Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
“Barnard's Mill is located in Glen Rose, Texas. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 9, 1982.”
Wikipedia article Barnard's Mill, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 4 National Register listings published here for Somervell County · listed in 1982 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Barnard's Mill between 2005 and 2017, burning about 1,637 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 2005 | Debris and open burning | 700 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 14 May 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 202 GRASS FIRE |
| 11 March 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 117 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 202 FIRE |
| 27 December 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 664 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | NORTH TX - 51 |
| 11 October 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | 154 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM203 |
| 16 January 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Glen Rose, the town this property stands in, in 96 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 42 hail, 37 thunderstorm wind, 12 flash flood, 2 tornado. The reports record 2 deaths. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2007 | Flood | Glen Rose | 2 killed | A sixteen-year-old girl was pulled under by strong flood waters after her and her friends went swimming in the swollen Paluxy River. The girl's body was found early Friday morning. A game warden drowned while searching for her body after the search boat capsized. |
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | Glen Rose | $400,000 | Numerous county and secondary roads were under water across the eastern and southern portions of the county. Some of these roads were: FM 56, FM 202, CR 406, CR 419, and Highway 144 south of Glen Rose. Flood waters knocked down fences and damaged some county roads. |
| April 2008 | Tornado (EF1) | Glen Rose | $200,000 | A residence west of Glen Rose suffered substantial damage to roofs, a porch, and a well house. About fifty trees were blown down or uprooted. Near Nemo on CR 419, numerous trees were damaged and an RV was destroyed. A front 12' by 50' porch was ripped off a house and numerous outbuildings were destroyed. A school in Nemo lost the roof of its music room. Officials observed that the damage seemed to occur in paths. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Rose | $150,000 | According to the county fire department; several outbuildings along Highway 144 were damaged. Part of the roof of a double-wide manufactured home near Highway 144 and FM 202 was removed, and the wrap around porch on the home was also partially removed. |
| September 1999 | Lightning | Glen Rose | $100,000 | Lightning started a fire that did over 100,000 dollars worth of damage to a barn and its contents. |
| April 1993 | Hail | Glen Rose | $50,000 | Heavy damage to cars with some roof and window damage at several homes. |
| June 2007 | Flash Flood | Glen Rose | $40,000 | Highway 144 north of town was flooded, as were streets in town. Basements of houses along the Paluxy River were also flooded. |
| April 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Rose | $30,000 | Numerous structures suffered wind damage. One home had a metal roof torn off and a metal barn was completely destroyed on CR 202. |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Rose | $30,000 | Wind gusts to 120 mph were recorded. Signs and power lines were blown down. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Glen Rose | $30,000 | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Glen Rose | $25,000 | Wind driven hail did extensive damage along a line from the northern part of Glen Rose to Rainbow to Nemo. Approximately 50 homes were damaged at Glen Rose. Some hail drifts were still visible the next morning. |
| August 2012 | Heavy Rain | Glen Rose | $20,000 | Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms throughout the day produced rain-slicked roads across the area. A three-vehicle accident occurred in Glen Rose near the Sonic Drive-In. Three people were sent to the hospital; one in critical condition. The cause of the accident was hydroplaning due to heavy rain at the time. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Glen Rose | $15,000 | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Rose | $10,000 | Winds destroyed a garage building at a residence off County Road 411. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Rose | $10,000 | Three outbuildings were damaged, a barn was unroofed, three power poles were blow down, and numerous trees and large limbs were blown down. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Rose | $9,000 | Several large tree limbs were knocked down at Oakdale Park in Glen Rose. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Rose | $8,000 | Thunderstorm storms in Glen Rose were estimated at 60 mph. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Glen Rose | $7,000 | Golfball size hail fell in Glen Rose. |
| November 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Rose | $5,000 | A roof was removed off a building and fences were damaged at Glen Lake Camp. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Rose | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds at Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant were estimated at 65-70 mph. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Rose | $5,000 | The winds in Glen Rose were estimated to be 60 mph and trees were knocked down in the city. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Rose | $5,000 | High winds caused roof and carport damage, with numerous tree limbs down, and debris on roadways. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Rose | $5,000 | High thunderstorm winds unroofed a mobile home. |
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Rose | $5,000 | Trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds. |
| April 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Rose | $3,000 | Several trees were blown down. |
| April 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Rose | $3,000 | Several trees were blown down. |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Rose | $3,000 | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Rose | $2,000 | A convenience store had its roof partially blown off by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Rose | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew a tree onto a building. |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Rose | $2,000 | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Rose | $1,000 | Large trees down in the city park. |
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Rose | $500 | A large sign was blown down and large tree limbs were broken. |
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | Glen Rose | - | The Somervell County Emergency Manager reported a vehicle stuck in high water on FM 202 southeast of Glen Rose. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Glen Rose | - | A social media picture indicated half-dollar sized hail about a mile west-southwest of Glen Rose. |
| March 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Rose | - | Large trees, estimated at 14 inches in diameter, were snapped. |
| March 2019 | Hail | Glen Rose | - | A public report indicated quarter-sized hail in the city of Glen Rose, TX. |
| March 2019 | Hail | Glen Rose | - | A public report indicated quarter-sized hail just east-northeast of the city of Glen Rose, TX. |
| April 2019 | Hail | Glen Rose | - | A trained spotter reported pea to penny size hail approximately 2 miles northwest of the city of Glen Rose, TX. |
| April 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Glen Rose | - | A National Weather Service storm survey crew found evidence of a brief tornado in south central Somervell County. The tornado produced minimal damage over open range land. |
| March 2007 | Flash Flood | Glen Rose | - | Low-water crossings and bridges barricaded due to flooding. Water was reported over Highway 56 near the southern county line. |
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Rose | - | Two trees blown down near Glen Rose. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Rose | - | Tree down over CR 1007 just west of Dinosaur Valley State Park. |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Rose | - | Comanche Peak Power Plant reported large tree limbs broken off. |
| June 2004 | Flash Flood | Glen Rose | - | A power plant employee reported numerous roads around the power plant were covered with water.As of 945 PM, many roads around the Comanche Peak power plant remained closed and barricaded due to high water. |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Rose | - | A large tree was blown down onto power lines causing power outages for 8 hours across the town. |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Rose | - | Trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2000 | Hail | Glen Rose | - | Occurred 1 mile south of Dinosaur State Park. |
| June 2000 | Flash Flood | Glen Rose | - | Flash flooding of roads was reported in the city. |
| February 1998 | Flash Flood | Glen Rose | - | Low-water crossings and several streets were flooded in town. |
| May 1997 | Flash Flood | Glen Rose | - | Several low-water crossings throughout the county were flooded. |
| April 1995 | Hail | Glen Rose | - | Trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds. |
| April 1994 | Hail | Glen Rose | - | Trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds. |
| April 1993 | Hail | Glen Rose | - | Hail on highway 67 south of Glen Rose contributed to a traffic accident that injured one person. |
| April 1993 | Hail | Glen Rose | - | Hail on highway 67 south of Glen Rose contributed to a traffic accident that injured one person. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Glen Rose | - | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Hail | Glen Rose | - | no account filed |
| April 2015 | Hail | Glen Rose | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Glen Rose | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Glen Rose | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Rose | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Somervell County Courthouse | 0.2 miles | 1979 |
 | Glen Rose Downtown Historic District | 0.2 miles | 2014 |
| Oakdale Park | 0.9 miles | 2012 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82004523 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Somervell County | All 4 listed properties in this county. |
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