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Byng, Oklahoma

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Northeast Pontotoc census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74820. The Survey maps it on the Ada quadrangle. 1,393 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 974 feet above sea level.

Byng within Pontotoc County

Population over time

2 figures

Byng grew from 1,175 to 1,393 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20101,175
20201,393+218 (+19%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 16 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

66 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 66 fires within 5 miles of Byng between 1996 and 2020, burning about 2,700 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 13 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning21
Missing data/not specified/undetermined16
Arson/incendiarism13
Equipment and vehicle use4
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Natural3
Fireworks2
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Recreation and ceremony1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Other causes1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
20 September 2007Debris and open burning11 acresChickasaw AgencyHENDERSON
14 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresChickasaw AgencyLAMBERT
12 September 2001Equipment and vehicle use5.0 acresChickasaw AgencyBAILER
6 August 2008Arson/incendiarism6.0 acresWewoka AgencyBRICK HOUSE
31 August 2011Arson/incendiarism10 acresChickasaw AgencyFULKERSON
20 August 2011Arson/incendiarism50 acresChickasaw AgencyWOODBROOK #2
2 August 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined26 acresChickasaw AgencyPARKS
10 August 2012Misuse of fire by a minor1.8 acresChickasaw AgencyTRIBAL HOUSING 2

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Pontotoc County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Byng: 8 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Mobile Materals Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Pontotoc County

Storms near this place

41 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Byng in 41 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 29 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 1 lightning. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2025Tornado (EF1)Byng$50,000A barn was damaged and a home had windows blown in by a tornado southwest of the community of Oakman.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindByng$30,000Numerous trees and powerlines down in and around the community of Byng. Two homes and two barns, along with the Byng City Hall/Fire Department building, received varying degrees of roof damage. Time is radar estimated.
April 2016Tornado (EF1)Byng$20,000A tornado moved through far northern Pontotoc County north of Byng. A home just west of US-377 suffered significant damage and a few other buildings were damaged. The tornado may have affected portions of far southern Seminole County on the other side of the Canadian River, but this area was inaccessible to the survey team.
May 2001LightningByng$15,000Lightning struck an oil storage tank which exploded and destroyed two additional oil storage tanks, a treater, a salt water tank, and a 250-gallon propane tank.
May 2018Tornado (EF1)Byng$10,000A tornado developed just west of county road 3510 about 2 miles north of state highway 3W, and moved northeast a short distance. Trees and two vacant mobile homes were damaged along the path, with minor damage to one residence.
April 2016Thunderstorm WindByng$10,000Damage to a house. Areas under construction appear mostly destroyed, while the rest of the structure is intact.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindByng$5,000Shed destroyed, part of home roof missing, and power lines downed.
April 2017Tornado (EF0)Byng$4,000Trees and power poles were damaged in extreme northern Pontotoc County.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindByng$1,000Carport was flipped and a fence was blown down.
September 1999Thunderstorm WindByng$500no account filed
April 2026HailByng-The report was relayed through mPING.
April 2025HailByng-The report was relayed through mPING.
May 2025HailByng-The report was relayed through mPING.
July 2025HailByng-The report was relayed through mPING.
April 2024Flash FloodByng-Flash flooding, with multiple vehicles stranded in floodwaters, reported in/around the community of Byng. Event time is approximate.
March 2024HailByng-MPing report.
March 2024HailByng-MPing report.
June 2023HailByng-MPing report.
October 2011HailByng-The hail busted out several windshields and caused other automobile damage.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindByng-Severe thunderstorms in central and southern Oklahoma produced hail as large as nickels and severe winds that resulted in two injuries. A woman and her son were injured when a tree fell onto their car two miles northwest of Ada. They were driving home when the incident occurred, and fortunately only suffered minor injuries from the broken glass. In northeastern Pauls Valley in Garvin County, severe thunderstorm winds also blew a six-foot Pecan tree down through the roof of a home and felled several smaller trees as well. In Pontotoc County numerous shingles were blown away and part of a roof collapsed three miles northwest of Ada due to the severe winds. One mile southwest of Byng (also in Pontotoc County) a small tree was downed by winds estimated at 65 mph. Severe thunderstorm wind speeds up to 72 mph were reported one mile northeast of Rush Springs in Grady County. Nickel-sized hail was reported near Cement in Caddo County and in Ada in Pontotoc County.
April 1994HailByng-Thunderstorms developed in southwest Oklahoma during the evening hours on the 10th and early on the 11th and moved east and northeast into much of central and portions of southeast Oklahoma. These storms produced hail up to 2.25 inches in diameter, winds up to 75 mph and damaging lightning and flash flooding rains. Strong thunderstorm winds at the high school in Snyder damaged the roof over the auditorium and destroyed a green house. Damage at the high school was estimated in excess of $10,000. Strong thunderstorm winds in Snyder resulted in $3,000 in damage to windows, doors, and the roof at an engine shop, $1,500 in damage to the roof of a barn, $1,200 to business signs, and $800 to a glass plate window at a cafe. Strong thunderstorm winds also blew over a brick chimney in Snyder, damaged buildings, destroyed a barn, blew down fences, and damaged a mobile home in Granite, damaged a barn in McKnight, damaged a roof, and downed large trees 4.5 miles east-northeast of McKnight, tore the roofs off a few houses 3.5 miles south of Crescent, lifted a roof off a house, knocked down a tin building, and damaged a carport and a car three miles northeast of Willow, damaged the roof of a tin barn and downed tree limbs two miles southeast of Hayward, knocked down a large tree five miles north of Stillwater, and downed tree limbs in northwest Oklahoma City, three miles south of Meridian. Hail in excess of two inches in diameter damaged automobiles, broke out automobile windshields, and damaged roofs of homes in Altus. Dime size hail covered the ground three miles northeast of Willow. Flash flooding from heavy rains resulted in the closing of route 51 four miles north-northeast of Mulhall. Numerous county roads were closed in Logan county due to high water. This resulted in the closing of the Mullhall-Orlando schools on the 11th. Heavy rains resulted in water over a road with a section of the road washed out four miles south of Cashion. Lightning started a fire which resulted in an estimated $35,000 in damage to a house on the south side of Edmond.
February 2023HailByng-no account filed
December 2021HailByng-no account filed
May 2020HailByng-no account filed
May 2019HailByng-no account filed
May 2017HailByng-no account filed
April 2017HailByng-no account filed
March 2016HailByng-no account filed
April 2016HailByng-no account filed
October 2016HailByng-no account filed
May 2011HailByng-no account filed
April 2008HailByng-no account filed
March 2003HailByng-no account filed
May 2003HailByng-no account filed
May 2001HailByng-no account filed
March 2000HailByng-no account filed
May 2000HailByng-no account filed
June 1999HailByng-no account filed
April 1997HailByng-no account filed
January 1996HailByng-no account filed
April 1993HailByng-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Pontotoc County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Oakman3.3 miles13
Tyrola3.5 miles14
Hird3.6 miles16
Francis3.8 miles13
Union Hill5.9 miles12
Ada6.0 miles16
Homer6.1 miles13
Bebee6.8 miles12

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on ByngAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2993670The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1090774. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

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.