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Lone Star, Texas
Inside Lone Star's city limits, shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 0% of mapped land. A shallow water table limits basements on 14%, the 3rd-highest of 4 cities in Morris County.
That clay share is below Morris County's 25%. FEMA's flood data list 1 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 75668 overlapping the city. Of its 816 homes, 66% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1972.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Morris County
expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes
high water table: limits basements
flood losses since 2016 in 1 overlapping ZIP
of homes built before 1980
Foundation repair in Lone Star
Foundation repair in Lone Star: shrink-swell clay limits slab homes on 0% of Lone Star's mapped land.
About 700 of Lone Star's 816 homes are detached houses.
| 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 Lone Star city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 0.0% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 13.8% |
| Septic fields very limited | 85.2% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 3.2% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Urban land, not rated | 7.6% |
| Mapped soil | 1,279 acres |
What the numbers mean here
USDA rates 85% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
With shrink-swell clay on 0% and a shallow water table on 14% of the land, the soil survey points to neither problem across most of Lone Star; conditions still vary lot by lot.
Drought in Morris County
100% of Morris County is in drought (D1 or worse) on the October 13, 2026 map. County detail.
Flood losses by ZIP code
FEMA flood records since 2016 in the ZIP codes that overlap Lone Star. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75668 | 100% | 1 | $533 |
Homes in Lone Star
| Housing units | 816 |
| Median year built | 1972 |
| Built before 1980 | 66% |
| Built 2000 or later | 8% |
| Owner-occupied | 54% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $137,500 |
| Single-family detached | 82% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hughes Springs | 6 mi | 0% | 18% |
| Daingerfield | 6 mi | 0% | 10% |
| Avinger | 9 mi | 0% | 37% |
| Ore City | 10 mi | 0% | 49% |
| Pittsburg | 15 mi | 1% | 47% |
| Omaha | 17 mi | 7% | 52% |
| Naples | 18 mi | 16% | 52% |
| Rocky Mound | 19 mi | 0% | 43% |
Sources: USDA SSURGO (August 5, 2026) · US Drought Monitor (October 13, 2026) · FEMA NFIP v3 (September 9, 2026) · Census ACS 2020-2024. Methods · Data status