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Caddo County, Oklahoma

73 topographic sheets and 43 fire insurance atlases across 11 places.

Research this county

From the record

11 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Oklahoma within the United States
Caddo County within Oklahoma
Explore by year 1901 1914

What the record shows

  • 11 places in this county were surveyed for fire insurance: Anadarko, Apache, Hinton, Bridgeport, Carnegie, Cement, Fort Cobb, Gracemont, Hydro, Binger, Cyril, between 1894 and 1941.
  • 43 fire insurance atlases survive for the county. Topographic coverage is national; fire insurance survey reached only incorporated places with something worth insuring.
  • 338 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 11 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 6 buildings, 3 sites, 1 district and 1 structure.
  • 3 of the 11 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 31 populated places in this county; 31 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Photographs

27 photographs, 2020

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

A block of mostly vacant stores, save for a loan office, in Anadarko, a small city in southwest Oklahoma that (as of 2020) has been struggling with dropping population, increasing unemployment and a downturned local economy
A block of mostly vacant stores, save for a loan office, in Anadarko, a small city in southwest Oklahoma that (as of 2020) has been struggling with dropping population, increasing unemployment and a downturned local economy
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Metal-art buffalo (or American bison) silhouettes on the grounds between the Southern Plains Indian Museum and the National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians in Anadarko, a small city in southwest Oklahoma that includes the headquarters of the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma
Metal-art buffalo (or American bison) silhouettes on the grounds between the Southern Plains Indian Museum and the National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians in Anadarko, a small city in southwest Oklahoma that includes the headquarters of the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
The elegant former Rock Island Railroad depot, now (as of 2020) a local museum in Anadarko, a small city in southwest Oklahoma that (as of 2020) has been struggling with dropping population, increasing unemployment and a downturned local economy
The elegant former Rock Island Railroad depot, now (as of 2020) a local museum in Anadarko, a small city in southwest Oklahoma that (as of 2020) has been struggling with dropping population, increasing unemployment and a downturned local economy
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
A block of mostly vacant downtown stores in Anadarko, a small city in southwest Oklahoma that (as of 2020) has been struggling with dropping population, increasing unemployment and a downturned local economy
A block of mostly vacant downtown stores in Anadarko, a small city in southwest Oklahoma that (as of 2020) has been struggling with dropping population, increasing unemployment and a downturned local economy
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Cows, hay rolls, and a lone tree on the plains equal a rural Oklahoma scene near the tiny crossroads (near-ghost town would be more like it) of Bridgeport, Oklahoma
Cows, hay rolls, and a lone tree on the plains equal a rural Oklahoma scene near the tiny crossroads (near-ghost town would be more like it) of Bridgeport, Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Pond and rock formation on the grounds of the National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians in Anadarko, a small city in southwest Oklahoma that includes the headquarters of the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma
Pond and rock formation on the grounds of the National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians in Anadarko, a small city in southwest Oklahoma that includes the headquarters of the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
There was a time, 75 or so years ago (as of 2020), when cross-country highways in the United States looked like this
There was a time, 75 or so years ago (as of 2020), when cross-country highways in the United States looked like this
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
A sculpture of a bear sow and her cubs on the grounds of the National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians in Anadarko, a small city in southwest Oklahoma that includes the headquarters of the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma
A sculpture of a bear sow and her cubs on the grounds of the National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians in Anadarko, a small city in southwest Oklahoma that includes the headquarters of the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
It's somewhat unusual that farmer Bobby Stuart would mount an oversized chicken figure outside his spread's gate near what remains of an old town (ghost town is more like it) named Bridgeport, Oklahoma
It's somewhat unusual that farmer Bobby Stuart would mount an oversized chicken figure outside his spread's gate near what remains of an old town (ghost town is more like it) named Bridgeport, Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Arrowhead metal-art sculpture on the grounds of the National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians in Anadarko, a small city in southwest Oklahoma that includes the headquarters of the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma
Arrowhead metal-art sculpture on the grounds of the National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians in Anadarko, a small city in southwest Oklahoma that includes the headquarters of the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Bust of Sacagawea, the Shoshone girl who guided explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on their "voyage of discovery" throughout the Northwest following the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 that brought young United States millions of acres of new land
Bust of Sacagawea, the Shoshone girl who guided explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on their "voyage of discovery" throughout the Northwest following the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 that brought young United States millions of acres of new land
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
The people who live in western Oklahoma will tell you that the little crossroads of Bridgeport is pretty much a ghost town
The people who live in western Oklahoma will tell you that the little crossroads of Bridgeport is pretty much a ghost town
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Homes just off Main Street in Anadarko, a small city in southwest Oklahoma that (as of 2020) has been struggling with dropping population, increasing unemployment and a downturned local economy
