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Keyes, Oklahoma

7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Keyes census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73947. The Survey maps it on the Keyes West quadrangle. 276 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 3,944 feet above sea level.

Keyes within Cimarron County

Population over time

2 figures

Keyes fell from 324 to 276 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.

YearPeople Change
2010324
2020276-48 (-15%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 7 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

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Keyes: 1 producer. All of them still produce. 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 Gravel PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Cimarron County

Storms near this place

52 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Keyes in 52 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 30 hail, 15 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 2 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
August 2006Flash FloodKeyes$28,000no account filed
August 2013HailKeyes$16,000A discrete thunderstorm developed across western Cimarron County during the early evening hours of the 7th. The thunderstorm quickly intensified and after initially on a northward track the storm turned to the east. As the thunderstorm moved over the town of Keyes (Cimarron County), a Cimarron County Sheriff's Deputy reported baseball size hail (2.75 inches) broke out 8 county vehicle windshields. After producing this hail the thunderstorm continued moving to the east before dissipating over western Texas County.
September 1993HailKeyes$5,000no account filed
October 2007Thunderstorm WindKeyes$500High winds reported to have relocated several objects and a heavy wheat drill was damaged.
June 2025Tornado (EFU)Keyes-This tornado was captured on storm chaser video. It quickly became rain wrapped and therefore it is unclear exactly how long it remained on the ground. It appears to have stayed to the north of Highway 64 in an open field.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindKeyes-Several large branches were broken off of a hardwood tree and at least one tree was uprooted with another large hardwood tree that was snapped near the base of the trunk along E0070 Rd.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindKeyes-Emergency Manager reported to the NWS that some powerlines were knocked down on the north side OF HWY 56.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindKeyes-Tree limbs 2 to 3 inches in diameter broken off of a tree.
August 2020HailKeyes-Majority of hail stones from dime to penny size, though a few measured a little over an inch in diameter.
August 2018Thunderstorm WindKeyes-Estimated wind gust by storm chaser.
August 2018FloodKeyes-Ditches were full and cars were also in ditches.
June 2017HailKeyes-Late report from Cimmaron County EM, baseball sized hail reported. Structural and tree damage sustained throughout Keyes, due to wind and large hail.
June 2017HailKeyes-Baseball size hail reported on North Road 430, north of Keyes.
June 2017HailKeyes-Late report of tennis ball to baseball sized hail. Hail was reported throughout a farm south to southwest of Keyes. All crops on farm sustained hail damage resulting in a total loss. Location relayed by Cimmaron County EM with time estimated from radar.
June 2017Tornado (EF0)Keyes-Late report of a weak and brief tornado observed. Picture received from storm chasers that followed storm.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindKeyes-Late report from Cimmaron County EM, baseball sized hail reported. Structural and tree damage sustained throughout Keyes, due to wind and large hail.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindKeyes-A cluster of thunderstorms moved out of southeastern Colorado and southwestern Kansas and into the Oklahoma Panhandle during the evening hours of the 30th. As this cluster of thunderstorms moved over the town of Keyes (Cimarron County), the Oklahoma Mesonet site in Keyes (Cimarron County) reported a 70 mph downburst gust. After producing this downburst the cluster of thunderstorms continued to move to the southeast.
August 2013Flash FloodKeyes-The combination of heavy rain from a discrete thunderstorm and squall line lead to flash flooding north and east of the city of Keyes (Cimarron County). This flash flooding washed out several county roads as reported by the Cimarron County Emergency Manager. Once precipitation ended over this portion of the county, the flooding quickly receded. No swift water rescues or stranded motorist were reported in association to this flash flooding.
August 2013HailKeyes-A discrete thunderstorm developed across western Cimarron County during the early evening hours of the 7th. The thunderstorm quickly intensified and after initially on a northward track the storm turned to the east. A local law enforcement officer 7 miles west of Keyes (Cimarron County) reported golf ball size hail (1.75 inches). After producing this hail the thunderstorm continued moving to the east before dissipating over western Texas County.
August 2013HailKeyes-A discrete thunderstorm developed across western Cimarron County during the early evening hours of the 7th. The thunderstorm quickly intensified and after initially on a northward track the storm turned to the east. As the thunderstorm moved over the town of Keyes (Cimarron County), a Cimarron County Sheriff's Deputy reported golf ball size hail (1.75 inches) in town. After producing this hail the thunderstorm continued moving to the east before dissipating over western Texas County.
August 2013HailKeyes-A discrete thunderstorm developed across western Cimarron County during the early evening hours of the 7th. The thunderstorm quickly intensified and after initially on a northward track the storm turned to the east. As the thunderstorm moved over the town of Keyes (Cimarron County), a Cimarron County Sheriff's Deputy reported golf ball size hail (1.75 inches) in town. After producing this hail the thunderstorm continued moving to the east before dissipating over western Texas County.
May 2010Tornado (EF0)Keyes-The tornado touched down at 1858 CST and lifted at 1900 CST about eleven miles northwest of Keyes Oklahoma. The tornado remained over open country. The tornado path length and path width were estimated. No damage or injuries were reported.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindKeyes-A trained spotter estimated the thunderstorm wind gusts east southeast of Keyes.
May 2007Tornado (EF0)Keyes-The tornado developed about three miles north northeast of Keyes Oklahoma at 1755 CST for less than a minute. The tornado path length and path width were estimated. The tornado remained over open country and no damage or injuries were reported.
June 2000Thunderstorm WindKeyes-Police Department reported large tree limbs down in the city.
May 2022HailKeyes-no account filed
May 2022HailKeyes-no account filed
June 2019HailKeyes-no account filed
June 2018HailKeyes-no account filed
July 2018Thunderstorm WindKeyes-no account filed
August 2018HailKeyes-no account filed
May 2017Thunderstorm WindKeyes-no account filed
May 2011HailKeyes-no account filed
July 2009HailKeyes-no account filed
July 2009HailKeyes-no account filed
August 2009HailKeyes-no account filed
September 2009HailKeyes-no account filed
September 2009HailKeyes-no account filed
August 2008Thunderstorm WindKeyes-no account filed
July 2005Thunderstorm WindKeyes-no account filed
July 2005Thunderstorm WindKeyes-no account filed
June 2004HailKeyes-no account filed
June 2003HailKeyes-no account filed
May 2002HailKeyes-no account filed
May 2002HailKeyes-no account filed
April 2000HailKeyes-no account filed
June 2000HailKeyes-no account filed
June 2000HailKeyes-no account filed
April 1999HailKeyes-no account filed
June 1999Thunderstorm WindKeyes-no account filed
September 1996HailKeyes-no account filed
July 1996HailKeyes-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Cimarron 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
Burton5.1 miles7
Hopkins9.2 miles8
Sturgis11.4 miles7
Boise City14.7 miles8
Conrad14.8 miles7
Castaneda14.9 miles7
Griggs15.9 miles7
Felt33.1 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 KeyesAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1809402The 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 1094354. 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.