McBride, Oklahoma
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the South Marshall census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73439. It stands on McLaughlin Creek. The Survey maps it on the Kingston South quadrangle. 128 people lived here at the 2020 count.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1901 USGS Denison quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Denison Dam quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Kingston South quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Kinston South quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
11 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of McBride between 2006 and 2017, burning about 46 acres in total. 2 started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GATEWAY |
| 29 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRAYSON TASK FORCE |
| 4 July 2006 | Fireworks | 1.3 acres | Chickasaw Agency | BOOM BOOM |
| 2 July 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Chickasaw Agency | HAMBURGER HILL |
| 1 July 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Chickasaw Agency | ROOSEVELT BRIDGE |
| 4 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 13 March 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | STATE |
| 8 February 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Wewoka Agency | WILLOW SPRINGS RD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of McBride: 5 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 Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
17 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names McBride in 17 storm reports between 2001 and 2026: 10 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 lightning. The reports record 1 death and 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2025 | Lightning | Mcbride | 1 killed, 1 hurt | One person was killed and another critically injured when they were struck by lightning while playing horseshoes on Lake Texoma's North Island. The location is approximate, and the event time is estimated based on fire/ambulance dispatch times provided by emergency management. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mcbride | $20,000 | Multiple large (12+ inch diameter) tree limbs blown down, one crushing a vehicle. Time is radar estimated. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Mcbride | - | The report was relayed through mPING. |
| September 2025 | Hail | Mcbride | - | The report was relayed through mPING. |
| September 2025 | Hail | Mcbride | - | The location is approximate, and the event time is estimated from radar observations. |
| September 2025 | Hail | Mcbride | - | The report was relayed through mPING. The event time was adjusted based on radar observations. |
| May 2019 | Tornado (EFU) | Mcbride | - | Marshall County Emergency Management reported a waterspout occurred with a QLCS storm over Lake Texoma that was estimated to be about 4 miles southwest of McBride. The waterspout likely did not move onshore and no damage was reported. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mcbride | - | Large tree limbs blown down. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mcbride | - | Large tree limbs down. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mcbride | - | Minor roof damage occurred to two buildings. Power lines were also blown down at this location. Monetary damage estimates were not available. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mcbride | - | Four boathouses and numerous boats were heavily damaged at the Soldier Creek Marina. Numerous landing docks were damaged as well. Monetary damage estimates were not available. |
| March 2023 | Hail | Mcbride | - | no account filed |
| October 2019 | Hail | Mcbride | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Hail | Mcbride | - | no account filed |
| March 2007 | Hail | Mcbride | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Mcbride | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Mcbride | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Woodville | 2.6 miles | 12 | |
| Kingston | 6.3 miles | 12 | |
| Aylesworth | 6.4 miles | 14 | |
| Shay | 7.5 miles | 13 | |
| Cumberland | 9.1 miles | 13 | |
| Little City | 10.4 miles | 13 | |
| Robinson Corner | 10.5 miles | 13 | |
| Willis | 10.9 miles | 13 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q85332415 | 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 1095207. 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.






