Garden City, Oklahoma
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Tulsa census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74107. It lies near Lookout Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Sapulpa North quadrangle.
On record in Garden City
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 within a mile 3 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Riverside Studiolisted 2001 · 0.4 miles away
Daniel Webster High School Historic Districtlisted 2021 · 0.7 miles away- 66 Motellisted 1996 · 0.6 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 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.
- 1912 USGS Hominy quadrangle1:125000
- 1915 USGS Hominy quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Enid quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Sapulpa North quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Enid quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Keystone Lake quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
2 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Garden City between 2005 and 2011, burning about 215 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 April 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 175 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 40304 |
| 25 November 2005 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | ROSKO |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Garden City: 14 past producers, 8 producers. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plant No.3 | Silica | Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Arkansas No.1 Dredge and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Chandler Materials Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Chandler Materials Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
19 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Garden City in 19 storm reports between 2012 and 2026: 8 hail, 6 flash flood, 5 thunderstorm wind. 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 2019 | Flash Flood | Garden City | $150,000 | Flood water several feet deep entered homes near E 30th Street and S Boston Place. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Garden City | $50,000 | Golfball size hail damaged vehicles and the roofs of homes. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Garden City | $50,000 | Golfball size hail damaged vehicles and the roofs of homes. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Garden City | $50,000 | Flood water reached buildings at W 23rd Street and S Jackson Avenue. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Garden City | $15,000 | Half dollar size hail damaged vehicles and the roofs of homes. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garden City | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind damaged a home in the Maple Ridge neighborhood near E 19th Street and S Cincinnati Avenue. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garden City | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down power lines in southwest Tulsa. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garden City | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured to 100 mph near E 31st Street and S Peoria Avenue. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garden City | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a tree near W 17th Street and S Denver Avenue. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Garden City | - | Streets were flooded and barricaded near E 31st Street S and S Boston Place. |
| August 2018 | Flash Flood | Garden City | - | Several streets were flooded around Veteran's Park. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garden City | - | Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs near E 33rd Street and S Peoria Avenue. |
| June 2015 | Flash Flood | Garden City | - | Portions of W 21st Street were flooded near Highway 51. |
| March 2012 | Flash Flood | Garden City | - | Riverside Drive was closed between E 21st Street South and E 31st Street South due to flooding. Several roads were also closed around E 61st Street South and Highway 75 due to high water. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Garden City | - | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Hail | Garden City | - | no account filed |
| May 2025 | Hail | Garden City | - | no account filed |
| May 2025 | Hail | Garden City | - | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Hail | Garden City | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Fork | 1.2 miles | 14 | |
| Carbondale | 1.4 miles | 14 | |
| West Tulsa | 1.7 miles | 16 | |
| Oakridge | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Tulsa | 3.0 miles | 23 | |
| Kengle | 3.1 miles | 16 | |
| Price | 3.9 miles | 16 | |
| Oakhurst | 4.1 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1093112. 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.





