Henryetta, Oklahoma
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Henryetta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74437. It lies near Bald Knob. The Survey maps it on the Henryetta quadrangle. 5,640 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 682 feet above sea level.
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On record in Henryetta
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 4 records
Hugh Henry Houselisted 1983
Nichols Parklisted 2006- First Presbyterian Churchlisted 2026
- Wilson Schoollisted 1981
Population over time
2 figuresHenryetta fell from 5,927 to 5,640 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 | 5,927 | |
| 2020 | 5,640 | -287 (-5%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1900 USGS Canadian quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1946 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Henryetta quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Eufaula quadrangle1:100000
- 1978 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Photographs
5 photographs, 1939Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Fires near this place
53 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 53 fires within 5 miles of Henryetta between 2004 and 2017, burning about 3,444 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 20 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2008 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Okmulgee Field Office | MONTEZUMA CREEK |
| 15 September 2014 | Other causes | under an acre | Okmulgee Field Office | GRIMES |
| 8 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | PLAINVIEW |
| 23 July 2011 | Fireworks | 8.0 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | BIRD CREEK |
| 23 July 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | WILSON 2 |
| 9 March 2008 | Debris and open burning | 16 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | OLD MARY |
| 8 March 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 61 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | TWO SKINS |
| 6 March 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | MINYARD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Henryetta: 9 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. 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 Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sandstone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sandstone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sandstone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sandstone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sandstone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sandstone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
60 of 99 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Henryetta in 99 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 43 hail, 37 thunderstorm wind, 14 flash flood, 3 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 2013 | Flash Flood | Henryetta | $250,000 | Many streets and roads were flooded and closed due to significant flooding. A nursing home and about 25 homes were evacuated due to rising water in Henryetta and about 50 homes were impacted by flooding in Dewar. |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F1) | Henryetta | $100,000 | A tornado touched down southwest of Henryetta and moved northeast crossing Interstate 40 before dissipating on the west side of the city. Twenty homes in Henryetta suffered roof damage. One business had aluminum siding ripped off of it. Numerous trees were also blown down in Henryetta making several streets impassable. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Henryetta | $45,000 | Strong winds blew a roof completely off of a muffler shop in the 900 block of North Frisco. The roof hit a power feeder and knocked off power to a large part of the city. One of the businesses's doors was blown off as well. Several businesses reported windows blown out by the storm, and numerous trees and tree limbs were blown down. |
| March 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Henryetta | $40,000 | This tornado developed south of New Lake Road and east of the S 230 Road, where trees were snapped. It moved northeast across I-40, crossed Holly Road damaging outbuildings, and then Arbeka Road, where large tree limbs were snapped. It then dissipated north of Holly Road and east of Arbeka Road. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 90 to 95 mph. |
| May 1998 | Lightning | Henryetta | $30,000 | Lightning struck a TV antenna and set fire to a residence in Henryetta. The home was about a 50 percent loss. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Henryetta | $25,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 75 miles an hour caused roof damage and blew out the windows of a business. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Henryetta | $25,000 | no account filed |
| April 2025 | Hail | Henryetta | $20,000 | Ping pong ball size hail damaged homes and vehicles. |
| September 2023 | Hail | Henryetta | $20,000 | Golf ball size hail damaged homes and vehicles. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Henryetta | $20,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees, some onto homes, and damaged carports. |
| June 2007 | Flash Flood | Henryetta | $20,000 | Heavy rain caused flooding which required persons in 20 homes near DeWar to be evacuated. Significant street flooding occurred in the city of Henryetta. |
| March 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Henryetta | $20,000 | no account filed |
| September 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Henryetta | $15,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew out five industrial sized garage doors of a county storage barn, snapped numerous tree limbs, and damaged another barn. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Henryetta | $15,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew off the roof of a barn, damaged a mobile home, and blew down large tree limbs. |
| August 2007 | Flash Flood | Henryetta | $10,000 | Heavy rain caused Highway 75 to be flooded north of Henryetta. The flooding caused several cars to be stranded.| |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Henryetta | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew a tree onto a house. |
| May 1999 | Flash Flood | Henryetta | $10,000 | Several roads in Dewar and Henryetta were closed between 230 AM and 500 AM CDT. Coal Creek overflowed its banks and closed OK Hwy 266 for a time around 1000 to 1030 AM CDT. Seven houses near the tennis courts on Lake Road had to be evacuated. A home on South Fourt in Henryetta was flooded. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Henryetta | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Henryetta | $10,000 | no account filed |