Homes just off Main Street in Anadarko, a small city in southwest Oklahoma that (as of 2020) has been struggling with dropping population, increasing unemployment and a downturned local economy
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
A decorated buffalo (or American bison) sculpture on the grounds of the National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians in Anadarko, a small city in southwest Oklahoma that includes the headquarters of the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma
A decorated buffalo (or American bison) sculpture on the grounds of the National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians in Anadarko, a small city in southwest Oklahoma that includes the headquarters of the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
A chipped and fading mural of unspecified meaning in Anadarko, a small city in southwest Oklahoma that is home to the Apache Tribe
A chipped and fading mural of unspecified meaning in Anadarko, a small city in southwest Oklahoma that is home to the Apache Tribe
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
A World War II memorial, including a listing of "our brave boys" in the area who fought in that war, in Anadarko, a small city in southwest Oklahoma that (as of 2020) has been struggling with dropping population, increasing unemployment and a downturned local economy
A World War II memorial, including a listing of "our brave boys" in the area who fought in that war, in Anadarko, a small city in southwest Oklahoma that (as of 2020) has been struggling with dropping population, increasing unemployment and a downturned local economy
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Row of honorees' busts on the grounds of the National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians in Anadarko, a small city in southwest Oklahoma that includes the headquarters of the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma
Row of honorees' busts on the grounds of the National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians in Anadarko, a small city in southwest Oklahoma that includes the headquarters of the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Long view of honorees' busts on the grounds of the National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians in Anadarko, a small city in southwest Oklahoma that includes the headquarters of the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma
Long view of honorees' busts on the grounds of the National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians in Anadarko, a small city in southwest Oklahoma that includes the headquarters of the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
A corner of the Redskin Theatre in Anadarko, a small city in southwest Oklahoma that is the home of the Apache Tribe
A corner of the Redskin Theatre in Anadarko, a small city in southwest Oklahoma that is the home of the Apache Tribe
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
A sculpture of howling wolves on the grounds of the National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians in Anadarko, a small city in southwest Oklahoma that includes the headquarters of the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma
A sculpture of howling wolves on the grounds of the National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians in Anadarko, a small city in southwest Oklahoma that includes the headquarters of the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
The first residential block beyond the small downtown in Anadarko, a city in southwest Oklahoma that (as of 2020) has been struggling with dropping population, increasing unemployment and a downturned local economy
The first residential block beyond the small downtown in Anadarko, a city in southwest Oklahoma that (as of 2020) has been struggling with dropping population, increasing unemployment and a downturned local economy
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
One of three panels on a local historical museum in Anadarko, a small city in southwest Oklahoma that (as of 2020) has been struggling with dropping population, increasing unemployment and a downturned local economy
One of three panels on a local historical museum in Anadarko, a small city in southwest Oklahoma that (as of 2020) has been struggling with dropping population, increasing unemployment and a downturned local economy
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Downtown scene, with the Redskin Theatre in the foreground, in Anadarko, a small city in southwest Oklahoma that is the home of the Apache Tribe
Downtown scene, with the Redskin Theatre in the foreground, in Anadarko, a small city in southwest Oklahoma that is the home of the Apache Tribe
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
One of three panels on a local historical museum in Anadarko, a small city in southwest Oklahoma that (as of 2020) has been struggling with dropping population, increasing unemployment and a downturned local economy
One of three panels on a local historical museum in Anadarko, a small city in southwest Oklahoma that (as of 2020) has been struggling with dropping population, increasing unemployment and a downturned local economy
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
One of three panels on a local historical museum in Anadarko, a small city in southwest Oklahoma that (as of 2020) has been struggling with dropping population, increasing unemployment and a downturned local economy
One of three panels on a local historical museum in Anadarko, a small city in southwest Oklahoma that (as of 2020) has been struggling with dropping population, increasing unemployment and a downturned local economy
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Part of a vacant former Nile Professional Park in Anadarko, a small city in southwest Oklahoma that (as of 2020) has been struggling with dropping population, increasing unemployment and a downturned local economy
Part of a vacant former Nile Professional Park in Anadarko, a small city in southwest Oklahoma that (as of 2020) has been struggling with dropping population, increasing unemployment and a downturned local economy
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Vintage fire truck at the elegant former Rock Island Railroad depot, now (as of 2020) a local museum in Anadarko, a small city in southwest Oklahoma that (as of 2020) has been struggling with dropping population, increasing unemployment and a downturned local economy
Vintage fire truck at the elegant former Rock Island Railroad depot, now (as of 2020) a local museum in Anadarko, a small city in southwest Oklahoma that (as of 2020) has been struggling with dropping population, increasing unemployment and a downturned local economy
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress

