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Lincoln County, Oklahoma

56 topographic sheets and 34 fire insurance atlases across 7 places.

Research this county

From the record

48 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Oklahoma within the United States
Lincoln County within Oklahoma

What the record shows

  • 7 places in this county were surveyed for fire insurance: Chandler, Stroud, Prague, Wellston, Agra, Davenport, Meeker, between 1898 and 1939.
  • 34 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.
  • 48 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 41 buildings, 4 districts and 3 structures.
  • 4 of the 48 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 33 populated places in this county; 33 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Photographs

29 photographs, 1939 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.

White migrant squatting down in front of his automobile while camped near Prague, Olkahoma. These people use the term "hunkering down" instead of "squatting." "Hunkering down" is a slang term from the Indians
White migrant squatting down in front of his automobile while camped near Prague, Olkahoma. These people use the term "hunkering down" instead of "squatting." "Hunkering down" is a slang term from the Indians
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
White migrant squatting down in front of his automobile while camped near Prague, Olkahoma. These people use the term "hunkering down" instead of "squatting." "Hunkering down" is a slang term from the Indians
White migrant squatting down in front of his automobile while camped near Prague, Olkahoma. These people use the term "hunkering down" instead of "squatting." "Hunkering down" is a slang term from the Indians
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Migrant steeple-jack removing the crank case from his automobile. Near Prague, Oklahoma. When he secures a job, the entire family, consisting of his father and mother, wife and sister, all help with the painting
Migrant steeple-jack removing the crank case from his automobile. Near Prague, Oklahoma. When he secures a job, the entire family, consisting of his father and mother, wife and sister, all help with the painting
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Railroad stretching through the countryside near Prague, Oklahoma
Railroad stretching through the countryside near Prague, Oklahoma
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
White migrant woman at side of automobile while camped near Prague, Oklahoma. Lincoln County, Oklahoma
White migrant woman at side of automobile while camped near Prague, Oklahoma. Lincoln County, Oklahoma
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Cutting field of alfalfa with tractor-drawn equipment near Prague, Oklahoma
Cutting field of alfalfa with tractor-drawn equipment near Prague, Oklahoma
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Father of migrant steeple-jack putting bolts in connecting rod while camped near Prague, Oklahoma. Lincoln County
Father of migrant steeple-jack putting bolts in connecting rod while camped near Prague, Oklahoma. Lincoln County
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Migrant boy playing the guitar on pallet while camped near Prague, Oklahoma. Lincoln County, Oklahoma
Migrant boy playing the guitar on pallet while camped near Prague, Oklahoma. Lincoln County, Oklahoma
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Migrant worker looking through back window of automobile near Prague, Oklahoma. Lincoln County, Oklahoma
Migrant worker looking through back window of automobile near Prague, Oklahoma. Lincoln County, Oklahoma
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Camp of migrant workers near Prague, Oklahoma. Lincoln County
Camp of migrant workers near Prague, Oklahoma. Lincoln County
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Migrant steeple-jack buying a replacement connecting rod at secondhand automobile parts store. Prague, Oklahoma, Lincoln County
Migrant steeple-jack buying a replacement connecting rod at secondhand automobile parts store. Prague, Oklahoma, Lincoln County
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Camp of migrant workers near Prague, Oklahoma. Lincoln County
Camp of migrant workers near Prague, Oklahoma. Lincoln County
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Migrant steeple-jack buying a replacement connecting rod at secondhand automobile parts store. Prague, Oklahoma, Lincoln County
Migrant steeple-jack buying a replacement connecting rod at secondhand automobile parts store. Prague, Oklahoma, Lincoln County
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Neon sign for the vintage Lincoln Motel, a landmark in Chandler, Oklahoma, along old U.S. Highway 66, the historic "Mother Road" that extended (and still does, in pieces) from Chicago, Illinois, to Santa Monica, California