| November 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Henryetta | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs and blew shingles from the roof of a home. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Henryetta | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind damaged the roof of a home and blew down trees. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Henryetta | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down power lines. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Henryetta | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a barn and onto power lines. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Henryetta | $5,000 | There was wind damage to a restaurant and motel in Henryetta. |
| March 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Henryetta | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Henryetta | $5,000 | no account filed |
| March 1999 | Lightning | Henryetta | $4,000 | A home in Henryetta was hit by lightning. The lightning blew siding off the house, bent an antenna, damaged the central heat/air, and destroyed several small appliances. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Henryetta | $3,000 | Thundestorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs and power lines. |
| November 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Henryetta | $3,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down on the northeast side of Henryetta. |
| October 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Henryetta | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down several trees, heavily damaged two tin barns, and damaged the shingles of a home. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Henryetta | $2,000 | A newspaper clipping showed a picture of a large tree that fell on a home just west of Henryetta. Otherwise, numerous tree limbs were blown down. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Henryetta | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs. Some of the tree limbs knocked down power lines. |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Henryetta | $1,000 | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Henryetta | $500 | A tree and several tree limbs were blown down. |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Henryetta | $100 | Thunderstorm wind blew down large tree limbs. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Henryetta | $100 | Thunderstorms winds blew down several large tree limbs. |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Henryetta | $100 | no account filed |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Henryetta | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Henryetta | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph in Henryetta. |
| June 2021 | Flash Flood | Henryetta | - | Portions of several county roads were flooded and closed. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Henryetta | - | Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Henryetta | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down numerous large tree limbs. |
| July 2016 | Flash Flood | Henryetta | - | Main Street in Henryetta was closed due to water over the roadway. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Henryetta | - | Several streets were closed due to high water. Lake Drive Nursing Home was evacuated, along with several homes, due to rapidly rising water. |
| June 2013 | Flash Flood | Henryetta | - | Highway 75B at 4th Street was closed due to flooding. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Henryetta | - | Trees were blown down by strong thunderstorm winds. |
| January 2008 | Flash Flood | Henryetta | - | Heavy rains caused flooding of secondary roads near Henryetta. |
| March 2008 | Flash Flood | Henryetta | - | Heavy rain caused flooding on South 1st Street and the Lake Road area. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Henryetta | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down two trees. |
| August 2001 | Flash Flood | Henryetta | - | Heavy thunderstorm rains caused police to close Frisco Road due to high water. |
| April 1999 | Flash Flood | Henryetta | - | There was street flooding in Henryetta. |
| May 1998 | Flash Flood | Henryetta | - | Water covered the east end of Main Street in Henryetta. The street had to be closed for a time. The NWS cooperative observer 2 miles northeast of Dewar reported 2.50 inches of rain. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Henryetta | - | Report from downtown Henryetta |
| June 1998 | Hail | Henryetta | - | Location: intersection of I-40 and US Hwy 75 |
| March 1997 | Hail | Henryetta | - | Severe thunderstorms moved across northeast Oklahoma during the late evening of March 24th and early morning of March 25th. Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour caused considerable damage in Hominy, where windows were blown out, roofs were damaged, and signs, trees, and large tree limbs were blown down. The roof was partially blown off 1 building, and a large overhead door was blown in at another business. Siding was damaged at 1 house, and another house received porch damage. A tree was blown down onto a bus at the Assembly of God Church in Hominy.Strong thunderstorm winds blew the roofs off several homes and buildings and blew out windows in Okmulgee, and a mobile home was destroyed by strong winds 1 mile north of Terlton. An outbuilding was blown over and large tree limbs were downed in Oilton, and a large tree was blown down across State Highway 85 2 miles southwest of Cleora. Strong winds blew down a 24 foot tall, 2 foot diameter tree 6 miles northwest of Jay, and 70 mile an hour thunderstorm winds downed 4 to 6 inch diameter tree limbs and a few signs in Cleveland. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 75 miles an hour 2 miles southwest of Collinsville and to 59 to 70 miles an hour at numerous other locations in northeast Oklahoma. Golfball size hail fell 10 miles east of Ponca City, at Pawhuska, at Hominy, at Osage Hills State Park 9 miles northeast of Pawhuska, and 3 miles west of Nowata. Dime size hail fell for 20 minutes at Henryetta, and dime to quarter size hail also fell at numerous other locations in northeast Oklahoma. |
| July 2018 | Hail | Henryetta | - | no account filed |
| March 2016 | Hail | Henryetta | - | no account filed |
| March 2013 | Hail | Henryetta | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Henryetta | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Henryetta | - | 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 Henryetta | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2278965 | 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 1093675. 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.






