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Red Rock, Oklahoma

9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the East Noble census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74651. It stands on Skinny Creek. The Survey maps it on the Red Rock quadrangle. 245 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 925 feet above sea level.

Red Rock within Noble County

On record in Red Rock

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 1 record

Population over time

3 figures

Red Rock fell from 294 to 245 between 2000 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
2000294
2010283-11 (-4%)
2020245-38 (-13%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 surveys from 9 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.

Fires near this place

6 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Red Rock between 2006 and 2020, burning about 214 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 1 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
Debris and open burning3
Natural2
Arson/incendiarism1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
15 September 2017Natural200 acresPawnee Agency2 STRIKE
3 March 2016Debris and open burning1.0 acresPawnee AgencyHIGH STUMP
18 March 2011Debris and open burningunder an acrePawnee AgencyOTOE
29 February 2020Debris and open burning10 acresPawnee AgencyLEGEND CREEK
19 December 2007Arson/incendiarismunder an acrePawnee AgencyHAY BALE
26 January 2006Natural2.0 acresPawnee AgencyRED ROCK RR

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Noble County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 28 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 28 workings within 5 miles of Red Rock: 27 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 Sandstone PitClay, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sandstone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Sandstone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Sandstone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Sandstone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Sandstone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Noble County

Storms near this place

60 of 66 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Red Rock in 66 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 40 thunderstorm wind, 18 hail, 4 flash flood, 3 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
October 1998Flash FloodRed Rock$200,000no account filed
June 2024Thunderstorm WindRed Rock$50,000Relayed image showing an exterior wall of a large-span building collapsed due to thunderstorm wind. Time is radar estimated.
September 2019Thunderstorm WindRed Rock$5,000Power poles downed. Time based on radar.
May 2003Tornado (F0)Red Rock$2,500This short lived F0 tornado, spotted by law enforcement, occurred in an area that only sustained tree damage. No other damage was found. The supercell that produced this brief tornado eventually moved into Osage County producing a long track tornado.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindRed Rock$2,000Powerlines blown down along U.S. Highway 177. Report relayed by emergency management. Time is radar estimated.
May 2017Flash FloodRed Rock$2,000County emergency manager reported state highway 15 was closed due to flash flooding between county road 140 and county road 150. Two people were rescued when their car stalled in the water.
October 2016Thunderstorm WindRed Rock$2,000Three telephone poles were blown down.
April 2000Thunderstorm WindRed Rock$1,000Several trees were blown over.
May 2002Thunderstorm WindRed Rock$500A tree was downed.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindRed Rock-Social media video. Estimated wind gust.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindRed Rock-No damage reported.
April 2011HailRed Rock-The hail was reported on I-35 due west of Red Rock.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindRed Rock-A barn was destroyed.
May 2010Tornado (EF0)Red Rock-Tornado #B1. Storm chasers reported a brief tornado north-northeast of Red Rock. No damage was reported and the location is estimated.
October 2009Heavy RainRed Rock-The total rainfall accumulation was 3.47 inches.
March 2007Flash FloodRed Rock-Rainfall totals of 2 to 4 inches over central Noble County generated flash flooding in the area. At 0120 CST, a law enforcement official reported that flash flooding had covered and closed Oklahoma State Highway 15 one mile west of Red Rock. The floodwaters reached were 2 to 3 feet deep over the highway.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindRed Rock-Wind was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindRed Rock-Wind was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet.
August 2004Thunderstorm WindRed Rock-Wind was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet.
May 2003Thunderstorm WindRed Rock-Wind was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindRed Rock-Wind was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindRed Rock-Wind was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindRed Rock-measured at the Oklahoma Mesonet site
July 1997Thunderstorm WindRed Rock-measured at the Oklahoma Mesonet site
May 1997Flash FloodRed Rock-Water covered Hwy 15 just west of Red Rock.
May 1997Thunderstorm WindRed Rock-measured at the Oklahoma Mesonet site
March 1997Thunderstorm WindRed Rock-measured at the Oklahoma Mesonet site
August 1997Thunderstorm WindRed Rock-measured at the Oklahoma Mesonet site
September 1996Thunderstorm WindRed Rock-measured at the Oklahoma mesonet site
July 1996Thunderstorm WindRed Rock-measured at the Oklahoma Mesonet site
June 2024HailRed Rock-no account filed
May 2019HailRed Rock-no account filed
April 2017HailRed Rock-no account filed
February 2012Thunderstorm WindRed Rock-no account filed
June 2011Thunderstorm WindRed Rock-no account filed
August 2011Thunderstorm WindRed Rock-no account filed
August 2011Thunderstorm WindRed Rock-no account filed
August 2011Thunderstorm WindRed Rock-no account filed
April 2010Thunderstorm WindRed Rock-no account filed
April 2010HailRed Rock-no account filed
April 2008Thunderstorm WindRed Rock-no account filed
May 2008HailRed Rock-no account filed
May 2008Thunderstorm WindRed Rock-no account filed
June 2008Thunderstorm WindRed Rock-no account filed
June 2008Thunderstorm WindRed Rock-no account filed
June 2008Thunderstorm WindRed Rock-no account filed
April 2007Thunderstorm WindRed Rock-no account filed
March 2007HailRed Rock-no account filed
March 2003HailRed Rock-no account filed
May 2003HailRed Rock-no account filed
September 2001HailRed Rock-no account filed
July 2000HailRed Rock-no account filed
July 2000HailRed Rock-no account filed
February 1999HailRed Rock-no account filed
April 1999Tornado (F0)Red Rock-no account filed
May 1999HailRed Rock-no account filed
May 1999HailRed Rock-no account filed
May 1999HailRed Rock-no account filed
March 1997HailRed Rock-no account filed
September 1996HailRed Rock-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Noble 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
Otoe5.2 miles9
Ceres5.6 miles9
Old Bliss6.4 miles11
Marland7.2 miles11
Drace8.3 miles9
Black Bear8.5 miles9
Sumner10.1 miles10
McMahon10.5 miles9

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 Red RockAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2277362The 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 1097121. 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.