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Kiowa County, Oklahoma

54 topographic sheets and 23 fire insurance atlases across 6 places.

Research this county

From the record

6 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Oklahoma within the United States
Kiowa County within Oklahoma

What the record shows

  • 6 places in this county were surveyed for fire insurance: Hobart, Mountain View, Snyder, Gotebo, Lone Wolf, Mountain Park, between 1904 and 1948.
  • 23 fire insurance atlases survive for the county. Topographic coverage is national; fire insurance survey reached only incorporated places with something worth insuring.
  • 179 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 6 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 5 buildings and 1 district.
  • 1 of the 6 listings was added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 18 populated places in this county; 18 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

6

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
Downtown Hobart Historic Districtdistrict200505000130
Hobart City Hallbuilding197878002240
Hobart Public Librarybuilding198080003267
Hobart Rock Island Depotbuilding199595001418
Joyce Housebuilding201211000338
Kiowa County Courthousebuilding198484003094

Bird's-eye views and land ownership maps

1

Drawn when these were printed as single large sheets: the town seen from the air, and the county divided into its farms with every owner named. Each opens the original at the Library of Congress.

Land ownership map, 1913 - Plat book of Kiowa County, Oklahoma : containing maps of villages, cities and townships of the county and of the state, United States and world : also portraits of representative citizens, old settlers and leading men of the county, together with residences and other views
Land ownership map (1913) - Plat book of Kiowa County, Oklahoma : containing maps of villages, cities and townships of the county and of the state, United States and world : also portraits of representative citizens, old settlers and leading men of the county, together with residences and other views. Library of Congress.

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 2,309 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, 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, 1954-02-14, scale 1:64600
1954-02-14, scale 1:64600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-02-14, scale 1:64600
1954-02-14, scale 1:64600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-02-14, scale 1:64600
1954-02-14, scale 1:64600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-02-14, scale 1:64600
1954-02-14, scale 1:64600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-11-11, scale 1:18000
1960-11-11, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-11-11, scale 1:18000
1960-11-11, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-11-11, scale 1:18000
1960-11-11, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-11-11, scale 1:18000
1960-11-11, scale 1:18000. 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 1:118766
1969-09-29, scale 1:118766. 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 1:118766
1969-09-29, scale 1:118766. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-03-04, scale 1:20000
1970-03-04, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-03-04, scale 1:20000
1970-03-04, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-03-04, scale 1:20000
1970-03-04, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-03-04, scale 1:20000
1970-03-04, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-08-19, scale 1:122632
1972-08-19, scale 1:122632. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-08-19, scale 1:122652
1972-08-19, scale 1:122652. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-08-19, scale 1:122652
1972-08-19, scale 1:122652. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-08-19, scale 1:120175
1972-08-19, scale 1:120175. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-04-03, scale 1:80000
1975-04-03, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-04-03, scale 1:80000
1975-04-03, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-04-03, scale 1:80000
1975-04-03, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-04-03, scale 1:80000
1975-04-03, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1978-11-08, scale 1:56301
1978-11-08, scale 1:56301. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1978-11-08, scale 1:56301
1978-11-08, scale 1:56301. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1978-11-08, scale 1:56301
1978-11-08, scale 1:56301. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1978-11-08, scale 1:56301
1978-11-08, scale 1:56301. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1979-02-18, scale 1:26320
1979-02-18, scale 1:26320. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1979-02-18, scale 1:26320
1979-02-18, scale 1:26320. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1979-02-18, scale 1:26320
1979-02-18, scale 1:26320. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1979-02-18, scale 1:26320
1979-02-18, scale 1:26320. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1983-03-11, scale 1:48000
1983-03-11, scale 1:48000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1983-03-11, scale 1:48000
1983-03-11, scale 1:48000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1983-03-11, scale 1:48000
1983-03-11, scale 1:48000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1983-03-11, scale 1:48000
1983-03-11, scale 1:48000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1984-02-22, scale 1:48000
1984-02-22, scale 1:48000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1984-02-22, scale 1:48000
1984-02-22, scale 1:48000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1984-02-22, scale 1:48000
1984-02-22, scale 1:48000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1984-02-22, scale 1:48000
1984-02-22, 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.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1987-03-01, scale 1:24000
1987-03-01, scale 1:24000. 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.
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

10 stations, 4 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

38 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.

