Gene Autry, Oklahoma
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Ardmore North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73436. The Survey maps it on the Gene Autry quadrangle. 154 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 732 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresGene Autry fell from 158 to 154 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 158 | |
| 2020 | 154 | -4 (-3%) |
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
- 1964 USGS Gene Autry quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
13 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Gene Autry between 1996 and 2010, burning about 1,059 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 August 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 17 acres | Chickasaw Agency | MOUNT WASHINGTON |
| 2 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.1 acres | Chickasaw Agency | JOHNSON |
| 29 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Chickasaw Agency | PONDEROSA |
| 27 July 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Chickasaw Agency | PECAN TREE |
| 9 March 2008 | Debris and open burning | 4.3 acres | Chickasaw Agency | COCO GROVE |
| 8 March 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Chickasaw Agency | TIRES AGAIN |
| 17 March 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Chickasaw Agency | TUMBLEWEED |
| 26 February 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Chickasaw Agency | CHELSY |
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 Gene Autry: 15 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
Storms near this place
23 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gene Autry in 23 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 14 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gene Autry | $2,000,000 | no account filed |
| March 2025 | Tornado (EF0) | Gene Autry | $100,000 | This tornado developed on the northern edge of the community of Gene Autry where a mobile home suffered roof damage and a camper was blown over. The tornado moved east-northeast crossing State Highway 53 and moving into the southern portion of Ardmore Municipal Airport. A barn was damaged along Highway 53, and windows were damaged in on outbuilding on the airport grounds. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gene Autry | $50,000 | The roof was blown off at Dollar General Store Distribution Warehouse. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gene Autry | $25,000 | Roof blown off of Old Gene Autry Gym. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Gene Autry | $10,000 | Several vehicles were damaged. |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gene Autry | $3,000 | no account filed |
| May 2025 | Flood | Gene Autry | - | A portion of Aldine Road was closed due to flooding along the Washita River. The event time is approximate. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Gene Autry | - | The report was relayed by amateur radio. |
| September 2012 | Hail | Gene Autry | - | Fire department reported 1.75 hail in Gene Autry. |
| June 1994 | Hail | Gene Autry | - | Thunderstorms developed in northern, western, and central Oklahoma during the evening hours on the 5th and spread into portions of southern Oklahoma. These storms produced hail up to quarter-size, damaging winds and damaging lightning. Thunderstorm winds tore the roof off a large metal hay shed seven miles northwest of Alva, blew a grain bin 75 feet, and downed numerous tree limbs one mile north of Renfrow, knocked down power lines in Enid, knocked down three-inch-diameter tree limbs three miles east of Renfrow and broke off tree limbs eight miles west-southwest of Davis. Lightning started a fire in a home in the 5700 block of Irvine Drive in the Oak Tree Addition in Edmond that caused an estimated $100,000 in damage. Lightning started a fire which produced minor damage to a warehouse on north Santa Fe in Oklahoma City. Lightning started two oil tank battery fires northwest of Enid. Lightning started a small fire in a house in Alva. Lightning killed two horses in Lexington. The horses were worth around $5,000 each. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Gene Autry | - | no account filed |
| October 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gene Autry | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Gene Autry | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Gene Autry | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Gene Autry | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Gene Autry | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gene Autry | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Gene Autry | - | no account filed |
| February 1998 | Hail | Gene Autry | - | no account filed |
| April 1997 | Hail | Gene Autry | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Hail | Gene Autry | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gene Autry | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Hail | Gene Autry | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baum | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Springer | 5.9 miles | 17 | |
| Dripping Springs | 6.7 miles | 18 | |
| Caldwell Hill | 6.7 miles | 18 | |
| Dickson | 7.2 miles | 14 | |
| Durwood | 8.3 miles | 14 | |
| Glenn | 8.7 miles | 17 | |
| Provence | 9.2 miles | 18 |
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 Gene Autry | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3293282 | 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 1093157. 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.





