Hodgen, Oklahoma
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Heavener census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74939. It stands on Black Fork. The Survey maps it on the Hodgen quadrangle. 62 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 541 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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 Winding Stair quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1909 USGS Winding Stair quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Mcalester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Heavener quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Hodgen quadrangle1:24000
- 1989 USGS Mena quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
142 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 142 fires within 5 miles of Hodgen between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,567 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 48 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 | 48 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 34 |
| Debris and open burning | 26 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20229 |
| 6 September 2010 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4.0 acres | Ouachita National Forest | CHOCTAW 31 |
| 18 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20423 |
| 18 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20362 |
| 17 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Ouachita National Forest | WALKER MTN#5 |
| 9 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20412 |
| 8 August 2006 | Natural | 10 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20432 |
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 Hodgen: 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
27 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hodgen in 27 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 17 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2000 | Tornado (F2) | Hodgen | $1,200,000 | A tornado touched down 1.5 miles northwest of Hodgen and moved southeast passing near the town of Hodgen before lifting 2 miles southeast of Hodgen. Three mobile homes were destroyed and as many as eight others were damaged. In addition, two broiler houses were destroyed, killing all the chickens inside.A few other agriculture structures were damaged and a few power lines were blown down. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Hodgen | $25,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down large trees and demolished a home which was under construction. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Hodgen | $15,000 | Ping pong ball size hail damaged vehicles and homes. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hodgen | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down power lines. |
| March 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hodgen | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles an hour damaged a school building. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hodgen | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs, and blew down a couple power poles. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hodgen | $300 | Trees were blown down in Hodgen. |
| April 2024 | Tornado (EF0) | Hodgen | - | This tornado was observed by storm chasers. It developed south of Heavener and moved east, dissipating southeast of Heavener. The only damage that could be found within its path was snapped tree limbs. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 75 to 80 mph. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hodgen | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hodgen | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down large trees in the Haw Creek community. |
| October 1995 | Hail | Hodgen | - | Isolated severe thunderstorms redeveloped in extreme eastern Oklahoma during the afternoon of October 2nd and produced dime-size hail at Akins and two miles south of Hodgen. |
| June 2018 | Hail | Hodgen | - | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Hail | Hodgen | - | no account filed |
| February 2008 | Hail | Hodgen | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Hodgen | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Hodgen | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Hodgen | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hodgen | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Hodgen | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Hodgen | - | no account filed |
| November 2001 | Hail | Hodgen | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Hodgen | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hodgen | - | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Hail | Hodgen | - | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | Hodgen | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Hodgen | - | no account filed |
| April 1993 | Hail | Hodgen | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hodgens Station | 0.2 miles | 17 | |
| Petros | 2.3 miles | 18 | |
| Conser | 2.8 miles | 17 | |
| Hontubby | 3.5 miles | 18 | |
| Heavener | 3.7 miles | 17 | |
| Independence | 4.0 miles | 17 | |
| Zoe | 5.1 miles | 17 | |
| Forrester | 5.9 miles | 18 |
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 Hodgen | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q12833506 | 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 1101465. 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.