  • 38-1Cooper township - Outside Cooperton town
  • 38-2Cooperton town
  • 38-3Dill township: Dill township - That part north of State Highway 44 and east and north of Unnamed Highway from Lone Wolf to west county line, outside Lone Wolf town
  • 38-4Dill township - That part south and west of Unnamed Highway from west county line to Lone Wolf and west and north of State Highway 44, outside Lone Wolf town
  • 38-5Dill township - That part south and east of State Highway 44, outside Lone Wolf town
  • 38-6Gotebo town
  • 38-7Harrison township: Harrison township - That part east of State Highway 54
  • 38-8Harrison township - That part west of State Highway 54, outside Gotebo town
  • 38-9Hobart city: Hobart city - That part of Ward 1, excluding the area which is not a part of the city although situated within the corporate limits of the city Bounded by City limits; City limits; 4th, Ward line, 4th; Eastern Ave.
  • 38-10Hobart city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by City limits; City limits, Eastern Ave.; 4th, Main, 3rd; Broadway ve.
  • 38-11Hobart city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by City limits; Broadway Ave.; 1st; City limits
  • 38-12Hobart city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by 1st; Broadway Ave.; 4th; City limits
  • 38-13Hobart city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by 4th, Broadway Ave., 3rd; Main; Chicago, Rock Island, & Pacific Railroad, City limits; City limits
  • 38-14Hobart city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by Chicago, Rock Island, & Pacific Railroad; Main, City limits; City limits; City limits
  • 38-15Hobart city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by 4th, Ward line, 4th; City limits; City limits, 6th extended, 6th; Main
  • 38-16Hobart city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by 6th, 6th extended; City limits; City limits; Main
  • 38-17Hobart township: Hobart township - That part east of U.S. Highway 183
  • 38-18Hobart township - That part west of U.S. Highway 183 and north of State Highway 9, outside Hobart city, including that part which is situated entirely within the corporate limits of the city and which is located south of 2nd, west of Arthur, north of 3rd and east of Grant
  • 38-19Hobart township - That part south of State Highway 9 and west of U.S. Highway 183, outside Hobart city
  • 38-20Lone Wolf town
  • 38-21Marshall township
  • 38-22Mountain Park town
  • 38-23Mountain Park township: Mountain Park township - That part northeast and east of U.S. Highway 183 and north of St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad, outside Snyder town
  • 38-24Mountain Park township - That part southwest and west of U.S. Highway 183, north of St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad and east of Unnamed Highway from St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad through Vickers to north township line, outside Mountain Park and Snyder towns
  • 38-25Mountain Park township - That part west of Unnamed Highway from north township line through Vickers to St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad and north and northwest of St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad
  • 38-26Mountain Park township - That part southeast, south and west of St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad, outside Snyder town
  • 38-27Mountain Park township - That part south and east of St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad, outside Snyder town
  • 38-28Mountain View town: Mountain View town - That part north of Main
  • 38-29Mountain View town - That part south of Main
  • 38-30Mountain View township: Mountain View township - That part north and west of Stinking and Mountain creeks and east of the range line between Ranges 14 and 15 W.
  • 38-31Mountain View township - That part west of the range line between Ranges 14 and 15 W., outside Mountain View town
  • 38-32Mountain View township - That part south and east of Stinking and Mountain Creeks
  • 38-33Otter Creek township: Otter Creek township - That part north of Unnamed Highway from east township line through Roosevelt to west township line
  • 38-34Otter Creek township - That part south of Unnamed Highway from east township line to Roosevelt and northeast of U.S. Highway 183, outside Roosevelt town
  • 38-35Otter Creek township - That part south of Unnamed Highway from west township line to Roosevelt and southwest of U.S. Highway 183, outside Roosevelt town
  • 38-36Roosevelt town
  • 38-37Snyder town: Snyder town - That part east of "E"
  • 38-38Snyder town - That part west of "E"

