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Woodward County, Oklahoma

25 topographic sheets and 11 fire insurance atlases across 1 place.

Research this county

From the record

5 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Oklahoma within the United States
Woodward County within Oklahoma

What the record shows

  • 1 place in this county was surveyed for fire insurance: Woodward, between 1894 and 1947.
  • 11 fire insurance atlases survive for the county. Topographic coverage is national; fire insurance survey reached only incorporated places with something worth insuring.
  • 115 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 5 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 3 buildings and 2 districts.
  • 1 of the 5 listings was added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 14 populated places in this county; 14 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Photographs

28 photographs, 1943

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.

Curtis, Oklahoma. Helper engine leaving the train on Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad
Curtis, Oklahoma. Helper engine leaving the train on Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad
Delano, Jack, 1943. Library of Congress
Belva, Oklahoma. Helper engine coming to help push the train on the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad as far as Curtis, Oklahoma
Belva, Oklahoma. Helper engine coming to help push the train on the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad as far as Curtis, Oklahoma
Delano, Jack, 1943. Library of Congress
Belva, Oklahoma. Helper engine coming to help push the train on the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad as far as Curtis, Oklahoma
Belva, Oklahoma. Helper engine coming to help push the train on the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad as far as Curtis, Oklahoma
Delano, Jack, 1943. Library of Congress
Curtis, Oklahoma. Helper engine leaving the train on Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad
Curtis, Oklahoma. Helper engine leaving the train on Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad
Delano, Jack, 1943. Library of Congress
Belva, Oklahoma. Helper engine coming to help push the train on the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad as far as Curtis, Oklahoma
Belva, Oklahoma. Helper engine coming to help push the train on the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad as far as Curtis, Oklahoma
Delano, Jack, 1943. Library of Congress
Curtis, Oklahoma. Helper engine leaving an Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe train early in the morning after having helped push it from Belva, Oklahoma
Curtis, Oklahoma. Helper engine leaving an Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe train early in the morning after having helped push it from Belva, Oklahoma
Delano, Jack, 1943. Library of Congress
Woodward, Oklahoma. Dry steam along the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad
Woodward, Oklahoma. Dry steam along the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad
Delano, Jack, 1943. Library of Congress
Woodward, Oklahoma. Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad train rounding a curve, between Waynoka, Oklahoma and Canadian, Texas
Woodward, Oklahoma. Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad train rounding a curve, between Waynoka, Oklahoma and Canadian, Texas
Delano, Jack, 1943. Library of Congress
Curtis, Oklahoma. Helper engine leaving an Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe train early in the morning after having helped push it from Belva, Oklahoma
Curtis, Oklahoma. Helper engine leaving an Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe train early in the morning after having helped push it from Belva, Oklahoma
Delano, Jack, 1943. Library of Congress
Curtis, Oklahoma. Helper engine leaving the train on Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad
Curtis, Oklahoma. Helper engine leaving the train on Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad
Delano, Jack, 1943. Library of Congress
Woodward, Oklahoma. Dry steam along the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad
Woodward, Oklahoma. Dry steam along the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad
Delano, Jack, 1943. Library of Congress
Curtis, Oklahoma. Helper engine leaving the train on Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad
Curtis, Oklahoma. Helper engine leaving the train on Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad
Delano, Jack, 1943. Library of Congress
Tangier, Oklahoma. Scrub lands along the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad
Tangier, Oklahoma. Scrub lands along the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad
Delano, Jack, 1943. Library of Congress
Curtis, Oklahoma. Helper engine leaving the train on Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad
Curtis, Oklahoma. Helper engine leaving the train on Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad
Delano, Jack, 1943. Library of Congress
Curtis, Oklahoma. Helper engine leaving an Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe train early in the morning after having helped push it from Belva, Oklahoma
Curtis, Oklahoma. Helper engine leaving an Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe train early in the morning after having helped push it from Belva, Oklahoma
Delano, Jack, 1943. Library of Congress
Tangier, Oklahoma. Scrub lands along the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad
Tangier, Oklahoma. Scrub lands along the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad
Delano, Jack, 1943. Library of Congress
Curtis, Oklahoma. Helper engine leaving the train on Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad
Curtis, Oklahoma. Helper engine leaving the train on Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad
Delano, Jack, 1943. Library of Congress
Curtis, Oklahoma. Helper engine leaving an Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe train early in the morning after having helped push it from Belva, Oklahoma
Curtis, Oklahoma. Helper engine leaving an Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe train early in the morning after having helped push it from Belva, Oklahoma
Delano, Jack, 1943. Library of Congress
Curtis, Oklahoma. Helper engine leaving an Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe train early in the morning after having helped push it from Belva, Oklahoma
Curtis, Oklahoma. Helper engine leaving an Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe train early in the morning after having helped push it from Belva, Oklahoma
Delano, Jack, 1943. Library of Congress
Belva, Oklahoma. Helper engine coming to help push the train on the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad as far as Curtis, Oklahoma
Belva, Oklahoma. Helper engine coming to help push the train on the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad as far as Curtis, Oklahoma
Delano, Jack, 1943. Library of Congress
Curtis, Oklahoma. Helper engine leaving the train on Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad
Curtis, Oklahoma. Helper engine leaving the train on Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad
Delano, Jack, 1943. Library of Congress
Tangier, Oklahoma. Scrub lands along the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad
Tangier, Oklahoma. Scrub lands along the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad
Delano, Jack, 1943. Library of Congress
Woodward, Oklahoma. Dry steam along the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad
Woodward, Oklahoma. Dry steam along the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad
Delano, Jack, 1943. Library of Congress
Woodward, Oklahoma. Dry steam along the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad
Woodward, Oklahoma. Dry steam along the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad
Delano, Jack, 1943. Library of Congress
Curtis, Oklahoma. Helper engine leaving the train on Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad
Curtis, Oklahoma. Helper engine leaving the train on Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad
Delano, Jack, 1943. Library of Congress
Curtis, Oklahoma. Helper engine leaving an Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe train early in the morning after having helped push it from Belva, Oklahoma
Curtis, Oklahoma. Helper engine leaving an Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe train early in the morning after having helped push it from Belva, Oklahoma
Delano, Jack, 1943. Library of Congress
Woodward, Oklahoma. Dry steam along the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad
Woodward, Oklahoma. Dry steam along the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad
Delano, Jack, 1943. Library of Congress
Woodward, Oklahoma. Dry steam along the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad
Woodward, Oklahoma. Dry steam along the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad
Delano, Jack, 1943. Library of Congress