Neon sign for the vintage Lincoln Motel, a landmark in Chandler, Oklahoma, along old U.S. Highway 66, the historic "Mother Road" that extended (and still does, in pieces) from Chicago, Illinois, to Santa Monica, California
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Migrant woman drinking coffee from saucer while camped near Prague, Oklahoma
Migrant woman drinking coffee from saucer while camped near Prague, Oklahoma
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Migrant woman peeling potatoes on running board of car while camped near Prague, Oklahoma. Lincoln County, Oklahoma
Migrant woman peeling potatoes on running board of car while camped near Prague, Oklahoma. Lincoln County, Oklahoma
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Migrant steeple-jack removing the crank case from his automobile while his father blocks up the front wheel. Near Prague, Oklahoma. When he secures a job, the entire family, consisting of his father and mother, wife and sister, all help with the painting
Migrant steeple-jack removing the crank case from his automobile while his father blocks up the front wheel. Near Prague, Oklahoma. When he secures a job, the entire family, consisting of his father and mother, wife and sister, all help with the painting
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Migrant workers eating dinner by the side of their car while they are camped near Prague, Oklahoma. Lincoln County
Migrant workers eating dinner by the side of their car while they are camped near Prague, Oklahoma. Lincoln County
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Migrant woman peeling potatoes on running board of car while camped near Prague, Oklahoma. Lincoln County, Oklahoma
Migrant woman peeling potatoes on running board of car while camped near Prague, Oklahoma. Lincoln County, Oklahoma
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Migrant workers eating dinner by the side of their car while they are camped near Prague, Oklahoma. Lincoln County
Migrant workers eating dinner by the side of their car while they are camped near Prague, Oklahoma. Lincoln County
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Migrant steeple-jack and his family eating a "bought lunch" by the roadside Near Prague, Oklahoma, Lincoln County
Migrant steeple-jack and his family eating a "bought lunch" by the roadside Near Prague, Oklahoma, Lincoln County
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Migrant worker cooking fatback over wood fire in camp near Prague, Oklahoma. Lincoln County
Migrant worker cooking fatback over wood fire in camp near Prague, Oklahoma. Lincoln County
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Camp fire of migrant workers near Prague, Oklahoma. Lincoln County
Camp fire of migrant workers near Prague, Oklahoma. Lincoln County
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
The venerable "66 Bowl" sign is still, as of 2020, to be found on the U.S. Highway 66, but not in its longtime location
The venerable "66 Bowl" sign is still, as of 2020, to be found on the U.S. Highway 66, but not in its longtime location
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Migrant steeple-jack dropping the pan of his automobile before replacing burned-out bearing. His father and wife are also shown. When he secures a job, the entire family, consisting of his father and mother, wife and sister, all help with the painting. Camped near Prague, Oklahoma
Migrant steeple-jack dropping the pan of his automobile before replacing burned-out bearing. His father and wife are also shown. When he secures a job, the entire family, consisting of his father and mother, wife and sister, all help with the painting. Camped near Prague, Oklahoma
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Cutting field of alfalfa with tractor-drawn equipment near Prague, Oklahoma
Cutting field of alfalfa with tractor-drawn equipment near Prague, Oklahoma
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Migrants loading rear deck of automobile while camped near Prague, Oklahoma. Lincoln County, Oklahoma
Migrants loading rear deck of automobile while camped near Prague, Oklahoma. Lincoln County, Oklahoma
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Migrants loading rear deck of automobile while camped near Prague, Oklahoma. Lincoln County, Oklahoma
Migrants loading rear deck of automobile while camped near Prague, Oklahoma. Lincoln County, Oklahoma
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Cutting field of alfalfa with tractor-drawn equipment near Prague, Oklahoma
Cutting field of alfalfa with tractor-drawn equipment near Prague, Oklahoma
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress

Places on the National Register

48

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
Bon Ton Housebuilding198686002350
Boston Storebuilding198484003107
Captain Creek Bridgestructure200404000134
Joseph Carpenter Housebuilding198686002346
Chandler Armorybuilding199191000276
Chandler Baseball Campdistrict201111000339
Chandler Bookstorebuilding198484003110
Chandler High Schoolbuilding199696000372
Clapp-Cunningham Buildingbuilding198484003112
Conklin Housebuilding198484003116
Crane Motor Company Buildingbuilding199595000036
Crescent Schoolbuilding199696000373
Davenport Broadway Avenue Brick Streetstructure200404000518
Davenport Broadway Avenue Brick Streetstructure200404000518
Fairview Schoolbuilding199797001149
First Presbyterian Church of Chandlerbuilding198484003118
Flynt Buildingbuilding200707000516
Graham Hotelbuilding197979001998
Hadley Housebuilding198484000457
Walter Hadley Housebuilding198686002308
Hotel Lincolnbuilding199595000037
George Hughes Housebuilding198686002370
Johnson Housebuilding198484003121
Moses Keokuk Housebuilding197373001563
Mascho Building and Public Privybuilding198484003127
Meeker Town Hallbuilding199696000374
William Alfred Mensch Buildingbuilding200000001576
Midlothian Schoolbuilding199696000375
National Guard Statistical Buildingbuilding199999000672
Oleson-Crane Buildingbuilding198484003129
Ozark Trails Section of Route 66district200303001235
Phillips 66 Station No. 1423building201111000640
Prague City Hall and Jailbuilding199898000732
Rock Cafebuilding200101000661
Seaba's Filling Stationbuilding199594001609
Southwestern Bell Telephone Buildingbuilding198686001093
Spring Dell Schoolbuilding199696000376
St. Cloud Hotelbuilding198484003131
St. Paul Baptist Church and Cemeterydistrict200202000973
St. Paul Baptist Church and Cemeterydistrict200202000973
St. Stephen's Episcopal Churchbuilding200000000655
Stroud School, Oldbuilding199797001150
Stroud Trading Company Buildingbuilding197979001999
James W. Stroud Housebuilding198484003134
Marshal William M. Tilghman Homesteadbuilding197676001568
Warwick Schoolbuilding199696000377
Wolcott Buildingbuilding198484003136
ZCBJ Lodge No. 46building198484003138

The county from the air

24 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 840 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 24 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, 1954-06-25, scale 1:17000
1954-06-25, scale 1:17000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-06-25, scale 1:17000
1954-06-25, scale 1:17000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-06-25, scale 1:17000
1954-06-25, scale 1:17000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-06-25, scale 1:17000
1954-06-25, scale 1:17000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-04-06, scale 1:18000
1964-04-06, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-04-06, scale 1:18000
1964-04-06, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-04-06, scale 1:18000
1964-04-06, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-04-06, scale 1:18000
1964-04-06, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-09-29, scale 1:122811
1969-09-29, scale 1:122811. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-09-29, scale 1:122811
1969-09-29, scale 1:122811. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-09-29, scale 1:120394
1969-09-29, scale 1:120394. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-09-29, scale 1:120394
1969-09-29, scale 1:120394. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-02-09, scale 1:24000
1973-02-09, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-02-09, scale 1:24000
1973-02-09, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-02-09, scale 1:24000
1973-02-09, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-02-09, scale 1:24000
1973-02-09, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-01-27, scale 1:21000
1974-01-27, scale 1:21000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-01-27, scale 1:21000
1974-01-27, scale 1:21000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-01-27, scale 1:21000
1974-01-27, scale 1:21000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-01-27, scale 1:21000
1974-01-27, scale 1:21000. 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, 1975-01-01, scale 1:40000
1975-01-01, scale 1:40000. 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, 1975-01-01, scale 1:40000
1975-01-01, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

15 stations, 3 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

53 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.