Places on the National Register

11

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Photograph PropertyType ListedReference
Amphlett Brothers Drug and Jewelry Storebuilding198282003669
Anadarko Armorybuilding199494000479
Anadarko Downtown Historic Districtdistrict199082005385
Apache State Bankbuilding197272001060
Bridgeport Bridgestructure2020100005858
First Baptist Church (Colored)building200707001263
Fort Cobb Sitesite197373001556
Provine Service Stationbuilding199797000803
Randlett Parksite200303000878
Rock Island Passenger Stationbuilding2018100002874
Rock Marysite197070000528

Digitised newspapers

17 issues

Sampled issues, machine-read from the Library of Congress scan and published page by page, so every headline and column is searchable text.

Anadarko Daily Democrat

Anadarko, Okla., 1901 to 190?. Machine-read from the Library of Congress scan.

The Daily Democrat

Anadarko, Okla., 190? to 1908. Machine-read from the Library of Congress scan.

Anadarko Daily Democrat

Anadarko, Okla., 1908 to 191?. Machine-read from the Library of Congress scan.

Anadarko Morning Democrat

Anadarko, Okla., 191?. Machine-read from the Library of Congress scan.

The Daily Democrat

Anadarko, Okla., 191? to 1915. Machine-read from the Library of Congress scan.

Photographs from libraries nationwide

1 shown

Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 1 image records catalogued for this county. Every one shown here carries a public-domain status or a licence that permits reuse on a site that carries advertising; non-commercial, share-alike and restricted images are excluded. The selection is spread across the county's towns (at most eight per town), so no single institution's bulk upload crowds out the rest. Each opens the holding library's record, and the complete set at the Digital Public Library of America is one click away.

A typical Group of West Plains first Americans at Anadarko, Oklahoma, Boston Public Library - undated
A typical Group of West Plains first Americans at Anadarko, Oklahoma. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

The county from the air

48 shown

Flown by the U.S. Geological Survey between 1937 and 1989, the Aerial Photo Single Frames collection is the definitive mid-century view of the land: fields, roads and rivers as the camera saw them. The Survey holds 2,353 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 48 frames below were taken over the county itself, chosen across the decades of flights (at most four a year from that rectangle), so one flight cannot crowd out the rest. The full set is free to browse and download at EarthExplorer under the dataset Aerial Photo Single Frames.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1946-12-21, scale 1:27200
1946-12-21, scale 1:27200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1946-12-21, scale 1:27200
1946-12-21, scale 1:27200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1946-12-21, scale 1:27200
1946-12-21, scale 1:27200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1946-12-21, scale 1:27200
1946-12-21, scale 1:27200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1947-04-07, scale 1:27200
1947-04-07, scale 1:27200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1947-04-07, scale 1:27200
1947-04-07, scale 1:27200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1947-04-07, scale 1:27200
1947-04-07, scale 1:27200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1947-04-07, scale 1:27200
1947-04-07, scale 1:27200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-02-16, scale 1:64600
1953-02-16, scale 1:64600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-02-16, scale 1:64600
1953-02-16, scale 1:64600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-02-16, scale 1:64600
1953-02-16, scale 1:64600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-02-16, scale 1:64600
1953-02-16, scale 1:64600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-02-10, scale 1:64600
1954-02-10, scale 1:64600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-02-10, scale 1:64600
1954-02-10, scale 1:64600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-02-10, scale 1:64600
1954-02-10, scale 1:64600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-02-10, scale 1:64600
1954-02-10, scale 1:64600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1956-06-01, scale 1:12000
1956-06-01, scale 1:12000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1956-06-01, scale 1:12000
1956-06-01, scale 1:12000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1956-06-01, scale 1:12000
1956-06-01, scale 1:12000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1956-06-01, scale 1:12000
1956-06-01, scale 1:12000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1959-12-29, scale 1:17000
1959-12-29, scale 1:17000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1959-12-29, scale 1:17000
1959-12-29, scale 1:17000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1959-12-29, scale 1:17000
1959-12-29, scale 1:17000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1959-12-29, scale 1:17000
1959-12-29, scale 1:17000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-12-20, scale 1:34200
1965-12-20, scale 1:34200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-12-20, scale 1:34200
1965-12-20, scale 1:34200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-12-20, scale 1:34200
1965-12-20, scale 1:34200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-12-20, scale 1:34200
1965-12-20, scale 1:34200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-09-29, scale 1:6013
1969-09-29, scale 1:6013. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-09-29, scale 1:6013
1969-09-29, scale 1:6013. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-09-29, scale 1:6013
1969-09-29, scale 1:6013. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-09-29, scale 1:6013
1969-09-29, scale 1:6013. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-05-02, scale 1:102770
1970-05-02, scale 1:102770. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-05-02, scale 1:101255
1970-05-02, scale 1:101255. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-06-24, scale 1:121655
1970-06-24, scale 1:121655. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-06-24, scale 1:121655
1970-06-24, scale 1:121655. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-09-21, scale 1:6048
1971-09-21, scale 1:6048. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-09-21, scale 1:6048
1971-09-21, scale 1:6048. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-09-21, scale 1:6048
1971-09-21, scale 1:6048. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-09-21, scale 1:6048
1971-09-21, scale 1:6048. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-10-04, scale 1:48028
1972-10-04, scale 1:48028. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-10-04, scale 1:49475
1972-10-04, scale 1:49475. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-10-04, scale 1:49475
1972-10-04, scale 1:49475. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-10-04, scale 1:49475
1972-10-04, scale 1:49475. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-06-25, scale 1:22277
1973-06-25, scale 1:22277. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-06-25, scale 1:22277
1973-06-25, scale 1:22277. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-06-25, scale 1:21823
1973-06-25, scale 1:21823. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-06-25, scale 1:10707
1973-06-25, scale 1:10707. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

