Hardy, Oklahoma
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Kaw City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74647. It stands on Myers Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hardy quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 12 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.
- 1935 USGS Kaw quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Enid quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Enid quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Hardy quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Pawhuska quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
4 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Hardy between 2006 and 2020, burning about 560 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | 553 acres | Osage Agency | BURGER |
| 25 February 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Pawnee Agency | VALLEY HOPE |
| 14 February 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Osage Agency | POINTER |
| 8 December 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Osage Agency | BLEDSOE |
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 Hardy: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
21 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hardy in 21 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 15 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hardy | $10,000 | Numerous trees and tree limbs were downed by strong winds. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hardy | $100 | Severe thunderstorm winds downed trees. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hardy | - | Newkirk (NEWK) Mesonet observation. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Hardy | - | The event time is estimated from radar observations. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hardy | - | Newkirk (NEWK) Mesonet observation. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hardy | - | Newkirk (NEWK) Mesonet observation. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hardy | - | Newkirk (NEWK) Mesonet observation. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hardy | - | Newkirk (NEWK) Mesonet observation. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hardy | - | Newkirk (NEWK) Mesonet observation. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hardy | - | Newkirk (NEWK) Mesonet observation. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hardy | - | No damage reported. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hardy | - | Large branch downed from strong winds. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hardy | - | No damage was reported. |
| June 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Hardy | - | A storm chaser took a photograph of this very thin, but fairly well developed tornado. |
| August 1994 | Hail | Hardy | - | Isolated severe thunderstorms in Kay County early on the 7th produced dime size hail 8.5 mile south-southeast of Hardy and downed tree limbs 6 miles south of Hardy. |
| August 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hardy | - | Isolated severe thunderstorms in Kay County early on the 7th produced dime size hail 8.5 mile south-southeast of Hardy and downed tree limbs 6 miles south of Hardy. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hardy | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hardy | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Hardy | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Hardy | - | no account filed |
| September 1993 | Hail | Hardy | - | 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 1100476. 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.




