Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.
“The Mobley Hotel is a historic hotel located in Cisco, Texas. It was the first hotel owned by Conrad Hilton, the founder of Hilton Hotels.”
Wikipedia article Mobley Hotel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 2 National Register listings published here for Eastland County · listed in 1981 · 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 54 fires within 5 miles of Mobley Hotel between 2006 and 2020, burning about 4,388 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 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 | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 168 |
| 17 September 2011 | Natural | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ORSAGE FIRE |
| 7 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 329 IH 20 |
| 4 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | KING |
| 28 August 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GILL |
| 28 August 2011 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BULLARD CEMETARY |
| 20 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 156 |
| 7 July 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ATLAS |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Mobley Hotel: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Kaolin, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terra Firma Tile Corp Operations | Clay | Producer | ||
| Waters Pits | Kaolin, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | 1940 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cisco, the town this property stands in, in 64 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 39 hail, 10 flash flood, 8 thunderstorm wind, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2007 | Lightning | Cisco | $100,000 | A lightning strike hit a chemical plant, causing several explosions. One man was killed in the fire that followed. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cisco | $15,000 | Power lines were blown down in Cisco. The local emergency manager estimated a 60 mph wind gust. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Cisco | $15,000 | Marble to Softball size hail fell in and southeast of Cisco for approximately 15 minutes. |
| May 2007 | Lightning | Cisco | $15,000 | Lightning knocked out power to the county's dispatch center, forcing employees to move to another building. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Cisco | $10,000 | Mping report of 2 inch hail. |
| May 2015 | Hail | Cisco | $10,000 | Amateur radio reported orange-sized hail just south of Cisco, TX. |
| August 2005 | Flash Flood | Cisco | $10,000 | Several vehicles stranded due to high water over roads. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Cisco | $7,000 | Amateur radio reported 2 inch hail around 0.9 miles northwest of Cisco. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Cisco | $6,000 | Half Dollar to Golfball size hail fell in Cisco. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Cisco | $5,000 | Golf ball-size hail reported in Nimrod. |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Cisco | $5,000 | The tornado moved mostly through open country damaging fences and tearing sheet metal off a barn, then moved into southern Stephens County before lifting 3 miles southeast of Eolian. This was reported by a rancher, whose property the tornado passed through. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Cisco | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Cisco | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Cisco | $3,000 | Golf ball size hail reported 1 to 2 miles south of Cisco. |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Cisco | $3,000 | Water was reported over roads in Cisco and a nursing home was flooded in Gorman. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Cisco | $3,000 | no account filed |
| October 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cisco | $2,000 | Trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Cisco | $2,000 | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cisco | $2,000 | no account filed |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cisco | - | The Eastland AWOS station (KGZN) measured a 60 mph (52 knot) wind gust. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Cisco | - | Report received via mPING. |
| March 2019 | Hail | Cisco | - | A social media report indicated nickel-sized hail in the city of Cisco, TX. |
| July 2016 | Hail | Cisco | - | Broadcast media received a picture of ping pong to golf ball sized hail from a viewer just south of Cisco, Texas. |
| May 2015 | Hail | Cisco | - | A public report of ping pong ball sized hail was received on the north side of the super-cell thunderstorm in Cisco, TX. |
| July 2013 | Flood | Cisco | - | The Eastland County Sheriff's Department reported the South Fork of the Leon River was out of its banks. The bridge over County Road 169 was underwater. |
| July 2013 | Heavy Rain | Cisco | - | The Eastland County Sheriff's Department reported rainfall totals across the western part of the county were between and 8 and 11 inches. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Cisco | - | Half dollar sized hail was reported on Interstate 20 between Cisco and Eastland. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Cisco | - | Quarter sized hail was reported in Cisco. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Cisco | - | Nickel size hail fell in Cisco. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cisco | - | Large tree limbs blown down. |
| June 2007 | Flash Flood | Cisco | - | Street flooding occurred in town and also at the intersection of Highway 6 and Interstate 20. |
| November 2006 | Hail | Cisco | - | Relayed by Eastland County Police Department. Dime-size hail was covering the ground in some areas. |
| March 2005 | Hail | Cisco | - | Nickel size hail reported by spotters at I-20 and Highway 206. |
| June 2005 | Flash Flood | Cisco | - | Officials closed I-20 near the Eastland/Callahan county line due to flooding; relayed by WFO SJT. |
| August 2005 | Flash Flood | Cisco | - | Streets flooded west of Cisco. |
| August 2005 | Flash Flood | Cisco | - | FM 2495 closed between Cisco and Putnam due to flooding. Numerous other streets flooded in Cisco. |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Cisco | - | A National Weather Service employee observed a small tornado on the ground in open country for several minutes. |
| October 2002 | Flash Flood | Cisco | - | Water over Highways 183 and 246 south of Cisco near the Sabana River. |
| June 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Cisco | - | A brief touchdown was reported. No damage occurred. |
| April 2000 | Flash Flood | Cisco | - | Heavy thunderstorm rains created street flooding in town. |
| May 1997 | Flash Flood | Cisco | - | Five inches of rain resulted in street flooding in town. |
| June 1995 | Hail | Cisco | - | Flooding was reported in low lying areas with some people stranded in vehicles. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cisco | - | Flooding was reported in low lying areas with some people stranded in vehicles. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Cisco | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Hail | Cisco | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Cisco | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Cisco | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Cisco | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Hail | Cisco | - | no account filed |
| March 2002 | Hail | Cisco | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Cisco | - | no account filed |
| February 2000 | Hail | Cisco | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Cisco | - | no account filed |
| February 1997 | Flash Flood | Cisco | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Cisco | - | no account filed |
| March 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cisco | - | no account filed |
| March 1997 | Hail | Cisco | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Cisco | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cisco | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Cisco | - | 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.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco Historic District | 0.3 miles | 1984 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 81000628 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Eastland County | All 2 listed properties in this county. |
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