Verden, Oklahoma
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1945 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Chickasha census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73092. The Survey maps it on the Verden quadrangle. 508 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,135 feet above sea level.
Population over time
3 figuresVerden fell from 659 to 508 between 2000 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 659 | |
| 2010 | 530 | -129 (-20%) |
| 2020 | 508 | -22 (-4%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1945 USGS Anadarko quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Clinton quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Clinton quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Verden quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Anadarko quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
46 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 46 fires within 5 miles of Verden between 2001 and 2020, burning about 1,815 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Anadarko Agency | STIDHAM |
| 24 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Anadarko Agency | STEVENSON |
| 18 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Anadarko Agency | GRAFITTI BRIDGE |
| 17 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 84 acres | Anadarko Agency | AH-KAW-LAY |
| 8 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | 80 acres | Anadarko Agency | BUMPKIN |
| 3 August 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 213 acres | Anadarko Agency | SPANKY |
| 19 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 45 acres | Anadarko Agency | TOPPERR/R |
| 18 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Anadarko Agency | BOWTONE |
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 Verden: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 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 |
Storms near this place
33 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Verden in 33 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 24 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Verden | $50,000 | no account filed |
| March 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Verden | $20,000 | An old grain silo was toppled. |
| January 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Verden | $5,000 | A utility pole was snapped and a tree was uprooted. The report was relayed through mPING. The event time is estimated from radar observations. |
| October 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Verden | $5,000 | While a tornado was occurring just south of Verden, strong thunderstorm winds produced damage in Verden including tree damage and the collapse of walls of an abandoned building on the north side of Verden. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Verden | $1,000 | Power lines were downed by winds near and west of Verden. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Verden | - | The report was relayed through mPING. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Verden | - | The report was relayed through mPING. The event time is adjusted based on radar observations. |
| October 2021 | Tornado (EFU) | Verden | - | Storm chasers observed a tornado which initially developed in Caddo County approximately 3 miles southwest of Verden and moved east-northeast crossing into Grady County about 1.5 mile south of Verden and to a point approximately 1 mile south-southeast of Verden. The tornado path was estimated as no damage was reported along the tornado path. Despite no known damage from the tornado, the storm did produce wind damage in and north of the town of Verden (see separate entry for this wind damage). |
| May 2018 | Hail | Verden | - | Reported via mPing. |
| May 2015 | Flood | Verden | - | At least one water rescue. No specific location provided. |
| May 2015 | Hail | Verden | - | No damage was reported. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Verden | - | Hail was reported by emergency management located 4 miles west of highway 81 on county road 1290. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Verden | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Verden | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Verden | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Verden | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Verden | - | no account filed |
| October 2010 | Hail | Verden | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Verden | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Verden | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Verden | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Verden | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Verden | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Verden | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Verden | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Verden | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Verden | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Verden | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Verden | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Verden | - | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Hail | Verden | - | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Hail | Verden | - | no account filed |
| May 1993 | Hail | Verden | - | 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 Verden | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3287694 | 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 1099241. 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.




