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Gracemont, Oklahoma

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Anadarko census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73042. It stands on Yellow Creek. The Survey maps it on the Gracemont quadrangle. 279 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,240 feet above sea level.

Gracemont within Caddo County

Population over time

2 figures

Gracemont fell from 318 to 279 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
2010318
2020279-39 (-12%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 13 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

55 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 55 fires within 5 miles of Gracemont between 1997 and 2020, burning about 2,090 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 5 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 burning18
Missing data/not specified/undetermined10
Fireworks7
Power generation/transmission/distribution6
Equipment and vehicle use5
Arson/incendiarism5
Natural3
Other causes1

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
7 September 2012Power generation/transmission/distribution1.0 acresAnadarko AgencyKODOKITA-531
7 August 2003Missing data/not specified/undetermined65 acresAnadarko AgencySPRING CRK
29 August 2008Debris and open burning80 acresAnadarko AgencyKATIE MAY
10 August 2011Natural1.0 acresAnadarko AgencyBRUG SKAD BRGYAB
1 August 2005Debris and open burning75 acresAnadarko AgencyDOG LEG
7 July 2005Natural28 acresAnadarko AgencyDUB
6 July 2013Fireworks2.0 acresAnadarko AgencyLONELODGE
6 July 2012Fireworks1.0 acresAnadarko AgencyDEHAHCE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Caddo County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Gracemont: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Vanadium, Silver, Titanium, Metal. 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
Cheyenne Butte-1Copper, Vanadium, Silver, Titanium, MetalOccurrence1962

Every working recorded in Caddo County

Storms near this place

29 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gracemont in 29 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 18 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado, 1 lightning. 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
November 1998LightningGracemont2 hurt, $2,000no account filed
May 2009Tornado (EF2)Gracemont$50,000,000The tornado developed southeast of Gracemont and moved south along and just east of Highway 8/281 toward the east side of Anadarko. Hundreds of trees, power lines/poles, and fences were destroyed along its path, with numerous homes, barns, and outbuildings receiving significant roof and siding damage. More significant damage occurred on the northeast and east sides of Anadarko, with homes sustaining major damage along Country Club Road. The tornadic winds also damaged the roof and walls of a strip mall. The tornado finally lifted 1.5 to 2 miles southeast of Anadarko. In all, monetary damages were estimated at $50 million, which covered both the tornado damage and damage associated with the rear flank downdraft.
February 2023Tornado (EF0)Gracemont$30,000Damage began north of County Road 1280 before moving northeast and passing just west of Gracemont The tornado produced damage at the Gracemont cemetery damaging trees and moving granite headstones. The tornado then turned east-northeast crossing US-281 and dissipating north of County Road 1250.
October 2001Tornado (F0)Gracemont$20,000E4. This multiple-vortex tornado inflicted minor damage to two homes, and one barn was destroyed.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindGracemont$10,000A storm chaser documented significant tree damage at the Gracemont cemetery. At least one large tree trunk was snapped as well as many branches. A few headstones were also knocked over.
June 2003Thunderstorm WindGracemont$1,000Power lines were downed.
May 2024HailGracemont-MPing report.
March 2015HailGracemont-No damage was reported.
May 2014Thunderstorm WindGracemont-Several large trees were downed blocking area roads.
May 2013HailGracemont-Also reported 1.5 hail 4 minutes earlier.
April 2012Thunderstorm WindGracemont-Golf ball-size hail was also reported.
May 2004HailGracemont-Hail was observed on Highway 281.
May 1999Tornado (F0)Gracemont-Tornado B6. See summary at end of May 3rd storm reports.
May 1999Tornado (F0)Gracemont-Tornado B7. See summary at end of May 3rd storm reports.
May 2018HailGracemont-no account filed
March 2015HailGracemont-no account filed
April 2012HailGracemont-no account filed
April 2012HailGracemont-no account filed
April 2012HailGracemont-no account filed
February 2009HailGracemont-no account filed
May 2008HailGracemont-no account filed
May 2007HailGracemont-no account filed
May 2004HailGracemont-no account filed
July 2004HailGracemont-no account filed
April 2002HailGracemont-no account filed
May 2000HailGracemont-no account filed
May 2000HailGracemont-no account filed
June 1999HailGracemont-no account filed
June 1995Thunderstorm WindGracemont-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Caddo 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
Spring Creek6.5 miles10
Washita7.3 miles13
Anadarko8.0 miles9
Squaretop8.1 miles13
Albert8.6 miles12
Dutton8.9 miles9
Binger9.4 miles11
Nowhere9.8 miles12

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 GracemontAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1958220The 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 1093286. 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.