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

110 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 110 of them, burning about 7,578 acres. 8 started naturally and 11 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning32
Equipment and vehicle use25
Missing data/not specified/undetermined23
Arson/incendiarism11
Natural8
Fireworks6
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Other causes1

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

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
23 July 2017Natural2,975 acresOklahoma Division of ForestryFLAT TOP
13 February 2008Equipment and vehicle use800 acresAnadarko AgencyGRAY
21 February 2004Equipment and vehicle use450 acresAnadarko AgencySPOT BEAR
28 July 2015Equipment and vehicle use350 acresAnadarko AgencyUNAP FIRE
16 August 2019Equipment and vehicle use325 acresOklahoma Division of ForestryFAIR LAWN
24 August 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined202 acresAnadarko AgencyKIOWA-2693
23 July 2017Natural184 acresOklahoma Division of ForestryCOOPERTON
18 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined160 acresAnadarko AgencyLONGTHORN

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

Storms, 1950 to 2026

60 of 1,072 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 1,072 reports for this county, causing 2 deaths, 6 injuries and about $3,539,690 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Hail621
Thunderstorm Wind309
Tornado95
Flash Flood37
Flood5
Heavy Rain3
Funnel Cloud1
Lightning1

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
February 1975Tornado (F2)not stated1 killed, 2 hurt, $250,000no account filed
April 1950Tornado (F3)not stated1 killed, 1 hurt, $250,000no account filed
June 2002Thunderstorm WindLugert1 hurt, $500High winds blew large trees over at Quartz Mountain State Park, about two miles south of Lugert. A man was hit by a falling tree, causing a severe concussion, a broken leg, and internal injuries.
August 2007Flash FloodMountain View1 hurtA driver had to be rescued due to very high water approximately 1 mile south of HWY 9 on county road 2420. A 0.5 mile section of hwy 9 was also closed near this location.
April 1990Thunderstorm Windnot stated1 hurtno account filed
May 1986Tornado (F1)not stated$250,000no account filed
May 1986Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
May 1982Tornado (F3)not stated$250,000no account filed
April 1950Tornado (F3)not stated$250,000no account filed
May 1999Thunderstorm WindTom Steed Res$200,000no account filed
June 2007Flash FloodHobart$150,000Two swift-water rescues were initiated due to high water in Hobart. Two bridges were heavily damaged. Thirty homes and eight business reported some kind of flood damage. Four-hundred and fifty feet of railroad tracks along HWY 9 in Hobart were washed out. Monetary damages were estimated.
February 2023Tornado (EF1)Lone Wolf$100,000A large tornado was observed by spotters and chasers east of Lone Wolf, crossing State Highway 9 and moving northwest of Hobart. An NWS storm survey team found numerous trees and power poles damaged, and at least six barns or outbuildings damaged.
June 2007Flash FloodHobart$100,000Widespread flooding was reported in the city of Hobart due to rapidly rising water. Several houses were evacuated due to the high water. 35-40 people in total were evacuated from their homes. Access to some of the houses could not be done without a boat. The intersection of HWY 9 and Eastern was closed with four feet of water flowing over it. Monetary damages were estimated.
August 1997Flash FloodHobart$100,000After 8.6 inches of rain fell in less than 12 hours, portions of Hobart suffered from severe flash flooding. Seven houses and several businesses, including a carpet store, a saloon, and a radio station, were flooded. Two homes in the 700 block of South Monroe were evacuated due to rising water. Numerous roads were covered by flash flood waters, and eight to ten people had to be rescued from their vehicles by emergency personnel.
