Comanche County, Oklahoma

98 topographic sheets and 11 fire insurance atlases across 2 places.

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From the record

35 National Register listings published here, 1 of them a National Historic Landmark.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Oklahoma within the United States

Comanche County within Oklahoma

Explore by year From 1912 To 1921

What the record shows

2 places in this county were surveyed for fire insurance: Lawton, Chattanooga, between 1904 and 1950.
11 fire insurance atlases survive for the county. Topographic coverage is national; fire insurance survey reached only incorporated places with something worth insuring.
529 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
35 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 25 buildings, 5 sites, 4 districts and 1 structure.
15 of the 35 listings were added during the 1970s.
The Geographic Names Information System records 36 populated places in this county; 36 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Photographs

44 photographs, 1916 to 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.

Vera Hill, 5 years old picks 25 pounds a day. See 4580. Location: Comanche County, Oklahoma
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1916. Library of Congress

The stone pyramid gravesite of the Chiricahua Apache leader and medicine man Geronimo (back row) at Fort Sill, an extensive United States Army post north of Lawton, Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress

[Children of Mrs. Lawrence, a renter near Tinney, Okla. They go to Prairie Lee School. Beula is 13 years old and picks about 200 pounds a day when cotton is good. She drags and carries a bag that holds 50 pounds and more before it is emptied. Norma is 10 years old and picks from 100 to 150 pounds a day. Drags the sack which often holds 50 pounds or more before emptied. Randall is 9 years old; has picked over 100 pounds a day--usually less. He does not carry quite so large a sackful as his sisters.] Location: [Comanche County, Oklahoma
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1916. Library of Congress

Scott School #41; Miss Smith, Teacher. Opened September 4th--8 months term. 19 present to-day--should be 60. 20 are enrolled and 16 was the average attendance last month. Teacher expects 60 enrolled by January 1st. School does not settle down until January, and then the year is half gone. Absences due to cotton picking. Raise some grains here and a few of the older ones will be absent for work. Families are continually changing. Many tenants. Location: Comanche County, Oklahoma
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1916. Library of Congress

School #45, Ash Grove; Miss Hazel McKay, Teacher. One-room school in fair condition. Opened September 4th--8 months term. Enrollment 22, average attendance 15; last year: enrollment 27, average attendance 15. The balance are picking cotton and also 5 more that have not enrolled at all. Pickers may be out 2 weeks more. Teacher expects 30 enrolled after picking is over. Location: Comanche County, Oklahoma
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1916. Library of Congress

Benton Hill, a renter, Tinney, Okla. Two other families were helping Mr. Hill and his children pick his cotton. Four adults and 10 children of following ages: 1 boy of 3 years, 2 boys and 1 girl of 5 years, 1 boy and 1 girl of 7 years, 1 boy of 8, 1 boy of 9 years, 1 girl of 11 years and 1 boy of 15 years. Everyone had a sack and was picking industriously. The parents said that Fred, 3 years old, sometimes picks 20 pounds a day and Vera, 5 years old, picks 25 pounds a day. See photos of Fred and Vera. Location: Comanche County, Oklahoma
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1916. Library of Congress

Sunset at City Hall in Lawton, a city on the southern plains of Oklahoma, near the Texas border
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress

Fort Sill, Oklahoma, 1943. 155 mm. howitzer. The 155 mm. howitzer, firing on the Fort Sill, Oklahoma artillery range, provides a mass of heavy, high-angle firepower
United States. Office of War Information, 1943. Library of Congress

Silhouetted tree on Oklahoma's southern plains, near the city of Elgin
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress

The sun sets on the grasses and trees at Fort Sill, an extensive United States Army post north of Lawton, Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress

Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Early morning sun gives little warmth to these men of Battery C, 26th Battalion, in the Field Artillery Replacement Training Center. A mule-pack outfit, they carry on, rain or shine, hot or cold, complete with their canine mascots
Photographer not recorded, 1942. Library of Congress

6-year old Jewel Walker. See 4564 and 4565. Location: Comanche County--[Geronimo], Oklahoma
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1916. Library of Congress

The 1909 Colonial Revival-style Mattie Beal Home in Lawton, a city on the southern plains of Oklahoma, near the Texas border
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress

Hillside School #58; Miss Blanche Calyer, Teacher. Opened September 11th--8 months term. Enrollment 20, Average attendance 18 (last year: enrollment 43, average attendance 36). 15 others are out for cotton picking and may be out a month more. Teacher says families are mostly tenants, but she thinks they need help of children during cotton picking season. Location: Comanche County, Oklahoma
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1916. Library of Congress

Stockade at the Museum of the Great Plains in Lawton, a city on those plains in Oklahoma, near the Texas border
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress

6-year old Warren Frakes. Mother said he picked 41 pounds yesterday "An I don't make him pick; he picked some last year." Has about 20 pounds in his bag. See 4574. Location: Comanche County, Oklahoma
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1916. Library of Congress

Family of J. M. Payne, Route 1, Lawton, Okla. Mrs. Payne and four children picking cotton. Mart, 5 years, picks from 10 to 20 pounds a day (average) Harley, 7 years, picks 40 pounds a day (average) Grandison, 10 years, pickes 75 pounds a day (average) Hubert, 15 years, picks 200 pounds and over. Go to Fairview School. Mother said: "Mart, he haint old nuff to go to school much, but he kin pick his 20 pounds a day. Mostly 10 or 15 pounds." Father is a renter. Location: Comanche County, Oklahoma
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1916. Library of Congress

