Harden City, Oklahoma
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the South Central Pontotoc census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74871. It stands on Walnut Creek. The Survey maps it on the Harden City quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 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 Stonewall quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Harden City quadrangle1:24000
- 1990 USGS Ada quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
33 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Harden City between 2005 and 2019, burning about 3,093 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | 9.5 acres | Chickasaw Agency | ROSS FIRE |
| 14 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 acres | Chickasaw Agency | SPRADLING |
| 7 August 2012 | Natural | 20 acres | Chickasaw Agency | WYCHE |
| 6 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9.0 acres | Chickasaw Agency | JONES OIL |
| 27 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.5 acres | Chickasaw Agency | CITATION OIL |
| 21 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Chickasaw Agency | FITTSTOWN SOUTH |
| 12 August 2012 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 12 acres | Chickasaw Agency | CITATION OIL |
| 9 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.7 acres | Chickasaw Agency | TRIBAL HOUSING |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Harden City: 14 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Limestone, Dimension, 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 | ||
| Wigley Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Two Unnamed Limestone Pits | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Harden City in 3 storm reports between 2007 and 2025: 2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harden City | $1,000 | Damage reported to trees with one foot diameter limbs torn off. Some of the trees were large Bois D' Arc. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Harden City | - | The location is approximate. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Harden City | - | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1093527. 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.




