hail	Throckmorton	-	The Throckmorton Volunteer Fire Department reported quarter size hail covering the road 4 miles south of Throckmorton.
April 2014	Hail	Throckmorton	-	Law enforcement reported pea to golf ball size hail covering U.S. Highway 183 from the intersection of U.S. Highways 183 and 283 to Woodson.
August 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Throckmorton	-	The Fire Department reported four power lines blown down.
April 2013	Hail	Throckmorton	-	Golf ball size hail was reported near U.S. Highway 380 and State Highway 222 or near the Haskell/Throckmorton County line.
May 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Throckmorton	-	The public reported a 52 MPH wind gust in Throckmorton.
October 2012	Hail	Throckmorton	-	This hail was accompained by wind gusts to near 50 mph.
May 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Throckmorton	-	Broken tree limbs were reported in Throckmorton.
May 2011	Hail	Throckmorton	-	Golfball size hail was reported on the south side of Throckmorton.
April 2010	Flash Flood	Throckmorton	-	City officials reported flooding along with some road closures around Throckmorton.

Every storm recorded in Throckmorton County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 78002987 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Throckmorton County	All 2 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
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.