Places on the National Register

5

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
Fort Supply Historic Districtdistrict197171000675
L. L. Stein Housebuilding198383004225
Woodward Crystal Beach Parkdistrict198888001359
Woodward Federal Courthouse and Post Officebuilding200707000915
Woodward Theater, Thebuilding200808001153

The county from the air

32 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 1,166 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 32 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, 1954-03-25, scale 1:64600
1954-03-25, scale 1:64600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-03-25, scale 1:64600
1954-03-25, scale 1:64600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-03-25, scale 1:64600
1954-03-25, scale 1:64600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-03-25, scale 1:64600
1954-03-25, scale 1:64600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-05-01, scale 1:20400
1967-05-01, scale 1:20400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-05-01, scale 1:20400
1967-05-01, scale 1:20400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-05-01, scale 1:20400
1967-05-01, scale 1:20400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-05-01, scale 1:20400
1967-05-01, scale 1:20400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-02-02, scale 1:20000
1968-02-02, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-02-02, scale 1:20000
1968-02-02, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-02-02, scale 1:20000
1968-02-02, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-02-02, scale 1:20000
1968-02-02, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-04-28, scale 1:23000
1969-04-28, scale 1:23000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-04-28, scale 1:23000
1969-04-28, scale 1:23000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-04-28, scale 1:23000
1969-04-28, scale 1:23000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-04-28, scale 1:23000
1969-04-28, scale 1:23000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-02-08, scale 1:70000
1970-02-08, scale 1:70000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-02-08, scale 1:70000
1970-02-08, scale 1:70000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-02-08, scale 1:70000
1970-02-08, scale 1:70000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-02-08, scale 1:70000
1970-02-08, scale 1:70000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-01-29, scale 1:23000
1971-01-29, scale 1:23000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-01-29, scale 1:23000
1971-01-29, scale 1:23000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-01-29, scale 1:23000
1971-01-29, scale 1:23000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-01-29, scale 1:23000
1971-01-29, scale 1:23000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-05-31, scale 1:109456
1972-05-31, scale 1:109456. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-05-31, scale 1:109456
1972-05-31, scale 1:109456. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-05-31, scale 1:109456
1972-05-31, scale 1:109456. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-05-31, scale 1:109456
1972-05-31, scale 1:109456. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-08-05, scale 1:118933
1973-08-05, scale 1:118933. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-08-05, scale 1:118933
1973-08-05, scale 1:118933. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-08-05, scale 1:118933
1973-08-05, scale 1:118933. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-08-05, scale 1:118933
1973-08-05, scale 1:118933. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

