Southard, Oklahoma
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Watonga census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73763. The Survey maps it on the Southard quadrangle. It stands 1,545 feet above sea level.
On record in Southard
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
- Old Plant Office Building, U.S. Gypsum Co.listed 1983
- Old Salt Workslisted 1983
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 9 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 Southard quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Fairview quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
16 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Southard between 2005 and 2020, burning about 1,831 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Concho Field Office | HAIGLER #2 |
| 25 August 2019 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Concho Field Office | BAREFOOT |
| 1 July 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Concho Field Office | BIRDSHEAD |
| 8 June 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Concho Field Office | BROWN |
| 7 June 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Concho Field Office | YIOLA |
| 3 June 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Concho Field Office | HARMON |
| 15 June 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Concho Field Office | CAMPER |
| 10 June 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Concho Field Office | KEPHART |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 42 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 42 workings within 5 miles of Southard: 35 producers, 6 past producers, 1 prospect. 35 still produce. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Pumice, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Bentonite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volcanic Ash Prospect | Pumice, Bentonite | Prospect | ||
| United States Gypsum Company Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown Siltstone Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Volcanic Ash Pit | Pumice | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Volcanic Ash Pit | Pumice | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Volcanic Ash Pit | Pumice | Past Producer | ||
| Okeene Mine | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| Oklahoma Gypsum Company Pit | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Southard Mine & Plant | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| United States Gypsum Company Pit | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Southard in 7 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Southard | $500 | One power pole was downed. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Southard | $400 | A couple of trees were uprooted as a result of the strong wind. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Southard | $10 | Four-inch diameter tree limbs were blown down. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Southard | - | MPing report. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Southard | - | No damage was reported with the wind gust. |
| April 1999 | Hail | Southard | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Southard | - | 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 Southard | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q16900387 | 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 1098285. 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.



