BlockBefore

Hopeton, Oklahoma

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the South Woods census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73746. It stands on Little Eagle Chief Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hopeton quadrangle. 22 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,414 feet above sea level.

Hopeton within Woods County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 8 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Hopeton: 2 past producers. 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unknown Sand and GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Woods County

Storms near this place

39 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hopeton in 39 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 29 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 3 flash 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
November 2020Thunderstorm WindHopeton$2,000Power poles damaged.
October 2000Flash FloodHopeton$2,000A portion of Highway 281, crossing Eagle Chief Creek, was washed away.
March 2026Thunderstorm WindHopeton-Alva (ALV2) Mesonet observation.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindHopeton-Alva (ALV2) Mesonet observation.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindHopeton-Alva (ALV2) Mesonet observation.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindHopeton-Alva (ALV2) Mesonet observation.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindHopeton-Alva (ALV2) Mesonet observation.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindHopeton-Alva (ALV2) Mesonet observation.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindHopeton-Alva (ALV2) Mesonet observation.
May 2020HailHopeton-Twitter report.
May 2019Flash FloodHopeton-Flood waters threatening a structure.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindHopeton-No damage reported.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindHopeton-No damage reported.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindHopeton-No damage reported.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindHopeton-Observer reported 60 mph winds. No damage information was available.
September 2008Flash FloodHopeton-Highway 281 was closed due to water over the roadway.
May 2021Thunderstorm WindHopeton-no account filed
May 2021Thunderstorm WindHopeton-no account filed
May 2021Thunderstorm WindHopeton-no account filed
July 2020Thunderstorm WindHopeton-no account filed
May 2019Thunderstorm WindHopeton-no account filed
May 2018Thunderstorm WindHopeton-no account filed
May 2018Thunderstorm WindHopeton-no account filed
May 2018Thunderstorm WindHopeton-no account filed
June 2018Thunderstorm WindHopeton-no account filed
June 2018Thunderstorm WindHopeton-no account filed
June 2014Thunderstorm WindHopeton-no account filed
June 2014Thunderstorm WindHopeton-no account filed
July 2013Thunderstorm WindHopeton-no account filed
May 2013HailHopeton-no account filed
August 2013Thunderstorm WindHopeton-no account filed
May 2012Thunderstorm WindHopeton-no account filed
April 2012HailHopeton-no account filed
April 2009HailHopeton-no account filed
June 2008HailHopeton-no account filed
May 2006HailHopeton-no account filed
June 1998Thunderstorm WindHopeton-no account filed
June 1995Thunderstorm WindHopeton-no account filed
June 1995HailHopeton-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Woods County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Dacoma5.8 miles9
Avard6.6 miles8
Noel7.0 miles8
Alva8.1 miles8
Brink10.9 miles8
Waynoka13.5 miles9
Capron15.1 miles10
Cora15.3 miles8

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 HopetonAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q16892448The 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 1093915. 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.

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.