20 stations, 5 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

31 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.

  • 77-1Cedardale township
  • 77-2Center township
  • 77-3Detroit township - Outside Sharon town
  • 77-4Fort Supply town
  • 77-5Garvey township - Outside Quinlan town
  • 77-6Irwin township
  • 77-7Jefferson township
  • 77-8Liberty township
  • 77-9McNeal township
  • 77-10Mooreland town: Mooreland town - That part north of Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad
  • 77-11Mooreland town - That part south of Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad
  • 77-12Mooreland township - Outside Mooreland town
  • 77-13Mutual town
  • 77-14Penn township
  • 77-15Quinlan town
  • 77-16Sharon town
  • 77-17Supply township: Supply township - Outside Fort Supply town, excluding Western Oklahoma Hospital
  • 77-18Western Oklahoma Hospital (In Supply township)
  • 77-19Union township
  • 77-20Webster township: Webster township - That part northeast of U.S. Highway 270
  • 77-21Webster township - That part southwest of U.S. Highway 270, outside Mutual town
  • 77-22Woodward city: Woodward city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by City limits; City limits; City limits, Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad; Ward line, 5th, Ward line
  • 77-23Woodward city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad, City limits; City limits; City limits, Oklahoma Ave.; 9th, Main Ave., 5th, Ward line
  • 77-24Woodward city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by City limits; Missouri - Kansas - Texas Railroad; Madison Ave.; City limits
  • 77-25Woodward city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by Madison Ave.; Missouri - Kansas - Texas Railroad, Webster Ave., 11th, Ward line, 11th, Main Ave., 9th; Texas Ave.; City limits
  • 77-26Woodward city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by Texas Ave.; 9th, Oklahoma Ave., 8th, Cedar Ave., City limits; City limits; City limits
  • 77-27Woodward city - That part comprising Ward 3 Bounded by City limits; City limits, Ward line, 5th, Ward line, 5th; Main Ave.; 11th, Ward line, 11th, Webster Ave., Missouri - Kansas - Texas Railroad
  • 77-28Woodward city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by Oklahoma Ave.; City limits; Oak Ave.; 8th
  • 77-29Woodward city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by Oak Ave.; City limits; City limits, Cedar Ave.; 8th
  • 77-30Woodward township: Woodward township - That part northeast of U.S. Highway 183, outside Woodward city
  • 77-31Woodward township - That part southwest of U.S. Highway 183, outside Woodward city

Wildfire, 2000 to 2020

24 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 24 of them, burning about 181,201 acres. 4 started naturally and none was recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined16
Natural4
Debris and open burning2
Recreation and ceremony1
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
12 April 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined62,481 acresOklahoma Division of Forestry34 COMPLEX
5 April 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined57,167 acresOklahoma Division of Forestry350 COMPLEX
16 March 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined23,488 acresOklahoma Division of ForestryBOILING SPRINGS FIRE
4 May 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined14,100 acresOklahoma Division of ForestryQUINLAN
6 May 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined13,072 acresOklahoma Division of ForestryWOODWARD
9 April 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined3,000 acresOklahoma Division of ForestryNORTH WOODWARD
20 March 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined2,131 acresOklahoma Division of ForestryCURTIS
23 July 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,900 acresOklahoma Division of ForestryCEDARDALE

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

Storms, 1950 to 2026

60 of 1,004 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 1,004 reports for this county, causing 6 deaths, 37 injuries and about $3,223,440 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Hail514
Thunderstorm Wind399
Tornado65
Flash Flood14
Lightning4
Flood4
Heavy Rain4