26 stations, 16 gages

The thermometers that kept this county's weather, and the gages that measured the flow of its streams, as the federal records hold them. The extremes below are measured values from those records, not estimates.

The 1950 census, district by district

65 districts

Who lived here in 1950, one enumeration district at a time, as the Census Bureau described each district. Each row opens its official National Archives result, with Population Schedules and ED Maps available there.

  • 8-1Abilene township - Outside Apache town
  • 8-2Anadarko city: Anadarko city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by City limits; City limits; Broadway Ave., E. 4th, Main; E. 2nd, Ward line, E. 2nd
  • 8-3Anadarko city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by Main, E. 4th, Broadway Ave.; City limits; Central Blvd.; E. 2nd
  • 8-4Anadarko city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by City limits; City limits; Kansas Ave., E 2nd, Ward line, E 2nd, Broadway Ave.; W. 3rd (4th), City limits
  • 8-5Anadarko city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by Broadway Ave.; E. 2nd, Central Blvd., Ward line; Ward line, Kentucky Ave.; W. 3rd (4th), Oklahoma Ave., W. 2nd (5th)
  • 8-6Anadarko city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by City limits; W. 3rd (4th); Broadway Ave., W. 6th (1st), Central Blvd., W. 7th (McKinley), Kentucky Ave.; City limits
  • 8-7Anadarko city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by Broadway Ave.; W. 2nd (5th), Oklahoma Ave., W. 3rd (4th); Kentucky Ave.; W. 7th (McKinley), Central Blvd., W. 6th (1st)
  • 8-8Anadarko city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by Central Blvd.; City limits; City limits; Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
  • 8-9Anadarko city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by Kentucky Ave., Ward line, Central Blvd.; Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, City limits; City limits; W. 2nd (5th)
  • 8-10Anadarko city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by Kentucky Ave.; W. 2nd (5th), City limits; City limits; W. 5th (2nd)
  • 8-11Anadarko city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by Kentucky Ave.; W. 5th (2nd); City limits; City limits
  • 8-12Apache town: Apache town - That part east of Oak
  • 8-13Apache town - That part west of Oak
  • 8-14Banner township
  • 8-15Beaver township - Outside Eakly town
  • 8-16Binger town
  • 8-17Boone township
  • 8-18Bridgeport city
  • 8-19Cache township
  • 8-20Caddo township
  • 8-21Carnegie town: Carnegie town - That part comprising Ward 1 Bounded by Town limits; Town limits; Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, Ward line, Main; Town limits
  • 8-22Carnegie town - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by Main, Ward line; Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, Carnegie Ave.; Town limits; Delaware Ave.
  • 8-23Carnegie town - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by Town limits, Main; Delaware Ave.; Town limits; Town limits
  • 8-24Carnegie town - That part comprising Ward 3 Bounded by Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, Town limits; Town limits; Town limits; Carnegie Ave.
  • 8-25Cedar township
  • 8-26Cement town: Cement town - That part Bounded by Town limits; Town limits; 5th, B, 4th ;Town limits
  • 8-27Cement town - That part Bounded by 4th, B, 5th; Town limits; Town limits; Town limits
  • 8-28Connewango township
  • 8-29Cyril town: Cyril town - That part east of 3rd and 3rd extended
  • 8-30Cyril town - That part west of 3rd and rd extended
  • 8-31Delaware township
  • 8-32Doyle township - Outside Cyril town
  • 8-33Eakly town
  • 8-34East McKinley township: East McKinley township - That part east of U.S. Highway 281 and east and south of U.S. Highway 62, outside Anadarko city
  • 8-35East McKinley township - That part west of U.S. Highway 281 and west and north of U.S. Highway 62, outside Anadarko city
  • 8-36Fern township - Outside Binger and Lookeba towns
  • 8-37Fort Cobb town
  • 8-38Fort Cobb township - Outside Fort Cobb town
  • 8-39Gracemont town
  • 8-40Gracemont township - Outside Gracemont town
  • 8-41Grand View township
  • 8-42Hale township
  • 8-43Highland township
  • 8-44Hinton town
  • 8-45Hydro town
  • 8-46Hydro township - Outside Hydro town
  • 8-47Jefferson township
  • 8-48Lincoln township
  • 8-49Lone Mound township
  • 8-50Lone Rock township
  • 8-51Lookeba town
  • 8-52Mound Valley township
  • 8-53North Cement township
  • 8-54North Cobb township
  • 8-55North Lathram township
  • 8-56Sickles township
  • 8-57South Cement township - Outside Cement town
  • 8-58South Lathram township - Outside Carnegie town
  • 8-59Swan Lake township
  • 8-60Tonkawa township
  • 8-61Waconda township - Outside Bridgeport city and Hinton town
  • 8-62Walnut township
  • 8-63West McKinley township
  • 8-64White Bread township
  • 8-65Willow township

