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Richland, Oklahoma

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the East Canadian census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73099. The Survey maps it on the Richland quadrangle.

Richland within Canadian County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 13 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

1 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Richland in 2006, burning about 300 acres in total. None 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/undetermined1

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
11 February 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined300 acresOklahoma Division of ForestryHEFNER

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Canadian County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Richland: 3 producers, 2 past producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 Shale PitClayProducer
Banner Dredge No.1 & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Canadian County

Storms near this place

22 since 2011

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Richland in 22 storm reports between 2011 and 2026: 16 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 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
February 2017Thunderstorm WindRichland$500Light pole downed in roadway.
January 2026Thunderstorm WindRichland-Yukon (YUKO) Mesonet observation.
November 2025HailRichland-The report was relayed through mPING.
November 2025HailRichland-The report was relayed through mPING.
May 2024HailRichland-MPing report.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindRichland-Social media image showing an 812-inch diameter tree snapped. Time is radar estimated.
April 2023HailRichland-MPing report.
April 2023HailRichland-MPing report.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindRichland-No damage reported.
March 2013HailRichland-The hail lasted for 20 minutes.
March 2013HailRichland-The hail lasted for 30 minutes.
March 2013HailRichland-The hail lasted for 10 minutes.
March 2013HailRichland-The hail lasted for 15 minutes.
March 2013HailRichland-The hail lasted 20 minutes.
March 2013HailRichland-The hail lasted for 20 minutes and covered the ground.
May 2013HailRichland-No damage was reported.
May 2011Tornado (EF0)Richland-Tornado B3 (Richland tornado.) A Storm Prediction Center employee observed a satellite tornado rotating around the primary Calumet-El Reno-Piedmont-Guthrie tornado for a couple of minutes to the northwest of Richland. This tornado produced no known damage that was distinguished from the primary tornado.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindRichland-no account filed
May 2017HailRichland-no account filed
May 2017HailRichland-no account filed
June 2016HailRichland-no account filed
April 2013HailRichland-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Canadian 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
Banner5.2 miles13
Piedmont5.3 miles14
Yukon5.5 miles13
El Reno8.6 miles13
Concho10.4 miles13
Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency (historical)11.4 miles15
Powers11.9 miles14
Okarche13.6 miles12

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1097194. 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.