Kirvin, Texas

Inside Kirvin's city limits, shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 82% of mapped land, the 2nd-highest of 4 cities in Freestone County. A shallow water table limits basements on 2%, the 3rd-highest of 4 cities in Freestone County.

That clay share is above Freestone County's 37%. FEMA's flood data list 2 flood losses since 2016 in the 3 ZIP codes overlapping the city.

Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Freestone County

82%

expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes

high water table: limits basements

flood losses since 2016 in 3 overlapping ZIPs

Foundation repair in Kirvin

Foundation repair in Kirvin: shrink-swell clay limits slab homes on 82% of Kirvin's mapped land, more than in 88% of Texas cities.

Who designs the repair	The ASCE Texas Section's repair guidelines say a Texas-licensed engineer should evaluate the foundation and design the repair (2022 guidelines)
Prices	Cost guide ranges compared

Soil under Kirvin city limits

Expansive clay (limits slab homes)	81.7%
High water table (limits basements)	1.5%
Septic fields very limited	81.7%
Clay swell (LEP, by area)	8.3%
High-swell land (LEP 6%+)	81.7%
Mapped soil	256 acres

Soil series	Share here	Series nationally: expansive clay
Crockett	65%	94%
Edge	17%	n/a
Normangee	6%	72%
Gasil	5%	0%
Wilson	4%	88%
Tabor	2%	n/a

Kirvin city limits inside Freestone County, shaded by the city's expansive clay share.under 10%10-25%25-40%40-60%60%+

How we count

What the numbers mean here

Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 8.3% by land area here, and 82% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 82% of the mapped land.

Clay shrinks as it dries: 100% of Freestone County is in drought on the latest map, and 82% of Kirvin's mapped land has shrink-swell clay.

USDA rates 82% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.

Drought in Freestone County

100% of Freestone County is in drought (D1 or worse) on the October 13, 2026 map. County detail.

October 21, 2025Share of area in drought, weeklyOctober 13, 2026

Flood losses by ZIP code

FEMA flood records since 2016 in the ZIP codes that overlap Kirvin. ZIP areas reach past city limits.

ZIP	Share of city land	Flood losses	Paid
75848	59%	0	$0
75859	28%	2	$0
76693	13%	0	$0

Homes

Kirvin has fewer than 100 housing units in the ACS 2020-2024 estimates, too few for reliable shares.

Nearby cities

Place	Distance	Expansive clay	High water table
Wortham	8 mi	87%	0%
Streetman	8 mi	82%	12%
Teague	10 mi	49%	12%
Fairfield	10 mi	58%	29%
Mexia	11 mi	78%	4%
Richland	12 mi	79%	8%
Tehuacana	12 mi	27%	5%
Navarro	16 mi	88%	0%

Sources: USDA SSURGO (August 5, 2026) · US Drought Monitor (October 13, 2026) · FEMA NFIP v3 (September 9, 2026). Methods · Data status