Wildfire, 1994 to 2020

1,138 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 1,138 of them, burning about 46,368 acres. 40 started naturally and 173 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning328
Missing data/not specified/undetermined204
Equipment and vehicle use186
Arson/incendiarism173
Power generation/transmission/distribution80
Fireworks72
Natural40
Other causes19
Misuse of fire by a minor12
Recreation and ceremony11
Smoking9
Railroad operations and maintenance3
Firearms and explosives use1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. Three of them were set deliberately.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
15 April 2011Arson/incendiarism3,000 acresAnadarko AgencyCEMENT
3 August 2012Arson/incendiarism3,000 acresAnadarko AgencyBOTONE 3
20 August 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,920 acresAnadarko AgencyKEECHI
18 January 2006Equipment and vehicle use1,288 acresAnadarko AgencySTECKER
4 January 2008Power generation/transmission/distribution1,200 acresAnadarko AgencyMCINTYRRE
30 September 2000Smoking681 acresAnadarko AgencyCYRIL
6 April 2006Power generation/transmission/distribution640 acresAnadarko AgencyCEMENT
24 September 2012Arson/incendiarism615 acresAnadarko AgencyHOG CREEK # 2

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1951 to 2026

60 of 1,302 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 1,302 reports for this county, causing 4 deaths, 36 injuries and about $73,355,450 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Hail711
Thunderstorm Wind400
Tornado130
Flash Flood46
Flood6
Lightning4
Heavy Rain3
Wildfire1
Funnel Cloud1