Mart Payne, 5 years old, picks from10 to 20 pounds a day. Mother said: "Mart, he haint old nuff to go to school much, but he kin pick his 20 pounds a day. Mostly 10 or 15 pounds." See 4560. Lewis W. Hine, photo. Location: Comanche County, Oklahoma
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1916. Library of Congress

Preparations for the daily sunset lowering of the American flag at Fort Sill, an extensive United States Army post north of Lawton, Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress

[Family of W.T. Frakes, Route 5, Lawton, Okla. Mother said 6-year old Warren picked 41 pounds of cotton yesterday "An I don't make him pick; he picked last year." Had about 20 pounds in his bag. She said Clara, 11 years old, averages 75 pounds a day. Picked 101 pounds yesterday, earning $1.25 (they are picking now for another farmer). She carries 40 pounds in the bag. Velma, 14 years, picks 125 pounds. Has picked over 200 pounds in a day. Children go to Flower Mound School, District 48 while living here, but they are itinerant, renting a small farm of 10 acres now. "We move about a good deal" mother said.] Location: [Comanche County, Oklahoma
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1916. Library of Congress

The contrasting colors between prairie grasses and an adjacent soybean field in late fall near Elgin, Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress

The small national cemetery at Fort Sill, an extensive United States Army post north of Lawton, Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress

Family of C.J. Walker, Route 2, Box 78, Geronimo, Oklahoma. 6-year old Jewel and 5-year old Harold picks 20 to 25 pounds of cotton a day. Father said: "I promised em a little wagon if they'd pick steady, and now they have half a bagful in just a little while." The 3-year old is learning to pick. Father is a renter on shares: gives 1/4 of his cotton for rent, and 1/3 of his corn. Has 20 acres in cotton. Location: Comanche County--[Geronimo], Oklahoma
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1916. Library of Congress

Family of L.H. Kirkpatrick, Route 1, Lawton, Okla. Children go to Mineral Wells School #39. Father, mother and five children (5, 6, 10, 11 and 12 years old) pick cotton. "We pick a bale in four days." Dovey, 5 years old, picks 15 pounds a day (average) Mother said: "She jess works fer pleasure." Ertle, 6 years, picks 20 pounds a day (average) Vonnnie, 10 years, picks 50 pounds a day (average) Edward, 11 years, picks 75 pounds a day (average) Otis, 12 years, picks 75 pounds a day (average) Expect to be out of school for two weeks more picking. Father is a renter. Works part of farm on shares (gives 1/4 of cotton for rent) and part of farm he pays cash rent. Location: Comanche County, Oklahoma
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1916. Library of Congress

The gravesite of the Chiricahua Apache leader and medicine man Geronimo at Fort Sill, an extensive United States Army post north of Lawton, Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress

Dovey Kirkpatrick, 5 years old, picks 15 pounds of cotton a day (average) Mother said: "She jess works fer pleasure." See photos 4555 to 4557. Location: Comanche County, Oklahoma
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1916. Library of Congress

McMahon Memorial Auditorium, the principal performance space in Lawton, a city on the southern plains of Oklahoma, near the Texas border, was dedicated in 1955
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress

Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Muleteers and cannoneers rolled in one, the men of Battery C, 26th Battalion, Field Artillery Replacement Training Center, consider the most impossible terrain part of the day's work. With their guns and auxiliary equipment slung on the backs of army mules, they break through thick forests, ford streams, and scale mountain ranges. Their job is to go where mechanized and horse-drawn artillery can't go
Photographer not recorded, 1942. Library of Congress

5-year old Harold Walker. See 4564 and 4565. Location: Comanche County--[Geronimo], Oklahoma
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1916. Library of Congress

Edith, 11 years old and Blanche 13. Each picks about 100 pounds of cotton a day. Go to Beaver Bend School when through. Father, W.T. Rumage, Route 1, Lawton, Okla. Location: Comanche County, Oklahoma
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1916. Library of Congress

Hazel Davis, Tinney, Okla. 7 years old. Picks 50 pounds of cotton in half a day, according to testimony of father and brother. Father owns farm. Hazel goes to Prairie Lee School. Location: Comanche County, Oklahoma
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1916. Library of Congress

Jewel and Harold Walker, 6 and 5 years old, pick 20 to 25 pounds of cotton a day. Father said: "I promised em a little wagon if they'd pick steady, and now they have half a bagful in just a little while." See 4564. Location: Comanche County--[Geronimo], Oklahoma
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1916. Library of Congress

Pecan School #60; Miss Aurell, Teacher. Opened September 4th--8 months term. 22 present to-day; should be 50. Cotton picking chief cause of absence. Enrollment 30, average attendance 25; last year: enrollment 60, average attendance 37. 18 not enrolled are still out for picking. Location: Comanche County, Oklahoma
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1916. Library of Congress

Norma Lawrence is 10 years old and picks from 100 to 150 pounds of cotton a day. Drags the sack which often hold 50 pounds or more before emptied. Lewis W. Hine. See 4569. Location: Comanche County, Oklahoma
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1916. Library of Congress

