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The history of Radar Base

Below: maps from 1940 on and the census since 2000.

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What stands out about Radar Base’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Radar Base are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 762 in 2010; 93 people lived here in 2020.
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People over time

Radar Base, census by census

020040060080020002020Peak: 762

Peaked at 762 in 2010; 93 people lived here in 2020.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Radar Base’s Wikipedia page.

The story so far

Radar Base, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Radar Base yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Radar Base is a census-designated place (CDP) in Maverick County, Texas, United States. The population was 93 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 762 to 93 (-88%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Radar Base on the map, 1940 to 1985

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Radar Base. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Radar Base on the 1940 USGS mapRadar Base on the 1974 USGS mapRadar Base on the 1985 USGS map1940Quemado sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Radar Base.

Places that used to be

Old corners and places now gone

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Airport Addition Colonia
Gone or out of use
Eagle Pass Air Force Stationmilitary

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.