Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
“The Old Frio County Jail, in Pearsall, Texas, was built in 1884. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.”
Wikipedia article Old Frio County Jail, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 1 National Register listings published here for Frio County · listed in 1979 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 304 fires within 5 miles of Old Frio County Jail between 2005 and 2020, burning about 1,484 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 132 |
| Debris and open burning | 60 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 55 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 19 |
| Smoking | 14 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1105 W. COLORADO |
| 6 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | IH 35 MM 102 |
| 5 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | IH 35 MM 99 |
| 5 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 2015 | Smoking | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | IH 35 MM 104 |
| 4 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 1581 & CR4201 |
| 30 September 2015 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 100 BLK S ELM |
| 30 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 5150 FM 2779 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Old Frio County Jail: 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pearsall Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pearsall, the town this property stands in, in 52 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 33 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 9 flash flood, 1 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1994 | Hail | Pearsall | $50,000 | A thunderstorm formed in the late evening just west of Dilley and moved northeastward near 35 mph. It produced golf ball-sized hail as it reached Pearsall near 2125 CST. Little damage was indicated. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pearsall | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pearsall | $50,000 | no account filed |
| March 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pearsall | $25,000 | no account filed |
| March 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pearsall | $20,000 | no account filed |
| March 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pearsall | $20,000 | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pearsall | $10,000 | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that broke or knocked out numerous west facing windows on houses, RVs, and other vehicles. |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pearsall | $10,000 | Department of Public Safety personnel reported power lines down in Pearsall. |
| March 1994 | Hail | Pearsall | $5,000 | A severe thunderstorm produced golf ball-size hail at Pearsall as it moved through Frio County late in the evening. |
| March 1997 | Hail | Pearsall | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Flash Flood | Pearsall | $3,000 | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Pearsall | $2,000 | A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail which damaged a pickup truck on FM1582 near Pearsall. |
| January 2024 | Hail | Pearsall | - | A thunderstorm produced nickel size hail near the intersection of FM 140 and I-35 in Pearsall. |
| March 2018 | Hail | Pearsall | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail near the Petro Shopping Center west of I-35 in Pearsall. |
| March 2018 | Hail | Pearsall | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail near N. Cherry St. in Pearsall. |
| March 2018 | Hail | Pearsall | - | A thunderstorm produced 1.5 inch hail on the north side of Pearsall. There was also some tree branch damage at this location. |
| June 2016 | Flash Flood | Pearsall | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding closing several streets in Pearsall. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Pearsall | - | Quarter and ping pong ball sized hail. |
| April 2010 | Flash Flood | Pearsall | - | Slow moving thunderstorms produced heavy rain and flooding closing some rural roads around Pearsall. |
| September 2009 | Flash Flood | Pearsall | - | Heavy rain caused flooding which closed FM 140 from Frio Town to Pearsall to the Atascosa County line. |
| March 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pearsall | - | There was an eight inch diameter tree branch blown down. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Pearsall | - | Hail was reported near the intersection of FM 140 and I-35. |
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | Pearsall | - | A second round of storms produced an additional 3 inches of rain just east of Pearsall, redeveloping the flash flooding from earlier that morning. FM2779 and FM140 were reported to be under water. |
| March 2007 | Flash Flood | Pearsall | - | The northern half of Frio County received 2 to 3 inches of rain in general, with up to 5 inches near Big Foot. Flash flooding closed FM462 and FM472. |
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | Pearsall | - | Thunderstorms in Frio County produced general 2 to 3 inch rains over already saturated soils. This re-developed flash flooding very quickly between Pearsall and Derby. FM1581 and FM1582 were closed due to the flooding. |
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | Pearsall | - | A cluster of thunderstorms stretching from near Pearsall in Frio County across southern Bexar County and northern Atascosa County, through Seguin and Stockdale to Gonzales produced general 2 to 3 inch rain totals and spotty flash flooding problems. Highest rain amounts in Frio County were 6 inches southeast of Pearsall, where FM1582 and FM140 were closed due to high water. |
| May 2007 | Flash Flood | Pearsall | - | Scattered showers and thunderstorms produced general 1 to 3 inch rain amounts in southeast Frio County and southwest Atascosa County with isolated totals to 5 inches. Flash flooding closed SH85. |
| March 1999 | Tornado (F1) | Pearsall | - | The same chaser who viewed the tornado just southeast of Batesville, observed a second tornado as it developed over open country near Pearsall. This one lived for approximately three minutes, then became rain-wrapped and dissipated. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pearsall | - | Gusts estimated over 55 knots caused widespread tree and limb damage. |
| February 2016 | Hail | Pearsall | - | no account filed |
| April 2016 | Hail | Pearsall | - | no account filed |
| March 2016 | Hail | Pearsall | - | no account filed |
| April 2015 | Hail | Pearsall | - | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Hail | Pearsall | - | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Hail | Pearsall | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Pearsall | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Pearsall | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Pearsall | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Pearsall | - | no account filed |
| March 2013 | Hail | Pearsall | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Pearsall | - | no account filed |
| March 2009 | Hail | Pearsall | - | no account filed |
| March 2009 | Hail | Pearsall | - | no account filed |
| November 2004 | Hail | Pearsall | - | no account filed |
| March 2002 | Hail | Pearsall | - | no account filed |
| March 1998 | Hail | Pearsall | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Hail | Pearsall | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Hail | Pearsall | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Pearsall | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Pearsall | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Pearsall | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Pearsall | - | no account filed |
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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 79002941 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Frio County | All 1 listed properties in this county. |
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