Fred Hill, 3 years old, sometimes picks 20 pounds of cotton a day. See 4580. Location: Comanche County, Oklahoma
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1916. Library of Congress

Ketch Ranch, Medicine Park, Comanche County, OK
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Fort Sill, Old Post Headquarters, Quanah Road, Medicine Park, Comanche County, OK
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Fort Sill, Medicine Park, Comanche County, OK
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Quanah Parker Home, 0.55 miles west of 810 North 8th Street, Cache, Comanche County, OK
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Places on the National Register

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

Property	Type	Listed	Reference
Arrastra Site	site	1981	81000455
Balloon Hanger at Henry Post Army Airfield	building	2015	15000826
Mattie Beal House	building	1975	75001564
Blockhouse on Signal Mountain	building	1978	78002228
Boulder Cabin	building	1981	81000456
Buffalo Lodge	building	1981	81000457
Building 309, Fort Sill Indian School	building	1973	73001559
Carnegie Library	building	1976	76001560
Central Fire Station	building	2016	16000618
Chiefs Knoll	site	1978	78002229
Comanche Indian Mission Cemetery	site	2014	12000437
Douglass School	building	2008	08001148
Federal Building and US Courthouse	building	2000	00000243
Ferguson House	building	1981	81000458
First Christian Church	building	1985	85000566
First Presbyterian Church of Lawton	building	1979	79001990
First State Bank of Indiahoma	building	1980	80003261
Fort Sill	district	1966	66000629
General Officers Quarters	building	1975	75001563
Holy City of the Wichitas Historic District	district	2019	100004547
Indian Cemeteries	site	1977	77001510
Ingram House	building	1981	81000459
James Carl, Sr., and Lucille Johnson Family House	building	2025	100011494
Lawton High School	building	1997	97000197
Lawton National Guard Armory	building	2007	07000519
Mahoney-Clark House	building	1982	82001494
Medicine Bluffs	site	1974	74001659
Medicine Park Hotel and Annex	building	1979	79001991
Meers Mining Camp	building	1978	78002230
Methodist Episcopal Church, South	building	1985	85000567
Old Tower Two	structure	1974	74001660
Quanah Parker Star House	building	1970	70000532
Penateka	building	1976	76001559
Post, Henry, Air Field	district	1978	78002231
Sunset-Vogue-Blue Ribbon Apartments Historic District	district	2018	100003236

Digitised newspapers

5 issues

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

Farmers' Champion

Elgin, Okla., 1912 to 1922. Machine-read from the Library of Congress scan.

Photographs from libraries nationwide

2 of 8 shown

Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 8 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.

La Homa Motel, 302 Ferris -- Lawton, Okla., phone 5906, Boston Public Library - undated — La Homa Motel, 302 Ferris -- Lawton, Okla., phone 5906. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

Wichita National Forest and Game Preserve, Oklahoma, Boston Public Library - undated — Wichita National Forest and Game Preserve, Oklahoma. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

The county from the air

44 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 2,176 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 44 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, 1953-02-16, scale 1:64600 — 1953-02-16, scale 1:64600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-02-09, scale 1:64600 — 1954-02-09, scale 1:64600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-01-20, scale 1:17000 — 1960-01-20, scale 1:17000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-09-29, scale 1:118766 — 1969-09-29, scale 1:118766. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-09-29, scale 1:121573 — 1969-09-29, scale 1:121573. 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 1:120961 — 1970-06-24, scale 1:120961. 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, 1975-01-01, scale 1:40000 — 1975-01-01, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1978-10-26, scale 1:56618 — 1978-10-26, scale 1:56618. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1978-10-26, scale 1:56505 — 1978-10-26, scale 1:56505. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1979-02-18, scale 1:26291 — 1979-02-18, scale 1:26291. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1984-02-01, scale 1:48000 — 1984-02-01, scale 1:48000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1987-03-01, scale 1:24000 — 1987-03-01, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

26 stations, 6 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.

FORT SILL 1870 to 1908, hottest 43.9 C, coldest -573.3 C
CHATTANOOGA 1905 to 2026, hottest 46.7 C, coldest -29.4 C
WICHITA MTN WR 1906 to 2026, hottest 44.4 C, coldest -26.7 C
LAWTON 1912 to 2023, hottest 46.1 C, coldest -23.9 C
LAWTONKA LAKE 1913 to 1923
CAMP BF-1-0 1935 to 1939, hottest 29.4 C, coldest -11.7 C
CAMP BF-2-CCC-CACHE 1935 to 1938, hottest 41.1 C, coldest -12.2 C
LAWTON 2N 1936 to 2026, hottest 46.1 C, coldest -22.8 C
LAKE THOMAS 1940 to 1942
FT SILL POST FLD AF 1949 to 2026, hottest 44.4 C, coldest -18.3 C
BAIRD 4 N 1952 to 1980
WICHITA OKLAHOMA 1992 to 2026, hottest 372.2 C, coldest -21.7 C
LAWTON MUNI AP 1996 to 2026, hottest 45.6 C, coldest -24.3 C
CACHE 1.0 W 2008 to 2021
LAWTON 2.4 WNW 2008 to 2015
MEDICINE PARK 3W MESONET 2009 to 2026, hottest 44.4 C, coldest -21.7 C
ELGIN 0.8 SE 2010 to 2014
MEERS 1.0 S 2012 to 2026
LAWTON 3.1 WSW 2012 to 2026
CYRIL 5.6 SE 2012 to 2026
STERLING 6S 2017 to 2026
INDIAHOMA 3.1 NW 2018 to 2026
LAWTON 13.2 E 2018 to 2026
LAWTON 9.3 N 2018 to 2026
LAWTON 6.1 W 2018 to 2026
CACHE 5.3 SSE 2022 to 2026

