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Tangier, 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 73801. The Survey maps it on the Fargo quadrangle. It stands 2,192 feet above sea level.

Tangier within Woodward County

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.

Photographs

3 photographs, 1943

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

Tangier, Oklahoma. Scrub lands along the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad
Tangier, Oklahoma. Scrub lands along the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad
Delano, Jack, 1943. Library of Congress
Tangier, Oklahoma. Scrub lands along the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad
Tangier, Oklahoma. Scrub lands along the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad
Delano, Jack, 1943. Library of Congress
Tangier, Oklahoma. Scrub lands along the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad
Tangier, Oklahoma. Scrub lands along the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad
Delano, Jack, 1943. Library of Congress

Fires near this place

1 since 2014

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Tangier in 2014, burning about 13,072 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/undetermined1

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 May 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined13,072 acresOklahoma Division of ForestryWOODWARD

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Woodward County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 11 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Tangier: 7 past producers, 2 unknowns, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Bentonite, Pumice, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Bentonite ProspectPumice, BentoniteProspect
UnknownBentonitePast Producer
UnknownBentonitePast Producer
UnknownBentonitePast Producer
UnknownBentonitePast Producer
UnknownLimestone, GeneralProducer
UnknownLimestone, GeneralUnknown
UnknownLimestone, GeneralUnknown
Unknown Caliche PitLimestone, GeneralPast Producer
Unknown Caliche PitLimestone, GeneralPast Producer

Every working recorded in Woodward County

Storms near this place

45 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tangier in 45 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 30 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 1 flash flood. The reports record 6 deaths and 29 injuries. 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
April 2012Tornado (EF3)Tangier6 killed, 29 hurtThe tornado developed approximately just south of Arnett (Ellis County) at 11:42 pm CDT on April 14, 2012 and moved northeast. Only minor damage, downed trees and power poles/lines, was seen as the tornado moved over mainly rural portions of Woodward County, southwest of the city of Woodward. At approximately 12:12 am CDT on April 15, 2012, the tornado struck two mobile homes 5 miles southwest of Woodward. The damage here was determined to be EF-2 in intensity, and also resulted in 3 fatalities. The heaviest damage, rated EF-3, was reported as the tornado entered the southwest sides of Woodward around 12:18 am CDT. Several homes and businesses were heavily damaged as the tornado continued northeast.|Several more mobile homes were destroyed by the tornado on the north side of Woodward, and resulted in 3 additional fatalities. The tornado finally exited the city of Woodward at approximately 12:23 am CDT, eventually dissipating approximately 4 miles north of Woodward at 12:27 am CDT.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindTangier$10,000Multiple power poles snapped in the vicinity. Time is radar estimated.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindTangier$200A large tree limb was blown down, blocking the west-bound lane of Highway 412. Half-dollar size hail was also reported. Monetary damages were estimated.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindTangier$10Three-inch diameter tree limbs were downed.
May 2025HailTangier-An image showing a ruler measurement from near the intersection of Oklahoma Highway 51 and County Road 1930 was shared on social media. The event time is estimated from radar observations.
May 2025HailTangier-An image showing a digital caliper measurement was shared on social media. The event time is estimated from radar observations.
May 2025HailTangier-The report was relayed through mPING.
May 2025HailTangier-An image was shared on social media. The event time is estimated from radar observations.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindTangier-A 40-foot-tall tree, 18 inches in diameter, snapped near the base. Time is radar estimated.
July 2023HailTangier-Time is radar estimated.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindTangier-Tree downed and limbs on roadway. Time estimated by radar.
May 2016Flash FloodTangier-Several county roads under water.
April 2012Tornado (EF0)Tangier-Television chasers reported a tornado that produced no known damage. The tornado was estimated to have occurred 6 miles north-northwest of Harmon.
April 2012Tornado (EF0)Tangier-Television chasers reported a tornado that is estimated to have occurred about 9 miles north of Harmon. No known damage was produced by this tornado.
June 2011HailTangier-The hail report was relayed by a trained spotter and KWTV-9.
May 2010Tornado (EF0)Tangier-A small tornado touched down south of Tangier. Two power poles were snapped and some light farm implements were thrown. The residence at the farm sustained minor damage. Monetary damage estimates were not available.
September 1994HailTangier-Severe thunderstorms in northwest Oklahoma produced dime-sized hail and winds over 60 mph.
September 1994Thunderstorm WindTangier-Severe thunderstorms in northwest Oklahoma produced dime-sized hail and winds over 60 mph.
May 2024HailTangier-no account filed
May 2022HailTangier-no account filed
May 2022HailTangier-no account filed
May 2017HailTangier-no account filed
August 2017HailTangier-no account filed
May 2017HailTangier-no account filed
May 2016HailTangier-no account filed
June 2011HailTangier-no account filed
June 2011HailTangier-no account filed
May 2010HailTangier-no account filed
September 2010HailTangier-no account filed
May 2008HailTangier-no account filed
May 2007HailTangier-no account filed
May 2001HailTangier-no account filed
June 2001HailTangier-no account filed
August 2001Thunderstorm WindTangier-no account filed
August 2001HailTangier-no account filed
May 1999Thunderstorm WindTangier-no account filed
May 1997HailTangier-no account filed
June 1996HailTangier-no account filed
July 1995Thunderstorm WindTangier-no account filed
May 1994HailTangier-no account filed
August 1993HailTangier-no account filed
August 1993HailTangier-no account filed
September 1993HailTangier-no account filed
September 1993Thunderstorm WindTangier-no account filed
May 1993HailTangier-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
Gerlach4.4 miles9
Woodward7.6 miles9
Keenan10.2 miles8
Fort Supply10.7 miles8
Alston12.9 miles8
Sharon14.5 miles8
Mooreland17.5 miles8
Curtis20.8 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 TangierAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q22083184The 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 1100875. 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.