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
April 2012Tornado (EF3)Tangier6 killed, 29 hurtThe tornado developed approximately just south of Arnett (Ellis County) at 11:42 pm CDT on April 14, 2012 and moved northeast. Only minor damage, downed trees and power poles/lines, was seen as the tornado moved over mainly rural portions of Woodward County, southwest of the city of Woodward. At approximately 12:12 am CDT on April 15, 2012, the tornado struck two mobile homes 5 miles southwest of Woodward. The damage here was determined to be EF-2 in intensity, and also resulted in 3 fatalities. The heaviest damage, rated EF-3, was reported as the tornado entered the southwest sides of Woodward around 12:18 am CDT. Several homes and businesses were heavily damaged as the tornado continued northeast.|Several more mobile homes were destroyed by the tornado on the north side of Woodward, and resulted in 3 additional fatalities. The tornado finally exited the city of Woodward at approximately 12:23 am CDT, eventually dissipating approximately 4 miles north of Woodward at 12:27 am CDT.
April 2001Thunderstorm WindFt Supply3 hurt, $75,000A truck and attached trailer were overturned with several people inside injured. Two other trailer homes were blown over.
May 1950Tornado (F2)not stated2 hurt, $25,000no account filed
May 1979Tornado (F1)not stated1 hurt, $25,000no account filed
June 2025Thunderstorm WindFort Supply1 hurtA tree was blown down onto a nearby tent, injuring one individual inside. The location is approximate, and the event time is estimated from radar observations.
April 2012HailWoodward1 hurtThe hail broke multiple windows and dented several cars.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindMooreland Arpt$361,000Roof sustained significant damage and the west wall was destroyed from the house. Damage is estimated (with contents) at $100,000. In addition, an 80x20 barn, located just north-east of the residence, was destroyed at a loss of $50,000. Inside this building were 2 combines that suffered minor damage (additional $10,000). Next to this barn on the west side was a 24' bumper pull camper that was destroyed, at a loss of $10,000. Also, a 60x60 barn was destroyed at a loss of $108,000. Inside this barn was a late-model RV, which suffered moderate damage at a loss of $25,000. Just north of this barn was a 30' bumper-pull camper which suffered minor damage ($5,000), and an 18' bumper pull camper which was flipped over and suffered $8,000 damage. Additionally, a 3-car garage sustained significant roof and frame damage. Damage is estimated to this building at $45,000.
May 2007Tornado (EF2)Sharon$300,000This tornado developed about 7.5 miles south of Sharon and moved northeast. Near the beginning of the tornado path, substantial damage was noted along EW 57 Road, about two miles north of the county line, and about one mile west of Highway 34. At this location, much of the roof of a single story home was removed, an old rail car being used to store dry cement bags and animal feed was thrown and/or rolled about 140 feet south of the residence, trees and large limbs were snapped, and a pickup truck was moved about 80 feet. ||Beyond this location, the tornado moved through very rural areas and damage was sparse through portion of the tornado's path. Damage to structures was again noted along a path beginning about 4 miles east of Sharon. In this area, a barn was destroyed and an outbuilding had its windows blown out. Further northeast along the path, more outbuildings were damaged, at least two barns were destroyed, a recreational vehicle was destroyed, and a semi trailer overturned. Several large trees were also downed as the tornado continued northeast before dissipating about 6 miles east northeast of Sharon, just south of Highway 183. In total, 56 utility poles were destroyed along the tornado's path. ||Monetary damages were estimated.
May 1991Tornado (F3)not stated$250,000no account filed
October 1984Tornado (F3)not stated$250,000no account filed
May 1950Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
September 1999Thunderstorm WindMooreland$200,000no account filed
July 2000Thunderstorm WindMooreland$100,000Two cooling towers were heavily damaged at Western Farmers Cooperative Electric.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindWoodward$80,000A barn was damaged.
September 2008FloodMutual$75,000Most roadways going in and out of Mutual were inaccessible. At least one residence had been flooded two miles west of town. Monetary damages were estimated.
August 1997Thunderstorm WindWoodward$75,000A roof was blown off of an apartment building.
April 2016Thunderstorm WindSharon$60,000Sixty powerpoles downed by winds.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindWoodward$60,000Several power lines were downed on the north side of town. The wind and half dollar size hail also combined for several windows to be broken in town. Several limbs were blown onto parked automobiles. Several trees sustained damage around Woodward.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindWoodward$50,000Relayed images showing roof damage to a house and metal machine shed. A camper trailer was also blown over. Report relayed through broadcast media. Location is approximate and time is radar estimated.
June 1995Tornado (F1)to 3 NE Mooreland$50,000no account filed
July 1995Thunderstorm WindMooreland$50,000no account filed
April 2001Thunderstorm WindFt Supply$45,000Three mobile homes were destroyed.
May 2024Tornado (EF1)Mutual$40,000Storm spotters and chasers observed this tornado developing near Mutual and moving northeast. Emergency management reported that at least two barns were destroyed, a trailer and farm equipment were overturned, a home received minor damage, and a mobile home received roof damage. Power poles were also damaged along the path.
August 2000Thunderstorm WindWoodward$33,000Six power poles were downed near 48th Street. A portion of the roof was blown off at Woodward Elks Lodge. A 50-foot section of an aluminum roof was also blown off at Diamond Services Company on Oklahoma Avenue.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindCurtis$30,000Fifty power poles were downed.