Little Medicine Bluff Creek nr Lawton, OK 1912 to 1919
Medicine Bluff Creek near Lawton, OK 1912 to 1919
East Cache Creek near Elgin, OK 1955 to 1958
Blue Beaver Creek near Cache, OK 1964 to 2003
Little Washita River near Cement, OK 1992 to 2026
East Cache Creek nr Lawton, OK 2015 to 2021

The 1950 census, district by district

68 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.

16-1Brown township - Outside Sterling town
16-2Cache town
16-3Cedar Grove township
16-4Chandler township
16-5Chattanooga town
16-6Crosby township - Outside Geronimo town
16-7Deyo township
16-8Elgin town, excluding county area which is not a part of the town although situated within the corporate limits of the town north of 8th and southeast of St. Louis - San Francisco Rwy.
16-9Faxon town
16-10Fletcher town
16-11Geronimo town
16-12Hulen township
16-13Indiahoma town
16-14Indiahoma township - Outside Indiahoma town
16-15Lake township: Medicine Park, unincorporated (See boundaries shown on aerial photo CZQ-4C-12)
16-16Lake township - That part outside Medicine Park, unincorporated (See aerial photo CZQ-4C-12 for boundaries of Medicine Park)
16-17Lawrence township - Outside Lawton city
16-18Lawton city: Lawton city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by City limits; E. Gore Blvd.; Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad, City limits
16-19Lawton city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by City limits; Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad; Gore Blvd.; 2nd
16-20Lawton city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by City limits; 2nd; Gore Blvd.; 4th
16-21Lawton city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by City limits; 4th; Gore Blvd.; 6th
16-22Lawton city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by City limits; 6th; Gore Blvd.; 9th
16-23Lawton city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by City limits; 9th; Gore Blvd.; 11th
16-24ALawton city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by City limits; City limits; Taylor Ave., Military Highway, City limits; Old city limits, City limits
16-24BLawton city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by Taylor Ave.; City limits; Cache Rd., City limits; Military Highway
16-24CLawton city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by City limits; Old city limits; City limits; City limits
16-25ALawton city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by Cache Rd.; City limits; Elm; 16th
16-25BLawton city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by Cache Rd.; 16th; Elm; City limits
16-25CLawton city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by Elm; 16th; Ferris Ave., Morford Dr., Columbia Ave.; City limits
16-25DLawton city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by Elm; City limits; Ferris Ave.; 16th
16-26ALawton city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by City limits; Military Highway, City limits; E Ave., 24th, C Ave., 28th, City limits; City limits
16-26BLawton city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by C Ave., 24th, E Ave.; City limits; City limits; City limits, 28th
16-27BLawton city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by Ferris Ave.; 14th; Arlington Ave.; City limits, Bell Ave., 19th, Columbia Ave., Morford Dr.
16-27ALawton city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by Ferris Ave.; 11th; Ward line; 14th, Gore Blvd., 14th
16-27CLawton city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by Arlington Ave.; 14th, Gore Blvd., 14th; Ward line, 17th, B Ave., City limits; Military Highway, City limits
16-27DLawton city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by Columbia Ave.; 19th; Bell Ave.; City limits
16-28Lawton city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by Gore Blvd.; 7th; Ward line; 11th
16-29Lawton city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by Gore Blvd.; 4th; Ward line; 7th
16-30Lawton city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by Gore Blvd., E. Gore Blvd., City limits; City limits; Ward line; 4th
16-31BLawton city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by Ward line; 3rd, "D" Ave., 5th; "E" Ave.; 8th
16-31ALawton city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by Ward line; City limits; City limits, St. Louis San Francisco Railroad; 8th, "E" Ave., 5th, "D" Ave., 3rd
16-32Midland Hotel (In Lawton city, Ward 3)
16-33ALawton city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by Ward line; 8th; St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad; 13th
16-33BLawton city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by B Ave., 17th, Ward line; 13th; St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad, City limits; City limits
16-34Lawton city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad; City limits; "I" Ave., 3rd, Park Ave.; 11th
16-35ALawton city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad; 11th; Lee Blvd.; City limits
16-35BLawton city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by City limits, Lee Blvd.; 11th; Georgia Ave., 16th (Jackson), Roosevelt Ave.; 18th (Harrison)
16-36Lawton city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by City limits; 18th (Harrison); Roosevelt Ave., City limits; City limits
16-37ALawton city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by Park Ave.; 5th; City limits; 8th
16-37BLawton city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by Park Ave.; 8th; City limits; 11th
16-38Lawton city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by Park Ave., 3rd, "I" Ave.; City limits; City limits; 5th
16-39Lawton city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by Roosevelt Ave., 16th (Jackson), Georgia Ave.; City limits; City limits; City limits
16-40Lawton township - Outside Lawton city, including the part which is situated within the corporate limits of the city, and which is located south of "B" Ave., west of 16th, north of Lee Blvd., and east of Military Highway
16-41Lincoln township - Outside Lawton city
16-42McMaster township
16-43Mangan township - Outside Chattanooga and Flaxon [Faxon] towns
16-44Painter township
16-45Quanah township - Outside Cache town
16-46Richards Township: Richards township - That part north and east of State Highway 17, outside Elgin and Fletcher towns, including the part which is situated entirely within the corporate limits of Elgin town and which is located southeast of St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad, north of 8th, and west of Lot 9 in block "A".
16-47Richards township - That part south and west of State Highway 17, outside Elgin town
16-48Saddle Mountain township
16-49Sterling town
16-50Wichita township
16-51Zella township
16-52DFort Sill Military Reservation - Those parts comprising, all Non-dwelling units (Military barracks, bachelor and nurse quarters and similar units) (see asmo Memo and map as above for authority of description)
16-52CFort Sill Military Reservation - These parts comprising, Famility [Family] quarters on the reservation. No way to separate these split Enumeration Districts (see Military - in Section files and Memo of 4 - 10 - 50, from Roy Johnson, District Supervisor and authority per Mr. Korlin)
16-52BFort Sill Military Reservation - These parts comprising, Famility [Family] quarters on the reservation. No way to separate these split Enumeration Districts (see Military - in Section files and Memo of 4 - 10 - 50, from Roy Johnson, District Supervisor and authority per Mr. Korlin)
16-52AFort Sill Military Reservation - These parts comprising, Famility [Family] quarters on the reservation. No way to separate these split Enumeration Districts (see Military - in Section files and Memo of 4 - 10 - 50, from Roy Johnson, District Supervisor and authority per Mr. Korlin)

