Seiling, Oklahoma
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Seiling census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73663. The Survey maps it on the Seiling quadrangle. 850 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,749 feet above sea level.
On record in Seiling
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 2 records
McAllister Houselisted 1997
Seiling Milling Companylisted 1983
Population over time
2 figuresSeiling fell from 860 to 850 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 860 | |
| 2020 | 850 | -10 (-1%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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
- 1972 USGS Seiling quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Fairview quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
18 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Seiling between 1996 and 2020, burning about 3,409 acres in total. 1 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 | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September 2000 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Concho Field Office | SLEEPY |
| 30 June 2020 | Fireworks | under an acre | Concho Field Office | RAMBO |
| 25 June 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Concho Field Office | HILLTOP |
| 20 June 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 381 acres | Concho Field Office | INDIAN SCHOOL |
| 20 June 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Concho Field Office | GILCHRIST |
| 12 June 2012 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Concho Field Office | SUNDANCE |
| 4 May 2014 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2,657 acres | Concho Field Office | 270 |
| 22 May 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Concho Field Office | SUNDANCE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Seiling: 3 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 Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
50 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Seiling in 50 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 37 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2002 | Tornado (F1) | Seiling | $40,000 | This tornado formed approximately 5.5 miles east southeast of Seiling and moved northwestward for 1 mile before dissipating. One-half of a well-constructed, anchored mobile home was ripped off with contents of the home strewn in the yard. The other half of the home was twisted in the direction the tornado traveled. Two large locust trees were also uprooted. |
| April 2002 | Tornado (F3) | Seiling | $20,000 | This tornado formed in northern Dewey County, near Cestos, and moved northward, entering Woodward County at 2241 CST. In Dewey County, an old, abandoned farm house, constructed of wood, with broken windows and no doors, was leveled, about 2.5 miles east-southeast of Cestos. Huge cottonwood trees nearby were uprooted. A 15 ft long bus, with no engine, was lofted over a chain-link fence and dropped on its side about 50-75 ft away, and a 1/2 ton pickup trailer bed, detached from the front of the truck, was picked up and carried about 1/2 mile, and crumpled. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seiling | $15,000 | Roof was blown off a house with an outbuilding blown into a separate house. Windows also broken in Seiling. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seiling | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds destroyed an RV on the north side of Seiling. The time of the wind is estimated. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seiling | $5,000 | Numerous tree limbs were downed across the town of Seiling. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seiling | $1,000 | The tops of several trees were blown off. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seiling | $500 | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seiling | $50 | Several tree limbs were downed. |
| September 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seiling | $10 | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Hail | Seiling | - | The report was relayed through mPING. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seiling | - | Winds estimated based on observations. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seiling | - | No damage was reported. |
| May 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Seiling | - | A storm chaser with KOKH observed a tornado east-southeast of Seiling. No damage was reported and the location is estimated. |
| September 2012 | Hail | Seiling | - | Law enforcement reported 1.25 hail. |
| August 2009 | Hail | Seiling | - | Quarter to golf ball-size hail was reported. |
| August 2009 | Hail | Seiling | - | The hail was reported by KWTV-9. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Seiling | - | The hail was reported on Indian Road. |
| March 2008 | Hail | Seiling | - | The hail was reported by a local television station storm tracker. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Seiling | - | The report was relayed by the National Severe Storms Laboratory Hail Verification project. |
| April 2004 | Hail | Seiling | - | Hail was reported six inches deep on Highway 270. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Seiling | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | Seiling | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | Seiling | - | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Hail | Seiling | - | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Hail | Seiling | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Seiling | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Seiling | - | no account filed |
| October 2016 | Hail | Seiling | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Seiling | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Seiling | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Seiling | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Seiling | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Seiling | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Seiling | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Heavy Rain | Seiling | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Seiling | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Seiling | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Seiling | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Seiling | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Seiling | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Seiling | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Seiling | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Seiling | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Seiling | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Seiling | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Seiling | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Seiling | - | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Hail | Seiling | - | no account filed |
| May 1994 | Hail | Seiling | - | no account filed |
| May 1993 | Hail | Seiling | - | 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 Seiling | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2797957 | 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 1097902. 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.



