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Geronimo, Oklahoma

9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Southwest Comanche census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73543. The Survey maps it on the Geronimo quadrangle. 1,158 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,109 feet above sea level.

Geronimo within Comanche County

Population over time

2 figures

Geronimo fell from 1,268 to 1,158 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.

YearPeople Change
20101,268
20201,158-110 (-9%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 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.

Photographs

6 photographs, 1916 to 2020

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

The stone pyramid gravesite of the Chiricahua Apache leader and medicine man Geronimo (back row) at Fort Sill, an extensive United States Army post north of Lawton, Oklahoma
The stone pyramid gravesite of the Chiricahua Apache leader and medicine man Geronimo (back row) at Fort Sill, an extensive United States Army post north of Lawton, Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
6-year old Jewel Walker. See 4564 and 4565.  Location: Comanche County--[Geronimo], Oklahoma
6-year old Jewel Walker. See 4564 and 4565. Location: Comanche County--[Geronimo], Oklahoma
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1916. Library of Congress
Family of C.J. Walker, Route 2, Box 78, Geronimo, Oklahoma. 6-year old Jewel and 5-year old Harold picks 20 to 25 pounds of cotton a day. Father said: "I promised em a little wagon if they'd pick steady, and now they have half a bagful in just a little while." The 3-year old is learning to pick. Father is a renter on shares: gives 1/4 of his cotton for rent, and 1/3 of his corn. Has 20 acres in cotton. Location: Comanche County--[Geronimo], Oklahoma
Family of C.J. Walker, Route 2, Box 78, Geronimo, Oklahoma. 6-year old Jewel and 5-year old Harold picks 20 to 25 pounds of cotton a day. Father said: "I promised em a little wagon if they'd pick steady, and now they have half a bagful in just a little while." The 3-year old is learning to pick. Father is a renter on shares: gives 1/4 of his cotton for rent, and 1/3 of his corn. Has 20 acres in cotton. Location: Comanche County--[Geronimo], Oklahoma
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1916. Library of Congress
The gravesite of the Chiricahua Apache leader and medicine man Geronimo at Fort Sill, an extensive United States Army post north of Lawton, Oklahoma
The gravesite of the Chiricahua Apache leader and medicine man Geronimo at Fort Sill, an extensive United States Army post north of Lawton, Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
5-year old Harold Walker. See 4564 and 4565. Location: Comanche County--[Geronimo], Oklahoma
5-year old Harold Walker. See 4564 and 4565. Location: Comanche County--[Geronimo], Oklahoma
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1916. Library of Congress
Jewel and Harold Walker, 6 and 5 years old, pick 20 to 25 pounds of cotton a day. Father said: "I promised em a little wagon if they'd pick steady, and now they have half a bagful in just a little while." See 4564. Location: Comanche County--[Geronimo], Oklahoma
Jewel and Harold Walker, 6 and 5 years old, pick 20 to 25 pounds of cotton a day. Father said: "I promised em a little wagon if they'd pick steady, and now they have half a bagful in just a little while." See 4564. Location: Comanche County--[Geronimo], Oklahoma
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1916. Library of Congress

Fires near this place

22 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Geronimo between 1999 and 2020, burning about 361 acres in total. 1 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 burning12
Equipment and vehicle use5
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Natural1
Arson/incendiarism1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
3 September 2010Power generation/transmission/distribution75 acresAnadarko AgencyEAST CACHE CREEK
25 September 1999Debris and open burning20 acresAnadarko AgencyBLUE GATOR
15 July 2009Debris and open burningunder an acreAnadarko AgencyMINER
14 July 2004Debris and open burning1.0 acresAnadarko AgencyMAD DOG
1 July 2005Equipment and vehicle use5.0 acresAnadarko AgencyLESABRE
20 June 2020Debris and open burning33 acresAnadarko AgencyJACKSON
17 June 2006Natural68 acresAnadarko AgencyHART
11 June 2012Debris and open burning1.0 acresAnadarko AgencySIMMONZ

Every fire recorded in Comanche County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Geronimo: 10 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, 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 Sand and Clay PitClay, Sand 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
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Comanche County

