Hammon, Oklahoma
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the East Roger Mills census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73650. The Survey maps it on the Hammon quadrangle. 479 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,745 feet above sea level.
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On record in Hammon
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
- Dorroh-Trent Houselisted 1979
Population over time
2 figuresHammon fell from 568 to 479 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 | 568 | |
| 2020 | 479 | -89 (-16%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 8 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.
- 1955 USGS Clinton quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Clinton quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Hammon quadrangle1:62500
- 1984 USGS Foss Reservoir quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Hammon quadrangle1:24000
- 1990 USGS Foss Reservoir quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
8 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Hammon between 2005 and 2019, burning about 401 acres in total. 1 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/undetermined | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 August 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3.0 acres | Concho Field Office | RED BIRD 2 |
| 12 July 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.1 acres | Concho Field Office | REDBIRD |
| 10 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Concho Field Office | ROBBINS |
| 21 April 2005 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Concho Field Office | TANK |
| 6 March 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 344 acres | Concho Field Office | RED MOON |
| 1 March 2005 | Other causes | 2.5 acres | Concho Field Office | ARCHER |
| 15 December 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Concho Field Office | WILBUR |
| 12 December 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Concho Field Office | WRECK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Hammon: 1 past producer. 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 Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
60 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hammon in 60 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 41 hail, 15 thunderstorm wind, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2010 | Tornado (EF2) | Hammon | $1,000,000 | A relatively long track tornado touched down in a rural area to the southwest of Hammon, and then tracked to the northeast towards the town of Hammon. This tornado was on the ground for around 40 minutes, moving mainly over rural areas. Initially, the only damage from the tornado was snapped trees and power poles/lines. As the tornado tracked northeast near the end of the tornado track, the tornado clipped the southeastern edge of the town of Hammon. A couple of trailers, the county barn, and a home sustained major damage. Other buildings, trees, power lines/poles, and cars also received significant damage near and around the town of Hammon. The tornado moved into Custer County and finally dissipated to the northeast of Hammon. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| August 2016 | Flood | Hammon | $40,000 | Six inches of water was inside a church building. |
| April 1999 | Hail | Hammon | $20,000 | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hammon | $5,000 | Power line damage reported in the community of Hammon. Time is radar estimated. |
| September 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hammon | $5,000 | Several areas of damage reported, including large tree limbs downed, damage to the siding of a house, power lines downed, sheet metal siding of a barn ripped off, and a weakly built garage destroyed. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hammon | $5,000 | Several power lines were downed. |
| August 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hammon | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hammon | $1,000 | Several tree limbs were downed by high winds. Nickel size hail was also reported. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| March 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hammon | $500 | A barn was damaged. |
| March 2026 | Hail | Hammon | - | The location is approximate, and the event time is estimated based on radar observations. The report was relayed by emergency management. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Hammon | - | Emergency management relayed the report. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Hammon | - | The report was relayed by emergency management. The location is approximate. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Hammon | - | The location is approximate. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Hammon | - | The report was relayed by a broadcast media storm chaser. The location is approximate. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Hammon | - | An image showing a ruler measurement was relayed by emergency management. The location is approximate. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hammon | - | Location is approximate. |
| April 2024 | Tornado (EF0) | Hammon | - | A media storm chaser observed a brief tornado estimated to be about 6 miles northwest of Hammon. No damage is known to have occurred. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Hammon | - | MPing report. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Hammon | - | MPing report. |
| August 2016 | Hail | Hammon | - | Time estimated via radar. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Hammon | - | No damage reports. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Hammon | - | No damage reports. |
| May 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Hammon | - | The tornado that developed just inside Beckham County north of Elk City moved into Roger Mills County. The tornado damaged trees and a cattle feeder. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hammon | - | The wind gust was relayed by KWTV-9. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hammon | - | No damage occurred with the wind gust. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hammon | - | Quarter-size hail was also reported at this location. |
| April 2010 | Hail | Hammon | - | An estimated wind gust of 60 mph was also reported. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Hammon | - | The report was relayed by the National Severe Storms Laboratory SHAVE verification project. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hammon | - | Wind gust was reported near the intersection of Highway 33 and Highway 34 by KOCO-TV. |
| April 2000 | Hail | Hammon | - | Hail fell on Highway 34. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Hammon | - | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Hail | Hammon | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Hammon | - | no account filed |
| October 2022 | Hail | Hammon | - | no account filed |
| April 2019 | Hail | Hammon | - | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Hail | Hammon | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Hammon | - | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Hail | Hammon | - | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Hail | Hammon | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Hammon | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Hammon | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Hammon | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Hail | Hammon | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Hammon | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Hammon | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Hammon | - | no account filed |
| November 2006 | Hail | Hammon | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hammon | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Hammon | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Hammon | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Hammon | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Hammon | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Hammon | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hammon | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Hail | Hammon | - | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Hail | Hammon | - | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Hail | Hammon | - | no account filed |
| August 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hammon | - | no account filed |
| August 1994 | Hail | Hammon | - | no account filed |
| December 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hammon | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hammon Junction | 1.6 miles | 8 | |
| Carpenter | 7.1 miles | 8 | |
| Herring | 7.4 miles | 11 | |
| Strong City | 11.8 miles | 11 | |
| Cheyenne | 15.4 miles | 11 | |
| Berlin | 18.0 miles | 9 | |
| Rosehill | 19.7 miles | 11 | |
| Roll | 20.2 miles | 8 |
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 Hammon | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2169126 | 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 1093499. 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.





