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Thackerville, Oklahoma

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the East Love census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73459. The Survey maps it on the Thackerville quadrangle. 400 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 866 feet above sea level.

Thackerville within Love County

Population over time

2 figures

Thackerville fell from 445 to 400 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
2010445
2020400-45 (-10%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 13 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

44 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 44 fires within 5 miles of Thackerville between 2005 and 2020, burning about 1,263 acres in total. 2 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/undetermined17
Debris and open burning12
Equipment and vehicle use7
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Natural2
Recreation and ceremony1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Arson/incendiarism1

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
7 September 2007Debris and open burning5.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
2 September 2011Power generation/transmission/distribution1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceFIRE ON NORTHRIDGE
15 September 2013Equipment and vehicle use15 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceFIRE ON 1201
11 September 2011Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceFIRE ON FM 1201
9 August 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined178 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceMOSS LAKE- 184
6 August 2015Debris and open burningunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceFIRE ON NORTHSHORE
6 August 2008Equipment and vehicle use39 acresChickasaw AgencySTEVEN'S SPRINGS
6 August 2006Natural35 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Love County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Thackerville: 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Deaton Pit EastStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Love County

Storms near this place

48 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Thackerville in 48 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 33 hail, 13 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. The reports record 14 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
August 2018Thunderstorm WindThackerville14 hurt, $3,000Damage reported at the Winstar casino. Winds blew over a metal awning resulting in 14 hospitalizations.
March 2006Thunderstorm WindThackerville$50,000A barn was destroyed along with several trees downed. A metal garage was blown down onto a vehicle.
April 2001Tornado (F1)Thackerville$20,000This tornado developed in Cooke County Texas at approximately 0257 CST and tracked northeastward for approximately 1 mile before crossing the Red River into Love County in Oklahoma (see National Weather Service Forth Worth, Texas stormdata for more information on the beginning portion of this tornado in Texas). In Oklahoma the most significant damage, rated F1, occurred 3 miles southeast of Thackerville where a barn was destroyed, and a mobile home was severely damaged with debris scattered for 2 miles.Note to all users: This is a greatly simplified version of the tornado path. The tornado actually crossed the state border 6 times, continuing almost due northeastward from the end point listed in this entry. The true end point is 10 miles east-southeast of Marietta, Oklahoma at 0315 CST, resulting in a total path length across Texas and Oklahoma of approximately 18 miles, with most of the damage consisting of only tree damage for the last 10 miles.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindThackerville$10,000A portable outbuilding was overturned and tossed into trees along Hutchins Road, just east of Interstate 35. The event time is estimated from radar observations.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindThackerville$10Severe winds downed 2-inch tree limbs.
April 2026Thunderstorm WindThackerville-A tree was blown down at the intersection of U.S. Highway 77 and Addington Bend Road. The event time is estimated based on radar observations.
March 2025HailThackerville-MPing report.
May 2025HailThackerville-A report of wind-driven hailfall along Interstate 35, just south of the Winstar Casino. The location is approximate.
May 2025HailThackerville-An image from along Gladney Lake Road was shared. The location is approximate, and the event time is estimated from radar observations.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindThackerville-Trees were blown down in the community of Thackerville. The event time is estimated from radar observations.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindThackerville-An estimated wind gust near the Winstar Casino. The report was relayed by emergency management. The location is approximate.
September 2025HailThackerville-An image was relayed. The location is approximate, and the event time is estimated from radar observations.
May 2024HailThackerville-MPing report.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindThackerville-Multiple trees blown down. Time is radar estimated.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindThackerville-Two trees blown down, partially lying in the fast lane of Interstate 35 at mile marker 6.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindThackerville-Large tree uprooted, several trees snapped, and damage to an aluminum building. Time is radar estimated.
May 2021Thunderstorm WindThackerville-Power poles downed.
May 2020HailThackerville-Mping report.
April 2019HailThackerville-Time radar estimated.
May 2016HailThackerville-This report was relayed via Twitter.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindThackerville-Two large trees down.
May 2015Tornado (EF0)Thackerville-A tornado produced some minor tree damage near Thackerville.
March 2013HailThackerville-No damage was reported.
February 2012HailThackerville-The hail was reported on Highway 77 in town.
June 2011HailThackerville-The hail occurred at the WinStar Golf Course. In addition to the hail, the winds were estimated at 60 mph.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindThackerville-The wind gust was estimated at the WinStar Golf Course. In addition to the winds, hail up to golf-ball size was reported.
June 2011HailThackerville-The hail occurred at the WinStar Golf Course.
February 2009HailThackerville-The hail was reported on Interstate 35 at mile marker 1.
March 2006HailThackerville-Hail was observed at the Thackerville school.
May 2021HailThackerville-no account filed
March 2016HailThackerville-no account filed
April 2011HailThackerville-no account filed
May 2009HailThackerville-no account filed
March 2006HailThackerville-no account filed
April 2003HailThackerville-no account filed
May 2003HailThackerville-no account filed
June 2003HailThackerville-no account filed
April 2002HailThackerville-no account filed
April 2000HailThackerville-no account filed
April 1996HailThackerville-no account filed
May 1995HailThackerville-no account filed
April 1994HailThackerville-no account filed
April 1994HailThackerville-no account filed
April 1994HailThackerville-no account filed
April 1994HailThackerville-no account filed
April 1994HailThackerville-no account filed
April 1994HailThackerville-no account filed
April 1994HailThackerville-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Love 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
Bomar4.6 miles13
Marietta10.0 miles13
Burneyville11.0 miles13
Dunbar12.6 miles13
Jimtown12.9 miles13
Turner13.7 miles13
Greenville14.8 miles17
Eastman14.9 miles13

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 ThackervilleAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q3287632The 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 1098830. 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.