BlockVinson, Oklahoma
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Hollis census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73571. The Survey maps it on the Vinson quadrangle. It stands 1,880 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
3 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 Lawton quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1971 USGS Vinson quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Altus quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Vinson: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat Top Mountain-2 | Copper | Occurrence | 1936 |
Storms near this place
38 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Vinson in 38 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 25 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2006 | Hail | Vinson | $350,000 | Large hail combined with strong winds caused damage to several homes and businesses. Many homes had numerous windows broken by the hail. The homes also had significant damage to sides of the house and to roofs. The vinyl siding on the front of the Vinson First Baptist Church was also heavily damaged. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vinson | $2,000 | Gusts estimated around 60 mph resulted in a few downed trees. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Vinson | $1,500 | Hail was reported on Highway 9. Hail broke several car windshields. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vinson | $500 | Street signs were blown down at Highway 9 and Highway 30. |
| April 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vinson | $500 | Tree limbs were downed. |
| February 2024 | Hail | Vinson | - | Wind gusts estimated to 45-50 mph also noted. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vinson | - | Estimated severe wind gust. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vinson | - | Estimated severe wind gust. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vinson | - | Small tree limbs broken. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vinson | - | There were 2 inch tree limbs downed. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vinson | - | Two inch tree limbs were downed. |
| May 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Vinson | - | The tornado was reported by an off-duty NWS employee. No damage was reported with the tornado and the location is estimated. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Vinson | - | Hail was reported on Highway 30, two miles south of Highway 9. |
| May 1997 | Hail | Vinson | - | Quarter-sized hail stripped foliage from vegetation. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Vinson | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Vinson | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Vinson | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Vinson | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Vinson | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Vinson | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Vinson | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Vinson | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Vinson | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vinson | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Vinson | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Vinson | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Vinson | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vinson | - | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Hail | Vinson | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Vinson | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Vinson | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Vinson | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Vinson | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Hail | Vinson | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Vinson | - | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Hail | Vinson | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Vinson | - | no account filed |
| May 1993 | Hail | Vinson | - | 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 Vinson | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3476367 | 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 1099272. 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.
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.