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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1955 USGS Woodward quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Woodward quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS Hopeton quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Alva quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Alva quadrangle1:100000
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
39 since 1995Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopeton | $2,000 | Power poles damaged. |
| October 2000 | Flash Flood | Hopeton | $2,000 | A portion of Highway 281, crossing Eagle Chief Creek, was washed away. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopeton | - | Alva (ALV2) Mesonet observation. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopeton | - | Alva (ALV2) Mesonet observation. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopeton | - | Alva (ALV2) Mesonet observation. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopeton | - | Alva (ALV2) Mesonet observation. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopeton | - | Alva (ALV2) Mesonet observation. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopeton | - | Alva (ALV2) Mesonet observation. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopeton | - | Alva (ALV2) Mesonet observation. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Hopeton | - | Twitter report. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Hopeton | - | Flood waters threatening a structure. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopeton | - | No damage reported. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopeton | - | No damage reported. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopeton | - | No damage reported. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopeton | - | Observer reported 60 mph winds. No damage information was available. |
| September 2008 | Flash Flood | Hopeton | - | Highway 281 was closed due to water over the roadway. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopeton | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopeton | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopeton | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopeton | - | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopeton | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopeton | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopeton | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopeton | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopeton | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopeton | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopeton | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopeton | - | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopeton | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Hopeton | - | no account filed |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopeton | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopeton | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Hopeton | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Hopeton | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Hopeton | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Hopeton | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopeton | - | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopeton | - | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Hail | Hopeton | - | 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 Hopeton | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q16892448 | 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 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.




