Springer, Oklahoma
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Ardmore North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73458. The Survey maps it on the Springer quadrangle. 685 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 919 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresSpringer fell from 700 to 685 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 | 700 | |
| 2020 | 685 | -15 (-2%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 17 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.
- 1901 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1918 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:125000
- 1957 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Springer quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
19 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Springer between 1992 and 2009, burning about 17,401 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 5 were 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 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11,577 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | ARBUCKLE COMPLEX |
| 5 August 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Chickasaw Agency | FOREST LANE |
| 26 August 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 17 acres | Chickasaw Agency | MOUNT WASHINGTON |
| 19 August 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Chickasaw Agency | BATTERED PECAN |
| 18 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Chickasaw Agency | TWO CIGAR |
| 13 July 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.7 acres | Chickasaw Agency | HAY MOWER |
| 1 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Chickasaw Agency | SPRINGER |
| 8 March 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Chickasaw Agency | TIRES AGAIN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Springer: 16 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
49 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Springer in 49 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 27 hail, 13 thunderstorm wind, 7 tornado, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springer | $30,000 | Power lines were downed. A two mile stretch of utility poles were also downed. One of the poles fell on a house. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springer | $7,500 | Heavy tree damage occurred in approximately a mile long area around mile marker 43 on Interstate 35. Power lines were also downed about half a mile east of the interstate in the same area. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springer | $5,000 | Several trees were blown down. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| March 1996 | Lightning | Springer | $3,000 | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springer | $2,500 | A large tree limb was blown down by high winds. Other tree damage was reported around town. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| April 2020 | Tornado (EF0) | Springer | $2,000 | A brief tornado was observed by a storm chaser at close range. Debris observed by the chaser is believed to have been from a damaged outbuilding. This was a brief first tornado that occurred about a minute before a much larger tornado developed northeast of Springer. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springer | $1,000 | Multiple power poles leaning at up to a 45 deg angle along highway 53 east of town. |
| March 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springer | $800 | Severe thunderstorm winds estimated at 75 mph tore sheet metal off a barn. |
| March 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springer | $400 | Severe thunderstorm winds downed power lines. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springer | - | A few tree limbs were blown down. The location is approximate, and the event time is estimated from radar observations. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Springer | - | Portions of Mt. Washington and Refinery Roads were flooded due to water rise from Caddo Creek. Event time is approximate. |
| April 2020 | Tornado (EF2) | Springer | - | Damage was observed in high-resolution satellite imagery from a large tornado that occurred in areas of the southern Arbuckle Mountains inaccessible to ground survey teams. The large tornado developed on the southern slopes of the Arbuckle Mountains and was observed by many storm spotters and storm chasers as it moved northeast into the Arbuckles. The satellite imagery indicated a clear path of tree damage that moved intermittently northeast and east-northeast with the most significant and widest area of tree damage along a tree line along Cool Creek where numerous large trees were toppled along a 600 yard wide path. The tornado crossed into Murray County south-southwest of Dougherty. |
| October 2019 | Hail | Springer | - | Report from Mping. |
| May 2017 | Tornado (EFU) | Springer | - | A storm chaser observed the first of four tornadoes near Springer. No damage was reported and the location was estimated. |
| May 2017 | Tornado (EFU) | Springer | - | This was the second of four tornadoes observed near Springer. No damage was reported and the location was estimated. |
| May 2017 | Tornado (EFU) | Springer | - | This was the fourth of four tornadoes observed near Springer. This tornado was observed to be larger and more persistent than the previous tornadoes. No damage was reported and the location was estimated. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springer | - | No damage reported. |
| May 2017 | Tornado (EFU) | Springer | - | This was the third of four tornadoes observed near Springer. No damage was reported and the location was estimated. |
| October 2014 | Hail | Springer | - | Reported at the intersection of I-35 and Brooks road. Hail lasted 5 minutes. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springer | - | The wind gust was measured at mile marker 40 on Interstate 35. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Springer | - | Hail was reported at mile marker 41 on Interstate 35. |
| May 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Springer | - | This tornado was observed by many spotters and described as multiple-vortex. No damage was observed or reported. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springer | - | no account filed |
| February 2023 | Hail | Springer | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Springer | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Springer | - | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Hail | Springer | - | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Hail | Springer | - | no account filed |
| April 2018 | Hail | Springer | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Springer | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Springer | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Springer | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springer | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springer | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Springer | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Springer | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Springer | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Springer | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Springer | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Springer | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Springer | - | no account filed |
| March 1998 | Hail | Springer | - | no account filed |
| March 1998 | Hail | Springer | - | no account filed |
| February 1998 | Hail | Springer | - | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Hail | Springer | - | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Hail | Springer | - | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Hail | Springer | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Springer | - | no account filed |
| May 1993 | Hail | Springer | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn | 2.8 miles | 17 | |
| Gene Autry | 5.9 miles | 17 | |
| Woodford | 7.7 miles | 15 | |
| Newport | 8.2 miles | 15 | |
| Baum | 9.2 miles | 14 | |
| Ardmore | 9.7 miles | 17 | |
| Dripping Springs | 10.4 miles | 18 | |
| Milo | 10.5 miles | 15 |
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 Springer | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2073157 | 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 1098454. 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.





