Concho, Oklahoma
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the El Reno census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73036. The Survey maps it on the El Reno quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1892 USGS Kingfisher quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Kingfisher quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS El Reno quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Oklahoma City North quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
23 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Concho between 2005 and 2020, burning about 993 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 |
|---|---|
| Fireworks | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 26 acres | Concho Field Office | TORCHED FENCE FIRE |
| 6 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Concho Field Office | BLACKJACK |
| 6 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.2 acres | Concho Field Office | BUFFALO LAKES |
| 5 July 2020 | Fireworks | under an acre | Concho Field Office | REFORMATORY |
| 4 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Concho Field Office | BEAR ROBE |
| 4 July 2019 | Fireworks | 2.5 acres | Concho Field Office | HWY 81 |
| 4 July 2018 | Fireworks | under an acre | Concho Field Office | TWO START |
| 4 July 2013 | Fireworks | 10 acres | Concho Field Office | COMPASS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Concho: 6 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Gypsum-Anhydrite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Gypsum Pit | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
40 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Concho in 40 storm reports between 1996 and 2023: 27 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail, 1 tornado. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Concho | $6,000 | Numerous barns and outbuildings were blown over, and trees were downed. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Concho | $2,000 | A barn was destroyed, and windows were blown out of a house. |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Concho | $750 | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Concho | $500 | large cedar trees were downed on both sides of a road. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Concho | $300 | Sheet metal was blown off a roof. |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Concho | $10 | no account filed |
| March 2023 | Hail | Concho | - | Measured with digital caliper. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Concho | - | Believed to be associated with a storm-scale mesovortex on the north side of the bow echo. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Concho | - | No damage reported. |
| April 2013 | Hail | Concho | - | No damage reported. |
| April 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Concho | - | Winds estimated in the 55 to 60 mph range. No damage was reported. |
| April 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Concho | - | Quarter to half dollar sized hail also fell in addition to the winds. No major damage was reported. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Concho | - | A downburst occurred at the Lucky Star Casino in Concho, causing a large tent to collapse. Several people were underneath the tent at the time of the high wind, with six of them injured. Two of those had to be taken to the hospital with mostly minor injuries. Monetary damage estimates were not available. |
| May 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Concho | - | This brief tornado was observed at close range by spotters 2 miles NW of Concho. It likely originated from the same parent circulation that produced the previous two anti-cyclonic tornadoes near Calumet and WNW of Concho, but was likely a separate event. No damage was reported. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Concho | - | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Concho | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Concho | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Concho | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Concho | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Concho | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Concho | - | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Hail | Concho | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Concho | - | no account filed |
| October 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Concho | - | no account filed |
| October 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Concho | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Concho | - | no account filed |
| March 2013 | Hail | Concho | - | no account filed |
| March 2013 | Hail | Concho | - | no account filed |
| March 2013 | Hail | Concho | - | no account filed |
| March 2013 | Hail | Concho | - | no account filed |
| March 2013 | Hail | Concho | - | no account filed |
| March 2013 | Hail | Concho | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Concho | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Concho | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Concho | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Concho | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Concho | - | no account filed |
| October 2011 | Hail | Concho | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Concho | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | Concho | - | no account filed |
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.
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 Concho | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5158642 | The 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 1091603. 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.