May 2019Tornado (EF2)Hobart$75,000A large tornado developed north-northeast of Hobart and moved north-northeast to just southwest of the intersection of US-183 and the Kiowa-Washita County line. One mobile home received roof damage, a number of barns and outbuildings were damaged or destroyed, and trees and power poles were damaged, including at least four wooden large transmission line poles that were snapped. As this tornado was dissipating, a second tornado was developing about one mile to the NW in Washita County.
October 1996Thunderstorm WindSnyder$75,000no account filed
October 2014Thunderstorm WindMountain Park$60,000Manufactured home destroyed by intense thunderstorms winds. Time estimated from radar.
August 2007Flash FloodMountain View$60,000A house and two vehicles were washed away by the high water from Stinking Creek. The flood water was five feet deep near the location of the house. Monetary damages were estimated.
October 2021HailRoosevelt$50,000Significant damage reported to cars and windows of buildings due to wind-driven hail.
August 2007Tornado (EF1)Hobart$50,000A tornado touched down to the east-southeast of Hobart and moved north. The tornado destroyed a large barn, and damaged power lines, numerous trees and farm implements. Monetary damages were estimated.
August 2004Thunderstorm WindMountain View$50,000A barn was destroyed. A house and vehicles were also damaged.
March 2003Tornado (F1)Hobart$50,000The tornado started about four miles east-southeast of Hobart and tracked northeastward. About midway through the path, a home received F1 damage when a large part of its roof was removed and blown to the south. The house appeared to be small but was well built with brick. Two barns just east of the house were also destroyed. About 12 power poles were blown down in this area as well. In the area around the tornado, a broad area of minor wind damage occurred to small structures.
October 2000Flash FloodSnyder$50,000Numerous homes and businesses were flooded, and many people had to be evacuated due to high water.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindHobart$50,000no account filed
April 1994Thunderstorm WindSnyder$50,000no account filed
October 2021Tornado (EF1)Cooperton$30,000This tornado was initially observed by storm chasers including an off-duty meteorologist from the Storm Prediction Center and was visible for a couple of minutes before becoming wrapped in rain. The rain-wrapped tornado likely continued generally east-southeast and destroyed a trailer and damaged trees at the Saddle Mountain cemetery.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindCold Springs$30,000Peak wind of 68 mph, barn destroyed, trees downed, siding pulled away from south side of house, lost another outbuilding, downed power lines on property. 6.5 miles north of mountain park and 2.5 miles east of us 183.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindMountain Park$30,000Tree limbs greater than one foot in diameter were downed. A boat was also overturned and sank in Tom Steed Lake.
May 1999Thunderstorm WindTom Steed Res$30,000no account filed
July 2024Thunderstorm WindMountain View$25,000Widespread wind damage in and around the community of Mountain View. This included significant roof damage to multiple buildings. Time is radar estimated.
April 1986Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
May 1983Tornado (F2)not stated$25,000no account filed
May 1982Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
May 1982Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
April 1981Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
July 1981Tornado (F2)not stated$25,000no account filed
April 1978Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
May 1977Tornado (F2)not stated$25,000no account filed
April 1976Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
May 1962Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
