Whitebead, Oklahoma
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Pauls Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73075. The Survey maps it on the Paoli quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 15 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.
- 1898 USGS Pauls Valley quadrangle1:125000
- 1902 USGS Pauls Valley quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Paoli quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Pauls Valley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
6 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Whitebead between 1998 and 2011, burning about 4,830 acres in total. 2 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/undetermined | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 August 2010 | Natural | 725 acres | Chickasaw National Recreation Area | ARCADIA |
| 13 August 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Chickasaw Agency | PAOLI |
| 23 July 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge | HQ LIGHNING |
| 1 October 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4,000 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | SOUTHDOWN ESTATES |
| 28 January 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.2 acres | Chickasaw Agency | I-35 |
| 18 January 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 99 acres | Chickasaw Agency | PAOLI |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Whitebead: 3 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper, 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 Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Copper Prospect | Copper | Prospect | ||
| Teepee Queen | Copper | Past Producer | 1928 | |
| Wiggley Hill | Copper | Occurrence | 1929 |
Storms near this place
16 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Whitebead in 16 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 4 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitebead | $200,000 | After the tornado dissipated west of Pauls Valley, the thunderstorm continued to produce widespread winds with areas of 60-100 mph winds near and east of the community of White Bead and west and north of Pauls Valley. Around a dozen houses had some damage, at least two outbuildings were destroyed, and tree and powerline damage occurred at various locations within the area of wind. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitebead | $75,000 | Thunderstorm wind damage occurred along a 3-mile long, 1/4-mile wide area stretching from west to east along County Road 1580 and Royal Oak Road. An apartment building along Indian Meridian Road had its roof removed by the winds and a mobile home also suffered some roof damage. There were a number of trees damaged within this area. Evidence showed nearly all of the winds within this broad area were from west to east, with the exception of evidence of rotational winds near and east of County Road 3220 (see separate entry for this tornado). |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Whitebead | $60,000 | Areas roads covered in one to three feet of water. Several vehicles stranded and stalled. |
| May 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Whitebead | $5,000 | A tornado was observed developing just west of Interstate 35 near the Washita River. Trees were uprooted as the tornado approached County Road 3215 before dissipating near County Road 3320. |
| June 2016 | Flash Flood | Whitebead | - | High water rescue occurred south of Paoli. |
| June 2016 | Flash Flood | Whitebead | - | Water up to three foot deep across state highway 19 in the Whitebead vicinity. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Whitebead | - | Several inches of water over Highway 77. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitebead | - | Estimated 70 mph winds. No damage information was provided. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitebead | - | No damage was reported. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitebead | - | No damage was reported. |
| March 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitebead | - | Pea-size hail was also reported. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Whitebead | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Whitebead | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Whitebead | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Whitebead | - | no account filed |
| December 1999 | Hail | Whitebead | - | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100106. 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.