April 2016HailSharon$28,600Several homes were damaged by wind driven hail, including windows blown out, siding removed, and a ac unit destroyed.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindWoodward$25,500A tractor-trailer was blown over, and power lines were downed.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindSharon$25,000Relayed images courtesy of the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management show metal roof decking blown off of a mobile home. The event time is estimated from radar observations.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindWoodward$25,000The Mesonet site 2 miles southwest of Woodward measured a 75 mph wind gust. Law enforcement in Woodward reported roof damage to the local Dairy Queen as well as toppled power poles. This wind was generated by a heat burst away from the parent thunderstorm. Monetary damages were estimated.
October 2005Tornado (F1)Mooreland$25,000The large multi-vortex tornado that initially developed from a supercell in Harper county 10 miles south-southeast of Selman, moved east-northeast into Woodward county crossing the county line 18.5 miles north-northwest of Mooreland. The tornado moved four miles into the county before lifting 20 miles north of Mooreland or 5 miles west-northwest of Alabaster Caverns State Park. The tornado downed approximately a 3 mile area of power poles and lines along with trees shortly after crossing the county line. A three foot diameter tree was knocked over in this area. Several one to two foot diameter trees were also snapped. The tornado moved a couple miles east of the county line causing F1 damage at the Selman Living Laboratory Observatory 6 miles west of Alabaster Caverns. An outbuilding that was used for storage of scientific equipment and was secured on a block foundation with steel-strap anchors approximately four feet deep in hard earth, was moved off of its foundation. The outbuilding moved approximately 20 feet and pushed 6 feet into an adjacent outbuilding. A double-wide manufactured home located about 300 feet southeast of the outbuildings also sustained minor roof damage.
April 1992Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
May 1991Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
May 1985Tornado (F0)not stated$25,000no account filed
April 1985Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
April 1985Tornado (F0)not stated$25,000no account filed
May 2001Thunderstorm WindWoodward$21,000A tractor-trailer was blown over, and power lines were downed.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindWoodward$20,000Also EM reported numerous power lines, utility poles, and trees down as well as awnings and outbuildings damaged.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindWoodward$20,000Mobile home flipped over by winds.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindMooreland Arpt$20,000Winds destroyed a 30' bumper-pull camper. The trailer was rolled approximately 120 feet to the south.
October 2002Flash FloodMutual$20,000A paved road was washed away.
October 2000Flash FloodMooreland$20,000Numerous streets were covered with water, and at least one home flooded.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindMooreland$20,000Numerous trees and power poles were downed, and damage was sustained to the brick corner of Mooreland High School.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindWoodward$15,000Multiple power poles snapped along Oklahoma Highway 34 north of the community of Woodward. Report relayed through broadcast media. Location is approximate and time is radar estimated.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindSharon$15,000Dozens of power poles downed along highway 34 from 4 miles south of Woodward south to Sharon.
March 2004Tornado (F1)Sharon$15,000A tornado touched down four miles south of Sharon and moved to the east-northeast. A car was blown off state highway 34, 3.8 miles south of Sharon, and a cow was killed by the tornado nearby. Otherwise no other damage is known to indicate the tornado's intensity. At times this tornado was multiple vortex.
June 2004HailMooreland$15,000Hail caused heavy damage to the shingled roof of a home.
September 1999Thunderstorm WindWoodward$15,000no account filed
July 2023Thunderstorm WindWoodward$10,000Numerous power poles and lines blown down in the vicinity. Time is radar estimated.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindMutual$10,000Metal roof blown off of the Mutual Fire Department building. Time is radar estimated.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindTangier$10,000Multiple power poles snapped in the vicinity. Time is radar estimated.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindMooreland$10,000Some damage to buildings in Mooreland, including roof damage to Mooreland elementary school. Time estimated by radar.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindFort Supply$10,000Carport and two sheds destroyed. Roof blown off mobile home on the west side of town. Timed based on radar.
May 2017Tornado (EF0)Mutual$10,000A highly-visible multiple vortex tornado began in Woodward County and moved north-northeast. Two homes received roof and siding damage near county road NS227 and tree damage was observed a few locations along the path. The tornado moved into Woodward County south of county road EW048.
May 2016Tornado (EF0)Woodward$10,000A tornado was observed north-northwest of Woodward by multiple spotters and storm chasers. Two outbuildings were damaged, but otherwise meandered over open ranchland. Although the tornado was observed to have become rather wide, both the damage produced and preliminary data from the University of Massachusetts X-Pol mobile Doppler radar operated by Purdue University researchers indicate that the tornado likely only produced EF0 wind speeds. Based on the circulation track derived from the UMass X-Pol radar, the total path length was approximately 2.7 miles along a meandering path.
March 2012LightningWoodward$10,000A home near Boiling Springs State Park was struck by lightning. A significant portion of its roof was lost due to fire.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindWoodward$10,000Several power lines were downed on the north side of town. Monetary damages were estimated.
May 2007Thunderstorm WindFort Supply$10,000Power lines were downed on the west side of town. Monetary damages were estimated.
April 2002Tornado (F1)Mutual$10,000This is a continuation of the tornado that exited Dewey County at 2241 CST. In Woodward County, a well constructed metal barn, 40 x 60 ft, cemented to the ground, was picked up and moved about 3.5 ft. Also, hay bales were blown around, and trees were damaged.
August 2002Thunderstorm WindWoodward$10,000Damage was sustained to two roofs.
August 2002Thunderstorm WindWoodward$10,000Two trees were blown onto a house.