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

856 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 856 of them, burning about 160,889 acres. 84 started naturally and 118 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause	Fires
Debris and open burning	163
Equipment and vehicle use	140
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	129
Arson/incendiarism	118
Recreation and ceremony	117
Natural	84
Fireworks	47
Power generation/transmission/distribution	28
Smoking	14
Other causes	6
Railroad operations and maintenance	4
Firearms and explosives use	3
Misuse of fire by a minor	3

The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
1 September 2011	Equipment and vehicle use	39,907 acres	Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge	FERGUSON
25 January 1996	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	17,835 acres	Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge	WESTSIDE
14 September 2015	Firearms and explosives use	10,471 acres	Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge	CRATER CREEK
12 September 2000	Natural	10,206 acres	Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge	CRATERLK-L
18 August 1993	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	6,782 acres	Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge	CRATER CRE
12 March 2005	Debris and open burning	5,430 acres	Anadarko Agency	KIMBALRANC
15 April 2011	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	4,500 acres	Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge	CACHE ASSIST
2 July 2018	Natural	4,196 acres	Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge	WINTER VALLEY FIRE

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

Storms, 1951 to 2026

60 of 1,409 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 1,409 reports for this county, causing 8 deaths, 130 injuries and about $67,924,580 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event	Reports
Hail	774
Thunderstorm Wind	462
Flash Flood	87
Tornado	65
Flood	14
Lightning	6
Heavy Rain	1