April 1957Tornado (F2)not stated$25,000no account filed
May 1957Tornado (F2)not stated$25,000no account filed
June 1955Tornado (F2)not stated$25,000no account filed
June 2008Thunderstorm WindLone Wolf$20,000A roof was blown off a commercial building. Monetary damages were estimated.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindHobart$20,000Several homes, barns, and a grainery sustained minor damage. Tree limbs and power lines were also downed. The main area of damage was along Highway 183 from Hobart south. The report was relayed by the Kiowa county sheriff.
March 2006Thunderstorm WindHobart$20,000A semi-tractor trailer rig was blown over into a bar ditch near the intersection of Highway 183 and Highway 9.
September 2005Thunderstorm WindMountain View$20,000A few trees were uprooted along with large tree limbs downed. There was a partial collapse of a carport. Several roofs were damaged.
March 2003Tornado (F1)Hobart$20,000This tornado developed about five miles east of Hobart. The tornado first tracked northeastward for 1.5 miles before making a turn to the northwest for another 1.5 miles. After the tornado turned northwestward, it appeared to reach its peak intensity, which is where several small oil storage tanks were rolled or lifted and carried for a considerable distance. A few power poles were blown down as well. In the area around the tornado, a broad area of minor wind damage occurred to small structures.
October 1998HailMountain Park$20,000no account filed
June 2005Tornado (F1)Mountain Park$15,000This tornado was observed by numerous chasers and media personnel. The tornado caused major roof damage to one home. Another home received light roof damage. A barn was also destroyed. Trees and limbs were also reported down. One home was located 5 miles west and 1.2 miles south of Mountain Park. The second home was located 5 miles west and 1.5 miles south of Mountain Park. The destroyed barn was located 5 miles west and 1.75 miles south of Mountain Park.
April 2019FloodHobart$10,000A few vehicles stalled as they attempted to cross an intersection that usually floods.
September 2007Thunderstorm WindLugert$10,000A screened in porch of a house was ripped off and blown over the house. The house was located in the Boydville Community off Northshore Road. A few cottonwood trees were downed as well. Monetary damages were estimated.
October 2001Tornado (F1)Gotebo$10,000D2. Kiowa County portion. This multiple-vortex tornado developed 1 mile north of Gotebo, resulting in mostly minor tree damage before crossing into Washita County at 1649 CST. F1 damage was observed, however, 5 miles west of Mountain View, where a wood-frame barn was heavily damage.
March 2000Thunderstorm WindSnyder$10,000The roof of a business was blown off with debris falling on numerous vehicles in a nearby parking lot.
September 2007Thunderstorm WindHobart$8,000A tree was blown onto two cars at 4th and Randlett. Monetary damages were estimated.
September 2007Thunderstorm WindHobart$8,000A tree was blown down onto two vehicles. Monetary damages were estimated.
March 2021Thunderstorm WindHobart$5,000A storage facility in the south part of Hobart was damaged by thunderstorm winds, likely associated with a gustnado. Video and reports from storm chasers observed a brief area of surface rotation associated with power flashes in the vicinity of this damaged storage facility.
October 2021Tornado (EF1)Snyder$5,000A tornado developed about 6 miles east-southeast of Snyder to the south of U.S. Highway 62. It quickly became a large tornado as it moved sporadically north and northeast before crossing into Comanche County about 3 miles north of US-62. In Kiowa County, the tornado produced tree and power pole damage.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindRoosevelt$5,000Thirty-five year old trees downed. Swing set tossed against house. From a twitter report.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindGotebo$5,000Highway poles downed at US 54 and 1360.