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2007Flash FloodCarnegie3 killed, $10,000A van carrying three women was washed off of HWY 58 south of Carnegie as torrential rain fell for several hours. Unfortunately, all three women perished as their vehicle was washed downstream. Another car was washed off the roadway six miles south of Carnegie. No injuries were reported with this accident. Monetary damages were estimated.
August 2007Flash FloodAnadarko1 killed, $100,000High winds and torrential rainfall pounded much of Caddo overnight, with widespread flash flooding reported. While seeking shelter from the severe weather, an elderly lady drowned while in her storm shelter. A car carrying a mother and her two children was swept off the roadway, but all three were rescued without injury. In Fort Cobb, a truck was swept off of HWY 146. The driver was able to escape without injury. One hundred homes sustained at least minor damage. Several of these sustained significant damage. In addition to the numerous streets that were closed in Caddo county, 150 bridges also had to be closed. Monetary damages were estimated.
May 1982Tornado (F2)not stated13 hurt, $250,000no account filed
April 1976Tornado (F4)not stated6 hurt, $2,500,000no account filed
February 1951Tornado (F2)not stated5 hurt, $25,000no account filed
May 1999Tornado (F3)Apache3 hurt, $50,000Tornado A3. See summary at end of May 3rd storm reports.
November 1998LightningGracemont2 hurt, $2,000no account filed
April 2013Thunderstorm WindAnadarko1 hurt, $250,000A storm survey team verified that rear flank downdraft winds of 70 to 80 mph occurred. These winds caused significant structural damage in Anadarko. Two homes and a church had substantial roof damage with partial roof removal. Multiple power poles, power lines, and trees were downed. Other sporadic damage was noted in central and eastern Anadarko. Damages estimated.
April 1957Tornado (F3)not stated1 hurt, $250,000no account filed
May 1997Thunderstorm WindBinger1 hurt, $60,000Severe thunderstorm winds estimated at up to 90 mph caused widespread damage and one injury in Binger. One man was injured when his mobile home was overturned, pinning him between a tree and some of the debris from the home. His family, including a wife and 4 children, was also inside the house but escaped uninjured.Elsewhere in the area a tree was blown over onto a pickup truck and several storefront windows were blown out in town. The roof was blown off of the grandstand at the local fairgrounds and steel posts were pulled from concrete at a ranch. A farm implement business sustained major damage to both its building and to some of the equipment. The roof was completely removed from the building and several combines were blown into eachother. A combine and hopper were blown across a highway, about 40 yards from their original location.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindEakly1 hurt, $30,000Double-wide mobile home was destroyed. One injury.
May 1964Tornado (F2)not stated1 hurt, $25,000no account filed
May 1960Tornado (F2)not stated1 hurt, $25,000no account filed
April 1958Tornado (F1)not stated1 hurt, $25,000no account filed
May 2009Tornado (EF2)Gracemont$50,000,000The tornado developed southeast of Gracemont and moved south along and just east of Highway 8/281 toward the east side of Anadarko. Hundreds of trees, power lines/poles, and fences were destroyed along its path, with numerous homes, barns, and outbuildings receiving significant roof and siding damage. More significant damage occurred on the northeast and east sides of Anadarko, with homes sustaining major damage along Country Club Road. The tornadic winds also damaged the roof and walls of a strip mall. The tornado finally lifted 1.5 to 2 miles southeast of Anadarko. In all, monetary damages were estimated at $50 million, which covered both the tornado damage and damage associated with the rear flank downdraft.
October 2000Flash FloodSouth Portion$6,000,000Major flash flooding developed across southern Caddo County after many hours of heavy rain and is believed to have first developed in Apache around 2100 CST when Box Elder Creek and Cache Creek, which merge in Apache, overflowed their banks. The worst flooding was observed during the overnight hours with the water then receding gradually over the next few days. Most affected were the housing subdivisions of Woodland Park and Joseyville on the south side of Apache, where approximately 12 families needed to be rescued from trees and roofs, which were surrounded by 7 feet of water in spots. Nearly 200 people were left homeless. Twenty-seven homes were destroyed (19 mobile homes), and 60 homes and 1 business were damaged. At times water flowed very quickly, pushing and dragging large debris including mobile homes, vehicles, and boats considerable distances. Massive damage was also sustained to Apache Elementary and Middle Schools.Much of downtown Anadarko also flooded with a foot or more of water observed in spots. An estimated 20 homes were destroyed by the flooding, while 60 homes sustained major damage, and 12 apartments and 8 businesses sustained minor damage. Approximately 200 people had to be evacuated from the rising water, most which lived in the northwest part of town. Major damage also occurred to the Boone School and numerous roads and bridges in Boone, about 6 miles west of Apache. At 2210 CST a car was swept off the road in Stecker due to fast moving water. It took several days for the water to recede in some areas, and many roads remained closed for this period.
May 1982Tornado (F1)not stated$2,500,000no account filed
May 1981Tornado (F4)not stated$2,500,000no account filed
April 1965Tornado (F2)not stated$2,500,000no account filed
May 2015Flash FloodCyril$300,000Numerous homes flooded in and around Cyril.
May 2015FloodAnadarko$300,000Several roads and houses flooded due to rising river waters.
September 2001LightningApache$300,000Lightning struck a storage facility complex at Sexton Office Supplies, causing a fire that consumed four buildings.
May 1990Tornado (F3)not stated$250,000no account filed
May 1983Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
May 1982Tornado (F1)not stated$250,000no account filed
April 1981Tornado (F1)not stated$250,000no account filed
May 1977Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
May 1977Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
June 1973Tornado (F3)not stated$250,000no account filed
June 1973Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
April 1957Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
April 1955Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
May 2001Thunderstorm WindCarnegie$200,000The high school and junior high school roofs were partially blown off. Additional roof damage was observed on homes. Trees four-feet in diameter were also blown down.
August 2000WildfireBinger$200,000A grass fire which started on the 20th spread rapidly out of control and took a week to extinguish. Nearly 5 square miles of open pasture land and 3 homes and a portion of a girl scout lodge burned.