  • 41-1Agra town
  • 41-2Bryan township
  • 41-3Carney town
  • 41-4Chandler city: Chandler city - That part comprising Ward 1 Bounded by City Limits; City limits, Iowa Ave.; 8th, Ward line; City limits
  • 41-5Chandler city - That part comprising Ward 2 Bounded by City limits, Ward line, 8th; Iowa Ave.; 11th, Ward line; City limits
  • 41-6Chandler city - That part comprising Ward 3 Bounded by Ward line, 11th; Iowa Ave., City limits; City limits; City limits
  • 41-7Chandler city - That part comprising Ward 4 Bounded by City limits; City limits; City limits; Iowa Ave.
  • 41-8Chandler township - Outside Chandler city
  • 41-9Cimarron township: Cimarron township - That part north of Unnamed Highway from west township line through Tryon to east township line, outside Tryon town
  • 41-10Cimarron township - That part south of Unnamed Highway from west township line through Tryon to east township line, outside Carney and Tryon towns
  • 41-11Davenport town: Davenport town - That part east of Broadway Ave.
  • 41-12Davenport town - That part west of Broadway Ave., including that part west of Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad and north of St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad
  • 41-13Fallis town
  • 41-14Iowa township: Iowa township - That part north and west of Unnamed Highway from east township line across Dugout Creek and through Merrick to west county line
  • 41-15Iowa township - That part south and east of Unnamed Highway from east township line across Dugout Creek and through Merrick to west county line
  • 41-16Kendrick town
  • 41-17Kickapoo township: Kickapoo township - That part north of U.S. Highway 62
  • 41-18Kickapoo township - That part south of U.S. Highway 62
  • 41-19McKinley township: McKinley township - That part north of U.S. Highway 66
  • 41-20McKinley township - That part south of U.S. Highway 66
  • 41-21Meeker town
  • 41-22North Choctaw township - Outside Sparks town
  • 41-23North Creek township
  • 41-24North Fox township - Outside Kendrick town
  • 41-25North Keokuk township - Outside Stroud city
  • 41-26North Seminole township - Outside Sparks town
  • 41-27North Wichita township
  • 41-28Osage township: Osage township - That part east of State Highway 18, outside Agra town
  • 41-29Osage township - That part west of State Highway 18, outside Agra town
  • 41-30Otoe township - Outside Carney town
  • 41-31Pawnee township: Pawnee township - That part north of Unnamed Highway from west township line through Avery to east township line
  • 41-32Pawnee township - That part south of Unnamed Highway from west township line through Avery to east township line
  • 41-33Ponca township
  • 41-34Prague city: Prague city - That part north of Main
  • 41-35Prague city - That part south of Main
  • 41-36South Choctaw township - Outside Meeker town
  • 41-37South Creek township - Outside Prague city
  • 41-38South Fox township - Outside Davenport town
  • 41-39South Keokuk township
  • 41-40South Seminole township
  • 41-41South Wichita township
  • 41-42Sparks town
  • 41-43Stroud city: Stroud city - That part comprising Ward 1 Bounded by Old city limits; Old city limits, 7th, Old city limits, Onondaga Ave.; Ward Line, 3rd; 4th Ave., Ward line, 4th Ave.
  • 41-44Stroud city - That part comprising Ward 2 Bounded by Old city limits; 4th Ave., Ward line, 4th Ave.; 3rd, Ward line; Old city limits, 7th, Old city limits
  • 41-45Stroud city - That part comprising Ward 3, including that part south of Walnut and west of 4th Ave. Bounded by Ward line, 3rd; 4th Ave., Ward line, 4th Ave.; Old city limits, Central, Old city limits; Old city limits, Central, old city limits
  • 41-46Stroud city - That part comprising Ward 4 Bounded 3rd, Ward line, Old city limits; Old city limits, 2nd, Old city limits, 1st Ave., Old city limits; Old city limits; 4th Ave., Walnut, Old city limits, Elm, 4th Ave., Ward line, 4th Ave.
  • 41-47Tohee township - Outside Fallis town
  • 41-48Tryon town
  • 41-49Union township
  • 41-50Wellston town
  • 41-51Norman city - That part Bounded by Main; Stewart Ave.; Eufaula - Crawford Ave., Symmes; Atchison, Tokpeka, and Santa Fe Railroad
  • 41-52Stroud city - That part not in any ward Bounded by City limits; City limits; St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad, Old city limits, 2nd, Old city limits, Onondaga Ave., Old city limits, 7th, Old city limits, 7th, Old city limits, St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad; City limits
  • 41-53Stroud city - That part not in any ward Bounded by St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad, Old city limits, Central, Old city limits, Central, Old city limits, 4th Ave., Elm, Old City limits, Walnut, Old city limits, 1st Ave., Old city limits, St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad; City limits; City limits; City limits