Mines and quarries

138 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 138 workings inside this county. 12 still produce and 126 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Sand and Gravel, Construction62
Copper48
Granite13
Stone, Crushed/Broken7
Flagstone4
Silver2
Palladium, Platinum1
Nickel, Copper, Silver1
Aluminum1
Titanium, Silica, Iron, Sodium, Calcium1
Aluminum, Iron, Silica, Titanium, Water, Free1
Titanium1
Niobium (Columbium)1

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Glen Mountains Layered ComplexPalladium, Platinum, Nickel, Copper, SilverOccurrenceChalcopyrite, Pentlandite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Silver
Kiowa County ClaysAluminum, Iron, Silica, Titanium, Water, FreeUnknown1939
Otter Creek Valley DepositTitanium, Niobium (Columbium)Prospect1952
Raggedy Mtn Gabbroic AnorthositeAluminum, Titanium, Silica, Iron, Sodium, CalciumOccurrence1904
Brewer ProspectCopper, SilverPast Producer1904, 1905
Devils Canyon-2Copper, SilverPast Producer1903, 1904
Unknown Sandstone QuarryFlagstonePast Producer
Unknown Sandstone QuarryFlagstonePast Producer
Unknown Sandstone QuarryFlagstonePast Producer
Unknown Sandstone QuarryFlagstonePast Producer
Cooperton Quarry & PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Unknown Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Century Granite Co Granite QuarryGraniteProducer
Great Plains Granite Co QuarryGraniteProducer
Sienna Pink Granite QuarryGraniteProducer
Snyder QuarryGraniteProducer
Unknown Granite QuarryGranitePast Producer
Unknown Granite QuarryGranitePast Producer
Unknown Granite QuarryGranitePast Producer
Unknown Granite QuarryGranitePast Producer
Unknown Granite QuarryGranitePast Producer
Unknown Granite QuarryGranitePast Producer
Unknown Granite QuarryGranitePast Producer
Unknown Granite QuarryGranitePast Producer
Unknown Granite QuarryGranitePast Producer
Baby ProspectCopperOccurrence1905
Brunker ProspectCopperOccurrence1936
Cedartop ButteCopperOccurrence1852
Devils Canyon-1CopperOccurrence1936
Devils Canyon-3CopperPast Producer1765, 1908
Devils Canyon-4CopperPast Producer1908
Devils Canyon-5CopperOccurrence1913
Flat Top Mountain-1CopperOccurrence1948
Flat Top Mountain-10CopperPast Producer1896, 1936
Flat Top Mountain-2CopperOccurrence1936
Flat Top Mountain-3CopperOccurrence1936
Flat Top Mountain-4CopperPast Producer1896
Flat Top Mountain-5CopperOccurrence1936
Flat Top Mountain-6CopperOccurrence1913
Flat Top Mountain-7CopperOccurrence1936
Flat Top Mountain-8CopperOccurrence1936
Flat Top Mountain-9CopperPast Producer1896, 1936
Gotebo West-1CopperOccurrence1963
Hallett ProspectCopperPast Producer1904
Iron Mountain Se-1CopperOccurrence1936
Iron Mountain Se-2CopperPast Producer1901, 1904
Iron Mountain Se-3CopperOccurrence1938
Iron Mountain SouthCopperOccurrence1909
King Mountain-1CopperOccurrence1948
Kiowa Copper Company ProspectCopperPast Producer1904
Last Drive ClaimCopperPast Producer1901, 1902
Lugert TunnelCopperPast Producer1902
Parsons-1CopperPast Producer1902
Parsons-2CopperOccurrence1936
Parsons-3CopperPast Producer1903
Parsons-4CopperPast Producer1903
Roosevelt SouthCopperOccurrence1936
Sentinel South-1CopperOccurrence1963
Snyder Southeast-1CopperOccurrence1852
Soldiers Peak-1CopperPast Producer1905
Soldiers Peak-2CopperPast Producer1905
Soldiers Peak-3CopperOccurrence1907
Soldiers Peak-4CopperOccurrence1907
Stewart Mountain-1CopperOccurrence1968
Stewart Mountain-2CopperOccurrence1941
Telephone Creek-1CopperOccurrence1936
Telephone Creek-2CopperOccurrence1936
Telephone Creek-3CopperOccurrence1927
Twin Mountains-1CopperPast Producer1908
Twin Mountains-2CopperOccurrence1953
Wisdom CanyonCopperOccurrence1913
County Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Dolese Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Dolese Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Dolese Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Southwest Sand Co Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Southwest Sand Co Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
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Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
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Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every populated place in the county

18

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

Recorded here

Hobart, Oklahoma

9 topographic sheets and 6 fire insurance atlases, 1904 to 1948

Mountain View, Oklahoma

8 topographic sheets and 5 fire insurance atlases, 1904 to 1938

Snyder, Oklahoma

12 topographic sheets and 4 fire insurance atlases, 1914 to 1930

Gotebo, Oklahoma

9 topographic sheets and 3 fire insurance atlases, 1916 to 1926

Lone Wolf, Oklahoma

9 topographic sheets and 3 fire insurance atlases, 1912 to 1931

Mountain Park, Oklahoma

12 topographic sheets and 2 fire insurance atlases, 1918

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.