Mines and quarries

39 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 39 workings inside this county. 13 still produce and 26 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Sand and Gravel, Construction13
Iodine10
Limestone, General9
Bentonite4
Limestone, General, Sand and Gravel, Construction1
Dolomite1
Pumice, Bentonite1

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Bentonite ProspectPumice, BentoniteProspect
UnknownLimestone, General, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownDolomiteProspect
UnknownBentonitePast Producer
UnknownBentonitePast Producer
UnknownBentonitePast Producer
UnknownBentonitePast Producer
UnknownLimestone, GeneralProducer
UnknownLimestone, GeneralUnknown
UnknownLimestone, GeneralUnknown
UnknownLimestone, GeneralPast Producer
UnknownLimestone, GeneralPast Producer
UnknownLimestone, GeneralPast Producer
Unknown Caliche PitLimestone, GeneralPast Producer
Unknown Caliche PitLimestone, GeneralPast Producer
Unknown Caliche PitLimestone, GeneralPast Producer
Amoco Brine Well No. 11IodineProducer
Amoco Brine Well No. 12IodineProducer
Amoco Brine Well No. 13IodineProducer
Amoco Brine Well No. 14IodineProducer
Amoco Brine Well No. 15IodineProducer
Amoco Brine Well No. 4IodineProducer
Amoco Brine Well No. 5IodineProducer
Amoco Brine Well No. 8IodineProducer
Amoco Brine Well No. 9IodineProducer
Amoco Production Co Iodine PlantIodineProducer
Kline Dredge and PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every populated place in the county

14

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 1 place that was also surveyed for fire insurance comes first, with the number of atlases and photographs held for them.

Recorded here

Woodward, Oklahoma

9 topographic sheets and 11 fire insurance atlases, 1894 to 1947

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

1 structure

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.