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

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
April 1979	Tornado (F3)	not stated	3 killed, 100 hurt, $25,000,000	no account filed
May 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Lawton	1 killed, $11,000,000	Wind damage to buildings, homes, trees, and infrastructure was reported city-wide. A telephone pole fell on and killed a passenger riding on a motorcycle.
April 2025	Flash Flood	Medicine Park	1 killed, $250,000	Numerous relayed images and videos showing extensive flash flooding in and around the community of Lawton. Multiple water rescues were performed, and multiple vehicles were stranded in floodwaters. A man drowned when his vehicle became submerged in floodwaters near the intersection of 2nd Street and F Avenue. Event time is approximate.
May 2015	Flash Flood	(Fsi)Fort Sill	1 killed, $30,000	A man was swept away while attempting to take a vehicle across a low water crossing. The man's body was not found until several days later well downstream. The vehicle was swept into Medicine Creek at Fort Sill.
June 2016	Flash Flood	Lawton	1 killed, $10,000	A 94 year old man was on his way to church when his truck was swept off the road and into a flooding creek. His body was recovered, still in his truck, Monday afternoon.\|Several vehicles stranded in high water near Sheridan and B streets. Water was over one foot deep at the intersection of 27th street and G ave. 11th Street near Numu was closed due to high water. Interstate 44 was closed by high water near Rogers Lane. One foot deep water flowed over Mound road and Cache road. SE 60th and Bishop was impassable due to high water. A car was stranded in rushing water one mile east of I-44 on Gore ave. Several high water rescues were ongoing.
June 2010	Flash Flood	Lawton	1 killed	Numerous roads were closed due to high water. Several motorists had to be rescued after their automobiles stalled in the high water. One person drowned while trying to push his car out of the high water near NW Farris and 13th Street. No other serious injuries were reported.
October 1986	Thunderstorm Wind	not stated	8 hurt	no account filed
March 1973	Tornado (F2)	not stated	5 hurt, $25,000	no account filed
January 2001	Lightning	Lawton	5 hurt	Lightning struck the ground near a group of 34 soldiers training at the East Range, sending 5 of them to the hospital for treatment.
May 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Indiahoma	3 hurt, $5,000,000	no account filed
May 1960	Tornado (F1)	not stated	3 hurt, $25,000	no account filed
February 1987	Tornado (F2)	not stated	1 hurt, $2,500,000	no account filed
May 1952	Tornado (F2)	not stated	1 hurt, $250,000	no account filed
May 2019	Tornado (EF2)	Geronimo	1 hurt, $150,000	A QLCS tornado destroyed two homes about three miles east of Geronimo. One home had most exterior walls collapsed while another house just across the street to the north had it's roof removed and many of the exterior walls collapsed. A few power poles were snapped and a tree was uprooted.
May 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Geronimo	1 hurt, $100,000	Power lines and power poles were downed. Roof damage was also reported at the elementary school. One mobile home was partially destroyed and another was pushed off its foundation.
March 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Cache	1 hurt, $50,000	Strong winds ripped off a 2500 square foot section of the roof of the Trading Post. One woman was injured when portions of the roof hit her in the face. A mobile home was also flipped onto its side.
February 1971	Tornado (F1)	not stated	1 hurt, $25,000	no account filed
May 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Ft Sill Aaf	$10,000,000	Damage to buildings, homes, trees, and infrastructure was reported city-wide.
August 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	Lawton Municipal Airp	$5,000,000	Isolated thunderstorms in southwest Oklahoma during the afternoon hours on the 23rd produced strong winds in Lawton. Winds measured at 75 mph flipped over a $1 million airplane and damaged hangar doors at Lawton Municipal Airport. Damage to the airplane was estimated at $500,000.
May 1982	Tornado (F0)	not stated	$2,500,000	no account filed
May 2015	Flash Flood	Cache	$800,000	Flood waters up to roofs of homes in the Rock Creek subdivision.
May 2015	Flash Flood	Cache	$300,000	Homes flooding with vehicles floating away from residences.
August 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Lawton	$250,000	The roof was damaged at Hugh Bish Elementary School.
October 1983	Tornado (F2)	not stated	$250,000	no account filed
May 1982	Tornado (F1)	not stated	$250,000	no account filed
April 1978	Tornado (F2)	not stated	$250,000	no account filed
June 1973	Tornado (F2)	not stated	$250,000	no account filed
May 1957	Tornado (F4)	not stated	$250,000	no account filed
May 1952	Tornado (F2)	not stated	$250,000	no account filed
May 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Sterling	$210,000	Wind damage was also reported in the area with several power poles snapped at ground level and damage to many cars and residential roofs. A large cell tower toppled on the east side of Lawton. Monetary damages are estimated.
May 2015	Flash Flood	Meers	$200,000	Water rescue near 875 NW Apache Drive. Two to three feet of water inside residence.
April 2013	Tornado (EF0)	Cache	$200,000	The tornado was reported on the west side of Lawton. Minor damage was done to the Goodyear Tire Plant at southwest Lee and Goodyear Boulevards.
August 2007	Flash Flood	Lawton	$200,000	The bridge at Bemel Road was severely damaged. Also, several county roads and bridges in and around Fletcher were closed due to high water. Monetary damages were estimated.
March 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Lawton	$200,000	Wind gust was measured by ultimeter anemometer on SW 45th Street at 1404 CST. The house across the street lost many shingles on west facing slope of roof. Power lines were downed across town. The football concession stand at Cameron University was picked up and thrown into a nearby parking lot damaging 50 vehicles.
May 2015	Flash Flood	Indiahoma	$120,000	Water rescue at residence.
May 2015	Flash Flood	Faxon	$100,000	Numerous vehicles stranded in high water. Up to two feet of water over area roads.
June 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Fletcher	$100,000	One business was reported destroyed with another sustaining major roof damage. Power poles and trees were also downed.
March 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Lake Latonka	$100,000	Several travel trailers and mobile homes were damaged at School House Slough.
March 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Chattanooga	$75,000	Approximately 70 distribution power poles were reported down in this area.
May 2015	Flash Flood	Cache	$70,000	Water up to three to four feet deep on area roads. Numerous water rescues underway.
May 2007	Flash Flood	Lawton	$70,000	Forty people had to be evacuated due to the rapidly rising water. A creek bridge was reported washed out near the Wichita Mountain Estates. Five horses drowned after a failed rescue attempt. Several roads were closed due to the high water. Monetary damages were estimated.
August 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Fletcher	$55,000	Commercial building roof collapsed. Several carports blown away with 3 utility poles snapped.
May 2025	Flash Flood	Cache	$50,000	Roadway flooding occurred near the intersection of E Avenue and 8th Street in the community of Cache. Multiple vehicles became stranded in floodwaters, and at least one water rescue was performed near this location. The event time is approximate.
June 2025	Flash Flood	Lawton	$50,000	Roadway flooding along Lee Boulevard due to water rise from nearby Numu Creek. Several cars became stranded in floodwaters at this location. The event time is approximate.
April 1995	Tornado (F1)	Faxon	$50,000	no account filed
April 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Nr Faxon	$50,000	no account filed
April 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Indiahoma	$50,000	no account filed
April 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Indiahoma	$50,000	no account filed
May 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Lawton	$45,000	A 15 inch tree branch was snapped and landed on the roof of a home. Two large trees were also uprooted. There were also a few power poles snapped.
September 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Geronimo	$40,000	Relayed images showing scattered wind damage in and around the community of Geronimo. The most significant damage included a roof removed from a mobile home, a large carport lofted into a tree and multiple travel trailers tipped over/rolled. Time is radar estimated.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Lawton	$30,000	Outermost layer of roof decking of a two-story apartment blown off due to thunderstorm wind. Time is radar estimated.
June 2007	Flash Flood	Lawton	$30,000	Up to 100 homes in the Garden Village Addition were evacuated due to rising water. Monetary Damages were estimated.
March 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Geronimo	$26,000	Four uninhabited mobile homes were destroyed, and 2 other mobile homes were damaged. Two power poles were also downed.
January 2026	Thunderstorm Wind	Lawton	$25,000	AC units and bleachers were damaged at MacArthur Middle School. The event time is estimated from radar observations.
May 2016	Flash Flood	Lawton	$25,000	A city park was reported under water with up to 3 feet of water present. At least one vehicle was stranded.
August 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Lawton	$25,000	At NW 112th and NW Cache Rd., 5-6 power poles were blown down. Roof damage and blown out windows were also reported at this location.
October 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Lawton	$25,000	A strong wind gust peeled the tin roof and siding off of the Veterans Center. There was also roof damage to a school and several homes on the east side of town. Damage was reported by KSWO-TV in Lawton, Oklahoma.
October 2000	Lightning	Lawton	$25,000	Lightning struck an insulator on West Gore Blvd. and 67th Street causing a power outage to about 1100 homes.
August 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Lawton	$25,000	Severe thunderstorm winds downed power lines, limbs, and trees throughout Lawton and Fort Sill. Windows were also blown out on Fort Sill.
November 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Sterling	$25,000	no account filed

