Garvin, Oklahoma
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Idabel census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74736. The Survey maps it on the Garvin quadrangle. 177 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 489 feet above sea level.
On record in Garvin
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 2 records
- Garvin Rock Churchlisted 1980
- Waterhole Cemeterylisted 1979
Population over time
3 figuresGarvin grew from 143 to 177 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 | 143 | |
| 2010 | 256 | +113 (+79%) |
| 2020 | 177 | -79 (-31%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1951 USGS Garvin quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Idabel quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Idabel quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
81 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 81 fires within 5 miles of Garvin between 1992 and 2018, burning about 1,490 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 39 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 | 39 |
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Talihina Agency | 75 |
| 30 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 10568 |
| 3 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Talihina Agency | 0413 |
| 29 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 16 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 10 September 2002 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 August 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 August 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 10420 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 23 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Garvin: 22 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Quality Rocks Inc Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
21 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Garvin in 21 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 12 hail, 5 flash flood, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garvin | $2,000 | no account filed |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garvin | - | The roof was partially peeled back on a home near Garvin. |
| March 2024 | Hail | Garvin | - | Quarter size hail reported near Garvin. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Garvin | - | Quarter size hail reported in Garvin. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Garvin | - | Quarter size hail fell in the Garvin community. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Garvin | - | Nickel size hail fell a couple of miles south of Garvin. |
| June 2021 | Flash Flood | Garvin | - | Little River Road to Golden Glover Road north of Garvin was covered in high swift moving water. A water rescue occurred on Browning Road. |
| January 2020 | Flash Flood | Garvin | - | Iron Stob Road north of Highway 37 was flooded. |
| April 2017 | Flash Flood | Garvin | - | The intersection of Southeast K Avenue and Madison Street was flooded. Several other streets across Idabel were covered in high water. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Garvin | - | Quarter size hail fell and damaged a Sheriff's vehicle. |
| March 2015 | Hail | Garvin | - | Dime size hail was reported south of Garvin, Oklahoma. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garvin | - | A tree was downed on Hwy. 37 at Iron Stob Road south of Garvin, Oklahoma. |
| June 2004 | Flash Flood | Garvin | - | Several roads continue to have high water across them near the Holly Creek area. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garvin | - | Utility sheds damaged and power lines down. |
| December 2015 | Hail | Garvin | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Garvin | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Garvin | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Garvin | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Garvin | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Garvin | - | no account filed |
| March 2002 | Flash Flood | Garvin | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Stob Corner | 4.0 miles | 9 | |
| Millerton | 4.4 miles | 9 | |
| Farmers Hill | 4.5 miles | 9 | |
| Mount Zion | 5.0 miles | 9 | |
| Golden | 6.1 miles | 15 | |
| Holly Creek | 6.9 miles | 12 | |
| Idabel | 7.4 miles | 12 | |
| Wright City | 8.0 miles | 17 |
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 Garvin | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1817457 | 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 1093138. 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.




