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Goldsby, Oklahoma

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Purcell census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73093. The Survey maps it on the Norman quadrangle. 2,694 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,155 feet above sea level.

Goldsby within McClain County

Population over time

2 figures

Goldsby grew from 1,801 to 2,694 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
20101,801
20202,694+893 (+50%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 20 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.

Fires near this place

1 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Goldsby in 2006, burning about 900 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1

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
10 February 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined900 acresOklahoma Division of ForestryNOBLE FIRE

Every fire recorded in McClain 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 Goldsby: 6 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Flagstone. 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 Sandstone PitFlagstonePast Producer
H R Stong Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Joe Murphy Dirt Contractor Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Norman Asphalt CoSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Norman Asphalt CoSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Red River Construction Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in McClain County

Storms near this place

50 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Goldsby in 50 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 26 hail, 16 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado, 2 flash 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
October 2017Tornado (EF1)Goldsby$100,000This tornado developed just north of State Highway 9 and just west of Santa Fe Avenue where tree damage was noted. The tornado moved east damaging a business and destroying a shed along Highway 9. The tornado turned southeast crossing Highway 9 and passed near the Riverwind Casino and Hotel along with strong winds on the south flank of the tornado. Trees were snapped just west of the casino. At the casino, two air conditioner units were displaced from their pedestal on the roof of the building, which allowed rain inside the structure. Some roof facade damage was also noted at the casino. Just south at the adjacent hotel, strong winds created some roof facade and siding damage (see adjacent Thunderstorm Wind Entry).||The tornado crossed Interstate 35 and damaged businesses and destroyed at least one shed between the interstate and the Canadian River before moving into inaccessible areas near the river and crossing into Cleveland County south of Norman.
September 1996Thunderstorm WindGoldsby$100,000no account filed
May 2019Tornado (EF1)Goldsby$30,000A tornado from a Quasi-Linear Convective System (QLCS) developed south of Interstate 35 and Ladd Road. At least four outbuildings were damaged and a number of trees snapped as the tornado moved northeast. The tornado crossed the Canadian River into Cleveland County near Noble.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindGoldsby$20,000A large section of the roof on the main hangar at David Jay Perry Airport was blown off. Monetary damages were estimated.
May 2008Tornado (EF0)Goldsby$15,000The tornado developed a half of a mile southeast of Goldsby, near Interstate 35. A truck jackknifed on the interstate as the tornado moved northeast. Tree damage was noticed along its path, with some roof flashing also damaged near the Canadian River. Monetary damages were estimated.
October 2017Thunderstorm WindGoldsby$10,000Immediately south of the tornado that moved near State Highway 9, a large area of damaging winds, likely associated with the Rear Flank Downdraft, produced additional damage from near Riverwind Casino and Hotel to the Canadian River. Just east of Interstate 35, this area of damaging winds was it's widest at around 500 yards. Roof facade was pulled from the Riverwind Hotel, which damaged the hotel siding and broke a first story window as it fell. Numerous trees were damaged east of Interstate 35 but south of the tornado path with damage consistent with winds of approximately 90 mph.
June 1997Thunderstorm WindGoldsby$2,500Severe thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a barn in Goldsby on Highway 74 and blew a tractor-trailer rig over on I-35, completely closing the north-bound lanes of the interstate for 2 hours.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindGoldsby$1,500A small ash tree was downed and a kids play set was destroyed. Several other trees were downed due to the high wind. Monetary damages were estimated.
August 2002Thunderstorm WindGoldsby$10Four to six inch diameter tree limbs were downed.
May 2025HailGoldsby-The report was relayed through mPING.
May 2025HailGoldsby-The report was relayed through mPING.
May 2025HailGoldsby-Broadcast media relayed an image showing a ruler measurement. The location is approximate, and the event time is estimated from radar observations.
May 2025HailGoldsby-An image showing a ruler measurement was shared. The location is approximate, and the event time is estimated from radar observations.
April 2025HailGoldsby-The report was relayed through mPING.
May 2024HailGoldsby-Relayed by emergency management.
June 2023HailGoldsby-MPing report.
June 2023HailGoldsby-MPing report.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindGoldsby-Reported near the intersection of Highway 9 and Pennsylvania Avenue.
July 2023FloodGoldsby-Relayed report of Northeast 12th Avenue impassable due to high water near the Oklahoma Forestry Division building. Time is estimated.
March 2023HailGoldsby-Time and location were estimated via radar.
June 2021Flash FloodGoldsby-Six to eight inches of fast moving water over the road at 24th and Lamar by Riverwind casino.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindGoldsby-Large tree downed.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindGoldsby-Five large trees blown down. Time estimated from radar.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindGoldsby-Aircraft hangers were damaged at David Perry airport.
April 2016Flash FloodGoldsby-Flooding resulted in a closure along interstate 35. Reported by OHP.
December 2014Thunderstorm WindGoldsby-No damage reported.
April 2014HailGoldsby-The hail was reported at Highway 9 and Pennsylvania Ave.
April 2012Tornado (EF0)Goldsby-This tornado developed just west of the Canadian River, with minor tree damage reported. The tornado continued into Cleveland county.
May 2011Tornado (EF1)Goldsby-Tornado D2 (Goldsby tornado.)||Storm chasers observed a tornado southeast of Goldsby in a parallel track to the east-southeast of the primary Washington-Goldsby tornado. An NWS storm survey team observed barn damage associated with this tornado.
May 2010HailGoldsby-Golf ball- to baseball-size hail was reported in Goldsby.
May 2025HailGoldsby-no account filed
May 2025HailGoldsby-no account filed
May 2022HailGoldsby-no account filed
October 2021HailGoldsby-no account filed
October 2021HailGoldsby-no account filed
June 2019Thunderstorm WindGoldsby-no account filed
May 2019HailGoldsby-no account filed
June 2015HailGoldsby-no account filed
April 2010HailGoldsby-no account filed
May 2010HailGoldsby-no account filed
March 2009HailGoldsby-no account filed
May 2007Thunderstorm WindGoldsby-no account filed
July 2006Thunderstorm WindGoldsby-no account filed
June 2003HailGoldsby-no account filed
September 2001HailGoldsby-no account filed
April 1999HailGoldsby-no account filed
May 1999Thunderstorm WindGoldsby-no account filed
May 1999HailGoldsby-no account filed
September 1996Thunderstorm WindGoldsby-no account filed
June 1995HailGoldsby-no account filed

Every storm recorded in McClain 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
Washington5.7 miles18
Cole5.7 miles13
Blanchard9.6 miles16
Newcastle9.8 miles15
Purcell10.7 miles17
Dibble11.0 miles13
Criner12.6 miles14
Stealy15.2 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 GoldsbyAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2456775The 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 1102938. 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.