Mines and quarries

134 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 134 workings inside this county. 10 still produce and 124 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity	Workings
Sand and Gravel, Construction	94
Copper	9
Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction	7
Stone, Crushed/Broken	6
Dolomite, Stone, Crushed/Broken	4
Silver	3
Lead, Copper	2
Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction	2
Gypsum-Anhydrite	2
Iron, Titanium, Metal, Vanadium	1
Zinc, Gold	1
Zirconium	1
Copper, Lead	1
Copper, Barium-Barite	1

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

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Copper Eagle Prospect	Copper, Lead	Past Producer	1904, 1906
Cross Mountain-1	Copper, Lead, Zinc	Past Producer	1909, 1915
Hale Copper Mine	Copper, Nickel, Zirconium, Chromium, Vanadium, Zinc	Past Producer	1884, 1887, 1960
Hardin Prospect-1	Copper, Lead, Zinc	Past Producer	1902, 1903, 1909
Ira B. Smith Quarry	Granite	Past Producer
Lake Lawtonka Placer	Titanium, Metal	Occurrence	Ilmenite
Parker Prospect	Lead, Copper, Silver, Zinc, Gold	Past Producer	1902, 1907, 1912
Three Boys Claim	Copper, Nickel	Past Producer	1902, 1903
Unknown Clay Pit	Clay	Past Producer
Vance Prospect	Copper, Barium-Barite	Past Producer	1937, 1940
Wichita Mtns. Area	Iron, Titanium, Metal, Vanadium	Occurrence
Zircon Mine	Zirconium, Copper	Past Producer	1905, 1906, 1934
Clark and Bennett Prospect	Lead, Copper, Silver	Past Producer	1903
Fletcher Quarry & Plant	Gypsum-Anhydrite	Producer
Texas Gypsum Pit	Gypsum-Anhydrite	Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Sand and Clay Pit	Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Pearson Prospect	Copper, Silver	Past Producer	1904, 1906
Unknown Limestone Pit	Dolomite, Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown Limestone Pit	Dolomite, Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown Limestone Pit	Dolomite, Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown Limestone Pit	Dolomite, Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Richards Spur Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Unknown Limestone Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown Limestone Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown Limestone Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown Limestone Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravity Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Limestone Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Buckhorn Prospect	Copper	Past Producer	1903, 1904
Hardin Prospect-2	Copper	Past Producer	1902, 1904
Hattie Green Prospect	Copper	Past Producer	1904
Hobbs Canyon	Copper	Occurrence	1952
Wolf Creek-1	Copper	Occurrence	1936
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer

Every populated place in the county

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 2 places that were also surveyed for fire insurance come first, with the number of atlases and photographs held for them.

