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Frederick, Oklahoma

9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Frederick census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73542. The Survey maps it on the Frederick quadrangle. 3,468 people lived here at the 2020 count.

Frederick within Tillman County

On record in Frederick

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 3 records

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 9 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.

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Frederick: 6 past producers. 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 Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Tillman County

Storms near this place

60 of 169 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Frederick in 169 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 81 hail, 67 thunderstorm wind, 8 flash flood, 6 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
July 1995Thunderstorm WindFrederick$500,000no account filed
May 1999Flash FloodFrederick$60,000no account filed
October 2021Tornado (EF1)Frederick$50,000This tornado developed 3.5 miles southwest of Fredrick and moved north or just east of due north for 7 miles. A barn had significant wall damage to the northwest of Frederick. Otherwise, there were a few pivot irrigators that were tipped over to the southwest and west of Frederick, and tree and power pole damage was also observed along the path.
April 1994Thunderstorm WindFrederick$50,000no account filed
April 1994Thunderstorm WindFrederick$50,000no account filed
March 2004Thunderstorm WindFrederick$35,000A grain silo and show barn were destroyed.
April 1996Thunderstorm WindFrederick$31,000no account filed
October 2023Thunderstorm WindFrederick$30,000Widespread wind damage occurred in the community of Frederick. The most significant damage was near the intersection of South Main Street and Dahlia Avenue, where a large (older) brick building had its roof and exterior walls collapse. Additional damage included a large barn with total roof collapse, numerous large trees/limbs snapped or blown down and sporadic light roof damage. Time is radar estimated.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindFrederick$30,000A church steeple was blown off.
October 2023Thunderstorm WindFrederick$20,000Relayed image showing silo and machine shed damage at an agricultural facility. Time is radar estimated.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindFrederick$20,000Wind damage was observed along E1850 road where a power pole was broken near N2190 Road. Farther east, winds damaged fences and buildings with sheet metal blown around.
November 2024FloodFrederick$10,000Relayed images show minor flooding across portions of the Frederick community, including water encroaching on a motel along U.S. Highway 183. Event time is approximate.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindFrederick$10,000Power poles were damaged by thunderstorm winds along SH-5 from four miles west of Frederick to the west edge of Frederick.
April 2016Thunderstorm WindFrederick$10,000Trees were downed in Frederick. Eight power poles reported down, with one of them falling on a residence. A playground and a metal shed were blown over.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindFrederick$10,000A two foot diameter tree and several large tree limbs were downed. A fence was blown over and power poles were downed.
October 2023Thunderstorm WindFrederick$8,000Multiple power poles blown down near the intersection of U.S. Highway 183 and East 1830 Road. Time is radar estimated.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindFrederick$5,000Power pole downed. Part of a wooden patio thrown on top of a house.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindFrederick$5,000Tin roof removed off house by winds. Time estimated by radar.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindFrederick$5,000Numerous power poles were downed.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindFrederick$5,000no account filed
November 1993Thunderstorm WindFrederick$5,000no account filed
March 1993Thunderstorm WindFrederick$5,000no account filed
May 2016Thunderstorm WindFrederick$4,000Power lines were downed.
March 2023Thunderstorm WindFrederick$2,000Wind driven hail broke windows.
February 2001Thunderstorm WindFrederick$2,000Power poles were downed.
May 1999Thunderstorm WindFrederick$2,000no account filed
June 2003Thunderstorm WindFrederick$1,000A roof was damaged and trees uprooted in this location.
May 2025Flash FloodFrederick-Roadway flooding occurred near the intersection of Oklahoma Highway 5 and County Road 2230 due to water rise from the Little Deep Red Creek. The event time is approximate.
April 2025Flash FloodFrederick-A portion of East 1770 Road was washed out due to flooding. Event time is approximate.
April 2024HailFrederick-Relayed image along with multiple additional confirmations.
April 2024HailFrederick-Social media image. Multiple additional confirmations nearby in time/space.
April 2024HailFrederick-MPing report.
April 2024HailFrederick-MPing report.
April 2024HailFrederick-MPing report.
April 2024HailFrederick-MPing report.
May 2024HailFrederick-MPing report.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindFrederick-Tree limbs blown down near the intersection of Oklahoma Highway 5/East Gladstone Avenue and North 11th Street. Relayed by emergency management. Time is radar estimated.
June 2024HailFrederick-MPing report.
May 2023HailFrederick-MPing report.
October 2023Thunderstorm WindFrederick-Estimated wind gust.
May 2022Flash FloodFrederick-Some streets reported impassible due to flood water.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindFrederick-Powerlines downed.
August 2022FloodFrederick-Street flooding reported in Frederick.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindFrederick-Power poles damaged in the south part of town, time estimate from radar.
October 2021Tornado (EF0)Frederick-Several storm chasers, including an off-duty meteorologist from the Storm Prediction Center, observed a brief tornado approximately 5 miles southwest of Frederick. No damage was reported and the location is estimated.
May 2020Flash FloodFrederick-Heavy street flooding with 3 inches of rain.
April 2020HailFrederick-Location approximate. Media storm trackers received near baseball sized hail near Frederick.
May 2019HailFrederick-Time estimated from radar.
May 2019Flash FloodFrederick-Significant rainfall caused ponding on streets.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindFrederick-Time estimate from radar.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindFrederick-Estimated by chaser.
September 2018Thunderstorm WindFrederick-Measured with personal anemometer. No damage reported.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindFrederick-No damage reported.
August 2017FloodFrederick-Received via Twitter.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindFrederick-Winds estimated by observation.
April 2015HailFrederick-Relayed by kswo. No known damage.
April 2015HailFrederick-No known damage.
March 2013Thunderstorm WindFrederick-Frederick ASOS measured a wind gust to 56 knots. No damage was reported.
April 2013Thunderstorm WindFrederick-Winds were generated by the rear flank downdraft of a supercell thunderstorm.
April 2013HailFrederick-No damage was reported.

Every storm recorded in Tillman 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
Burt5.2 miles9
Manitou8.2 miles11
Hollister8.5 miles8
Tipton10.0 miles9
Davidson10.9 miles9
Taylor Corner Gin13.0 miles9
Loveland14.4 miles8
Grandfield21.0 miles9

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 FrederickAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q165941The 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 1093029. 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.

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.