Storms near this place

49 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Geronimo in 49 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 27 hail, 18 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 2 tornado. The reports record 2 injuries. 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
May 2019Tornado (EF2)Geronimo1 hurt, $150,000A QLCS tornado destroyed two homes about three miles east of Geronimo. One home had most exterior walls collapsed while another house just across the street to the north had it's roof removed and many of the exterior walls collapsed. A few power poles were snapped and a tree was uprooted.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindGeronimo1 hurt, $100,000Power lines and power poles were downed. Roof damage was also reported at the elementary school. One mobile home was partially destroyed and another was pushed off its foundation.
September 2023Thunderstorm WindGeronimo$40,000Relayed images showing scattered wind damage in and around the community of Geronimo. The most significant damage included a roof removed from a mobile home, a large carport lofted into a tree and multiple travel trailers tipped over/rolled. Time is radar estimated.
March 2000Thunderstorm WindGeronimo$26,000Four uninhabited mobile homes were destroyed, and 2 other mobile homes were damaged. Two power poles were also downed.
April 2016Thunderstorm WindGeronimo$10,000Storm chaser reported power lines were down in Geronimo and sheet metal debris on the side of the road. Large trees and fencing were blown down and a travel trailer was blown over.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindGeronimo$10,000Two homes sustained roof damage.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindGeronimo$5,000A 250-gallon propane storage tank was blown over and damaged, and the porch roof of a house was damaged about 1/2 mile south of Baseline Road.
May 1994Thunderstorm WindGeronimo$5,000no account filed
April 2024Thunderstorm WindGeronimo$2,000Power pole blown down near the intersection of Southeast 45th Street and Burk Road. Relayed by emergency management. Time is radar estimated.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindGeronimo$2,000A barn was blown over, and minor damage, consisting mostly of shingles, was sustained to a house roof.
May 2000Thunderstorm WindGeronimo$500A power pole was downed.
April 2026HailGeronimo-The location is approximate.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindGeronimo-Personal weather station measurement.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindGeronimo-Personal weather station measurement.
February 2023Thunderstorm WindGeronimo-Time is estimated via radar.
April 2023HailGeronimo-MPing report.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindGeronimo-Tree downed. Two metal sheds blown over.
April 2019Flash FloodGeronimo-Flood waters across 75th and New Hope roads.
April 2016Thunderstorm WindGeronimo-No damage was reported.
March 2015HailGeronimo-Reported at the Lawton Airport.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindGeronimo-Trees downed, though not very large.
May 2015Tornado (EF0)Geronimo-Storm spotters and storm chasers observed a tornado develop southwest of Geronimo and move east-northeast. No structure damage was reported and the path is estimated.
May 2013HailGeronimo-The hail was reported via the NSSL shave project.
May 2013HailGeronimo-The hail was reported via the NSSL SHAVE project. No damage was reported.
October 2000Flash FloodGeronimo-A county road was closed due to high water.
March 2023HailGeronimo-no account filed
March 2023HailGeronimo-no account filed
March 2023HailGeronimo-no account filed
April 2019HailGeronimo-no account filed
May 2016HailGeronimo-no account filed
May 2015HailGeronimo-no account filed
April 2014HailGeronimo-no account filed
May 2014HailGeronimo-no account filed
July 2013HailGeronimo-no account filed
May 2013HailGeronimo-no account filed
April 2011HailGeronimo-no account filed
April 2011HailGeronimo-no account filed
May 2006Thunderstorm WindGeronimo-no account filed
June 2005HailGeronimo-no account filed
June 2005HailGeronimo-no account filed
April 2004HailGeronimo-no account filed
April 2000HailGeronimo-no account filed
February 1999HailGeronimo-no account filed
February 1999HailGeronimo-no account filed
April 1996HailGeronimo-no account filed
April 1996HailGeronimo-no account filed
November 1996HailGeronimo-no account filed
June 1995Thunderstorm WindGeronimo-no account filed
May 1993HailGeronimo-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Comanche 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
Lawton8.8 miles13
Kiowa and Commanche Agency (historical)9.8 miles13
Faxon10.5 miles9
Sneed Acres10.7 miles16
Taupa10.8 miles17
Artillery Village11.0 miles16
Letitia11.3 miles12
Corral Crossing12.7 miles16

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 GeronimoAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2474112The 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 1093168. 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.