Chattanooga

Southwest Comanche census division · 73528 · Chattanooga quadrangle

9 sheets, 1955 to 1987

Fire insurance: 4 atlases
Lawton

Lawton census division · 73501 · Near Rock Island Depot · Lawton quadrangle

13 sheets, 1946 to 1991

Fire insurance: 7 atlases
Artillery Village

Fort Sill census division · 73503 · Near Grierson Hill · Fort Sill quadrangle

16 sheets, 1946 to 1991
Bethel

Southeast Comanche census division · 73501 · On Armstrong Creek · Letitia quadrangle

12 sheets, 1949 to 1991
Cache

Southwest Comanche census division · 73527 · On Rock Creek · Quanah Mountain quadrangle

24 sheets, 1937 to 1997
Cache Wye

Northwest Comanche census division · 73507 · Near Sulphur Flat · Quanah Mountain quadrangle

24 sheets, 1937 to 1997
Chatto Crossing

Fort Sill census division · 73503 · Near Chatto Flats · Fort Sill quadrangle

16 sheets, 1946 to 1991
Corral Crossing

Fort Sill census division · 73503 · Near Corral Hill · Fort Sill quadrangle

16 sheets, 1946 to 1991
Cove Acres

Northwest Comanche census division · 73006 · On Tony Creek · Elgin quadrangle

14 sheets, 1949 to 1991
Coxs Corner

Southeast Comanche census division · 73507 · Sterling quadrangle

12 sheets, 1949 to 1991
Duhringe Pass

Northwest Comanche census division · 73507 · Near Mount Cummins · Fort Sill quadrangle

16 sheets, 1946 to 1991
Edgewater Park

Northwest Comanche census division · 73006 · On Chandler Creek · Richards Spur quadrangle

11 sheets, 1955 to 1991
Elgin

Northeast Comanche census division · 73538 · Elgin quadrangle

14 sheets, 1949 to 1991
Faxon

Southwest Comanche census division · 73540 · On Blue Beaver Creek · Faxon quadrangle

9 sheets, 1955 to 1987
Fletcher

Northeast Comanche census division · 73541 · Fletcher quadrangle

13 sheets, 1949 to 1991
Four Mile Crossing

Fort Sill census division · 73503 · Near Apache Ridge · Fort Sill quadrangle

16 sheets, 1946 to 1991
Geronimo

Southwest Comanche census division · 73543 · Geronimo quadrangle

9 sheets, 1955 to 1987
Green Meadow Acres

Northwest Comanche census division · 73538 · On Chandler Creek · Richards Spur quadrangle

11 sheets, 1955 to 1991
Grenade Crossing

Fort Sill census division · 73503 · Near Corral Hill · Fort Sill quadrangle

16 sheets, 1946 to 1991
Indiahoma

Southwest Comanche census division · 73552 · Indiahoma quadrangle

12 sheets, 1950 to 1991
Indiahoma Wye

Northwest Comanche census division · 73552 · Near Phantom Mountain · Quanah Mountain quadrangle

24 sheets, 1937 to 1997
Kiowa and Commanche Agency

Lawton census division · 73507 · Near Rock Island Depot · Lawton quadrangle

13 sheets, 1946 to 1991

No longer a settlement
Lake Ellsworth Addition

Northwest Comanche census division · 73006 · On Tony Creek · Elgin quadrangle

14 sheets, 1949 to 1991
Lakeside Village

Northwest Comanche census division · 73538 · On Chandler Creek · Richards Spur quadrangle

11 sheets, 1955 to 1991
Lawtonka Acres

Northwest Comanche census division · 73507 · On Canyon Creek · Meers quadrangle

13 sheets, 1950 to 1991
Letitia

Southeast Comanche census division · 73501 · Letitia quadrangle

12 sheets, 1949 to 1991
Medicine Park

Northwest Comanche census division · 73557 · On Little Medicine Creek · Mount Scott quadrangle

22 sheets, 1937 to 1997
Meers

Northwest Comanche census division · 73507 · On Ranch Creek · Meers quadrangle

13 sheets, 1950 to 1991
Mount View

Northeast Comanche census division · 73541 · Fletcher quadrangle

13 sheets, 1949 to 1991
Peachtree Crossing

Fort Sill census division · 73503 · Near Musketry Flats · Fort Sill quadrangle

16 sheets, 1946 to 1991
Porter Hill

Northwest Comanche census division · 73538 · On Rock Creek · Richards Spur quadrangle

11 sheets, 1955 to 1991
Ridley

Northwest Comanche census division · 73538 · On Frisco Creek · Fort Sill quadrangle

16 sheets, 1946 to 1991
Sneed Acres

Lawton census division · 73507 · On Sitting Bear Creek · Fort Sill quadrangle

16 sheets, 1946 to 1991
Sterling

Northeast Comanche census division · 73541 · Fletcher quadrangle

13 sheets, 1949 to 1991
Taupa

Lawton census division · 73505 · Taupa quadrangle

17 sheets, 1937 to 1991
The Holy City

Northwest Comanche census division · 73507 · Near Mount Roosevelt · Mount Scott quadrangle

22 sheets, 1937 to 1997

The vanished settlements of Comanche County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.

Recorded here

Lawton, Oklahoma

13 topographic sheets and 7 fire insurance atlases, 1904 to 1950

Chattanooga, Oklahoma

9 topographic sheets and 4 fire insurance atlases, 1912 to 1930

Everything this county holds

The complete index, with nothing left out. Each of these is a separate record with its own page: a federal survey report, or the case file that argued a property on to the National Register. Both are public domain and reproduced word for word.

Surveyed structures

5 structures

The vanished settlements of Comanche County, the places these records name that are no longer on the map.

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.