Grady, Oklahoma
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Ringling census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73569. The Survey maps it on the Grady quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 14 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 Addington quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1974 USGS Grady quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
14 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Grady between 2005 and 2013, burning about 514 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 August 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2010060 |
| 2 August 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2011083 |
| 2 August 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Chickasaw Agency | FROG LEGS |
| 10 August 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2013048 |
| 29 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 28 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 4 May 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2011052 |
| 14 April 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Grady: 5 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
15 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Grady in 15 storm reports between 2003 and 2025: 8 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Grady | - | Portions of Oklahoma State Highway 32, approximately two miles west of the Oklahoma State Highway 32 and 89 intersection, were impassable due to flooding. Event time is approximate. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Grady | - | Portions of Highway 89 underwater and impassable. |
| February 2009 | Tornado (EF1) | Grady | - | The thunderstorm that produced this tornado began near Breckenridge and Graham, TX. A long-track tornado developed over far southeast Jefferson County, near the Red River. The tornado continued northeast into Love County crossing through rural farmland north of Courtney, Rubottom and Oswalt. Sporadic structural damage was noted in both Jefferson and Love counties, with tree damage also seen. The tornado then crossed into Carter County, where it did its most significant damage in and around the Lone Grove area. The tornado continued northeast, with major damage reported in the Majestic Hills addition and crossing Interstate 35 about a mile and a half north of the Prairie Valley Road exit. At least eight homes and a small private school were destroyed in the Majestic Hills neighborhood. It moved through rural areas of Northeast Carter County to the east of Springer. Approximately 46 people were injured, with 14 seriously injured. Eight people died in the Lone Grove area. At least 114 homes were damaged or destroyed, with at least 3500 losing power in and around Carter county. Debris from this tornado was carried as far away as Sulphur. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Grady | - | Quarter- to half dollar-size hail was reported. |
| August 2005 | Flash Flood | Grady | - | Flash flooding occurred along Mud Creek and its tributaries in Jefferson County during the late evening of August 14 and early morning of August 15. Numerous secondary roads were damaged by floodwaters northeast of Grady, OK. |
| April 2004 | Hail | Grady | - | Hail was reported by KWTV Channel 9 in Oklahoma City. |
| March 2024 | Hail | Grady | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Grady | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grady | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grady | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Grady | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Grady | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grady | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Grady | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Grady | - | 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.
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 Grady | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5592106 | 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 1093288. 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.




