Dougherty, Oklahoma
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the West Murray census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73032. It stands on Deel Creek. The Survey maps it on the Dougherty quadrangle. 199 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 774 feet above sea level.
Population over time
3 figuresDougherty fell from 224 to 199 between 2000 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 224 | |
| 2010 | 215 | -9 (-4%) |
| 2020 | 199 | -16 (-7%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 17 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.
- 1901 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1918 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:125000
- 1957 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Dougherty quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
30 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of Dougherty between 1993 and 2020, burning about 4,408 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Chickasaw National Recreation Area | SQUIRREL |
| 18 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Chickasaw Agency | MARRIS |
| 6 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Chickasaw National Recreation Area | SHADY OAKS |
| 18 August 2011 | Natural | 10 acres | Chickasaw National Recreation Area | DOUGHERTY #1 |
| 14 August 2006 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Chickasaw Agency | 77 WEST |
| 23 July 2006 | Smoking | 5.3 acres | Chickasaw Agency | HARLEY |
| 24 June 2011 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Chickasaw National Recreation Area | WATSON |
| 13 June 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Chickasaw National Recreation Area | DOUBLE L |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Dougherty: 16 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Southern Rock Asphalt Co Limest Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
44 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dougherty in 44 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 26 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind, 7 tornado, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dougherty | $1,500,000 | Fourteen buildings sustained structural damage, and 2 cars were overturned. Two mobile homes were destroyed. |
| April 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Dougherty | $200,000 | This tornado developed about 1 miles west-southwest of Drake, or about 4.5 miles east of Dougherty. It moved erratically northeast and crossed US Highway 77 about a mile and half north of Drake. Near US-77, it caused roof damage to one home and blew out windows in another. Some metal buildings were also damaged in this area. Otherwise the damage was primarily to trees with some large trees snapped along the path. |
| March 1999 | Flash Flood | Dougherty | $30,000 | Between 3 and 5 inches of rain fell between 0300 CST and 0600 CST near Dougherty and Turner Falls Park. Four businesses and 2 homes were flooded in Dougherty, and numerous picnic tables were swept down Honey Creek when a dike broke north of Dougherty School. Falls Creek near Turner Falls Park also overflowed its banks, washing away trash dumpsters and park benches. A few cabins were damaged, and several parked cars were moved by swift water. Kay Starr Rd. was also flooded for most of the 12th and 13th. |
| April 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Dougherty | $2,000 | A tornado developed southeast of Dougherty and moved north-northeast likely dissipating as a waterspout over the southeast portion of Lake Of The Arbuckles. Tree damage was noted both along Big Canyon Road southeast of Dougherty near the beginning of the path, and along Goddard Youth Camp Road in the southern portion of the Chickasaw National Recreation area just south of Lake Of The Arbuckles. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dougherty | $10 | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Tornado (EFU) | Dougherty | - | A storm chaser observed what was described as a brief, multiple-vortex tornado in an area east of Lake Of The Arbuckles and south of Sulphur. No damage was reported and the specific location of the tornado was estimated. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dougherty | - | Numerous large tree limbs were snapped along Goddard Youth Camp Road, on the south edge of Lake of the Arbuckles. The event time is estimated based on radar observations. |
| April 2025 | Tornado (EFU) | Dougherty | - | A storm chaser on U.S. Highway 177 photographed a tornado to the west. This tornado occurred in inaccessible areas of the Arbuckle Mountains and is estimated to have been about 4 to 5 miles south-southeast of Dougherty. |
| September 2024 | Hail | Dougherty | - | Report relayed through Spotter Network. Time is radar estimated. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dougherty | - | A fisherman took video of a gustnado that developed on Lake Of The Arbuckles and damaged trees as it moved onshore. |
| August 2023 | Hail | Dougherty | - | Relayed image. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dougherty | - | Image showing a large (1224-inch diameter) tree limb blown down. Time is radar estimated. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Dougherty | - | Time estimated from radar. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dougherty | - | Four inch diameter trees broken. |
| April 2020 | Tornado (EF1) | Dougherty | - | Damage from a large tornado was observed in high-resolution satellite imagery from a tornado that occurred in areas of the southern Arbuckle Mountains inaccessible to ground survey teams. The large tornado developed in northern Carter County northeast of Springer then moved into Murray County south-southwest of Dougherty where tree damage was observed in satellite imagery. The damage path in Murray County was less than one-quarter of a mile before the tornado dissipated. |
| April 2019 | Tornado (EFU) | Dougherty | - | A storm chaser observed a brief tornado estimated to have been located about 6 miles east of Dougherty. No damage is know to have occurred with this tornado. |
| May 2017 | Tornado (EFU) | Dougherty | - | A television storm chaser observed a tornado develop about 3 miles south-southeast of Dougherty. The tornado is believed to have moved into Murray County after touching down in Carter County and crossing the Washita River. No damage was reported in the area. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Dougherty | - | no account filed |
| October 2022 | Hail | Dougherty | - | no account filed |
| October 2022 | Hail | Dougherty | - | no account filed |
| October 2022 | Hail | Dougherty | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Dougherty | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Hail | Dougherty | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Hail | Dougherty | - | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Hail | Dougherty | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Dougherty | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Dougherty | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dougherty | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Dougherty | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Dougherty | - | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Hail | Dougherty | - | no account filed |
| March 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dougherty | - | no account filed |
| March 1998 | Hail | Dougherty | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Dougherty | - | no account filed |
| November 1996 | Hail | Dougherty | - | no account filed |
| November 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dougherty | - | no account filed |
| November 1996 | Hail | Dougherty | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Dougherty | - | no account filed |
| October 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dougherty | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | Dougherty | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | Dougherty | - | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Hail | Dougherty | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Dougherty | - | no account filed |
| April 1993 | Hail | Dougherty | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rayford | 3.2 miles | 17 | |
| Falls Creek Assembly | 3.5 miles | 17 | |
| Crusher | 3.6 miles | 17 | |
| Cedar Village | 5.1 miles | 16 | |
| Drake | 5.6 miles | 14 | |
| Jollyville | 5.8 miles | 16 | |
| Nebo | 6.0 miles | 14 | |
| Davis | 8.0 miles | 15 |
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 Dougherty | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2010728 | 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 1092160. 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.