October 2001Tornado (F1)Alfalfa$150,000D3. A single-floor home was unroofed with the debris completely displaced from its foundation. An outer wall of the home was also blown out. Also along the tornado path, sections of irrigation equipment were either toppled or destroyed, and several trees were snapped at the trunk.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindHydro$125,000A barn was demolished and the roof of a mobile home was destroyed. Also, the awning at the North Side Drug store was ripped off. Monetary damages were estimated.
October 2001Tornado (F1)Binger$125,000E3. The Green Acres Fire Station, 7 miles south of Binger, had its sheet-metal roof blown off, with the remaining building partially destroyed. Two brick homes suffered minor damage. A mobile home was completely destroyed, another with minor damage. Several pieces of farm equipment and hundreds of trees were also blown over. Straight-line winds are also believed to have caused most of the widespread tree damage.
May 2022Tornado (EF0)Cyril$100,000An NWS storm survey team found evidence of a brief tornado that caused EF-1 damage to homes, trees and outbuildings near State Highway 8 and County Road 1450.
August 2007LightningApache$80,000A home was struck by lightning and burned to the ground. Monetary damages were estimated.
February 2023Thunderstorm WindFt Cobb Res Dam$75,000Homes and barns were damaged about 1.5 to 2 miles north of Fort Cobb Lake Dam.
October 2001Tornado (F1)Spring Creek$75,000E5. This multiple-vortex tornado developed about 1/2 mile west of where E4 dissipated, and resulted in minor damage to a mobile home and a nearby storage building. Major damage, rated F1, was also sustained to a large area of trees. Straight-line winds are believed to have unroofed a home and destroyed a barn, about 1/2 mile west of US 281.
May 1999Tornado (F2)Cement$75,000Tornado A6 (Caddo County portion). See summary at end of May 3rd storm reports.
March 2000Thunderstorm WindAnadarko$65,000Minor roof damage was reported. In addition signs were blown down; store-front windows were broken; trees were downed; a 60-foot antenna was blown off the roof of a fire department, and the roof of Bill's Dollar Store was blown completely off.
October 2021Tornado (EF2)Anadarko$60,000Storm chasers initially observed a tornado develop southwest of Anadarko and move east-northeast. Damage was reported to a hangar at the Anadarko airport just south of town. The most significant damage was about 5 miles east of Anadarko where a roof was removed from a home. Although the tornado itself passed just south of Anadarko, the storm produced widespread wind damage within the town of Anadarko (see separate entry).
October 2021Thunderstorm WindAnadarko$50,000While a tornado was occurring just south of Anadarko, thunderstorm winds were also causing damage in Anadarko. The most concentrated area of damage was in the vicinity of Oklahoma Avenue, Broadway Avenue and Main Street near the railroad tracks, or just northeast of the intersection of US-281 and SH-8. A few buildings were damaged including the loss of the brick facade of one building. Trees, power poles and fences were also damaged in the area.
May 2004Tornado (F1)Eakly$50,000A media helicopter observed this brief tornado which heavily damaged a mobile home east of Eakly on Highway 152.
August 1997Thunderstorm WindCarnegie$50,000Severe thunderstorm winds removed part of the roof from a junior high school, tossed an irrigation system across a field, snapped utility poles, and severely damaged a business.
June 1995Thunderstorm WindEakly$50,000no account filed
May 1993Thunderstorm WindEakley$50,000no account filed
October 2021Tornado (EF1)Boone$40,000Numerous storm chasers observed a tornado that developed about 9 miles west of Boone near the Kiowa-Caddo County line. The tornado moved northeast crossing State Highways 58 and 19 causing significant roof damage to a home and breaking power poles. Although this tornado became wrapped in rain and was generally not visible after crossing the highway, additional tree damage was reported east of the highway, and it is believed to have continued northeast approximately three miles.
May 2004Tornado (F1)Alfalfa$40,000This brief tornado, which was observed by a media helicopter, caused damage to the roof of the Alfalfa Fire Department and a nearby barn on Highway 58.
May 2003Tornado (F1)Binger$40,000This brief F1 tornado began a quarter of a mile north of Highway 152 on NS267 Road then moved east for a mile dissipating a half a mile south of Highway 152 on NS268 Road. The tornado launched a pickup camper 150 yards, snapped large tree limbs, and blew a cotton silo 50 yards. The tornado crossed Highway 152 and damaged a mobile home. The roof was peeled away to the north and exterior walls were removed with insulation blown around. It was still sitting on cinder blocks and it could not be determined by the survey team whether it was tied down. The mobile home appeared to be abandoned. Large tree limbs were downed towards the end of the path.
March 2008Thunderstorm WindBinger$35,000One large wooden pole barn with metal siding on roof was destroyed. Light poles at the Johnny Bench Baseball Field were knocked down. Several houses were slightly damaged due to flying debris. Monetary damages were estimated.
February 2023Tornado (EF0)Gracemont$30,000Damage began north of County Road 1280 before moving northeast and passing just west of Gracemont The tornado produced damage at the Gracemont cemetery damaging trees and moving granite headstones. The tornado then turned east-northeast crossing US-281 and dissipating north of County Road 1250.
May 2022Tornado (EF0)Hydro$30,000A landspout tornado was observed developing south of Interstate 40 southwest of Hydro. The tornado moved northeast damaging a billboard and destroying a highway sign. The tornado struck a historic Route 66 service station as it crossed interstate 40 causing roof damage. An adjacent office at the site of a historic Route 66 motel also suffered significant roof damage. Tree damage was also noted in the southeast part of the town of Hydro before the landspout tornado dissipated.
June 2014Flash FloodHydro$30,000At least one water rescue occurred when a car was swept off the road into a ditch of of Highway 58.
May 2024Tornado (EF0)Hydro$25,000Numerous people observed a tornado develop at Hydro and move south-southeast crossing Interstate 40 near the State Highway 58 interchange. One semi on the interstate was blown over and an Oklahoma Department of Transportation facility was damaged. This tornado developed on the southern fringe of the storm well south of the primary updraft, and was likely an anticyclonic tornado.
May 1990Tornado (F2)not stated$25,000no account filed
May 1986Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
May 1983Tornado (F2)not stated$25,000no account filed