Wildfire, 2000 to 2020

62 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 62 of them, burning about 18,132 acres. None started naturally and 7 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined29
Arson/incendiarism7
Debris and open burning7
Equipment and vehicle use6
Other causes4
Fireworks4
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Recreation and ceremony2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
4 August 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined6,580 acresPawnee AgencyCUSHING
1 March 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined6,400 acresOklahoma Division of ForestryCHANDLER
5 March 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined890 acresOklahoma Division of ForestryHILL
19 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined800 acresEastern Oklahoma Regional OfficeCROMWELL
9 April 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined750 acresOklahoma Division of ForestryWELLSTON
15 February 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined650 acresOklahoma Division of ForestryFOBB BOTTOM FIRE
5 January 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined550 acresOklahoma Division of ForestrySPARKS
15 January 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined450 acresPawnee AgencyPADEN

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

Storms, 1950 to 2026

60 of 816 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 816 reports for this county, causing 3 deaths, 143 injuries and about $116,060,740 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Hail442
Thunderstorm Wind240
Tornado95
Flash Flood25
Lightning8
Flood6

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
May 2016Flash FloodStroud1 killed, 2 hurt, $100,000Media and law enforcement reported significant flash flooding in and around Stroud. The turnpike was also closed due to high water and a bad vehicular accident. Over 6 feet of water was reported covering Route 66 in some places. Several water rescues were reported. One person was also killed in their vehicle between Stroud and Davenport due to high water. Two others were hospitalized.
April 2025Flash FloodPrague1 killed, $50,000Roadway flooding at the intersection of County Roads 3513 and 1020 due to water rise from Robinson Creek. An elderly woman drowned when her vehicle was swept off the road during the early afternoon. Event time is approximate, and residual flooding may have continued past the end time of this event.
May 2019FloodWarwick1 killed, $10,000A woman drove around barricades and the car stalled on the highway. Emergency workers took her to a Stillwater hospital where she later died.
May 1954Tornado (F4)not stated65 hurt, $2,500,000no account filed
April 1956Tornado (F3)not stated30 hurt, $2,500,000no account filed
May 1999Tornado (F3)Sparks13 hurt, $60,000,000Tornado D4 (Lincoln County portion). See summary at end of May 3rd storm reports.
June 1974Tornado (F3)not stated8 hurt, $2,500,000no account filed
October 1998Tornado (F1)Prague6 hurt, $50,000no account filed
October 1970Tornado (F4)not stated4 hurt, $25,000,000no account filed
May 2013Tornado (EF3)Fallis4 hurtThe large tornado continued to move northeast from Logan County into Lincoln County. The tornado passed just southeast of Fallis and then clipped the southeastern portion of Carney. It produced EF3 damage to a number of homes from just south of Carney into the southeast portion of the town. The tornado finally dissipated about 3 miles southeast of Tryon. Motions observed visually in this tornado suggest that the tornado was likely stronger then EF3 in western Lincoln County, but no damage indicators were available that would have supplied a rating higher than EF3 in this area.
May 1985Tornado (F1)not stated3 hurt, $250,000no account filed
June 1975Tornado (F2)not stated3 hurt, $25,000no account filed
September 1989Thunderstorm Windnot stated3 hurtno account filed
May 1980Tornado (F2)not stated1 hurt, $250,000no account filed
September 2023Thunderstorm WindJacktown1 hurt, $15,000Travel trailer rolled into the front of a mobile home. One occupant of the mobile home sustained minor injuries as the corner of the travel trailer crushed the front door inward. Time is radar estimated.
August 1994Thunderstorm WindPrague$5,000,000no account filed
April 1974Tornado (F3)not stated$2,500,000no account filed
April 1956Tornado (F3)not stated$2,500,000no account filed
April 1956Tornado (F3)not stated$2,500,000no account filed
May 1954Tornado (F4)not stated$2,500,000no account filed
June 2010Flash FloodChandler$600,000Several inches of rain accumulated over just a few hours. At least 15 bridges were impacted by the flood waters, and some of them collapsed or were washed out. Numerous roadways had to be closed due to high water flowing over top of them. Monetary damages were estimated.
