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Cushing, Oklahoma

10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Cushing census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74023. The Survey maps it on the Cushing quadrangle. 8,327 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 935 feet above sea level.

Cushing within Payne County

On record in Cushing

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 7 records

Population over time

2 figures

Cushing grew from 7,826 to 8,327 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
20107,826
20208,327+501 (+6%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 10 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

13 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Cushing between 2006 and 2020, burning about 2,231 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined6
Equipment and vehicle use3
Arson/incendiarism2
Debris and open burning2

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
6 August 2006Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresPawnee AgencyLINWOOD
4 August 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,678 acresPawnee AgencyNORFOLK RD
9 April 2017Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreKickapoo Field OfficeMASON
23 March 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined218 acresSouthern Plains Regional OfficeGRANDSTAFF
18 March 2019Debris and open burning5.0 acresSouthern Plains Regional OfficeEUCHEE VALLEY
16 March 2012Debris and open burning5.0 acresPawnee AgencyNORFOLK
17 February 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acrePawnee AgencyEUCHEE VALLEY
15 February 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined285 acresPawnee AgencyEUCHEE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Payne County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Cushing: 7 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Copper. 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
Ripley East SoutheastCopperOccurrence1955
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Sandstone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Sandstone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Sandstone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Payne County

Storms near this place

60 of 88 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cushing in 88 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 40 thunderstorm wind, 39 hail, 4 lightning, 3 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2004Thunderstorm WindCushing$150,000Tree damage was reported around town. Several homes sustained roof damage along with 3 businesses which lost part of their roofs.
January 2010LightningCushing$75,000An oil tank was struck by lightning, with over 100 barrels of oil lost. The time was estimated. Monetary damages were also estimated.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindCushing$20,000Multiple power poles blown down and roof damage to several buildings in the community of Cushing. Time is radar estimated.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindCushing$20,000Davis Weather Station observation. Station mounted at an elevation of 31-feet. In addition, numerous 2436-inch diameter trees uprooted along with a roof completely removed from a brick building. Time is radar estimated.
April 2019Tornado (EF1)Cushing$20,000A tornado was filmed in the northeast portion of Cushing. The tornado produced roof damage at an energy company building as well as some tree damage.
November 1998Tornado (F0)Cushing$20,000no account filed
June 2023Thunderstorm WindCushing$10,000Several large tree limbs blown down along with significant damage to a carport. Power lines were also reported down in the vicinity.
September 2004LightningCushing$10,000Lightning struck a crude oil storage tank causing a fire. The 80,000 barrel capacity tank only had 8700 barrels of crude in the tank at the time.
May 2000Thunderstorm WindCushing$10,000Minor roof damage was sustained to the Walmart on East Main.
June 1997Thunderstorm WindCushing$8,500Severe thunderstorm winds destroyed a hay barn just south of Cushing. Debris from the barn was then blown onto a truck, breaking its windows, and into a neighboring house. Also, power poles were broken and numerous limbs were downed throughout Cushing.
June 2019Flash FloodCushing$5,000Multiple reports of cars stalled in flooded roadways.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindCushing$5,000Considerable wind damage was reported to a large storage tank. Large metal pieces were blown about. Event time estimated.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindCushing$5,000A roof was blown off a barn. Tree limbs were also downed.
April 1995Thunderstorm WindCushing$5,000no account filed
April 1994HailCushing$5,000no account filed
September 1999LightningCushing$4,000no account filed
June 2011HailCushing$2,000The hail damaged several car windshields. Monetary damages were estimated.
May 2000LightningCushing$1,200no account filed
November 1998Thunderstorm WindCushing$1,000no account filed
September 1998Thunderstorm WindCushing$100no account filed
July 1997Thunderstorm WindCushing$10Severe thunderstorm winds downed numerous tree limbs.
March 2026HailCushing-The report was relayed through mPING.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindCushing-Personal weather station observation. In addition, multiple large trees snapped in the vicinity.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindCushing-Estimated 60 mph wind gust reported in the community of Cushing.
March 2020HailCushing-Dime to nickel sized hail in Cushing.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindCushing-Estimated severe wind gust.
May 2019Flash FloodCushing-Some streets barricaded due to flooding. Water in a few homes.
October 2019HailCushing-Estimated from radar.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindCushing-No damage reported.
September 2015Thunderstorm WindCushing-Power outages were also reported.
March 2015HailCushing-Reported by Cushing Emergency Ops Center.
August 2014Thunderstorm WindCushing-Estimated 60 mph wind gusts. No damage was reported.
May 2013Tornado (EF0)Cushing-Tornado was reported via Spotter Network. Brief spin up tornado near Cushing. No damage was reported.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindCushing-Straight line winds caused minor roof damage in the form of shingles blown off rooftops. Carports were also damaged. Several trees were blown down, along with numerous branches. Four power poles were blown down. The worst of the damage occurred over a two mile long and a half mile wide path. This included the northern portion of Cushing. Monetary damage estimates were not available.
April 2010Thunderstorm WindCushing-Minor roof damage to a home and carport were reported. Monetary damages were not available.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindCushing-No damage was reported with the estimated wind gust.
April 2004Thunderstorm WindCushing-Wind was measured at the Cushing weather tower.
May 2004HailCushing-Hail was observed on the east side of town.
August 1994Thunderstorm WindCushing-Isolated severe thunderstorms developed across Payne County during the early evening hours of the 4th. The storms produced dime size hail and damaging winds. Severe thunderstorm winds ripped the front door off the Police Department building at Cushing.
August 1994HailCushing-Isolated severe thunderstorms developed across Payne County during the early evening hours of the 4th. The storms produced dime size hail and damaging winds. Severe thunderstorm winds ripped the front door off the Police Department building at Cushing.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindCushing-no account filed
June 2025Thunderstorm WindCushing-no account filed
August 2023Thunderstorm WindCushing-no account filed
April 2022HailCushing-no account filed
November 2021Thunderstorm WindCushing-no account filed
April 2020HailCushing-no account filed
April 2017HailCushing-no account filed
April 2017HailCushing-no account filed
May 2016HailCushing-no account filed
July 2016HailCushing-no account filed
July 2016HailCushing-no account filed
April 2015HailCushing-no account filed
June 2013Thunderstorm WindCushing-no account filed
April 2012HailCushing-no account filed
June 2011Thunderstorm WindCushing-no account filed
May 2010Thunderstorm WindCushing-no account filed
July 2009HailCushing-no account filed
July 2009Thunderstorm WindCushing-no account filed
June 2009Thunderstorm WindCushing-no account filed
April 2008HailCushing-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Payne 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
Gano2.1 miles11
Amabel4.2 miles11
Schlegel4.9 miles12
Drakes Corner5.7 miles10
North Village6.1 miles11
Cartoco7.6 miles12
Ripley7.7 miles11
Yale9.6 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 CushingAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1007904The 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 1091897. 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.