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Sharon, Oklahoma

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Woodward census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73857. The Survey maps it on the Sharon quadrangle. 133 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,044 feet above sea level.

Sharon within Woodward County

Population over time

2 figures

Sharon fell from 135 to 133 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
2010135
2020133-2 (-1%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 surveys from 8 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

2 since 2015

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Sharon between 2015 and 2020, burning about 1,085 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/undetermined2

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
6 March 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined481 acresOklahoma Division of ForestryNORTH PERSIMMON
11 November 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined604 acresOklahoma Division of ForestryBELEWVILLE

Every fire recorded in Woodward County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Sharon: 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Woodward County

Storms near this place

59 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sharon in 59 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 37 hail, 13 thunderstorm wind, 9 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
May 2007Tornado (EF2)Sharon$300,000This tornado developed about 7.5 miles south of Sharon and moved northeast. Near the beginning of the tornado path, substantial damage was noted along EW 57 Road, about two miles north of the county line, and about one mile west of Highway 34. At this location, much of the roof of a single story home was removed, an old rail car being used to store dry cement bags and animal feed was thrown and/or rolled about 140 feet south of the residence, trees and large limbs were snapped, and a pickup truck was moved about 80 feet. ||Beyond this location, the tornado moved through very rural areas and damage was sparse through portion of the tornado's path. Damage to structures was again noted along a path beginning about 4 miles east of Sharon. In this area, a barn was destroyed and an outbuilding had its windows blown out. Further northeast along the path, more outbuildings were damaged, at least two barns were destroyed, a recreational vehicle was destroyed, and a semi trailer overturned. Several large trees were also downed as the tornado continued northeast before dissipating about 6 miles east northeast of Sharon, just south of Highway 183. In total, 56 utility poles were destroyed along the tornado's path. ||Monetary damages were estimated.
April 2016Thunderstorm WindSharon$60,000Sixty powerpoles downed by winds.
April 2016HailSharon$28,600Several homes were damaged by wind driven hail, including windows blown out, siding removed, and a ac unit destroyed.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindSharon$25,000Relayed images courtesy of the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management show metal roof decking blown off of a mobile home. The event time is estimated from radar observations.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindSharon$15,000Dozens of power poles downed along highway 34 from 4 miles south of Woodward south to Sharon.
March 2004Tornado (F1)Sharon$15,000A tornado touched down four miles south of Sharon and moved to the east-northeast. A car was blown off state highway 34, 3.8 miles south of Sharon, and a cow was killed by the tornado nearby. Otherwise no other damage is known to indicate the tornado's intensity. At times this tornado was multiple vortex.
April 2001Thunderstorm WindSharon$6,500Thirteen power poles were downed.
April 2012Tornado (EF1)Sharon$5,000Numerous sources reported a tornado that developed east-southeast of Sharon. A 20x40 foot metal shed was destroyed and a roof was partially detached from a home.
May 2017HailSharon$3,000Reports of windows broken.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindSharon$2,000Power lines and pole down in Sharon.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindSharon$2,000Powerlines down in Ft. Supply.
March 2004Tornado (F1)Sharon$1,000A second thunderstorm developed to the southwest of the first tornadic storm. Spotters observed a tornado with this storm that also crossed state highway 34, a couple of miles south of the tornado produced by the first storm. This tornado also downed several cedar trees.
June 2005HailSharon$500The hail caused minor vehicle damage.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindSharon$500Four inch diameter tree limbs were downed.
June 2003HailSharon$500Hail was observed covering the ground. Windows were broken and several tree limbs were downed.
May 2024HailSharon-Social media image with ruler measurement.
May 2024HailSharon-Relayed images. Time is radar estimated.
May 2024HailSharon-MPing report. Time adjusted based on radar imagery.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindSharon-Social media video showing tree limb damage in the community of Sharon. Time is radar estimated.
April 2016Thunderstorm WindSharon-Two trees downed by winds.
April 2016Thunderstorm WindSharon-Several homes were damaged by wind driven hail, including windows blown out, siding removed, and a ac unit destroyed. Damage costs listed under corresponding hail event.
April 2012Tornado (EF0)Sharon-Emergency management and a storm chaser reported a multiple-vortex tornado between Woodward and Sharon. No known damage occurred and the location of this tornado is estimated.
April 2012Tornado (EF0)Sharon-A storm spotter reported a tornado just NE of Sharon. No damage is known to have occurred and the location is estimated.
May 2010Tornado (EF0)Sharon-Brief tornado reported by off-duty Storm Prediction Center employees, estimated to be about 3 miles north of Harmon. No damage was reported with the tornado.
April 2009Tornado (EF0)Sharon-A few storm chasers reported a brief rain-wrapped tornado northwest of Vici. No known damage occurred and the location is estimated.
April 2009Thunderstorm WindSharon-A 40 foot by 60 foot outbuilding was blown down. A wall of a building was also blown in. A couple of trees were blown down, with several six to eight inch tree limbs downed. Monetary damages were not available.
May 2008HailSharon-The hail was reported near the Woodward and Dewey county line.
May 1997Tornado (F0)Sharon-Brief tornado touchdown. No reported damage.
May 2018HailSharon-no account filed
June 2017HailSharon-no account filed
May 2016HailSharon-no account filed
April 2012HailSharon-no account filed
April 2012HailSharon-no account filed
May 2012HailSharon-no account filed
May 2010HailSharon-no account filed
May 2008HailSharon-no account filed
June 2008HailSharon-no account filed
June 2008HailSharon-no account filed
February 2007HailSharon-no account filed
May 2007HailSharon-no account filed
May 2007HailSharon-no account filed
May 2007HailSharon-no account filed
May 2007HailSharon-no account filed
May 2007HailSharon-no account filed
May 2007HailSharon-no account filed
July 2005HailSharon-no account filed
June 2003Thunderstorm WindSharon-no account filed
June 2003HailSharon-no account filed
July 2003HailSharon-no account filed
July 2003Thunderstorm WindSharon-no account filed
April 2001HailSharon-no account filed
May 1999HailSharon-no account filed
October 1998HailSharon-no account filed
May 1997HailSharon-no account filed
May 1996HailSharon-no account filed
June 1995HailSharon-no account filed
May 1993HailSharon-no account filed
May 1993HailSharon-no account filed
September 1993HailSharon-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Woodward 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
Mutual9.4 miles8
Woodward11.3 miles9
Alston11.3 miles8
Keenan12.4 miles8
Gerlach12.7 miles9
Mooreland13.2 miles8
Tangier14.5 miles8
Curtis15.2 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 SharonAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2454341The 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 1097956. 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.