May 2003Tornado (F1)Davenport$500,000This tornado began just south-southwest of Davenport and moved northeast through southeastern portions of town. The tornado continued northeast entering the Stroud city limits southwest of downtown before dissipating within town, east of downtown. The tornado began northwest of the intersection of Santa Fe Avenue and EW091 Road. Shortly after touching down, the tornado peeled the southwest side of a barn roof. The tornado entered the Davenport city limits causing minor tree damage. A metal roof was slightly peeled just north of the intersection of Broadway and Frisco Street. The tornado continued across southern and eastern portions of town downing tree limbs and breaking a few windows. On the east edge of Davenport, the left field light standards of the baseball field were blown over and a referee box behind home plate had blown north-northwestward about 30 feet and broken apart. The right field light standards appeared intact. The only notable damage in town was on the eastern edge (to the southwest of the baseball field) where a sturdy wood-frame car port was apparently lifted and then collapsed on the owner's SUV. Minor damage to shingles and siding continued as the tornado moved northeast towards Stroud.The first area of damage of note within Stroud occurred north of West Elm Street approximately 0.4 miles west of Highway 377. Numerous tree limbs and small decorative trees were downed along with sections of privacy fences blown over and shingle damage to several homes. As the tornado continued northeast, one of two areas of F1 damage was found near the center of town. A home just southwest of the corner of South 9th Avenue and West Oak Street had a missing roof. The home sustained the heaviest roof damage in the southwest corner where all ceiling joists were missing. The ceiling/roof section was found upside down about 100 feet northeast of the house with the ceiling fan still attached but badly damaged. The east half of the small house still had a ceiling. A car port on the north side of the house was still attached but showed cracks indicating it may have shifted. A small home behind this house had a portion of its roof and siding peeled off. Other nearby damage occurred just west of Highway 377, halfway between West Joe Street and West Hillcrest Street. An engineered metal storage building had the southeast corner of roof and east wall blown out with the south wall caved in.The other area of F1 damage began along the railroad tracks on North First Street just east of South 4th Avenue where an open metal storage structure collapsed. More damage was noted at a building behind the fire station (located just north of the railroad tracks and just east of North 3rd Avenue). The south-facing cinder block wall of this building fell outward. About half of the roofing material, including tar paper, was missing from this roof. Vehicle windows were also broken in this location.The remainder of damage in town was light, typified by shingles missing, large tree limbs downed, garage doors damaged, windows broken, and fences downed. The track appeared to end somewhat abruptly at the east edge of town, where a food storage facility and another industrial building did not appear to have much damage.In Stroud seventy homes were damaged with six rendered uninhabitable. Nine businesses were also damaged.
October 1998Flash FloodCountywide$500,000no account filed
June 1995HailAgra$500,000no account filed
June 1995Tornado (F1)Kendrick$500,000no account filed
June 1995Tornado (F2)Stroud$500,000no account filed
March 1993Tornado (F1)Prague to$500,000no account filed
November 2024Tornado (EF1)Jacktown$300,000The Harrah Tornado which initially developed in southeast Oklahoma City and moved through Harrah in Oklahoma County moved into Lincoln County north of NE 63rd Street. The tornado continued to move northeast eventually moving through the western portion of Warwick and dissipating just north of Warwick north of Interstate 44. At least one mobile home was destroyed and a few others significantly damaged. A few homes suffered roof damage, and numerous trees and power poles were damaged along the path in Lincoln County.
August 2006LightningPrague$250,000Lightning caused a fire that completely destroyed a home five miles west of Highway 99 on Moccasin Trail Road. No injuries were reported. However, four family pets were lost in the fire.
May 2004Tornado (F1)Carney$250,000Rotation track maps from KTLX suggest that this was the first tornado from a new mesocyclone that formed southeast of the one that produced the two tornadoes near Meridian in Logan county. This tornado began 3.5 miles WSW of Carney and tracked generally east along Hamner Park Road for 2.5 miles, ending about a mile SW of Carney. The tornado was described by spotters as being quite large. Eyewitness accounts and damage patterns indicate that it was likely a multiple-vortex tornado, but straight-line winds likely contributed to the damage. Numerous large trees were snapped at the trunk or lost large branches. Several outbuildings and trailers were heavily damaged or destroyed. A 20 foot livestock trailer was rolled about 150 yards to the northeast. Impact marks indicate that the trailer bounced over two barbed-wire fences without damaging the fences. A riding lawn mower also was carried east about 50 yards over two chain-link fences with no significant damage to the fences. There were several permanent homes in the damage path, but all received minimal damage that was limited mostly to shingles, window frames, and impalement from wind-driven debris. Maximum path width was about 300 yards along Hamner Park Road about 2.5 miles west-southwest of Carney. Damage in this area was rated high-end F1.