Mines and quarries

66 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 66 workings inside this county. 5 still produce and 61 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Sand and Gravel, Construction44
Dolomite8
Clay7
Stone, Crushed/Broken5
Gypsum-Anhydrite2

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Harrison Quarry & PlantGypsum-AnhydriteProducer
Unknown Gypsum PitGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
Cyril Quarry & PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Dolese Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
Unknown Dolomite PitDolomitePast Producer
Unknown Dolomite PitDolomitePast Producer
Unknown Dolomite PitDolomitePast Producer
Unknown Dolomite PitDolomitePast Producer
Unknown Dolomite PitDolomitePast Producer
Unknown Dolomite PitDolomitePast Producer
Unknown Dolomite PitDolomitePast Producer
Unknown Dolomite PitDolomitePast Producer
Karlin Co Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Karlin Co Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Karlin Co Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
The Karlin Co.,Inc.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sandstone PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sandstone PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every populated place in the county

31

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on. The 11 places that were also surveyed for fire insurance come first, with the number of atlases and photographs held for them.

Recorded here

Anadarko, Oklahoma

9 topographic sheets and 9 fire insurance atlases, 1894 to 1930

Apache, Oklahoma

11 topographic sheets and 5 fire insurance atlases, 1904 to 1930

Hinton, Oklahoma

10 topographic sheets and 5 fire insurance atlases, 1904 to 1928

Bridgeport, Oklahoma

11 topographic sheets and 4 fire insurance atlases, 1904 to 1916

Carnegie, Oklahoma

8 topographic sheets and 4 fire insurance atlases, 1914 to 1938

Cement, Oklahoma

13 topographic sheets and 3 fire insurance atlases, 1920 to 1930

Fort Cobb, Oklahoma

13 topographic sheets and 3 fire insurance atlases, 1926 to 1941

Gracemont, Oklahoma

13 topographic sheets and 3 fire insurance atlases, 1912 to 1930

Hydro, Oklahoma

0 topographic sheets and 3 fire insurance atlases, 1918 to 1928

Binger, Oklahoma

11 topographic sheets and 2 fire insurance atlases, 1930

Cyril, Oklahoma

13 topographic sheets and 2 fire insurance atlases, 1931

Provenance

  • Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
  • Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
  • Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.