Silver City, Oklahoma
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Keystone Lake census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74038. The Survey maps it on the Olive quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1912 USGS Hominy quadrangle1:125000
- 1915 USGS Hominy quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Enid quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Enid quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1970 USGS Olive quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1990 USGS Keystone Lake quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
16 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Silver City between 2006 and 2020, burning about 6,247 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 | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 200 acres | Pawnee Agency | OLIVE COMPLEX |
| 30 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 810 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | BEAGLEY |
| 3 April 2011 | Natural | 17 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | POWERLINE |
| 2 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 250 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | FORMAN |
| 7 March 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | SILVER BLOWERS |
| 7 March 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 972 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | SILVER HANGER |
| 1 March 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 334 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 81ST (POWERLINE) |
| 3 February 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 805 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | OLIVE |
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 Silver City: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Silver City in 8 storm reports between 1999 and 2026: 6 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Silver City | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles an hour destroyed two mobile homes and uprooted several trees. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Silver City | $15,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind damaged a tank battery, snapped large tree limbs, and damaged an outbuilding. |
| September 1999 | Hail | Silver City | - | A single storm back-builded over Silver City, causing hail as large as quarters to last for 20 minutes in Silver City. |
| March 2026 | Hail | Silver City | - | no account filed |
| October 2019 | Hail | Silver City | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Silver City | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Silver City | - | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Hail | Silver City | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Creek | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Olive | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| Oilton | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| Player | 5.8 miles | 12 | |
| Markham | 6.3 miles | 12 | |
| New Mannford | 7.6 miles | 13 | |
| Frey | 7.8 miles | 12 | |
| Pemeta | 7.9 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1098041. 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.