March 1990Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
September 1986Tornado (F1)not stated$250,000no account filed
April 1983Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
April 1979Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
May 1975Tornado (F1)not stated$250,000no account filed
June 2004Tornado (F1)Agra$200,000This tornado affected the east side of Agra, near Highway 18, before moving north and dissipating in pasture land north of town. Three homes were damaged with the roof of one home lifted off. Several barns or outbuildings were damaged or destroyed. A double-wide trailer home also sustained roof damage. Many trees were damaged across town.
November 2004Tornado (F1)Chandler$200,000Several spotters and media storm chasers observed this tornado near Chandler. Tree damage was reported on Highway 18. A house under construction also sustained some roof damage.
June 2004Tornado (F1)Chandler$150,000A tornado touched down near Highway 66 west of Chandler, moved northeast, and lifted near Chandler Lake. This tornado damaged trees and power lines. Several roofs of homes were damaged along with several barns damaged or destroyed. A mobile home was destroyed near Chandler Lake before the tornado lifted. Several horses were injured and a cow and a horse were killed by debris in the tornado.
March 2004Thunderstorm WindPrague$125,000A 30x36 foot sheet metal barn and a 12x24 foot outbuilding were destroyed. A cottonwood tree was also uprooted. At a house nearby, the carport was blown away and two garage windows and south facing windows of the house were broken. The top of a well house was also blown off. The house also sustained some roof damage. Approximately 150 feet of chain link fence was downed.
June 1999Flash FloodChandler$75,000no account filed
August 2009Thunderstorm WindCarney$70,000Significant damage was reported to two mobile homes, approximately four miles west and one mile north of the Highway 177 and 105 interchange. Monetary damages were estimated.
June 2019Tornado (EF1)Jacktown$60,000Lincoln County Emergency Management reported a path of damage from a tornado along 108th Street (E0990 Road) from just west of E3310 Road to just east of Fowler Road (N3340). From there, the tornado turned northeast and dissipated northeast of E0980 Road and N3350 Road. A few homes received roof and/or siding damage, barns and other outbuildings were damaged or destroyed and power poles were damaged.
October 2018Tornado (EF0)Prague$60,000A tornado touched down briefly on the south side of Prague. The tornado flipped a car over a truck into another truck in a parking lot in Prague.
October 1998Tornado (F2)Meeker$60,000no account filed
April 2013HailPrague$55,000The hail fell for several minutes, causing sporadic damage to vehicles and homes. Damages estimated.
May 1999Tornado (F1)Meeker$50,000Tornado D3 (Lincoln County portion). See summary at end of May 3rd storm reports.
May 1995Thunderstorm WindStroud$50,000no account filed
October 1998Tornado (F2)Prague$40,000no account filed
June 1997LightningChandler$35,000Lightning struck and set fire to a garage and a motor home, destroying both. Damage was estimated at $35,000.
April 2000Flash FloodCountywide$33,000A corner of the Chuckaho bridge was damaged south of Davenport. Numerous other bridges and roads across the county were flooded as well. Also, a vehicle stalled in high water on Midlothian Rd, while another stalled on Highway 18, 4 miles south of Chandler.
April 2024Tornado (EF1)Sparks$30,000Initial damage from this tornado was observed along County Road S3460 between E930 and E940 Roads where a barn was blown over and numerous trees were broken. The tornado moved northeast crossing Route 66 a couple of miles west of Davenport and dissipated near County Road S3510 just north of E850 Road about a mile east of Kendrick. Another barn was heavily damaged south of Kendrick, otherwise the tornado produced primarily tree damage along the path.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindCarney$25,000Social media images showing a large wooden machine shed destroyed. Time is radar estimated.
January 2020Tornado (EF0)Prague$25,000A small tornado developed on the west side of Prague, just south of US Highway 62 and about one-half mile west of US Highway 377. The tornado moved northeast across the west and north sides of Prague with the last damage observed just east of US-377 on the north edge of Prague. Surveillance video at the city library near the beginning of the path showed debris with a strong east wind that quickly became a west wind as the tornado passed by. A few homes received roof damage and a few sheds and other outbuildings were destroyed.
October 1997LightningStroud$25,000Lightning struck a crude oil tank, causing an explosion and blowing the tank off its base. The resulting fire destroyed a nearby small office.
May 1987Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
June 1983Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
June 1975Tornado (F2)not stated$25,000no account filed
June 1974Tornado (F2)not stated$25,000no account filed
June 1974Tornado (F3)not stated$25,000no account filed
April 1973Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed

Mines and quarries

42 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 42 workings inside this county. 2 still produce and 40 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Clay11
Sand and Gravel, Construction7
Stone, Crushed/Broken7
Dolomite7
Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction4
Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken4
Copper2

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Arlington EastCopperOccurrence1935
Martin ProspectCopperPast Producer1942
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Sandstone PitStone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sandstone PitStone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sandstone PitSand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Sandstone PitSand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Sandstone PitStone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sandstone PitStone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Dolomite PitDolomiteProducer
Unknown Dolomite PitDolomiteProducer
Unknown Dolomite PitDolomitePast Producer
Unknown Dolomite PitDolomitePast Producer
Unknown Dolomite PitDolomitePast Producer
Unknown Dolomite PitDolomitePast Producer
Unknown Dolomite PitDolomitePast Producer
Unknown Gravel 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 Sandstone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Sandstone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Sandstone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Sandstone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Sandstone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Sandstone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Sandstone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Clay 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 Shale PitClayPast Producer
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer

Every populated place in the county

33

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

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

Recorded here

Chandler, Oklahoma

10 topographic sheets and 8 fire insurance atlases, 1898 to 1939

Stroud, Oklahoma

10 topographic sheets and 8 fire insurance atlases, 1898 to 1931

Prague, Oklahoma

10 topographic sheets and 6 fire insurance atlases, 1904 to 1931

Wellston, Oklahoma

10 topographic sheets and 6 fire insurance atlases, 1904 to 1930

Agra, Oklahoma

10 topographic sheets and 2 fire insurance atlases, 1919

Davenport, Oklahoma

10 topographic sheets and 2 fire insurance atlases, 1925

Meeker, Oklahoma

10 topographic sheets and 2 fire insurance atlases, 1926

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.