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Cashion, Oklahoma

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Okarche-Cashion census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73016. The Survey maps it on the Cashion quadrangle.

Cashion within Kingfisher County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 13 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

2 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Cashion between 2000 and 2016, burning about 915 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2

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 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined175 acresOklahoma Division of ForestryROCK CREEK
27 February 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined740 acresOklahoma Division of ForestryCASHION

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Kingfisher County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Cashion: 1 past producer. None of them 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
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Kingfisher County

Storms near this place

48 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cashion in 48 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 27 hail, 12 thunderstorm wind, 8 tornado, 1 flash flood. The reports record 46 injuries. 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
May 2011Tornado (EF3)Cashion46 hurtThis tornado is labeled B2 (Segment #2 of Calumet-El Reno-Piedmont-Guthrie tornado). The tornado entered far southeast Kingfisher county before moving into Logan county. However, EF-3 damage occurred just over the Kingfisher county border, debarking trees and significantly damaging buildings. As the tornado continued northeast, the damage was mainly considered EF-2, with damage to mostly outbuildings and trees. The tornado continued into Logan County. Monetary damage estimates were not available.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindCashion$5,000Two barns were damaged and numerous large trees were blown down.
May 1999Tornado (F1)Cashion$5,000Tornado B18 (Kingfisher County portion). See summary at end of May 3rd storm reports.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindCashion$2,000Powerlines blown down. Time is radar estimated.
May 1999Tornado (F0)Cashion$500Tornado G3 (Kingfisher County portion). See summary at end of May 3rd storm reports.
June 2025Tornado (EF0)Cashion-This tornado initially developed in Kingfisher County near County Roads 760 and 2970. The tornado moved east-southeast producing relatively light tree damage in Kingfisher County before moving into Logan County north of Cooksey Road.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindCashion-Multiple confirmations of tree damage in and around the community of Cashion. The location is approximate, and the event time is estimated from radar observations.
September 2024HailCashion-MPing report.
April 2021HailCashion-Accompanied by estimated 60 mph winds.
May 2019Tornado (EFU)Cashion-A tornado was observed by OKC television storm chasers and helicopters to the north of Cashion. No damage was reported, and the path was estimated using landscape comparisons from helicopter video.
May 2019Tornado (EFU)Cashion-A second tornado was observed at the same time as a longer track tornado north of Cashion. No damage was reported and the tornado location was estimated.
May 2019Tornado (EFU)Cashion-Oklahoma City television storm chasers observed a tornado estimated to be about 6 miles northwest of Cashion. The tornado lasted for about one minute and no damage was reported.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindCashion-Observer estimated wind gusts of 60 mph. No damage reported.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindCashion-A mobile home was blown onto its side on the south side of town. Monetary damages were estimated.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindCashion-No damage was reported with the wind gust.
May 2010Tornado (EF0)Cashion-Kingfisher County portion of Tornado #H1. This tornado moved into Kingfisher County from Canadian County and moved northeast damaging outbuildings, trees and power lines across the southeastern portion of Kingfisher County. The tornado moved into Logan County just southeast of Cashion.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindCashion-Wind gust was reported on Highway 33 by KFOR Channel 4 in Oklahoma City.
June 2000Flash FloodCashion-County roads were flooded.
March 1999HailCashion-Hail was reported near the intersection of County Line Rd. and NW 10th.
October 1994HailCashion-A line of severe thunderstorms moved northward into southern Oklahoma late in the afternoon and then continued to develop and move northward across central Oklahoma into the evening. Hail as large as Ping-Pong balls and wind gusts to 60 mph were reported.
April 2021HailCashion-no account filed
November 2021HailCashion-no account filed
November 2021HailCashion-no account filed
August 2009HailCashion-no account filed
May 2008Thunderstorm WindCashion-no account filed
June 2005HailCashion-no account filed
August 2005Thunderstorm WindCashion-no account filed
April 2004HailCashion-no account filed
May 2004HailCashion-no account filed
August 2004HailCashion-no account filed
August 2004HailCashion-no account filed
August 2004HailCashion-no account filed
June 2003Thunderstorm WindCashion-no account filed
May 2002HailCashion-no account filed
September 2002HailCashion-no account filed
September 2002Thunderstorm WindCashion-no account filed
October 2001HailCashion-no account filed
March 1999HailCashion-no account filed
March 1999HailCashion-no account filed
October 1998HailCashion-no account filed
February 1995HailCashion-no account filed
April 1994HailCashion-no account filed
April 1994HailCashion-no account filed
July 1994HailCashion-no account filed
May 1993Thunderstorm WindCashion-no account filed
October 1993HailCashion-no account filed
October 1993HailCashion-no account filed
March 1993HailCashion-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Kingfisher 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
Reeding4.9 miles12
Twin Lakes5.0 miles13
Wandel7.0 miles12
Zion (historical)11.0 miles12
Kingfisher14.1 miles13
Union17.2 miles11
Dover17.7 miles12
Jacks20.9 miles11

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1091017. 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.